re: Independence Bowl

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You don't think that recruiting will mean more to a good player who will have a chance to play versus sitting on the bench for 2 years?

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No

The caliber of player that we want would rather go to LSU and compete for a national championship than take the easy way out and go to a Tech and not challenge himself.

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to recon with.

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La Tech grad??

i am a tech fan and grad. not an lsu hater, just ambivalent about lsu mostly. anyone reasonable understands the pecking order and that lsu has the $, conference, state suppport, etc. to be the superior team in the state. but as a tech fan, we think we are #2 in that spot and hopefully will gain some more ground. now if lsu continues to falter (early 90's tigers) for a few years, tech could make significant in roads in recruiting, especially if we can hang on to dooley for 2-3 more years. who knows about next year's game? hard to predict what college athletes will do tomorrow much less a year from now. if these two teams played tomorrow, i think it would be a very competetive game. see you in november 2009.

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PLEASE...I grew up in Ruston...my dad was All America for La. Tech...both of my parents graduated from there...my mom taught there for 30+ years.

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I think I know you...are your initials C G ?

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la...I think I sufficiently debunked the 'funding' angle!

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I saw that and thank you for doing so. I spewed my coffee when I read his statement. That's just funny that he even would think so.

You got it...are you from Ruston?

Delhi...initials are MD...started with you @ LSU in fall of 88

yep

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You don't think that recruiting will mean more to a good player who will have a chance to play versus sitting on the bench for 2 years?

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absolutely not. USC, Bama, UF, etc. promising playing time would snatch a viable recruit from a comparable powerhouse. A small mid major will never poach on an SEC power no matter how much playing time they promise. Just reality holmes.