Talvin spoke with the media this afternoon. I was not able to make it, but I went back and listened. Here are some notes:

- We've locked in on 1-0 championships. I always tell them lets lock in on this 1-0 championship each night. Ironically, this one is for a championship. Focus on ourselves, approach it the way and we give ourselves a good chance to win at home. We had a good day of practice, and let's see where it takes us.

- On what he remembers about first Sam Houston State matchup? A bad week of practice. We had some guys sick, couldn't go 5-on-5 that week. I remember it vividly, and I've challenged them ever since that day. Don't take anything away from them, they are really tough. But we weren't us, and I feel like if we were we would have given them a better fight. I'm looking forward to that on Thursday night.

- We missed a bunch of shots at the rim last matchup, would have made them play different. We just can't give up 81 points, can't give up uncontested shots in transition. We just weren't us that day. We weren't who we are supposed to be on the defensive end.

- Sam has been pretty consistent. Tough, offensive rebounds, guards that make tough shots at rim, make free throws, hang around in games on the road, they've done an unbelieveable job with that team. How have we changed? We've matured, I've talked about it for 2 years. You saw it at WKU, when they went well we kept it going. When they didn't, we got it fixed. We only had 10-12 on the bench that were on our side that. We know who we are individually. We know that was first conference game at Sam Houston, we know who our leaders are now. We know what we need to do to win.

- We learned from St Louis, Seattle, Grand Canyon trip. We lose that WKU game earlier in the year. We weren't mature enough to know what it'll take to win. We learned where ball needs to go, how to get stops, we made free throws. All the things that we didn't do in that 3-game stretch. It helped us tremendously. I'm excited to play this game on Thursday, it means a lot to our fans, ourselves. our university. I love coaching this group, I knew our fans would love pulling for them. They fight, they are doing things that I didn't know if we could do in year 2. Sometimes it takes longer to build a culture. They are about winning.

- In year 2, I am surprised some about the buy-in. We had a lot of change, it usually takes core group longer to come together. We set out to recruit kids that wanted to buy into our vision, and we told them that if they didn't believe in it to tell us no. It wouldn't be a problem, but I looked them in the eye and they were about it. It's a great group of guys. We fight commitment in college athletics, but these 14 guys are committed to everything we are about. It makes me so proud and it put us in a position to play for something in March.

- The right game at the right time for Sean. When you do things the right way, you get rewarded. All year he made his teammates better. When we needed him to score, he showed up when it mattered most. When you do the right things in life, opportunity seems to favor you. He's been solid all year, and we needed him more than ever the other night. Best game of his career in toughest environment in his career. I'm not shocked, but I can understand how people watched that game and were wowed by it. Proud of him, he's got a bright future.

Tomorrow night at Rotolo’s in Ruston:

4th through 9th place in the standings is a jumbled mess. Lots of tiebreakers might determine the seeding in Huntsville.

Clarence Payia from Beaumont, TX.

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AJ Bates has committed:

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Louisiana Tech will travel to McNeese for a midweek contest on Wednesday night.

First pitch is set for 6 PM on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM.

As @Lake Charles Bulldog mentioned a couple of days ago, there should be a solid number of Tech fans in attendance considering Drost, Comeaux, Snider, & LaRocca will be playing back in their hometown.

McNeese is 4-4 overall. Swept by Texas A&M, then a midweek loss to ULL. The Cowboys then swept New Mexico State in a 4-game series this past weekend.

Would be big to get this one before traveling to Sugarland on Thursday.

CUSA action tonight:

WKU up 4 on Sam Houston at half

Liberty on the road up 2 at New Mexico State at half

UTEP up 4 on Jax State at the half

Louisiana Tech will travel to WKU for its final road game of the season on Wednesday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ107.5 FM.

Tech is favored by 1.5.

A win for Tech clinches a top 2 seed in the conference tournament in a couple of weeks.

WKU defeated the Bulldogs 81-76 in Ruston earlier this season. It is Tech’s only home loss this season.

The Hilltoppers play at the fastest pace in the country. Tech has played at the slowest pace in the conference in league play. Who controls the tempo the best might determine the winner.

Louisiana Tech will host Kent State in a 3-game series this weekend.

Friday - 6 PM
Saturday - 2 PM
Sunday - 1 PM

You can listen to the games on SportsTalk 97.7 FM or the LA Tech Athletics App.

Kent State was picked to win the MAC this year. The Golden Flashes went to Omaha in 2012.

Should be a really good test for Tech. @cwardell03 will have the full preview later this morning.

Check it out:

- Conference USA Standings
- Tech has quietly become one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country.
- Tech now ranks 100th nationally in offensive efficiency and 33rd in defensive efficiency.
- The Bulldogs have limited opponents to only 28.5% from behind the 3-point line in conference play, and that's all while ranking 2nd nationally in 2-point FG % defense. Pretty solid combination.

It’s been trending in this direction:
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Dunkin’ Dogs (20-8, 10-3):

2.28 - @ WKU - 7 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

*A win clinched Tech a top 2 seed in the Conference USA Tournament.

Lady Techsters (11-17, 5-8):

2.28 - vs WKU - 6 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

*Techsters are currently in a tie for 5th place in the CUSA standings.

CUSA really struggling today, currently 1-4 on the day.
DBU is up on Oklahoma, 11-7, bottom of the 8th, game in Dallas.

Rice beat Sam Houston 7-3, at Rice
Samford beat Jacksonville St. 7-3, at Samford.
Bethune-Cookman beat FIU 10-4, at Bethune- Cookman.
WKU beat Lipscomb 8-5, at Lipscomb.
Alabama beat Middle Tennessee St. 6-1, at Alabama.

Figured I'd start a thread to post relevant baseball scores for Tech in February.

Tech RPI currently at 170, tied with a bunch of other schools at this moment.

Diamond Dogs (7-0):

2.28 - @ McNeese — 6 PM first pitch on SportsTalk 97.7 FM

3.1 - vs Army — 6 PM first pitch on D1Baseball.com/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

3.2 - vs Creighton - 1 PM first pitch on D1Baseball.com/SportTalk 97.7 FM

3.3 - vs Air Force - 4 PM first pitch on D1Baseball.com/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

*I think it’s $30 to watch all 3 games this weekend.

Tech Softball (9-2):

2.28 - @ Central Arkansas — 5 PM first pitch on ESPN+

3.1 - vs Illinois — 11 AM first pitch

3.2 - vs Illinois - 9 AM first pitch

3.2 - vs San Diego State - 2:30 PM first pitch

3.3 - vs McNeese - 12:30 PM first pitch

3.5 - vs LSU - 5 PM first pitch on SEC Network+

*I think you can listen to all 5 games this weekend on the Tech App.

Starts up at 11:30 AM. I'll have it covered.

Big news coming today

BC & Chase P are back for BTB Radio on Tuesday night! 6 PM on SportsTalk 97.7 FM!

- Thoughts on new LA Tech AD Ryan Ivey
- Dunkin' Dogs sweep a TOUGH road trip at UTEP & NMSU, head to WKU on Wednesday night
- Techsters take care of business at home, try to close home the home slate w/ a win over WKU on Wednesday night
- Diamond Dogs are HOT, set to head out on the road Wednesday night at McNeese + Battle at the Ballpark this weekend
- Tech Softball playing really well at 9-2 overall, big weekend in Baton Rouge upcoming
- Thoughts around no streaming of baseball games + a few other things
- Tech T&F Coach Brian Johnson will join us at 7 PM

*Trying to add an additional guest to talk college baseball, but I've been unsuccessful so far. I'm open to suggestions.
**I've already spoke with Tech SID Kane McGuire, and we are going to work on getting Ryan Ivey in studio in the coming weeks.

Calls/Texts - (888)-993-7762

Starts up at 11 AM. I'll have it covered.

Good stuff from @cwardell03, some important non-conference series on the horizon:

Louisiana Tech will travel to New Mexico State for a Conference USA matchup on Saturday night.
Tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Tech is an 8.5-point favorite. Need to close this trip out with a win.

Strong start for the boys:

https://www.knoe.com/2024/02/22/uls-appoints-two-new-leaders-louisiana-tech-executive-team/

Cami Geisman is very impressive. This will be a gamechanger in Ruston and in Baton Rouge.

Dunkin’ Dogs (18-8, 8-3)

2.22 - @ UTEP - 8 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

2.24 - @ New Mexico State - 8 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

Lady Techsters (9-17, 3-8)

2.22 - vs UTEP - 6 PM tipoff on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

2.24 - vs New Mexico State - 2 PM tipoff on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

Louisiana Tech will travel to UTEP for a Conference USA matchup on Thursday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Tech won the earlier matchup between the two teams by 14 in Ruston.