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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Merry Christmas everyone!

”for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.“
‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭

Keyon Henry-Brooks RB Peru State

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.

@kappakall has mentioned some of this, but I wanted to give it its own thread.

- Sounds like Jeff Burris is likely going to be the S Coach. Should be announced in next week or so.

- Matt Kubik & Paul Turner are the names I keep hearing for the open offensive spot.

That’s what I got right now.

Louisiana Tech will travel to Saint Louis for a non-conference matchup on Saturday night.

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

Tech is favored by 2.5 points.

With Sean Newman returning to the lineup on Tuesday against Southeastern, Tech is expected to be at full strength. The Bulldogs are 6-0 at the full strength this season.

The Billikens are 6-5 overall this season. They were off to a 4-0 start before leading scorer Sincere Parker broke his foot. He was averaging 17.3 points per game.

Gibson Jimerson has taken over a key scoring role. He’s averaging 16.3 points per game, shooting 39% from 3.

Travis Ford’s team shoots 38% from 3 as a team. Tech will have to defend the 3-point line well in order to win.

The Billikens don’t have a ton of size inside. Bruce Zhang is a 7’0 freshman from China that’s seen his role increase recently, but Batcho should have a good night.

This will be updated as more players transfer in and out. Feel free to make any suggestions.

QB | Keyes/Turner/Bullock
RB | Crosby/Willis
WR | Edwards/Lewis
WR | Latalus/Jackson
WR | Crawford/Williams
TE | Jones/Finley/Locke
LT | Bannister
LG | Hale
C | McGill/Nelson
RG | Gilbert
RT Christman

DE | Clark/Evans
DT | Landry/Blay
DT | Nason/Pew
DE | Burnett/Durham-Campbell
LB | Fields
LB | Zimos
NK | Griffin-Taylor
CB | Woods
FS | Richard
SS | Roberson/Mcelvane
CB | Shelby

K | Buchanan
P | Rea/Bengu

#7 from D2 Harding and #3 from D2 Colorado School of Mines.

Dunkin' Dogs (8-2):

12.12 - vs Southeastern Louisiana - tipoff is scheduled for 6 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

12.16 - @ St. Louis - tipoff is scheduled for 7 PM on ESPN+/KXKZ 107.5 FM

Lady Techsters (2-8):

12.14 - vs SMU - tipoff is scheduled for 6 PM on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

12.16 - vs Alcorn State - tipoff is scheduled for 2 PM on ESPN+/SportsTalk 97.7 FM

Lots of good stuff in here, but I wanted to add a few things:

- Tech essentially only played 6 guys at Saint Louis. Talvin is a lot tighter with his rotation this year, and I love it.
- Jaylin Henderson is averaging 1.6 ppg over his last 6 games. He's really struggling.

I know no one has asked for this, but just so you have an idea of the data that exists out there that an analytically minded staff has available to them, I wanted to share just a bit.

Note: the 0-100 that is shaded in red and green are percentiles compared to other NCAA teams.

Louisiana Tech at Saint Louis matchup
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Louisiana Tech team report
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