Beautiful night inside Joe Aillet Stadium tonight.

Looks like much of the same again this week at QB. It was ugly. I assume Hank can’t take a hit. Only thing I can come up with.

Zimos sliding inside some. Davis will play too, obviously.

Crosby won’t play. I’d be surprised if Thornton did, but he’s gonna try. Willis out again.

Will play 3 true CBs a lot. Roberts slide inside. Woods looks like he’ll be back probably. Paul limited.

Questions?

I think he’s heading to his 4th school in a calendar year. Im not surprised though, hadn’t seen him in a couple weeks.

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Bulldog women playing ULM tonight. Just logged onto ESPN+ and the Bulldogs lead 3-1 early second half. The field and the ESPN+ production looks great.

I was only able to make the Saturday and Sunday Scrimmages so here is the play-by-play for each day:


September 30, 2023

Red Half of the 1st

Martinez Pitching:

Furr SO

Ballard SO

McConnell FO to LF wall

Comeaux GO to 3B

Snider 2B to LF

Cobb FO TO 3B


Blue Half of the 1st

Crabb Pitching:
Myers FO to 2B

McLeod FO to 2B

Davis FO to LF

Bates BB

Evans DP 3B to 2B to 1B


Red Half of the 2nd

Martinez Pitching:
L.Smith FO to 2B

Patterson Single to C / CS by Evans

Netterville Single into RF

Alonso BB

Furr BB



Blue Half of the 2nd

Crabb Pitching:
Coates BB

J.Smith GO to 1B

Safford Bunt Single

Guinn Sac Fly to CF

LaRocca SO


Red Half of the 3rd

Nation Pitching:



Ballard BB

McConnell BB

Comeaux SO

Snider FC (Cole out at 2B)

Cobb GO to SS


Blue Half of the 3rd

Harmon Pitching:
Myers Single to 3B / PO P to 2B

McLeod FO to LF

Davis Single / CS by Cobb

Bates BB

Evans SO swinging

Coates GO to 1B



Red Half of the 4th

Nation Pitching:



L.Smith 2B to LCF

Patterson RBI Single to LF / Strait Steal x2

Netterville HBP

Alonso SO Looking


Blue Half of the 4th

Harmon Pitching:
J.Smith 2B to CF

Safford E on LF adv to 2B

Guinn HBP

LaRocca E on 1B (2 runs score)

Myers BB

McLeod DC



Red Half of the 5th

Crider Pitching:
Furr BB

Ballard 2 R HR

McConnell FO to RF

Comeaux BB

Snider Single to LF


Blue Half of the 5th

Hooks Pitching:
Davis FO to CF

Bates FO to CF

Evans SO swinging

Coates BB / CS by Cobb

J.Smith HBP


Red Half of the 6th

Crider Pitching:

Runners at the corners



Cobb 3 R HR

L. Smith SIngle to RF / CS C to P

Safford GO

Patterson SO

Netterville FO to 1B



Blue Half of the 6th

Hooks Pitching:
Safford HR

Guinn FO to LF

Myers GO C to 1B

McLeod SO



Red Half of the 7th

Walker Pitching:
Alonso BB

Furr DP - P to SS to 1B

Ballard LO to 2B

McConnell SO

Comeaux Single to LF past SS

Snider FO to CF



Blue Half of the 7th

Melby Pitching:
Davis Single to 3B

Bates GO to 2B

Evans RBI Single to RF


Red Half of the 8th

Walker Pitching:
Cobb FO to RF

L.Smith BB

Patterson Single to CF

Netterville LO to 3B / DP to 2B

*No Bottom of the 8th*

Final:

Red: 7 Runs on 11 Hits

Blue: 6 Runs on 8 Hits

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October 1st, 2023



Blue Half of the 1st

Copeland Pitching:
Myers BB / CS by Cobb

Ballard SO Swinging

Davis BB

Evans SO / C to 1B



Red Half of the 1st

Havern Pitching:
Furr GO to SS

Safford Single thru RS of infield

McConnell SO

Bates SO Looking



Blue Half of the 2nd

Copeland Pitching:
McLeod SO Swinging

Coates FO to 2B in Foul Territory

L. Smith GO to 2B

J. Smith BB

Alonso SO Swinging



Red Half of the 2nd

Havern Pitching:
Guinn GO to 3B / Nice play by McLeod (slow bouncer)

Comeaux HBP

Netterville Sac Bunt / Comeaux to 2B

Snider SO Swinging



Blue Half of the 3rd

Fraginals Pitching:
LaRocca FO to LF

Myers FO to LF

Ballard Single to CF

Davis BB

Evans SO / C to 1B



Red Half of the 3rd

Mabry Pitching:
Patterson GO to 2B

Cobb FO to LF

Furr BB

Safford FO to LF



Blue Half of the 4th

Fraginals Pitching:
McLeod SO Swinging

Coates BB

L. Smith Out

J. Smith FC



Red Half of the 4th

Mabry Pitching:
McConnell SO Swinging

Bates FO to RF

Guinn BB / PO at 1B

Comeaux SIngle to LF (Long AB)



Blue Half of the 5th

Thiels Pitching:
Alonso SO Swinging

LaRocca SIngle to LF

Myers HBP

Ballard FO to 1B

Davis 3R HR

Evans SO Swinging



Red Half of the 5th

Hubka Pitching:
Netterville GO to 2B

Snider FO to 2B

Patterson Double off the Top of the RF wall

Cobb RBI Single to CF

Furr SO



Blue Half of the 6th

Porche Pitching:
McLeod GO to 3B

Coates FO to CF

L. Smith FO to CF


Red Half of the 6th

Tarini Pitching:
Safford FO to LF

McConnell Ground Rule Double

Bates FO to RF

Guinn SO Swinging



Blue Half of the 7th

Porche Pitching:

J. Smith FO to RF

Alonso FO to 2B

LaRocca SO Looking



Red Half of the 7th

Tarini Pitching:
Comeaux SO Swinging

Netterville Single to 3B

Snider FO to LF

Patterson Push Bunt Single

Cobb BB / Pinch ran by Snider

Furr RBI BB

Safford Walkoff 2 R Single



Final after 7 Innings
Blue 3 Runs on 2 Hits

Red 4 Runs on 8 Hits

@ACSlatech1994 posted this in another thread, but I wanted to give it its own thread:

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I caught up a/ Derrick Deen of InsideHilltopperSports to preview the game tomorrow night:

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

- UTEP Recap
- Thoughts on Brevin Randle suspension
- Derrick Deen w/ InsideHilltopperSports joins us @ 6:30
- Mid-Season Report Card
- Lane Burroughs on Fall Ball + big games against Miss State & Auburn upcoming @ 7
- Game Picks

Calls/Texts — (888)-993-7762

Let’s go!!!

Best QB Tech will play this year:

Per Dr. Wood:

“Coach Cumbie and I met with Brevin Randle today and informed him that he has been suspended indefinitely as a result of the incident during last night’s game versus UTEP. In speaking with Brevin, he acknowledges that his action was wrong and understands the consequence of that action. Our University, athletic department, and football program believe in culture, class, and competitive excellence and in no way was that displayed in that moment.”

Sonny Cumbie will release a statement later today.

Sonny Cumbie, Tyre Shelton, DeShon Hall, and Blake Oschendorf will speak to the media on Tuesday. Starts at noon.

I got it covered.

@ntruppel takes a look at the difference in WKU's passing game from 2022 to 2023 + their effectiveness in the red zone:

New week, new opportunities:

Official statement from Brevin Randle

“I want to apologize and take full accountability for my action towards Steven Hubbard and the UTEP football program. I am aware that my action was unacceptable, and does not align with what Louisiana Tech or I stand for. Although one play does not define me as a person or a player, I take this as a lesson to learn from and hope others can learn from me because I will never condone behavior of this matter. I hope this finds your heart well as I plan to use my time away from the game I love to reflect on how I have impacted Steven, my university, team and family.”

-Brevin Randle

The Player of the Week is... Louisiana Tech's # 6 Brevin Randle!
Oh wait, that's # 6 Smoke Harris. My bad.
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The WKU @ LA Tech game just got HUGE all of a sudden!

TEAM CONF OVR
Liberty 2-0 4-0
Jacksonville State 2-0 4-1
Louisiana Tech 2-0 3-3
Western Kentucky 1-0 3-2
New Mexico State 0-1 2-3
Middle Tennessee 0-1 1-4
Sam Houston 0-1 0-4
Florida International 0-2 3-2
UTEP 0-2 1-5

I am pleasantly surprised in how he is coming along. Not saying he is a world beater but he has done a better job than I had thought he would. I don’t see him mixing it up inside like Randle but he has preformed.

Hilltoppers open as 7.5-point favorite:

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Takeaways:

- Shelton is legit
- Best game of Edwards season
- Turner struggles in 2nd start
- Limited snaps for Singleton leads to increased production?
- Lesser names on DL have to be better

What ya got?

Wins: FIU, NSU, UTEP

Losses: SMU, North Texas, Nebraska

Offense | The offense with Hank or Jack has looked rough. WRs hurt. RBs hurt. OL has been better last few weeks. No rhythm all year. PPG & yards per game are down from last year against a weaker schedule. — D

Defense | Allowing 12 less points and 90 less yards per game. Pass defense has been really good. Run defense seems to get more TFL, but they are still below average. Scheme issues all over the place each week. Has kept a struggling offense in every game outside of North Texas. — C+

Special Teams | Barnes has been great at kicker. Buck has been great at kickoffs. Punting is massively improved w/ Oschendorf. No blocked kicks allowed. No big returns allowed. Smoke ran a punt back. Negatives were the 12 men on field against SMU and fake FG allowed against Nebraska. Sharp has been really solid this year. — B+

Overall | I’m feeling generous after a win, but I’m still not sold we are making much progress. Just feels sloppy too often. — C-

Thoughts?

What happened to Crosby? He came in, made a 20 yard run and never returned.

Sam Houston up 21-7 on Jacksonville State nearing the half.

Takeaways:

- Gilbert sees separation from Rossell at RG
- Nason plays big role at DT w/ Hall shifting outside
- Shelby plays big snaps and plays well at CB
- Singleton’s snap count drops, Mcelvane increases
- Evans earns more snaps at DE

The question to the board is what should Randle's punishment be?

Feel free to explain your reasoning.