Since simulated sports using video games have started to catch on (even if we were here first), you know it couldn’t have been long before we did some Tech baseball simulations. But while we could use downloadable rosters that others made for our NCAA Football 14 simulations, there hasn’t been a college baseball video game since MVP 07 …
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Previous Posts Monday – Departing Players Tuesday – Returning Players Wednesday – Incoming Players Thursday – Schedule As we wrap up this week-long preview of Tech baseball, it’s time to look at what this team really is. We’ve seen the different pieces, but what does the puzzle look like when we’ve put them all together? …
Previous Posts Monday – Departing Players Tuesday – Returning Players Wednesday – Incoming Players We’ve talked enough about the players themselves, so it’s time to look at who they’ll be playing. Louisiana Out-of-Conference Opponents Now, you know I couldn’t go a full week without making a chart: Louisiana-Lafayette The first thing that probably jumps out …
Previous Posts Monday – Departing Players Tuesday – Returning Players — ♫ Should I stay or should I go? ♫ The Clash probably weren’t thinking about Louisiana Tech’s baseball roster construction when writing that song. Because if they were, they forgot one important part of the process: the players that decided to come to Tech. …
Previous Posts Monday – Departing Players Yesterday, we talked about the players from 2019 that won’t be in a Tech jersey in 2020. And there were quite a few. But Tech brings back a roster full of talent including most of last year’s starting position players and some key pieces out of the bullpen that …
In the 2020 season, Tech baseball faces one of the biggest challenges it has ever encountered. Without a ballpark to truly call home, a daunting schedule, and key pieces lost to graduation, the Diamond Dogs will attempt to live up to the standard that Greg Goff set in 2016: make an NCAA Regional. Over the …
An average player typically shoots their best percentage shots from the free throw line, followed by normal two-point shots, followed by three-point land. For example, Amorie Archibald is 93% from the stripe, 54% from two, and 34% from three this year. But DaQuan Bracey, one of Tech’s most electric athletes, is no typical player. For …
Ah, 2006. It was such a simpler time. Video replay was in its infancy. There was no controversial college football playoffs. And current conference-mate ODU was in the initial steps of reviving their football team (years before the idea even crossed UAB’s bot-controlled mind). But simple as the times were, things were not great in …
Our final installment of the 2019 season preview will finally arrive next week. But for now, let’s take a look at each of Tech’s opponents this season. These aren’t predictions of how the Bulldogs will perform, but rather the likely strengths and weaknesses of each team on the schedule. Texas Heisman-candidate Sam Ehlinger is back …
Hey y’all, Evan here. The season is still a few weeks away, so we’re continuing our preseason push of 2019 Louisiana Tech #content with a look at something that’s nerdy and terrifying all at the same time: MATH. In football, like most sports, nerdy dweebs have decided that metrics like “Who looks the best to …
