La Tech

Maybe everyone is still stunned from Saturday. Give it a day or so. Yes, Tech would love bragging rights to Louisiana. Even though Boise won Friday, Tech put up a good fight. They are defintely a team and athletic program on the rise.

I can tell you all about Tech.

Offense:
QB - Game manager. Will NOT throw into tight coverage. Takes a ton of sacks and checks down to RB 80% of the time.

RB - Porter is good, not great.

WR - We only have 2 healthy receivers on the entire team right now... a RS Freshman and a True Freshman. Livas is about 50% with turf toe and a sprained ankle. 2 guys quit the team for personal reasons and one got hurt against Boise. We will start a TE at WR, but he's a stud (6'3, 260 and runs about a 4.6). 3 receivers being redshirted, a shirt may come off just so we can field a team in BR.

OL - Can't pass block very well, but they can't run block either.

Defense:
DL - Solid against the run. DT will play on Sundays. Don't get alot of pressure on the QB.

LB - Banged up. MLB is solid. OLB's are below average.

CB - Banged up. We only had 4 coming into the season. Our best is out. Moved a Safety to CB, but he gives alot of cushion. No cover corners, give you 10 yards and keep you in front of them.

S - Banged up. Our best DB broke his leg on the first punt against Boise. Will start a True Freshman and a RS Freshman. Boise exposed this weakness last week.

Punter - Absolutely terrible. Actually got beat out 2 weeks ago by one of the receivers who quit the team.

Kicker - Very good on FGs, cannot kick it to the End Zone.

Stats:

Total Offense: #71
Rushing - #39
Passing - #93

Total Defense: #80
Rushing - #98
Passing - #57

I would like to see LSU drill Tech. They don't get a lot of press because of how poor their team often is, but LSU should never even give Tech the option of playing. Tech will be up for this game like it's their super bowl. LSU needs to be aware that these guys are going to come in fired up. It would be nice to send Tech packing for good with another blowout loss. Hope the team isn't down from the disappointment of the Alabama game.

Agreed.

The defense is not as bad as some of you think. They give up a lot of yards but not a lot of points. DC Spangler employs a bend-don't-break kind of style it seems. The CBs seem to give a 10 yard cushion on every play until the red zone, and I've never seen them jam receivers at the line.

Rush defense is relatively stout. Navy broke us with the outside option, Auburn had the speed to get around the corner. Up the middle we're solid. There will be some frustrated tiger fans if Miles tries to run up the gut every down. However, if LSU passes even remotely well, we will be picked apart quickly.

Offensively, we're out of playmakers, except for TE D. Morris and Porter. They're all injured in some way.

Tech will fight hard to the bitter end, and there's a slim chance we could steal a win with enough LSU screwups, but this one should be a win for LSU, sadly.

Tech, do you agree with me that LSU would be more successful with a bigger emphasis on the passing game than the running game?

The conventional wisdom is to pound the line but Tech's biggest weakness is the secondary from the games I've seen. I don't see how the Tech DB's could handle LSU's receivers. It will be easier for Tech's front to handle LSU's RBs.

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Tech, do you agree with me that LSU would be more successful with a bigger emphasis on the passing game than the running game?

The conventional wisdom is to pound the line but Tech's biggest weakness is the secondary from the games I've seen. I don't see how the Tech DB's could handle LSU's receivers. It will be easier for Tech's front to handle LSU's RBs.

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Agree. Tech's starting DB's would struggle with LSU's receivers, I don't see how our backups will be able to handle them. Both safeties are Freshmen. They will be good in the future, but can they handle a stout running game AND the bombs in Tiger Stadium right now? Very doubtful.

But at the same time, this is where LSU struggles. Do they have a QB that can beat anybody by throwing?

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end the series with Tech for good

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Is this really the end? We get 2 national championship teams and a Top 10 team? Say it isn't so! Not fair.

Tech got physically murdered in the game with Boise. Their best receiver and running back are playing hurt and left the game the other night. Seems like they have been playing hurt most of the year.

They don't pass protect at all. Often Boise's receivers were the only players on their side of the field. They were that wide open. I bet I could throw for 300 yrds against them.

I also think they are as emotionally let down by a relatively close loss to Boise as LSU is.

I see a repeat of the AU game at best. Tech my stay in it the first quarter.

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Is this really the end? We get 2 national championship teams and a Top 10 team? Say it isn't so! Not fair

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Tech is a decent team, but their fans need to give up the talk about beating LSU. If it doesn't happen this year then the series should be ended. It benefits LSU in almost no regard. Season ticket holders don't want to see the Tech game when choosing games to attend. If LSU wins, they were expected to. If LSU loses, then Tech gets a chance to steal in state recruits. The game also doesn't help LSU's BCS standings. Hopefully a whipping this year will end this petty obsession Tech fans have had with LSU.

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If LSU loses, then Tech gets a chance to steal in state recruits.

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Disagree here. LSU has too much money (facilities) and prestige (SEC) for a player to choose Tech over the results of a game.