Now that it’s been a few weeks since the end of Tech’s 2017 football season, we can start to look back more objectively at how and why the season went the way it did. Or we could play a game. And games sound like more fun. You may have seen a few tweets referencing the […]
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Before the season began, we at gtpdd came together and posted some predictions for how the season would go. So now that we have just crossed the midway point in the season, we will go back over our predictions or make some new ones. And there’s only two reasons why you make predictions: to see
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Disclaimer: I am fully aware that Louisiana Tech lost last Saturday’s game to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The final score was 23-22, Blazers. The purpose of the article is to examine what happened on the last play of that game. The purpose of this article is not to say that Tech should have
Blocked! Tech’s confusing final play at UAB Read More »
Whether you want to remember it or not, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs had a football game Saturday afternoon in Birmingham. Thankfully for us fans of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, not a whole lot of people saw what will hopefully go down as this season’s Baffling Conference Loss™. Those (like myself) who attempted to watch UAB’s
48 yards. 7 yard return. 29 yards. No return. 45 yards. No return. 37 yards. 5 yard return. 39 yards. No return. 35 yards. No return. There were two reasons why Tech almost lost to South Alabama: Field position and 3rd Down Efficiency. Okay, so probably more than two. But let’s dive in to the
No Punt Intended: How Tech Almost Lost to South Alabama Read More »
It was a weird one on Saturday night in Ruston. Tech started out the game hot, driving down the field at will against the Jags’ defense. In the first quarter, it looked like the Dogs were outclassing USA on all sides of the ball. The Jags jumped out to a 7-0 lead after a fumble
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South Carolina stole one from Louisiana Tech in Williams-Brice on Saturday night. The Bulldogs led for nearly the entire game–stopping USC from really showing any rhythm or establishing any sort of typical “WHALE-COME TOO THE S-E-C” type dominance. After three quarters, the Cocks had not scored. The fans (those that hadn’t left in disgust) were
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This past Saturday, our beloved Bulldogs traveled to Bowling Green, KY to take on the Red Menace aka the WKU Hilltoppers. I’m assuming that most of you probably follow me on twitter (sorry) or one of the members of gtpdd (again, sorry) at least, so you probably got to witness or participated in the decent
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On Saturday night in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the stars aligned to break every known rule about recent Tech football. First of all, the Bulldogs won at WKU, which they had never done. Second of all, they won in a close game, which felt rare in recent memory. It was a close game throughout, with neither
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