Hey guys, we need to talk about foul shots. In Tech’s one point loss last night, the Bulldogs were only 17-for-25 (68%) from the line, but what truly hurt was when the those shots were missed. With 2:36 remaining, DaQuan Bracey missed the front half of a one-and-one that would have tied the game at […]
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UAB Recap Tech beat UAB. All is right in the world. Digging a little deeper than that, there were two things that I suggested would be key for Louisiana Tech if the Bulldogs wanted to continue their home success against the Blazers: Win the rebounding battle Don’t fall behind early Tech was able to check
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North Texas Recap There may be no such thing as a moral victory, but Tech’s 19-point comeback to tie the game in Denton is nothing to scoff at. Especially when playing against perhaps the best team in C-USA this year. Or maybe it is something to scoff at. But I’m not 100% sure what a
Hoops Check-in: Mythical Beasts and How to Beat Them Read More »
So here’s the plan. Each week, we’ll do a quick look into the men’s (and sometimes women’s) basketball program. We’ll recap the previous week’s game(s) and look ahead to the next week’s games. We won’t have a basketball contest up (this year, at least), but we all know Daniel Adams was probably going to win
Hoops Check-in: Deep in the Heart of Texas Read More »
Taking a look back to see just how long ULL has been trying to remove an L
A Guide to ULL’s Insane Name Game Read More »
On July 9, 2013, EA Sports released NCAA Football 14, the latest in the annual college football video game series. The game was a mild success and it included features like conference realignment, a re-done dynasty mode, and most importantly a downloadable uniform pack that allowed you to use the proper red-T helmets for Louisiana
Redoing Tech’s 2018 Season in NCAA 14 Read More »
Trades aren’t a thing in college sports. A coach can’t just go up to a student-athlete at Tech and tell them they’ve been traded to ULL. Not only is that not how things work, it would also be the meanest thing you could do to someone. But, like, what if you could? What if you
Trading Places: A Hypothetical C-USA Trade Deadline Read More »
The Play On September 9, 2017, Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State teamed up for an event that will go down in college football infamy. And this Saturday, the schools meet back up in Starkville for the final game of a 2-for-1 and hope to try to avoid such a fiasco. Without a doubt, at some
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This Saturday, Tech and LSU are poised to meet up on the gridiron for the 20th time. But how have the last nineteen meetings gone for the Dogs? The short answer? Not well. The long answer? Umm, here’s this graph: This shows the point differential of each game played since the series started in 1901.
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Author: Nathan Ruppel | @ntruppel Special Teams are such a weird concept in football. 87.5% of the time, the game consists of an offense versus a defense. (Okay, fine, I made that percentage up.) The two sides battle it out over the course of a possession, but once the drive is over, we let the
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