Tech vs TAMU in Shreveport this fall

[JuBru]

We beat Cal and Alabama in 1997. And should have beat Arkansas (lost 17-13).

The BCS era did not start until 1998.


If you want to expand to all of Tech football history, based on 2011 AQ make-up, Tech is 18-96-3 against AQ schools.

And I can't stress enough, Tech is 0-10 against TAMU.

[Dawg06]

Louisiana Tech vs Texas A&M

Record: 0-10-0

1 L 09-26-1981 7 College Station, TX 43 2 L 09-25-1982 27 College Station, TX 38 3 L 10-31-1987 3 College Station, TX 32 4 L 11-05-1988 17 College Station, TX 56 5 L 10-05-1996 13 College Station, TX 63 6 L 09-12-1998 7 College Station, TX 28 Texas A&M Forfeits? (No Record Change) 7 L 09-04-1999 17 Shreveport, LA 37 8 L 09-28-2002 3 College Station, TX 31 9 L 09-23-2006 14 College Station, TX 45 10 L 09-11-2010 16 College Station, TX 48

124

Totals

421

[Loftonbranch]

If we can beat A&M and then win out the rest of the season, we could be looking at a top 10 ranking in the final standings. That is the kind of success we need to make us an attractive candidate for conference expansion. I believe this game is a no-brainer. In fact, we should attempt to schedule a game against LSU in Shreveport one year. LSU is not going to come to Ruston anytime soon. However, if we tempted them with Shreveport, then they may be willing to schedule that venue as they have plenty of alumni in S'port and the Dallas Metroplex. There have been times in the past that we were strong enough to beat LSU, as they have struggled at times with teams like Troy, Ole Miss, UAB, and Kentucky. If and when that happened, the impact of such a landmark win could not be overstated for the Tech program.

[JuBru]

If we can beat A&M and then win out the rest of the season, we could be looking at a top 10 ranking in the final standings. That is the kind of success we need to make us an attractive candidate for conference expansion. I believe this game is a no-brainer. In fact, we should attempt to schedule a game against LSU in Shreveport one year. LSU is not going to come to Ruston anytime soon. However, if we tempted them with Shreveport, then they may be willing to schedule that venue as they have plenty of alumni in S'port and the Dallas Metroplex. There have been times in the past that we were strong enough to beat LSU, as they have struggled at times with teams like Troy, Ole Miss, UAB, and Kentucky. If and when that happened, the impact of such a landmark win could not be overstated for the Tech program.

No they won't. They will never play in state games unless they are in Tiger Stadium or the Superdome when playing in the Sugar Bowl or BCSNC.

90,000+>>>>>>>>>>>53,000

[olddog75]

If you can't get aTm to come to Ruston when they are desperate for a game, you can't get them to ever come to Ruston. We have our money games for the year, bring them to Ruston or don't play them. Playing in Shreveport is an embarassment. Granted not as big as the Grambling deal but at some point we need host a big game in Ruston and sell JAS out. We have an opportunity here and a lot of people seem ok with wasting it.

Remember, if this is home and home deal. The game in Ruston is a money game because if we go to A&M in 2013, we don't get paid for the trip.

[Dawg06]

If we can beat A&M and then win out the rest of the season, we could be looking at a top 10 ranking in the final standings. That is the kind of success we need to make us an attractive candidate for conference expansion. I believe this game is a no-brainer. In fact, we should attempt to schedule a game against LSU in Shreveport one year. LSU is not going to come to Ruston anytime soon. However, if we tempted them with Shreveport, then they may be willing to schedule that venue as they have plenty of alumni in S'port and the Dallas Metroplex. There have been times in the past that we were strong enough to beat LSU, as they have struggled at times with teams like Troy, Ole Miss, UAB, and Kentucky. If and when that happened, the impact of such a landmark win could not be overstated for the Tech program.

Our conference fate has already been determined. We will find out in about 2 months. There is nothing the A&M game can do to change that.

We don't have to play a 3rd AQ team to get in the top 14 of the BCS standings, which is all you need to earn an automatic BC$ bowl berth. Going undefeated with Lamar on the schedule instead of A&M would guarantee us a top 14 finish and a BC$ bowl if there are no other undefeated non-AQ teams.

LSU will never schedule another regular season game in Shreveport, much less against us. That's silly talk.

[HoustonDawg2008]

LSU will never schedule another regular season game in Shreveport, much less against us. That's silly talk.

That, and playing LSU in Shreveport would do more harm than good for us. We are trying to convert the casual Shreveport fanbase to support our school, and at this point, a Shreveport fan will more than likely choose LSU over LA Tech. I'd rather only play LSU if it's a bowl game.

[GermDawg]

This thread is embarrassing, we have the chance for a good pay-day (which we need, and enough of the "DR/BVDV doesn't fund-raise enough", even if they were out there whoring themselves to every alumni, donor, and corporation we'd still need money games) and a possible quality win in front of a market we "claim" and here we are shivering in our boots.... I'll be Shreveport with my blue on rooting the Dawgs on against the farmers.

[Loftonbranch]

So what happens if there are multiple teams from non-AQ conferences that run the table and finish in the top 14? How could all of them "automatically" qualify?

LSU routinely plays in front of crowds of 50,000 on SEC road games. As far as LSU "never" scheduling a game in Shreveport, "never" is an awful long time. For decades, Alabama said it would "never" play a game at Auburn, as it looked down on its in-state rival. The Auburn brass was undaunted and finally got Bama come play in its sandbox in 1989, a game in which Auburn won.

[Dawg06]

This thread is embarrassing, we have the chance for a good pay-day (which we need, and enough of the DR/BVDV doesn't fund-raise enough, even if they were out there in whoring themselves to every alumni, donor, and corporation we'd still need money games) and a possible quality win in front of a market we "claim" and here we are shivering in our boots.... I'll be Shreveport with my blue on rooting the Dawgs on against the farmers.

Not a single person has said that they are scared to play them. Our players certainly aren't scared of them. You've totally missed the point.

We already have 2 money games scheduled for 2012, and we would have netted very good money if the game was played in Ruston.

[deadawg]

Sorry if I missed it somewhere amongst the 100+ posts, but when is this game going down?

[JuBru]

So what happens if there are multiple teams from non-AQ conferences that run the table and finish in the top 14? How could all of them "automatically" qualify?

LSU routinely plays in front of crowds of 50,000 on SEC road games. As far as LSU "never" scheduling a game in Shreveport, "never" is an awful long time. For decades, Alabama said it would "never" play a game at Auburn, as it looked down on its in-state rival. The Auburn brass was undaunted and finally got Bama come play in its sandbox in 1989, a game in which Auburn won.

Only the top ranked non-AQ team gets the auto bid.

You can not compare a neutral site conference game to a non-neutral site non-conference game.

Auburn is a peer to Alabama. LSU has no peers in-state. Thank the LA Legislature for that.

Sorry if I missed it somewhere amongst the 100+ posts, but when is this game going down?

No official announcement yet.

[olddog75]

Any chance that making more money in Shreveport is a sign that the athletic funding from the school is about to be reduced?

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Never beat more than 1 in a season, and even those were rare.

1997 Univ. of Cal
Alabama
1999: Alabama
2002: Oklahoma St.
2003: Michigan St.
2008: Mississippi St.
2011: Ole Miss

Just looking at the BCS era, Tech is 5-34 against AQ schools (not including bowls).



Overall, Tech is 0-10 against TAMU...

Fixed it for you

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I agree 100%!!!!!!

And still it's only a rumor at this point guys. The number of my fellow Tech alumni that are Negative Nancy's/Debbie Downer's/Henny Penny's still amaze me. It's truly embarrassing! Granted practically all of us would all rather play this game in Ruston. But if it's in Shreveport then grab a set, buy as many tickets as you can for the game and cheer like you've never cheered before. I do want school to be in session ...I will say that for sure due to student body attendance! We can beat these guys and this is the year to do it! Shreveport used to be, and feel, like a major home game and it can and will be again. Now get your act together and pretend like you've "been there and done that" before because universities do this type of thing every year. And again, it's only a rumor at this point.

This thread is embarrassing, we have the chance for a good pay-day (which we need, and enough of the "DR/BVDV doesn't fund-raise enough", even if they were out there whoring themselves to every alumni, donor, and corporation we'd still need money games) and a possible quality win in front of a market we "claim" and here we are shivering in our boots.... I'll be Shreveport with my blue on rooting the Dawgs on against the farmers.

Yup!