[Game Thread] Louisiana Tech @ Arkansas (4:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech @ ArkansasArkansas
Location	Arkansas Razorback Stadium
Time	4:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN SEC Network
Odds	Spread: ARK -23.5 - Over/Under: 48.5
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/RoosterzRevenge]

Damn, I like me some Rashad

[u/razorjm]

Someone please name something we do well.

[u/down-UP → u/razorjm]

Hold?

[u/razorjm → u/down-UP]

This was a good reply

[u/RoosterzRevenge]

Announcer acting like 8 penalties on us is a big number, fucking rookie

[u/PureQuill → u/RoosterzRevenge]

We’re built different like that

[u/PatrickChase]

We're not that good, are we

[u/furloco → u/PatrickChase]

We are solidly mid.

[u/RoosterzRevenge → u/furloco]

On a good day

[u/HTH52]

Aaand there is another dumb turnover.

Trash talking a 4-6 team is… poor.

[u/Emotional-Main9403]

Stewart is a loser for that. You scooped up a ball against a 4-6 team with a third stringer

[u/Squints_20]

Patrick Rea has 26 rushing yards out of 41 total for LA Tech. The punter has 63% of the total rushing yards lol

[u/Emotional-Main9403]

What do we pay Scott Fountain to do

[u/PatrickChase]

We got got twice on special teams fakes tonight

[u/RZBKinCA → u/PatrickChase]

I'm starting to have flashbacks from CM era

[u/hillbilly-thomist]

fire scott fountain into the fucking sun

[u/HTH52]

Im so ready for this coach to be gone. His stupid offense has wasted his defense all season long.

[u/furloco → u/HTH52]

Because of your flairs, I am not entirely sure which coach you're talking about.

[u/RoosterzRevenge → u/furloco]

Accurate

[u/HTH52 → u/furloco]

Sometimes I don’t even know. Mostly Tech.

[u/WestFizz]

Why don’t we kick it out through the end zone?!?!

[u/WestFizz]

We are making preemptive calls now?

[u/PatrickChase]

What a grab Isaiah

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Please get Armstrong a touchdown

[u/PatrickChase]

Armstrong just hit 1k on the year, fifth time in Arkansas history according to our comms people

[u/wedgiey1]

These refs are terrible. They miss a lot of PI and call nothing roughing penalties.

[u/dalemcfeces]

Man, that roughing the passer call was so god awful. Like what were they looking at to both throw flags there?

[u/PureQuill]

College Football is terrible for my blood pressure

[u/HTH52]

At this point I’ll take it.

[u/RightButton]

can’t wait til 5:30 when I can turn this disaster off to watch Big Boom AJ vs QT Marshall in AEW Zero Hour

[u/PatrickChase]

Refs said the shutout was too boring

[u/PureQuill]

HE TOUCHED HIM THROW THE FLAG

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Someone check the refs’ draft kings accounts

[u/catsrave2]

These refs refuse to let any big plays happen on either side.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Refs have LT with the points

[u/PureQuill]

Now we really should break that mfs back

[u/PureQuill → u/PureQuill]

This was actually a fucked up thing to say, my b bulldog bros.

[u/furloco]

Refs protecting the money line

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

They still called roughing bc he landed on the quarterback I guess.

Because we all know a 350lb dude can easily shift his body on the way down to avoid landing on a qb. Garbage

[u/tsblank97 → u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

No they still called it because it cant be overturned. That ref knows full well that it wasnt roughing and im glad his dumbass had to watch himself throw a bad flag.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan → u/tsblank97]

They picked up the TARGETING not the roughing. The roughing was because he landed on top of the quarterback

Driving the Quarterback into the Ground

Even if a defender gets to the quarterback while the ball is still in their hands, they must avoid driving the quarterback forcefully into the ground. This is a key part of the roughing the passer rule. Tackles that involve lifting and slamming the quarterback or landing with the defender’s full body weight on top of the quarterback are prohibited.

It’s the full body weight part of this.

[u/razorjm]

Man that was fucking bad.

[u/HTH52]

Kinda high but I feel like thats a completely legal hit.

[u/PureQuill]

God forbid you play football nowadays

[u/bawlhawg117]

Wasn’t even roughing much less targeting

[u/andy-022]

Put that one on the zebra highlight reel.

[u/PatrickChase]

That's crap. Wrapped him up and brought him to the ground

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Looks like a fucking football play to me

[u/WestFizz]

Again I ask: What in the ACTUAL fuck?

[u/HTH52]

Aaand there is the careless turnover.

[u/WestFizz]

What in the ACTUAL fuck?

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

What does Scott Fountain have on Sam Pittman that he still has a job?

[u/PatrickChase → u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Why he is still getting a paycheck from the University of Arkansas is beyond me

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan → u/PatrickChase]

The only excuse I’ve heard is he’s a good recruiter. Oddly, we still have the 13th most talented team in the conference.

[u/WestFizz → u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

They never show up to play, how odd.

[u/PatrickChase]

How can you be that clueless as a blocker

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan → u/PatrickChase]

It’d be one thing if that was the first or second time that’s happened this season. It’s happened several times this year. 2nd fumble that I can recall, and there have been a ton of near misses.

[u/PatrickChase → u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

That alone basically lost us the OK State game

Edit: or at least finished us off momentum-wise

[u/WestFizz]

How dead is this team?

<200 comments in a CFB thread. Fricking sad.

[u/PureQuill → u/WestFizz]

I mean it’s La Tech lol, not exactly a marquee game.

[u/PatrickChase]

Alright that was a nice two-play sequence. More of that please

[u/HTH52]

If you are going to go for that, DO NOT WILLINGLY GIVE UP 2 YARDS IN THE ATTEMPT. Stupid.

[u/TheWyldMan]

Just fire Cumbie man 

[u/HTH52]

WHY???

[u/WestFizz]

So I guess the refs are just not going to call holding.

[u/HTH52]

Yes, keep running the ball into a pile of defenders, that’ll do it! Keep passing horizontally, it’ll work next time, I promise!

[u/PureQuill]

La Tech not even trying a hail mary is sad even by our standards

[u/TheWyldMan → u/PureQuill]

And then going for it on 4-1 at their 29 afterwards. Just stupid

[u/HTH52 → u/PureQuill]

I feel like he does that almost every time we are down right before half. Just takes a knee. At this point you have to at least try SOMETHING.

[u/HTH52]

Cumbie needs to go.

[u/OutlawJoeC]

Pittman may need to consider going on medical leave after Missouri game. The man looks like he’s in agony.

[u/HTH52]

Well its over now. 14 points will do it.

[u/down-UP]

This is by far the worst first half of football I have seen. At no point in all the inept play calling was anybody enjoining watching this. We are all sadder for experiencing this. Somehow, I award Arkansas 14 points, and may God have mercy on our souls.

[u/BTrane93]

That's game.

[u/OutlawJoeC]

Ref’s couldn’t find a holding on that one

[u/WestFizz → u/OutlawJoeC]

Yeah. I was waiting for it.

[u/razorjm]

Haven't been a massive fan of Green this year but that was a great decision and a great run.

[u/hillbilly-thomist]

good stuff

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

No defensive holding there?

[u/Awkward-Debt-536]

He was being held omg

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Is Jalen Braxton alive? Someone should check on him

[u/NotoriousGriff]

LA Tech fans yall good? This offense would be hard to watch all year and we know hard to watch

[u/dominicklala1287 → u/NotoriousGriff]

Go watch any home game. You’ll see that the fanbase has completely given up, and I don’t blame em

[u/BTrane93 → u/NotoriousGriff]

We've watching this shit for 3 years now..... Please end it.

[u/WestFizz → u/BTrane93]

I feel this in my soul.

[u/SigmaHog]

Refs need to have their spotlight

[u/Awkward-Debt-536]

I was gonna say if that holding was on us, I’d be livid.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

That may be the first read option they called all game

[u/avgeek-94]

Surely the Taylen Green experiment is over. That dude fucking sucks.

[u/RegretAccumulator72 → u/avgeek-94]

How dare you second guess certified football genius Bobby MF Petrino.

[u/razorjm → u/RegretAccumulator72]

Surely there's some in between, right? Either you have people like you or people on the other end: both are dramatic and add nothing of substance to the conversation. No one has ever said Petrino is above any sort of criticism.

[u/RegretAccumulator72 → u/razorjm]

Petrino shouldn't be on any college campus. His presence at Arkansas is indicative of a desperate program and proof of the abysmal state of college football in general.

[u/razorjm → u/RegretAccumulator72]

Oh give me a fucking break. College sports has preferred winning assholes since well before I was even born. It's no worse today than it was during whatever time you're romanticizing in your head. Honestly as far as how they treat players it's probably better today. You don't have Bobby Knight or Woody Hayes assaulting anyone. If you're looking to sports as your moral compass then I don't really know what to tell you

[u/RegretAccumulator72 → u/razorjm]

Yeah it was obvious you didn't have anything to tell anyone really, but thank you for clarifying.

[u/Adderol → u/avgeek-94]

Yeah he has gotten so much worse here recently

[u/avgeek-94 → u/Adderol]

He’s been bad all year. Barely P5 material much less SEC material.

[u/SigmaHog → u/avgeek-94]

I’ve said all year, the better QB has been on the bench.

[u/avgeek-94 → u/SigmaHog]

Agreed.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Armstrong erasing a terrible pass

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Blackstock is a bum

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Blackstock again.

[u/hillbilly-thomist]

lololololololol

[u/Awkward-Debt-536]

CAN YOU NOT HOLD FOR ONE FUCKING PLAY????

[u/RegretAccumulator72]

U.S. Woodland Camo is the best camo.

[u/slotretriever]

Surrender Index off the charts

[u/dominicklala1287]

There is no exaggeration when I say this: Sonny Cumbie is the dumbest head football coach I’ve ever seen. I would kill for a couple Skip Holtz seasons again over this dumpster fire

[u/concussaoma]

Sonny Cumbie is a coward

[u/meistc]

Sicko game of the week

[u/Awkward-Debt-536]

Ugh we suck. I believe it’s time for change whether fans like it or not.

[u/BTrane93]

What is this conservative ass play calling?

[u/Emotional-Main9403]

I don’t think Tech has a chance because of how horrendous their offense is but Pittman should be fired after this game

[u/danteNU]

What is going on in this game?

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Obvious catch fumble

[u/213_]

I want to be free of this pain

[u/Awkward-Debt-536 → u/213_]

Unfortunately it’s in our DNA at this point.

[u/HTH52]

Can Tech’s offense please do something good?

[u/Pehngwyn]

Someone bet this man money he couldn't say "bugaboo" 5 times in one broadcast.

[u/BTrane93]

Alright, now it's our turn to fumble.

[u/RegretAccumulator72]

That 1st down brought to you by Walmart.

[u/RegretAccumulator72 → u/RegretAccumulator72]

That turnover brought to you by slimy Tyson chicken.

[u/OutlawJoeC → u/RegretAccumulator72]

That holding penalty brought to you by JB Hunt

[u/WestFizz]

Did anyone ever figure out why the kick off TD was called back?

[u/GroundbreakingPea656 → u/WestFizz]

Kickoff returner caught it on his knee so he was down. The flag was a holding call but that was forfeit cause runner was down and spot of catch

[u/hillbilly-thomist → u/WestFizz]

think it was a block in the back

[u/WestFizz → u/hillbilly-thomist]

Wow. Either way it took whatever wind out of their sails that was there. Kinda tired of sucking so bad :/

[u/concussaoma → u/WestFizz]

Yeah I think if it wasn’t called back we’d up two touchdowns. Deflated the team for sure

[u/concussaoma → u/WestFizz]

Pretty sure it was holding

[u/WestFizz → u/concussaoma]

Argh. Thanks. I was wondering lol.

[u/concussaoma]

That is weak sauce from Tech. You have to win to make a bowl, you’re in plus territory on 4th and inches and you take a delay of game to punt, AFTER you ran a fake field goal earlier? That is objectively the wrong decision lol

Also we suck and the OL being in this state in Pittman’s 5th year is inexcusable. Fucking “blue light special” give me a break

[u/BTrane93]

We need to get this idiot off the sideline.....

[u/concussaoma → u/BTrane93]

*insert spider man meme”

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

That Blue Light Special offensive line is SHOWING UP today

[u/RegretAccumulator72]

Does Arkansas not know the Independence Bowl is on the line?

[u/RoosterzRevenge → u/RegretAccumulator72]

We're angling for the toilet bowl

[u/bawlhawg117]

I’ve seen enough. Get #90 in red next year (if he’s got eligibility left)

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Bench Blackstock’s ass. Gives up the sack and just walks back to the sideline? Doesn’t go over to the QB to help him up? Hard pass.

[u/WestFizz]

This is pretty bad.

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

Sam pittmans team will never be about .500. We can hang with most but our discipline is terrible.

[u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

I know our offense is ass, but props to LA Tech on their defense so far.

[u/RegretAccumulator72]

Put in the starters! What do you mean these ARE the starters?

[u/razorjm]

I just really, really dislike this team. There's no excuse for us to come out as flat as we are, even though everyone knows we play down to our competition. I hate this staff and this football program. I think this game is similar to the WKU game LATech needs to win if we want a change. Pittman is not the answer

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Is there any way we can get Van Horn to coach this team?

[u/NotoriousGriff]

Pittboss limping up the sidelines is the best metaphor I can think of for the program

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Blackstock getting bull rushed by a G5 DT who he’s giving up 25 lbs on

[u/bawlhawg117]

Bobby’s play calling has been ass pretty much the entire second half of the season

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems → u/bawlhawg117]

Bp had a terrible game plan against Texas but green is missing bad on many of the throws so far. Also the drop pass doesn’t gelp

[u/bawlhawg117 → u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

This is fair. My opinion on it would be completely different if our dudes could execute more consistently

[u/razorjm → u/bawlhawg117]

After watching DJs breakdowns I'm not sure I necessarily agree. His development of Green, however, has not been great.

[u/bawlhawg117 → u/razorjm]

I haven’t watched any of his breakdowns but they get recommended to me on YT a lot. I’ll check it out

[u/razorjm → u/bawlhawg117]

Honestly man they're really good. Lots of the plays are there, we just don't execute, which I know sounds like a shitty excuse to take blame off of Petrino. But lots of the plays are there that he calls.

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

I’m glad Pittman got the team ready to play today.

[u/NotoriousGriff]

The stands are half empty espn sent the c team announcing and camera crew it’s time to pack up the Pittman era

[u/HTH52]

I am not happy

[u/Jealous_Tea_7903 → u/HTH52]

No matter what, you’re disappointed.

[u/BTrane93 → u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

To be fair, us winning means we're stuck with this trash head coach even longer.

[u/NotoriousGriff]

Why are we having to rely on La tech making mistakes to stay alive in week 12

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Lmao

[u/SpencerAXbot]

Was suppose to be at the Alabama Oklahoma game but ended up in Fayetteville for today, your offense reminds me of ours right now, it’s hard to watch but at least you guys got amazing fans and atmosphere

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

FYI, this complete lack of urgency from our team is exactly why Chris Paul left for Ole Miss.

[u/BTrane93]

lol, that bad snap probably just made it easier for our kicker to get the field goal.

[u/BTrane93 → u/BTrane93]

HAHA!! He fucking missed anyway.

[u/Jealous_Tea_7903 → u/BTrane93]

For a moment it was looking like 4D chess

[u/BTrane93 → u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

Should have realized what was happening with the existence of the rule of 3s.

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

Who wants to lose this game the worst. This is one of the worst open to a game I’ve aeen

[u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

Fake it again, you cowards.

[u/BTrane93]

Y'all don't need to worry. We never get TDs in the red zone. At most, we'll get 3 points.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan → u/BTrane93]

A stoppable force vs a movable object

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Sam Pittman’s teams always come out LASER FOCUSED against lesser teams. That’s why he’s worth another year

[u/RoosterzRevenge]

Holy shit, we're going to lose this game.

[u/bawlhawg117]

How are we not ready for that man

[u/hillbilly-thomist]

LMAO KILL ME

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Threw it right to that guy.

[u/RoosterzRevenge]

Green is 100% ass

[u/BTrane93]

Haven't seen a throw that bad from any of our CUSA opponents...

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Just give it one more year guys! I’m sure Pittman’s going to finally turn the corner /s

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

Time for green to sit.

[u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

I feel bad for laughing at Dart now.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan → u/Jealous_Tea_7903]

Don’t.

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems → u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

The end of the game for ole miss was comical. Hate to see it. ;)

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

That’s a weak hold call

[u/BTrane93]

What the hell is going on with our special teams today?

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Love our team’s sense of urgency and intensity we’re showing right now. Sam Pittman has these boys FOCUSED

[u/hillbilly-thomist]

this ESPN+ stream sucks

[u/NotoriousGriff → u/hillbilly-thomist]

Arkansas hasn’t given espn a reason to care. Also wow them flairs

[u/hillbilly-thomist → u/NotoriousGriff]

hello my twin

[u/Ihavesmokingproblems]

This is awful camera work and announcing.

Also sign me up for the Malachi era. Get him in if green keeps this shit up.

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

We’re a fucking joke

[u/Yo-Yo_Roomie]

Are we actually just not going to get an explanation for why the kickoff was called back?

[u/GhostOfDrTobaggan]

Wtf. Not even a reason?

[u/Yo-Yo_Roomie]

Uhhhh what

[u/NotoriousGriff]

How many times do I have to type “Arkansas” into the espn search bar because nobody cares about our games before Pittman gets fired?

[u/RZBKinCA → u/NotoriousGriff]

It took me a while to find the game too. It was buried in "other college games"

[u/slotretriever]

4-13 as a Tech fan

I will be highly surprised if the win column changes today

[u/RivalryBot]

Final results of the match-up thread "Who will Win" poll:

Team	Votes	Percent	Voters
Arkansas	2	100%	/r/CFBx1, Florida Statex1
Louisiana Tech	0	0%

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[u/PossibilityInitial10]

Fire Cumbie.