Tech played two crappy FBS teams, a top 25 P5, a crappy SWAC, Rice, and an underachieving pre-season conference favorite FIU.

USM played a top 5 P5, a mediocre P5, a SWAC, a 2-3 Troy, UTEP, and an underachieving pre-season favorite UNT.

This game gives either team a win over an FBS team with a winning record, something neither currently has. I hope its a good game.

(10-15-2019 10:57 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(10-15-2019 07:46 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(10-15-2019 07:43 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  I'm hoping the same. I'll be bringing 4 with me from TX and Little Rock!

As for Southern Miss, UNT's defense has not looked the same this year, but as for Troy, they have a great rush defense, like last year, but not a great Pass Defense. MSST & Alabama both had decent to great pass defenses, and your offense was humbled. ULoL played better vs MSST than you because of "home" game, but also because MSST plays the pass better than the run.

As for us, our pass defense is better than the run defense (FIU had ~100 pass yds in the last 10 minutes trying to come back with us in prevent). It'll be interesting to see our strength vs your strength. Our rush offense has turned the corner and yours rush defense is good (less than 120yds/game), so that'll be strength vs strength. Your run offense is below average, as is our run defense. Weak vs Weak. Your pass defense has underperformed, while ours is decent to good (2nd in conference). Strength vs average.

Plus, you guys allow and obtain 52% of your points in the Red Zone (both O and D, weird, right?), while we score 60% of O in RZ, and allow 72% of total points in RZ. Thus you guys live and die more by the big plays.

Some cool Red Zone Stats:

RZ Offense:

#1 FAU (#7 Nation)

#2 SoMiss (#16 Nation), 94.4% scoring, 18 Attempts, 17 scores, 11 TDs (5R, 6P), 6 FGs, 61.1% TDs/RZAttempt

#5 Tech (#26 Nation), 91.3% scoring, 23 Attempts, 21 scores, 15 TDs (7R, 8P), 6 FGs, 65.2% TDs/RZAttempt

RZ Defense:

#1 Tech (#6 Nation), 59.3% scoring, 27 attempts, 16 scores, 13 TDs (9R, 4P), 3 FGs, 48.1% TDs/RZAttempt

#2 FAU (#12 Nation), 68.4%
#10 SoMiss (#105 Nation), 88.2% scoring, 17 attempts, 15 scores, 12 TDs (6P, 6R), 3 FGs, 80% TDs/RZAttempt



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Conference rank is in parentheses.

La Tech:

Scoring Offense 34 PPG (1st)
Scoring Defense 23 PPG (3rd)
Total Offense 467 YPG (1st)
Rush Offense 186 YPG (4th)
Pass Offense 281 YPG (2nd)
Total Defense 402 YPG (8th)
Rush Defense 156 YPG (7th)
Pass Defense 246 YPG (10th)
Kick Returns 24 YPR (3rd)
Punt Returns 6 YPR (6th)
Kick Coverage 38 Net Average (12th)
Punting 35 Net Average (13th)
Third Down Conv 40% (5th)
Opp Third Down Conv 36% (6th)

Southern Miss

Scoring Offense 30 PPG (5th)
Scoring Defense 30 PPG (8th)
Total Offense 444 YPG (2nd)
Rush Offense 113 YPG (13th)
Pass Offense 331 YPG (1st)
Total Defense 388 YPG (6th)
Rush Defense 123 YPG (3rd)
Pass Defense 265 YPG (13th)
Kick Returns 25 YPR (2nd)
Punt Returns 11 YPR (4th)
Kickoff Coverage 40 Net Average (7th)
Punt Coverage 33 Net Average (14th)
Third Down Conv 48% (1st)
Opp Third Down Conv 35% (5th)

 




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Now if you will just break down the rankings of the teams you have played and we have played and the teams they have played you might have something here. Otherwise this is just an exercise in mental masturbation.
My guess is LaRuston will be really up for this one. Your seniors haven’t beaten us and they damn well know it. Jack is a better QB than the one you kept and he’s got another year left. Ohhh this is gonna be a good one all right. But the RZ D and the RZ O against UMass and Grambling ain’t gonna mean chit.
Here’s to you guys taking your loss like men and not like the Side Show ladies from somewhere in Texas.

Sure, taking out the FCS Schools, and Comparing opponents since Watkins' return, the Massey Composite has SoMiss's Opponents as (L to #53 MSST before the return):

#2 Alabama L @
#101 Troy 5pt W @
#104 UNT 18pt W home
#128 UTEP 18pt W home

Your most impressive win is 2-4 Troy. Troy has beaten #129 Akron + FCS. UTEP has beaten FCS. UNT has beaten #121 UTSA + FCS. So no one you've beaten has been impressive, nor have they beaten anyone impressive.

As for us, we've lost @#15 Texas, but picked up wins over:
#92 FIU 12pt W home
#117 BGSU 28pt W @
#120 Rice 3pt W @
#130 UMass 48pt W home

Our most impressive win is 3-3 FIU. FIU has wins over #116 Charlotte, #130 UMass, + FCS. BGSU has wins over #76 Toledo + FCS. Rice has no wins. UMass has a win over #129 Akron.

Our opponents that we've beaten have played and won games against better opponents (your best is UNTs win over #121 UTSA, while BGSU beat #76 Toledo [4-2], while FIU beat #116 Charlotte). We've also beaten a team with the better record (FIU 3-3 vs Troy & UNT @ 2-4). Also, Troy's best win was also beaten by UMass (Akron).

I'll say this though, in conference, while you've played two home games and we've played a road and home game, you've beaten your opponents more decisively (18pt average vs 7.5pt average for us).

Should be a great game, and I wish SoMiss finishes the year ranked at 10-3 with a bowl win over Ole Miss and a loss to us

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Still nothing. It will come down to Saturday and who plays better on the field, as it always does. Now, if you talk about weather conditions, injuries, and coaching tendencies, that will actually make a difference in the game. We have a head coach that from time to time makes head scratching decisions and gets very conservative despite having a mediocre defense this year. This is what concerns me about our side.

Saw this on a USM board. Tech throwing the smack....

(10-16-2019 08:48 AM)usmbacker Wrote:  Saw this on a USM board. Tech throwing the smack....

Check out the golden eagle photo in this story on photo prizes. It is stunning!

BBC News - Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50036823

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My question is, why is there ALWAYS rain by the bucket fulls when Tech and USM play? Who put the voodoo into this?

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Quote:Check out the golden eagle photo in this story on photo prizes. It is stunning!

BBC News - Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50036823

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Yep, pretty cool...

A nasty rainstorm would emphasize the running games. That would be an ugly game.

As of Wednesday, the weather 0n The Weather Channel website for Saturday is looking better than most are leading on to believe.

Friday - 10% rain and 74 degrees
Saturday - 20% rain and 78 degrees
Sunday - 20% rain and 80 degrees
Monday - 60% rain and 71 degrees

(10-16-2019 10:06 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  A nasty rainstorm would emphasize the running games. That would be an ugly game.

Yeah, I would think rain would be really bad for our pass heavy offense. I hope it holds off.

Does LaTech have grass or turf?

(10-16-2019 10:33 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  Does LaTech have grass or turf?

Turf

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(10-16-2019 10:36 AM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(10-16-2019 10:33 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  Does LaTech have grass or turf?

Turf

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Thanks. If the field drains well and the forecast holds, the weather shouldn't have much effect on the game.

(10-16-2019 10:33 AM)eagle04 Wrote:  Does LaTech have grass or turf?

Who in CUSA has grass besides the Florida schools? Not meant as a slam but an honest question

(10-16-2019 10:19 AM)usm99 Wrote:  As of Wednesday, the weather 0n The Weather Channel website for Saturday is looking better than most are leading on to believe.

Friday - 10% rain and 74 degrees
Saturday - 20% rain and 78 degrees
Sunday - 20% rain and 80 degrees
Monday - 60% rain and 71 degrees

I’ve got 10% with high of 84 on Weather Channel App, little warm but nothing compare to August/Sept heat

(10-16-2019 12:55 AM)Doots4Dawgs Wrote:  Tech played two crappy FBS teams, a top 25 P5, a crappy SWAC, Rice, and an underachieving pre-season conference favorite FIU.

USM played a top 5 P5, a mediocre P5, a SWAC, a 2-3 Troy, UTEP, and an underachieving pre-season favorite UNT.

This game gives either team a win over an FBS team with a winning record, something neither currently has. I hope its a good game.

That’s it, neither team has beaten a proven team

(10-15-2019 10:45 AM)TTT Wrote:  For USM:
-Give JA enough time to throw the ball
-Stop Justin Henderson and the run game
-Force 2nd/3rd and longs and let CUSA's best LB Racheeme Booth spy J'Mar

I’d reckon Sage Lewis and a few others have something to say about that.



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Just to rile up some fun, looking at Harry Potter Houses (UK schools actually are very similar to Hogwarts, FYI, even universities like Oxford and Cambridge):

Tech is a mixture of Gryffindor (Red and Gold) and Ravenclaw (Blue and Bronze).

Southern Miss exactly matches Hufflepuff (Yellow and Black). ^_^

https://wizardingworldpark.com/hogwarts-...011/08/15/

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(10-16-2019 12:53 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  Just to rile up some fun, looking at Harry Potter Houses (UK schools actually are very similar to Hogwarts, FYI, even universities like Oxford and Cambridge):

Tech is a mixture of Gryffindor (Red and Gold) and Ravenclaw (Blue and Bronze).

Southern Miss exactly matches Hufflepuff (Yellow and Black). ^_^

https://wizardingworldpark.com/hogwarts-...011/08/15/

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What? I read this a couple of times. You certainly live life to the fullest. Haha

(10-16-2019 12:55 AM)Doots4Dawgs Wrote:  Tech played two crappy FBS teams, a top 25 P5, a crappy SWAC, Rice, and an underachieving pre-season conference favorite FIU.

USM played a top 5 P5, a mediocre P5, a SWAC, a 2-3 Troy, UTEP, and an underachieving pre-season favorite UNT.

This game gives either team a win over an FBS team with a winning record, something neither currently has. I hope its a good game.

All I know is, I like being 5-1, and I will like being 6-1 after this Saturday.

In years past, I can remember trying to explain to people on this board that LA Tech was actually a pretty good team, despite a 1-3 start. The 2016 season comes to mind. Nobody cared that Tech had lost a 1-point game at Arkansas 21-20, or a tough one at Texas Tech (with Patrick Mahomes) 59-45, and at a very experienced MTSU, 38-34 (after Tech lead 27-7 in the 3rd Qtr).

LA Tech did go on a 7-game win streak after that poor start, and beat nationally ranked Navy 48-45 that year in a bowl game.

The point is, nobody seems to care about how "tough" your early schedule is. By mid season, people just want to see W's.