This quote from our friend ATLDawg got me thinking...

(10-26-2009 11:39 AM)theATLDawg Wrote:  And I know this would get some people upset but I think Tech would have one loss if we were playing in the Belt. The Sunbelt is really turning out to be a weak conference this year. ULL had a much better team last year and are doing better record wise this year. Troy is the only real strong team in the Belt this year. I don't think Tech is superior, but really even with our record they would wipe up the Belt this year, with the exception of Troy and even that game I would consider a toss up. ULM looked tough but who knows now with their QB out. and the MUTS and Ark St. just didnt pan out either.

La Tech is not a good football team this year.

Let's take a look at what La Tech has done this year.

2 FBS wins against the 7th and 9th place WAC teams.

La Tech 27 Hawaii 6

Hawaii has 2 wins, their one FBS victory came against 1 win Washington State, there other win a 5 point squeeker against Central Arkansas who is transitioning from DII to FCS.

La Tech 45 NMSU 7.

NMSU has 3 wins, by a combined 9 points. Only 2 of their wins are against FBS competition. They beat 2 win Utah State, winless New Mexico and SWAC power Prarie View A&M by a field goal each.

So...the two FBS teams that La Tech has beaten have a combined 5 wins, only 3 of which are FBS wins. Those 3 FBS teams have a combined 3 wins. There other two wins are against a FCS team and a transitionary FCS team, by a combined 8 points.

La Tech 48 Nicholls State 13

FCS Nicholls state is 1-6, so while you took care of business, Nicholls is awful even by FCS standards. Furthermore the week after La Tech beat Nicholls 48-13 at home, Nicholls played at home against Jacksonville State and lost 60-10.

As if La Tech's resume wasn't crappy enough, correct me if I'm wrong, but La Tech's only common opponent with the entire Sun Belt conference this year is Navy...

Navy 32 La Tech 14
Navy 38 WKU 22

So on top of everything else, you have one common opponent with the conference that you are supposedly "too good" for, against that common opponent you did worse than hapless WKU?

I'm sure you'll find a way to spin all of that, but if you really believe that you'd have 7 automatic wins in the Sun Belt and a toss up with Troy, you are either the world's biggest homer, or just completely off your rocker.

Troy > < Tech

(10-26-2009 09:18 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  Troy > < Tech

It's not just Troy. La Tech would be at best a middle of the pack Sun Belt team this year

Why do some folks have this continuing obsession with Latech ? Mention them in a thread and you just invite their trolls to the Belt board.

Geeze, just forget tech and let them live in the own delusional, little dream world.

Because they are ELITE. ULM would stomp a mud hole in them this year.

(10-26-2009 09:20 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(10-26-2009 09:18 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  Troy > < Tech

It's not just Troy. La Tech would be at best a middle of the pack Sun Belt team this year

(10-26-2009 10:51 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Why do some folks have this continuing obsession with Latech ? Mention them in a thread and you just invite their trolls to the Belt board.

Geeze, just forget tech and let them live in the own delusional, little dream world.

+1

(10-26-2009 10:51 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Why do some folks have this continuing obsession with Latech ? Mention them in a thread and you just invite their trolls to the Belt board.

Geeze, just forget tech and let them live in the own delusional, little dream world.

I'd say that I'm far from obsessed and I usually do a good job of just ignoring their presence altogether, but ATLDawg's comment that they'd be at worst 7-1 in the Sun Belt this year, when there is a great deal of evidence to the contrary...I couldn't help myself. I guess I'm just weak.

(10-26-2009 10:51 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Why do some folks have this continuing obsession with Latech ? Mention them in a thread and you just invite their trolls to the Belt board.

Geeze, just forget tech and let them live in the own delusional, little dream world.

Could not agree more.

Let'em rot.

why hasn't this been moved to the smack board???

(10-27-2009 01:02 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  why hasn't this been moved to the smack board???

Agree; please move this to the Smack Board.

Go SBC !!!

Louisiana Tech tries to correct lingering offensive problems

Quote:Only two words were necessary to describe the way the Louisiana Tech offense performed in the first three quarters of Saturday's 23-21 loss to Utah State: "We stunk."

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no Tech would lose to only Troy this year. The belt is not as good as earlier thought. I think all teams would be at the bottom of the WAC this year and Troy would probably finish third. Say what you want about Tech but that is an honest assessment. Do we stink. yes somewhat but only by WAC standards. The way the belt plays defense they would make Ross Jenkins look like a genious and believe me he is not. One of your league leaders just lost to FIU I mean really.

Well, one of the class acts of the wac made jenkins look amazing...what are you saying! He isnt terrible...just tony romo like. TERRIBLY inconsistant.

(10-31-2009 12:26 PM)theATLDawg Wrote:  no Tech would lose to only Troy this year. The belt is not as good as earlier thought. I think all teams would be at the bottom of the WAC this year and Troy would probably finish third. Say what you want about Tech but that is an honest assessment. Do we stink. yes somewhat but only by WAC standards. The way the belt plays defense they would make Ross Jenkins look like a genious and believe me he is not. One of your league leaders just lost to FIU I mean really.

the Belt doesn't play weak defense, Troy just plays amazing offense.

(11-01-2009 02:37 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  the Belt doesn't play weak defense, Troy just plays amazing offense.

Apparently UNT and WKU's offenses are just amazing too. . .

Crappy defenses are everywhere in the Sun Belt. Get over yourself.

(10-31-2009 12:26 PM)theATLDawg Wrote:  no Tech would lose to only Troy this year. The belt is not as good as earlier thought. I think all teams would be at the bottom of the WAC this year and Troy would probably finish third. Say what you want about Tech but that is an honest assessment.

That's your opinion, ******, not an "honset assessment". La Tech has shown nothing this year to prove they'd be better than average in the Sun Belt.

Plus it would be pretty difficult for La Tech to go 7-1 in the Sun Belt when they'd have to play 4 of their 8 games on the road. Still looking for that first road win aren't you?

Not bad at all.

(11-15-2009 12:48 AM)T_Won1 Wrote:  Not bad at all.