Louisiana Tech will travel to Murfreesboro for a CUSA contest with Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM on CBS Sports Network.

Tech is a 6.5-point favorite.

Have to win this game.

Nick Saban just informed ESPN he is retiring. Arguably the greatest coach in college football history after winning 6 national champions. Who does Alabama hire to replace him?

Starts up at 11 AM. I hope to have it covered.

My middle child has doctor appointment in WM at 9:30, hoping I’ll be back in time. Will let yall know.

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Players that have entered or announced intentions to enter the transfer portal from Tech:

1. OL Jonah Brewster - committed to Houston Christian
2. QB Hank Bachmeier - committed to Wake Forest
3. OL Carson Bruno - committed to TCU
4. OL Dakota White - committed to Houston
5. RB Charvis Thornton
6. WR Cyrus Allen - committed to Texas A&M
7. K Jacob Barnes
8. OL Elijah Bowser
9. WR Matthew McCallister - committed to McNeese
10. DT Reggie Jones
11. LB Brevin Randle - committed to UTSA
12. P Blake Oschendorf
13. WR Kyle Maxwell - committed to Washington State

Here is the list of visitors this weekend:

WR Jeremiah Ballard - Transfer from UTEP, 34 catches for 551 yards & 1 TD in 2023

S Will Jones II - Transfer from South Florida, 63 career tackles (played 169 snaps at USF in 2023)

RB Omiri Wiggins - Signed with LA Tech in the early signing period, JC transfer

RB Donerio Davenport - Transfer from Texas State, 101 touches for 560 total yards & 4 TDs in 2023

WR Jeremiah Aaron - Transfer from West Virginia, played for Scott Parr at Navarro JC (unofficial visit)

LB Avery Huff - Transfer from FIU, 16 tackles in 2023 (started career at Miami)

LB Mekhi Mason - Transfer from Syracuse, 3-star recruit in the class of 2022

RB Jevon Jackson - Transfer from Austin Peay, rushed for 1,373 yards and 10 TDs in 2023

TE Brec Long - JC transfer from Coffeyville CC, signed with New Mexico State in early signing period but was released when Kill retired

OLB Malcolm Pugh - Transfer from Georgia Tech, Tech made a late run at Pugh in the class of 2023

DT Tygee Hill - Transfer from LSU, 3-star recruit in the class of 2022

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

- CFP Championship Game Recap
- Ben Mintz w/ Barstool Sports joins us at 6:30 to recap the college football season in 2023
- Dunkin’ Dogs are struggling, how can they get it fixed in a hurry? Big week for them w/ MTSU & Liberty.
- Lady Techsters are on 🔥, can they beat the league favorite MTSU on Wednesday night?

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I got Michigan.

I was wondering if anyone has done the Leadville 100 Mile Run?

Aaron Smith (@Dubya261 ) passed away back in December. He moved from Denver to Nashville around 2019 and had a severe headache that turned out to be brain cancer in 2021. He battled it courageously until December 18. He’ll be greatly missed.

Louisiana Tech will open CUSA play on the road at Sam Houston State on Saturday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Tech is a 7.5-point favorite.

Isaiah Crawford became the first player in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals, and 50 blocks on Wednesday night.

Daniel Batcho is averaging 20 points and 10.3 rebounds over is last 4 games.

Sean Newman is 8/12 from the field over his last 2 game...feels like he's picking his spots offensively much better. Let's hope it continues, would be huge for him to become that legitimate 4th scoring option.

Dunkin’ Dogs (9-5):

1.3 - vs Dallas Christian — 6 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

1.6 - @ Sam Houston State — 4:30 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

Lady Techsters (6-9):

1.6 - vs Sam Houston State — 2 tipoff on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM.

Time for it all to click. Let’s go!!

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Malcolm Pichon has passed away. He was a DT out of Slidell Salmen High School. The obituaries I find seem to be really sketchy and I don’t recommend clicking on them as I think they could have malware. Vernon Butler posted about it on Instagram.

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Louisiana Tech will host Dallas Christian in the final non-conference game of the regular season on Wednesday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Dallas Christian is not very good, so Tech should be able to empty the bench and cruise.

BC & Beck are back for BTB Radio on Tuesday night!! SportsTalk 97.7 FM at 6 PM.

- CFP Breakdown
- Has bowl season become insignificant? Does it still have value to G5 schools?
- Dunkin’ Dogs loss at Grand Canyon
- Dunkin’ Dogs open conference play on Saturday
- Brooke Stoehr joins us at 6:30 to discuss Lady Techsters 4-game win streak, 50 years of Techsters hoops celebration this weekend

*I’m hoping to have a player on from the Dunkin’ Dogs. Working on it.

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We are good to go for baseball/softball season!! Let's go!!

The shows are scheduled to be on the following dates:

- February 20th
- February 27th
- March 7th (Thursday)
- March 21st (Thursday)
- April 9th
- April 23rd
- May 7th
- May 14th
- May 21st
- May 28th

That is 10 additional shows that we've added. Obviously the dates could change based on rainouts, cancelled games, etc.

Have guest ideas? Send them over! We are going to work to have Kendall Rogers (D1 Baseball), Teddy Cahill (Baseball America), and Ben Upton (11point) from a national perspective. We are obviously going to be mainly all about Tech, but we will mix in some national stuff where we see fit.

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Final day of 2023, what’s your best Tech Athletics memory in the last calendar year? What’s your worst?

Big non-conference match-up for the Dunkin' Dogs at Grand Canyon on Saturday night.

Tipoff scheduled for 7 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Notes on Grand Canyon:

• Grand Canyon is ranked 61st in KenPom, Tech is at 89. Two Top 100 teams going at it in the desert.
• The Antelopes rank 50th in offensive efficiency, and 82nd in defensive efficiency. Really good club.
• They rank 11th in the country in offensive rebounding. They’ll rebound 38% of their misses.
• They rank 230th in turnover % and 238th in 3-point FG % if you’re looking for a weakness.
• Tyon Grant-Foster is averaging nearly 21 points per game. He’s not a great shooter, but he takes 8.5 free throws per game. Have to keep him off the line. He’s 6’7, will be interesting to see who Tech tries to guard him with.
• Jovon Blacksher Jr. is a STUD at a G spot. He’s only played in 3 games because he’s coming back from a knee injury suffered last season, but he played 21 minutes on Wednesday against Bethesda. Was the WAC Preseason POY in 22-23.
• Ray Harrison is very inefficient as a scorer, but he’s scoring 14.1 PPG. He gets to the FT line nearly 6 times a game.
• Gabe McGlothan is another tough matchup. He’s 6’7, averaging 13 & 8 + he shoots 37% from 3. KenPom has him as a Top 75 player in the country when it comes to offensive efficiency.

Notes on LA Tech:

• Tech fell 79-73 in OT at Seattle in its last contest on December 20th.
• In the defeat, Daniel Batcho had a career-high 24 points and career-high 16 rebounds. He also had 8 turnovers. Batcho had only had 8 turnovers all season prior to the game at Seattle.
• Terri Miller isn't playing a ton of minutes yet, but he's getting 29.9% of the possessions when he is in. That would rank in the Top 60 nationally. Its no secret, when he's in the game the offense will run through him.
• After a DNP at Seattle, it'll be interesting to see if Devin Ree gets minutes again the Antelopes.
• Grand Canyon will matchup pretty well with Tech's length, can Tech still defend at a high level? It'll determine the outcome of the game.
• Offensively, who steps up in the scoring column behind Iso and Batcho?

Let's gooooooo!!!!

If Tech is going to continue to dominate the paint, they must clean up their issues when it comes to defending the 3.

The Bulldogs allowed opponents to shoot 48% from 3 on the road trip. Too good of a defensive team to let that continue.