11/12: UTSA game (HOMECOMING)

[boxerdog]

I hadn't noticed how badly Kam McKnight was held before he made that catch.

[Dixonfor6]

I thought the opening kick-off return by Carlos set the tone and sent a message to UTSA. They were going to have score with us to win (and they didn't have enough guns to do it). You could see the desperation with the early fake punt and fake field goal.

Alfred Smith is fast, really fast. Did he break out in a major way or what! More evidence that Skip knows his personnel better than we do...

I completely agree. After they ran out with us before the game on purpose and pumped up the east side as tech took the field and we ran it back first kick... I knew we had it. I love the attitude we are playing with. Ronald Lewis getting a pick was big for this defense as well. We are about to slaughter southern miss.

[Dixonfor6]

I hadn't noticed how badly Kam McKnight was held before he made that catch.

Most plays I watch the ball.. That play I knew Kam had the easy matchup and the guy held him his entire route even going to his face mask while the ball was in the air. To make that catch was great. Kam is getting better with every target.

[WWDog]

I was okay with it...... It wasn't like we had our starters in trying to run up the score. We had a little time left and players need to play. I had to watch it (couldn't make this trip) and I liked what the UTSA announcers stated: "It would be more disrespectful to take a knee to the UTSA players in this situation". I get that....

By the way, the UTSA announcers were not overly biased. Plus, they are complaining on the UTSA message board that the only interviews were of Holtz at halftime and at the end of the game. Plus, there were no UTSA commercials (Tech had their commercial on almost every time out), and they did a whole segment on the Davidson Athletic Complex at half time with a tour. The announcers, also, talked a lot about our new pressbox during the game. If I was a UTSA fan, I would have been upset, as well. I heard one of the announcers say he was from Arcadia, La. and lived there until the 8th grade. Don't know his name, though.

Except for a few times, it sounded like a Tech broadcast.

That announcer is a local San Antonio sports anchor for WOAI TV. He is probably the best sports anchor in San Antonio and is a straight shooter. I believe he also has at least one other sports related show other than the sports edition on the news cast.

[Dixonfor6]

Also isn't it great that we get our two best punts of the last two years as touchbacks! We should just tell our punter anytime we need a deep punt that he's on his 40! How silly are we on special teams! It's like a silly willy party! With clowns! We should seriously have trace Adkins rodeo clowns distracting the other team on returns.

[WWDog]

Here are the highlights from the BEAT DOWN of UTSA!
https://twitter.com/LATechSports/sta...83657666990082

Did you see the utsa defender trying to give Craft the business after he was down and just scored a TD?

[qng001]

Did you see the utsa defender trying to give Craft the business after he was down and just scored a TD?

Yup, at the :59 mark.

#41 Austin Lupe, CB

[Blue Dawg]

That announcer is a local San Antonio sports anchor for WOAI TV. He is probably the best sports anchor in San Antonio and is a straight shooter. I believe he also has at least one other sports related show other than the sports edition on the news cast.

I enjoyed their production.

[Dawgpix]

Kinda hoping the bookstore would be open. Need to get some goodies. Don't think they're will be a lot to choose from with them being at the stadium.

I want to apologize. The bookstore was open Saturday morning til noon (I noticed as I walked by at 11 a.m.)

IN FACT, the bookstore is open EVERY Saturday morning til noon, according to their hours on the door.

Again, I was giving you info from the campus media release and the bookstore on the Quad was not included.

[Dwayne From Minden]

The hit that TT took shows that he is tougher than wood pecker lips...

[dawg80]

The hit that TT took shows that he is tougher than wood pecker lips...

That was vicious.

[dawg80]

In his 'Bad Beat Downs' segment Scott Van Pelt criticized Skip Holtz, and Tech, for not taking a knee at the end of the game. As I said, because Dawg80 is always right about these things, it was classless. UTSA had all 3 of their timeouts and did not use any of them. That means the team with the big lead should honor that and simply let the clock expire. UTSA had waved the white flag, surrendered, and we rubbed their noses in it.

Van Pelt also said Holtz is on a lot of lists across the country for current/potential vacancies. That should come as no surprise to anyone. Doesn't mean he will be hired away, just that, of course, many schools will consider him. But he got a major black eye on national TV (ESPN) last night.

I was not pleased with the way we conducted ourselves at the end of the game. Should always take the high road...no matter the opponent. I remember Bicknell having our QB, Causey, I think it was, take a knee 3 times inside of the ULL 5 yard line when we whipped their azzes down there. As we were leaving the stadium that night I had several Cajun fans express "thanks, your coach is pure class."

Disappointed in Holtz. Not to mention, what would you think had Boston Scott or Jamar Smith gotten hurt scoring that meaningless TD?

[PawDawg]

Dawg80 and Van Pelt are the only ones who think he should have taken a knee with our 2s and 3s in the game.

"Guys you get a rare chance to play in a live game, but don't try when you get out there."

[T1]

So now Skip Holtz runs scores up on teams? Or does he call off the dogs way too early? He's an enigma!

[dawg80]

Bullshit!

Your 2s and 3s benefit more by being put into the game and playing along side some 1s. So, in the 2nd qtr, when you have a big lead, a few 2s can see some real PT. And then, if the lead is still big, a coach can start sticking in more 2s and a 3 late in the 3rd qtr. Young players learn very little to nothing by all going out there together, usually against the other team's starters, and not having any success. In the 4th qtr, depending on the flow of the game, a coach can start putting in more 2s and 3s. But, in no case, does it matter one frickin' bit to have back-ups trying to get experience when the other team has already packed it in.

Or, Pawdawg, do you think a coach should play his starters, and only key back-ups, for say 55 mins of every game, and then, and only then, put in the young guys for game experience at the very end?

Yeah, I know, I'm stupid and all of that, and my experiences are not relevant to you armchair QBs out there, but sorry, I found I got more mileage out of having some of my starters in the game at the same time as the youngsters, as my experienced guys were "coaches on the field."

But, none of that matters to the main point....stay classy, at all times. Now LOUISIANA TECH has been shamed on national TV. That hits home. I don't like that.

Carry on...classy ones.