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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Truly sad...

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.

I appreciate all the support! I had a number of you reach out with interest in sponsoring, and if you'd still like to get in we'd love to have you!!

Q1 in N.O., Jacksonville St 0 - UL-Laf 7

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.

Dunkin’ Dogs (9-4):

12.30 - @ Grand Canyon - 7 PM tipoff on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

Lady Techsters (5-9):

12.30 - @ Abilene Christian - 1 PM tipoff on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

Conference play starts a week from Saturday!

2024 LB Jadon Mayfield from Ruston HS is staying home and has committed to LA Tech.

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Games of interest final scores 12/1/23 and 12/2/23 :

12/1:
SE Louisiana 66
LSU 73

12/2:
Saint Louis 62
S. Illinois. 101

SFA 79
Abilene Christian 74 OT

Southern Utah University 63
Seattle University 73

UTA 69
Grand Canyon 76

I was told that Bobby Ray Tell passed away. Has anyone confirmed this? Heartbreaking if so.

He was an amazing running back. One of the best Louisiana has produced for the D1 level.

Thoughts??

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

- Christmas Recap (Maybe a few gifts the ‘Dogs are looking for in 2024
- Dunkin’ Dogs head to Grand Canyon on Saturday, recap of the loss to Seattle
- Brooke Stoehr has the Lady Techsters heating up just in time for conference play
- Evaluating the ‘Dogs signing class and what the needs are in the late signing period
- Final show of 2023, so a look back at how things went athletically

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Let’s go!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

”for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.“
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Welcome, everyone. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of gripes with everyone this year, and you're all gonna hear about it.

1. LucasFilm and Disney successfully killed the Indiana Jones franchise this year with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. They could've had Indiana Jones become like his father Henry Jones, Sr. (not as strong or fast as he used to be, but still intelligent, wise, and capable). They instead turned Indy into a sad sack in an overly-long movie.
2. Why do the men's restrooms at the East Side of Joe Aillet Stadium still look like they have gloryholes large enough for the Incredible Hulk to use?
3. Why did Trader's Joe stop selling Smores? Now I have to put forth effort to buy Graham Crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows; assemble them; nuke them; and then eat them.
4. I can't believe Johnny's Pizza still isn't in the Little Rock area.
5. Whose leg do I have to hump to find Borden's Chocolate Milk in Little Rock?
6. Can Hollywood please take a break from superhero movies for a few years? (caveat: This does not apply to Deadpool 3)
7. Ron DeSantis' Presidential campaign is horrible. I haven't seen something crash and burn like that since Mark Zuckerberg introduced Threads.
8. Did Covid break drivers' brains? I swear that drivers in general got much worse once Covid hit.

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The jist:
- Abolishing the requirement to sit a year
- Increasing the academic requirement from 6 to 9 credit hours
- Tying NCAA revenue to academic performance
- Any player that enter this Fall (current) portal window is eligible next year. This is not confirmed for the Spring portal.

Thoughts? It’s basically removing the requirement to sit but doubling down on APR / academics.

I need to think about it more. I’m a free market guy so I get empowering the players and all, but roster construction is impossible.

I was a little slow getting around to this, but this is an up to date version on where things stand. The early signing period is on Wednesday, Dec 20.

High School Commitments

OL Andrew Richard
OL Cyler Corn
OL Austin Ellis

RB Fred Robertson

WR Tamarcus "TJ" Gray
WR Jay Simon

DL Jacob Bradford
DL Ashton Coker

LB Cole Watson
LB Jadon Mayfield

Junior College Commitments

S Jakari Foster

DT Trevell Vivians - announced on Instagram tonight.

Transfer Commitments

C Zarian McGill - ULM

DT Keenan Landry - Florida

CB Lu Tillery - ULM (Has not been announced publicly, but he told me that he committed.)

Offers/Potential Commits

QB Ty Keyes - JC (Expected to sign w/ Tech on Wednesday.)

OL Jacob Waller - SMU Transfer

OL Ashanti Cole - Grambling Transfer

RB Devontae Houston - UConn Transfer

RB Johnnie Daniels - JC (He's a Miss State commit, and I expect him to stick with Miss State.)

WR Josh Jackson - High School

DT Adam Lamar - JC

OL Kaden McMahon - JC (Sounds like this one will go into the late period.)

CB Vernorrius Chaney - JC

CB Navarion Benson - JC (Just got his Tech offer after de-committing from NMSU, says he might sign on Wednesday. Don't know if that means with Tech or if he has another school he's looking at.)

S Rich Toney - Nevada Transfer

*Transfer commitments will not be announced until they are enrolled in school.
*This list will obviously get significantly longer as we get into January.

Dunkin' Dogs (9-3)

12.20 @ Seattle - tipoff is scheduled for 9 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

Lady Techsters (3-9)

12.18 - vs Cal Baptist - tipoff is scheduled for 6 PM on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

12.21 - @ South Alabama - tipoff is scheduled for 1 PM on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

Louisiana Tech will play at Seattle on Wednesday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 9 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM.

The Redhawks are a 1.5-point favorite.

Tech will look to get back in the win column after a 75-74 loss at Saint Louis on Saturday night.

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

- Addition of Jeff Burris
- Signing Day Preview
- Dunkin’ Dogs tough loss at Saint Louis + rest of road trip
- Dunkin’ Dogs assistant coach Aaron Smith joins us at 6:30 from Seattle
- Lady Techsters heating up?
- Bowl Season Recap to this point

Questions? Topic Suggestions?

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Here is the list that I have put together so far. Will continue to add to it throughout the week.

December 12 Visitors

JC DT Travel Vivians

JC CB Vernorrius Chaney

December 14-15 Visitors

OL Zarian McGill - ULM Transfer

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JC TE Hunter Tipton - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

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S Jalen Catalon - Texas transfer


JC QB Ty Keyes - EMCC

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RB Devontae Houston - UConn transfer


JC S Jakari Foster - Hutchinson CC

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December 15-17 Visitors

CB Kyle Williams - Northshore High School

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JC S Jadrian Gibbs - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

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DT Keenan Landry - Florida transfer

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WR Josh Jackson - St. Augustine HS

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S Rich Toney - Nevada transfer

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LB Jonathan Bax - TCU transfer

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C Andrew Richard - Central HS in BR

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OL Austin Ellis - COMMITTED

OL Cyler Corn - COMMITTED

WR Tamarcus Gray - COMMITTED

WR Jay Simon - COMMITTED

DL Jacob Bradford - COMMITTED

LB Jadon Mayfield - COMMITTED

DB Dae'von Iles - COMMITTED

RB Fred Robertson - COMMITTED

*I assume Fred Robertson will be in this weekend as well, but I haven't heard back from him. DL Ashton Coker had his official visit back in May.