11/10: Rice Game (RED OUT)

[boxerdog]

That’s exactly why I hope we play them.

I like playing inside in December. To me, New Orleans against the Sunbelt champion on December 15th is a good option.

[dawg80]

Best of both worlds. Either beat 'em and shut 'em up or provide undeniable proof that what we're doing simply isn't good enough.

The only thing that'll come from a loss to ulm, or to ull, in a bowl is years of grief from their stupid-azz fans. That's it. We might lose a recruit or two as well. Nothing good will come from losing to the chickenhawks….nothing. Not one damn thing! Nada! Zilch!

In fact, TMAC and Holtz will probably wrangle raises and extensions for themselves. They'll convince goofy Guice they need more time and money to properly build the program to get revenge for the loss.

[champion110]

The only thing that'll come from a loss to ulm, or to ull, in a bowl is years of grief from their stupid-azz fans. That's it. We might lose a recruit or two as well. Nothing good will come from losing to the chickenhawks….nothing. Not one damn thing! Nada! Zilch!

In fact, TMAC and Holtz will probably wrangle raises and extensions for themselves. They'll convince goofy Guice they need more time and money to properly build the program to get revenge for the loss.

You are exactly right. I am never in favor of playing a belt team - especially in a bowl. This year would be the ABSOLUTE worst year to do it, as well.

[DallasDog]

Losing to the UL twins could cost us a recruit, fuel their belief that they are better than us, renew screaming that we should be playing them year in and year out etc. 9 years out of 10 they are shit. Plain and simple, there is no reason to validate their once in a blue moon good season. If we let there best team beat a bad Tech team all anyone from the outside will see is that they beat us.

They are a part of our past as should remain so until they are consistently a good team with a winning record etc, then revisit it. ULL has been closer to that at times than ULM ever has. Us playing ULM is one of maybe only a couple of opponents that I will never watch us play again in their current state. No positives, all negatives.

[techman05]

The only thing that'll come from a loss to ulm, or to ull, in a bowl is years of grief from their stupid-azz fans. That's it. We might lose a recruit or two as well. Nothing good will come from losing to the chickenhawks….nothing. Not one damn thing! Nada! Zilch!

In fact, TMAC and Holtz will probably wrangle raises and extensions for themselves. They'll convince goofy Guice they need more time and money to properly build the program to get revenge for the loss.

You seem to be implying that Holtz, TMac, and Guice are all riding in a sailboat with no rudder and TMac is driving.

[FriscoDog]

Losing to the UL twins could cost us a recruit, fuel their belief that they are better than us, renew screaming that we should be playing them year in and year out etc. 9 years out of 10 they are shit. Plain and simple, there is no reason to validate their once in a blue moon good season. If we let there best team beat a bad Tech team all anyone from the outside will see is that they beat us.

They are a part of our past as should remain so until they are consistently a good team with a winning record etc, then revisit it. ULL has been closer to that at times than ULM ever has. Us playing ULM is one of maybe only a couple of opponents that I will never watch us play again in their current state. No positives, all negatives.

TMac probably would love for us to Play NWST, ULL, ULM every year... You can take the man out of Southland Conf but you can't take the Conf love out of him.

[glm47]

You are exactly right. I am never in favor of playing a belt team - especially in a bowl. This year would be the ABSOLUTE worst year to do it, as well.

We played a bad Belt team the last two years. How many current CUSA schools were formerly in the Sunbelt?

The sunshine pumpers are proud of where we are, 4 straight bowls, not in the Sunbelt, HC and AD doing a good job, etc. Beating ULM in a bowl should be a piece of cake, right? What is there to be afraid of?

[Wade_Antley]

If we loose recruits to monroe or anyone else it's because they have better recruiters than we do. I don't buy the logic that if we lose a game we suddenly loose our recruits to that school.

[touchdown123]

We played a bad Belt team the last two years. How many current CUSA schools were formerly in the Sunbelt?

The sunshine pumpers are proud of where we are, 4 straight bowls, not in the Sunbelt, HC and AD doing a good job, etc. Beating ULM in a bowl should be a piece of cake, right? What is there to be afraid of?

I actually agree with you. Looks at Skip's record against Sun Belt. Look at Skip's record in bowls. Slap the hope right out of their faces and move on.

[ptaylor]

So--should LSU never consider scheduling Tech in football again since LSU has "nothing to gain, but everything to lose?"

[SicemDawgz]

So--should LSU never consider scheduling Tech in football again since LSU has "nothing to gain, but everything to lose?"

LSU plays us 1 and done. We can make ULM the same offer I guess.

[ptaylor]

Neutral site in bowl?

[Blue Dawg]

So--should LSU never consider scheduling Tech in football again since LSU has "nothing to gain, but everything to lose?"

Tech should never play LSU again anyway. We have nothing to lose and thanks to our fearless negotiators, nothing to gain.

[SicemDawgz]

Neutral site in bowl?

I have no problems playing them in a bowl. I don’t even have a problem with a home and home as long as it’s not every year. Say every 10 years. It would beat the crap out of a home and home with UMASS or some other distant nobody.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Time to beat em and shut them back up...