Starts up at noon. I’ll have it covered.

Tech needs win #2, @gtpddEvan is in charge of identifying how to make it happen:

In addition to this new five-year media rights contract (plus a one-year option), CUSA schools have signed a grant of rights, according to a source familiar with the agreement, giving their media rights to the conference and keeping the league locked together through the deal. It’s a major step up in stability from recent years, and no other Group of 5 conference has a grant of rights.

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This comes from Chris Vannini’s C-USA preview in the athletic.

OL Austin Ellis from Bullard, TX is commitment #1 for 2024. Public announcement should come some time this week.

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Starts up at 8 AM this morning. I got ya covered.

Vander Waal has bounced to Idaho State and Northwestern State after he was beat out at Wyoming by Josh Allen:

Here’s how it goes:

1. Win a game and show some promise.
2. Get whipped by a team you WISH you were a peer of.
3. Settle into the conference schedule and win MOST of the games you’re supposed to.
4. Go bowling.

If we don’t go bowling, Cumbie should probably be fired. If we do go bowling, he probably NOT get an extension.

This is the life of a Tech fan…it’s ups and downs, but you DID get a good education.

I’d heard he was leaving, but he never entered portal according to D1Baseball. Well, it looks like he’s at Jones County JC:

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I caught up with NSU SID Jason Pugh to preview the Demons:

BC & Beck are backkkkkk on the air at 6 PM on SportsTalk 97.7 FM on Tuesday night.

- SMU Recap - Mental/Coaching Mistakes have been on my mind a lot. Makes me worry far more than the talent on the field no matter how good or bad it is.

- Patrick Netherton joins us at 6:30. Patrick is the Voice of the Demons.

- Week 1 College Football Recap - Might get into the discussion on how popular college football is right now

- Tech’s 2nd all-time leading passer Luke McCown will join us at 7:00 to discuss a variety of things.

Calls/Texts — (888)-993-7762

Questions for either guest?

LATech will host NSU in Ruston on Saturday night. @ntruppel takes an in-depth look at the Demons based on their first game down at Lafayette:

Louisiana Tech will travel to SMU for a non-conference matchup on Saturday.

Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday 11 AM on ESPNU.

The two teams last met in Ruston in 2021 when SMU won 39-37.

Tech is 1-0 after defeating FIU 22-17 in its season opener last Saturday.

Injury Report | DGT is out, Crosby is out, Thornton is probable, Shelton made the trip, but I’d be surprised if he played

Let’s gooooo!!

128 Team College Football Tournament
https://www.triond.net/2023/09/cfp-128-college-football-chaos-round-1.html

RHP Sam Brodersen has committed to Louisiana Tech.

Brodersen is a 6’1, 195-pound right-handed pitcher from Wingate University in Wingate, NC.

Brodersen has a 3.63 ERA in his career across 121.1 innings.

The FL native has struck out 12.2 hitters per 9 across 3 seasons and limited opponents to a .217 batting average against.

Have to win the next to. Have to.

Takeaways:

- Hank was pretty good considering how much pressure he had on him
- Everyone else pretty meh on offense, Delfin struggled
- Roberts was sensational at CB
- Richard really good in his first start
- Durham-Campbell likely to see his snaps continue to increase
- Heard had 4 missed tackles which resulted in the low grade, and it’s apparent Power benched him for a bit for Roberson

We lost last night and took a step back IMHO.

1. The C missed the same blitz 2 times (Maybe 3) for wide open sacks by the LB…..????
2. Pick 6 and extra point = Easy 7
3. 12 men on the field on 4th down punt and they get the ball back (I think the drove the length for 7)
4. We hold them on 4th down and and tackle their player and our LB face makes that downed player. (They then drive down for 7 I think)
5. 4th and 2 and we have not successfully ran the ball all day long……HCSC goes for it and we get stopped on downs (Again they then score points)

Thoughs?

@cwardell03 recaps the defeat:

Let’s hear ‘em!!

SMU 42
Tech 31

Catch BC & Chase P (filling in for Beck today) after the game on KXKZ 107.5 FM.

Calls — (800)-830-8031

Texts — (888)-993-7762

No podcast, tune in live!

We want to hear your thoughts on the game! It’ll be entertaining as always! Tune in!

The Bulldogs are +20.5 (!!!!!) against SMU this weekend. I am admittingly a homer, but still a little surprised Tech is getting that many points. Vegas is taking note of the offensive struggles Tech had against a bad FIU team last weekend.

I want to want to take the points.

Billy Embody helps us preview the Mustangs:

What will it take to knock off the Mustangs? @gtpddEvan shares his thoughts:

Starts up at 9 AM. I got it covered.