Week 1: Northwestern State (9/2)

[PawDawg]

Don't know if you are talking Tech specifically with this statement, but many big time programs take their full bands to many if not all away games. Notre Dame travels band all the way to NC State even during hurricane last year. Alabama, LSU band travel often. At least it seems SEC and Big 12 teams have their bands go with them to conference games.

I asked about the whole bands traveling not pep bands. I have not noticed a +300 section of an opposing band at an SEC or Big 12 game. Notre Dame is similar to Southern's popularity. I'm not into watching bands at the half. I don't believe most fans are.

[johnnylightnin]

Got to remember J'Mar is just a sophomore...

He was real close on two more long throws yesterday, when he learns to see the entire field he will be special

And the way he dump trucked that DB can't be taught. He's got all the tools to be very good.

[PawDawg]

Growing pains, Pawdawg. We ain't there yet.

Yeah, well I don't consider giving the road opponent an advantage as smart business. Do home team fans pay to hear and watch the other team's band play? Do we pay to have our own traditions jacked up by the opposing band? Small time. Empty seats are better than the other school's colors.

[70TECHGRAD]

NSU team was not conditioned well enough to play in humidity like there was last night. I was sitting in the stands on the West side and sweating while just sitting there. A lot of their players cramped up, including their QB, and had to be taken off the field. Props to our conditioning coach to getting our Dawgs ready to play in the Louisiana humidity. I wonder if Moo State is ready for the humidity in the Joe???? GO DAWGS!!!

[PawDawg]

I wonder if Moo State is ready for the humidity in the Joe???? GO DAWGS!!!

We have a much better S&C guy so we should lose the cramp battle.

[Houston Techsan]

I'm not into watching bands at the half. I don't believe most fans are.

With the A&M band being an exception. At least they march - continuously. I'm not into watching bands go from one formation to another and then stand and play a song which is not recognizable.

[RXDAWG]

The thing that stuck out to me was our turnovers. 21 of their 24 points came off our turnovers giving them a short field. Cut out the turnovers and the score is real ugly!

[weunice]

One of the factors that is often noted by Vegas folks is how change in turnover margin from season to season will often show you who comes out of nowhere to be a good team the next year. If a team has a terrible turnover margin but a mediocre record and loses some of those games by small margins then the turnovers GREATLY affected their overall records. It happens almost every year that one of the worst turnover margin teams from last year turns it around in a big way. Turnovers can make a team that should win 9-10 games into a 4-6 win team.

We were +1 last year putting us in the middle of the pack. Our turnover margin against a weak opponent this weak was 0.

BTW, some of yall "they can't call themselves Louisiana" apologists need to hit the NCAA (Oh noes!). They are listing ULL as Louisiana on their stats page.

[JuBru]

We've had fans discuss bands going to bowl games or conference championship games. Only a few times have we been upset about not taking the whole band to close games (help me remember which games) Personally, I never have bitched and moaned about our band not traveling and it is certainly NOT part of the college football experience for a home team to have to listen to the visiting team fans fight songs and alma mater. The whole bogus band deal for Southern and Grambling is ridiculous. This ain't the SWAC, SLC, or high school.

What big time games have you attended where both bands were fully represented at a non-neutral venue?

Every conference game that not Marshall, ODU, F_U, or not a "drivable" game. Everyone has a different definition for what's drivable.

I have not attended any games besides Tech. I have watched on television and computer other games and know several other band's former members. The Power 5 teams almost always make the same "drivable" determination unless it is a major game. More times than not, though, the full band is there.

I don't consider that poor rushing defense, but others may. Off hand, do you know NSUs yds/carry? I looked at 2 websites that had the score, but even though the stat categories were listed, the yardage was not included. I would estimate NSU had about 350 yds total offense. I don't consider that particularly bad defense, but others may. Posts early in this thread leads me to believe the posters thought our team was not playing 11 guys on the other side of the line of scrimmage equally determined, if not more so, to play competitively and win the game.

I mean, ESPN may suck at being a broadcaster but their website is usually up-to-date.
http://www.espn.com/college-football...meId=400938593

. I guess your teams have to be pretty bad for you to get that excited about the band, but hey, whatever does it for them.

There's a lot of time where there's no action. Something besides the sound of drunken idiots and overblown, stupid advertising needs to be going on.

And most people enjoy music.

I promised myself I would not read the whining on BBB-- same guys who wanted to bench Higgins now throwing Jamar under bus -- we have a lot of posters who never suited up. I never doubted that our depth would destroy NSU as our depth took over. Yeah, the first 2 minutes of second half were ugly but 52-24 is a rout. Hell, I kept referring to Indiana vs Ohio game on Friday nite, the better team won going away. After game interview Jamar said he was nervous and rushing things-- we saw his talent once he settled in--some spectacular throws. I will never get over how many posters whine 24-7 about everything. this is young team and we should get better as season progresses -- 52-24 win and 4-5 straight posts whining ( as usual for same posters from last year) I have never been a quitter about Tim and Coach Holtz -- we get past Miss State and if we beat WK it will be a special season .. wish we could have a thread that posted the posts from the past that were SO wrong. faithfull to a fault I am

Only one poster (RUBLUE) wanted to "throw Jamar under bus.
Courtesy of PawDawg: "JMar was shaky, but will be fine"... is the general consensus.

Our depth wasn't the worry against NSU just as it wasn't in 2014. It's all the mistakes that have become trademarks for a Holtz-led Tech team that has cost us wins.

Yeah, well I don't consider giving the road opponent an advantage as smart business. Do home team fans pay to hear and watch the other team's band play? Do we pay to have our own traditions jacked up by the opposing band? Small time. Empty seats are better than the other school's colors.

I get the point of view. It's wrong, but I get it. Other teams fans and sometimes the band are necessary. Doing stupid things to the traditions of others is a tradition itself. Empty seats are never better.

With the A&M band being an exception. At least they march - continuously. I'm not into watching bands go from one formation to another and then stand and play a song which is not recognizable.

Get a little culture.

[dawg80]

I'm sure others will disagree, but I honestly don't believe that Almond, although a very good QB, leaving the game changed the outcome. Listening to the post game driving home, Skip didn't appear to be a happy coach. I have always heard the most improvement is between the 1st and 2nd games. I work with many State grads, so a Bulldog victory next week will be fun. Conversation this week should be interesting.

It changed the game. Maybe not enough to ultimately change the results (a Tech win), but the game definitely changed. I think NSU would have scored one more TD on their own. Meaning without the benefit of a short field after a turnover. That would have also meant one less TD for us, due to more TOP for them. Final Tech 45 NSU 31.

[Houston Techsan]

Get a little culture.

I prefer to get my culture from other than listening to some fuzzy unrecognizable rendition of a "standard". I don't really mind what the music is but I have seldom ever recognized what the band on the field is purportedly playing not withstanding Nancy Bergeron's fine description. The drum line generally drowns out any melody. It's not necessarily the band but the acoustics from the field to the stadium.

[dawg80]

"Wadies and gentlewen...."- the annoying Nancy Bergeron.

[stodgdog]

I like the formations with both of them on the field. Craft will be fine...gotta keep feeding him.

I like have two RBs, also. I really like the T formation. We have a versatile offense.

[stodgdog]

Yeah, well I don't consider giving the road opponent an advantage as smart business. Do home team fans pay to hear and watch the other team's band play? Do we pay to have our own traditions jacked up by the opposing band? Small time. Empty seats are better than the other school's colors.

I understand that other schools charge a ticket price for each member of the opposing team. If we extend the same "courtesy" I don't see a problems. Otherwise is different.

[stodgdog]

NSU team was not conditioned well enough to play in humidity like there was last night. I was sitting in the stands on the West side and sweating while just sitting there. A lot of their players cramped up, including their QB, and had to be taken off the field. Props to our conditioning coach to getting our Dawgs ready to play in the Louisiana humidity. I wonder if Moo State is ready for the humidity in the Joe???? GO DAWGS!!!

Condition-wise, they will be ready.