[Postgame Thread] Louisiana Tech Defeats Northwestern State 80-6

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern State	3	0	0	3	6
Louisiana Tech	21	42	14	3	80

[u/SwaglordHyperion]

Jesus christ

[u/LameAfro → u/SwaglordHyperion]

How is this even possible 💀

[u/AlekRivard → u/LameAfro]

Because LA Tech scored a lot and NWSt didn't

[u/Respect38 → u/AlekRivard]

That's one thing, but the score already being 70-3 the first time your team gets the ball in the 2nd half is another.

[u/TheRealOzone → u/AlekRivard]

Lol

[u/Big__If_True → u/LameAfro]

NSU is quite possibly the worst team in D1

[u/Physical-Draw9788 → u/Big__If_True]

NSU is a FCS team, not FBS.

[u/Big__If_True → u/Physical-Draw9788]

Yes. FBS and FCS are both D1

[u/MyRottingBrain → u/LameAfro]

Air Raid against a overmatched opponent will do that

[u/zadreth → u/MyRottingBrain]

Oh I'm aware. I wonder if any texas A&M are aware.

[u/DiplomaticAggie → u/zadreth]

Most kids in college currently weren’t alive when that game took place. It’s time to put it to bed Unc.

[u/LivingOof → u/LameAfro]

Didn't NSU lose to an NAIA school?

[u/Big__If_True → u/LivingOof]

Yeah they’re insanely bad

[u/MMARapFooty → u/LivingOof]

Yes and it was at home

[u/grossness13 → u/LameAfro]

Because Northwestern isn’t a state. Fake news.

[u/hobbitnamedfrod0 → u/LameAfro]

Dude, we played them last year and had to have a running clock the entire second half because they were so awful.

[u/TheCornwallis → u/LameAfro]

They’ve won like what, 1 game the past 3 seasons?

[u/CluelessTennisBall → u/SwaglordHyperion]

He wasn't doing Northwestern any favors that's for sure

[u/GetsThruBuckner → u/CluelessTennisBall]

Lagway wasn't the only one God forgot about

[u/Scrotus01 → u/SwaglordHyperion]

Facts.

[u/horse_renoir13 → u/SwaglordHyperion]

It's Jason Bourne

[u/TrustMeIKnowThisOne]

42 points in the 2nd quarter alone. Damn welcome to the Fun Belt Bulldogs!

[u/MurDoct]

42 points in a quarter is fucked

[u/Physical-Draw9788 → u/MurDoct]

My wife and I got tickets to the inaugural Frisco Bowl a few years back when Tech played SMU. We ended up on the SMU side. Tech ran up the score so bad in the first half that it was a virtual ghost town in the second half on the SMU side.

Of course I was wearing a Bulldog shirt and standing up clapping and cheering everything Tech scored, which wad often in the first half. The looks I got. One guy came over and said "you are a long way from home". I said "no I live about four miles from here". He downshifted quickly.

Tech ended up winning 51-10. Irony is that my daughter got her Master's from SMU in May so I have been an SMU Dad for the last couple of years.

[u/jawa501 → u/Physical-Draw9788]

What was the point of that guy coming over lmaooo 😭😭😭

[u/Physical-Draw9788 → u/jawa501]

He was trying to intimidate. I was cheering my team, not denigrating SMU but some people didn't see that distinction. I was 6'4" around 280 at the time so intimidation didn't work very well.

[u/jawa501 → u/Physical-Draw9788]

Man that’s so lame. Glad he stopped messing with you.

[u/Bahamas_is_relevant → u/Physical-Draw9788]

Pretty insane how far SMU's come as a program that Tech blowing them out almost feels unbelieveable nowadays.

[u/Physical-Draw9788 → u/Bahamas_is_relevant]

Well this was back in 2017 and they had just lost their coach to Arkansas a couple of weeks before the game. Full circle, Sonny Dykes came into SMU right before the game after he had been fired by Cal. He had left LA Tech to go to Cal several years earlier.

[u/AllTimeTy]

Close game. Almost had ‘em.

[u/AlekRivard → u/AllTimeTy]

If that one play had just gone differently. Just the one

[u/kojfefe → u/AlekRivard]

if only they had one more second on the clock

[u/stat_padford → u/AlekRivard]

Game of inches I always say

[u/Hobbes_87 → u/AllTimeTy]

Northwestern didn't lose - they just ran out of time.

[u/Groundbreaking-Box89]

NSU might be the worst D1 team in the country. Yikes to that 2nd quarter

[u/earthling82 → u/Groundbreaking-Box89]

Is losing to an NAIA team in week 0 and then losing by 74 in week 1 the worst start for a D1 team ever?

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/earthling82]

Unless a D1 team lost to the old YMCA clubs back to back…then yes, I believe so

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/Groundbreaking-Box89]

They're the worst D1 team with scholarships, and it's not close. Their only competition was really Utah Tech, and they only lost 63-7 to BYU

[u/LankyTexan]

I live for this.

About NSU, that's borderline negligence on how bad they've let their program get since the tragedy of 2023. Ruston high school may not have been beaten that badly.

[u/Big__If_True → u/LankyTexan]

Ruston High would unironically at least keep it within 20 points against NSU

[u/Random0925]

Man, this kind of felt like bullying, lol. Opened up the Sun Belt era with a win. Onto certain death next week, but can you imagine?

FIRE CUMBIE

[u/saintsfan92612]

Imagine losing by 74 pts and it not being your most embarrassing loss of the season.

[u/pigeonwithsixasses]

I watched this entire train wreck. I’m sick. I need help. Should I self-report?

[u/Big__If_True → u/pigeonwithsixasses]

wtf is wrong with you

[u/pigeonwithsixasses → u/Big__If_True]

I WANTED TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY’D SCORE OK

[u/LankyTexan → u/pigeonwithsixasses]

Welcome to the family. Ruston will welcome you with open arms. Tune in weekly for tons of nasty football, mostly bad, but sometimes good.

[u/Possible_Emergency_9 → u/pigeonwithsixasses]

I stopped at halftime!

[u/Strong-Reflection634]

This is like my Louisiana Tech Dynasty in CFB lol

[u/OdaDdaT]

Ayo

[u/Level_East94]

Did LA Tech’s coach have some vendetta against Northwestern State?

[u/Scrotus01 → u/Level_East94]

No, we just absolutely suck.

[u/No_Shoe_3889 → u/Level_East94]

One of the theories is that it's revenge for the 2014 game where we lost to them.

[u/Clean_Kangaroo_5547 → u/Level_East94]

Northwestern lost to an NAIA team their first game

[u/SigmaKnight → u/Level_East94]

Like the others are saying, NSU is terrible. But, there are still a lot of oooold movers, shakers, and insiders who live for the old days at Tech. Gotta make them happy, so they and Tech want to win as hard as possible against NSU, ULM, and ULL. They're satiated with everything to the detriment of everything else as long as we win against those three. They've been seething for 12 years even though this is the third game since then, and Tech leads the series 56–20–5, now. Last two had scores of 52-25 and 51-21, and it still wasn't enough. I doubt 80-6 will do it, either. No real bottom to it.

[u/MMARapFooty → u/Level_East94]

Northwestern State is broken mentally in confidence

[u/Clifo]

Can y’all believe Northwestern lead at one point?

Anyway, this thread could’ve been posted an hour and a half ago.

[u/NoDrama3756]

Two weeks in a row northwestern state makes headlines.

Maybe fire coach?

[u/Davidellias → u/NoDrama3756]

that program is in DEEP trouble.

[u/theKKaptain → u/NoDrama3756]

Fire the whole program into the sun maybe

[u/CoolMullets7]

I'm not sure I've ever seen 42 points in a quarter before 

[u/Dry-Membership3867 → u/CoolMullets7]

Pretty sure the only time I have was also a loss by NW ST

[u/MMARapFooty]

Some high schools in Louisiana would put up better effort than Northwestern State did tonight.

Absolutely broken football program Northwestern State has right now.If I was them I would target find hot shot OCs or numerous high school head coaches within Louisiana.

[u/Tsquared10]

Lose to an NAIA school. Follow or up with a 74 point loss. This could be a generationally bad season.

[u/Based_Grimlock]

NSU alum here, and my wife is a professor there.

This is embarrassing. This team beat TCU at TCU when I was in the band back in 2001/2002.

I’m glad the university president spent over 5 million on the football program last year and meanwhile my wife and her colleagues can’t get a fucking cost of living allowance pay bump.

[u/Siicktiits]

42 points… in a quarter? Excuse me?

[u/No_Shoe_3889 → u/Siicktiits]

From what i can tell, we scored within the first 30 seconds of the 2nd quarter bc we were already in the redzone.

[u/MMARapFooty]

Northwestern State led in both games but got humiliated in both games.

[u/Possible_Emergency_9]

By halftime I just felt bad for the Northwestern State guys. That used to be a proud program but you have to wonder if they can keep it upright.

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

Holy shit 😭

[u/lowes18]

Shut down the program

[u/wps10]

The spread for this one was like 50.5. Wasn’t even close

[u/Clemshady94 → u/wps10]

55.5......i bet the under 🫣🤦‍♂️

[u/doctorchubbs]

We were keeping an eye on this game after seeing the halftime score and were disappointed LT didn’t hang 100 on em

[u/No_Shoe_3889 → u/doctorchubbs]

You and me both. But I do understand why because we're pretty thin at offensive line and didn't want to risk getting injuries.

[u/intelligentx5]

42 points in a single quarter? Fucking hell

[u/Scrotus01]

We need to shut the program down.

[u/Condom_Breaker256]

Didn't NSU lose to an NAIA team last week, or was that someone else?

80 seems light from an FBS opponemt

[u/Scrotus01 → u/Condom_Breaker256]

Yes, we did.

[u/ConfidentMeaning]

Wow. That's quite the box score.

[u/honeybadgerrulez]

didn’t know basketball already started

[u/UnderwhelmingAF]

Nail biter

[u/zaksbee]

god damn la tech

[u/officialdougjudy → u/zaksbee]

We'll see your flairs the next two weeks. NSU is that bad, we're not that good.

[u/Bahamas_is_relevant]

Oh

[u/MrSCR23]

Holy Murderball Batman

[u/LightningDusty]

I see we have some competition for best offense in the nation. 😎

[u/DopedScope338]

80 to 6?!?! Now that's an ass whoopin'.

[u/No_Shoe_3889]

42 points in one quarter is absolutely asinine. I know it was against Northwestern State but to hang that many points on a team is still an accomplishment nonetheless

[u/Str8UpJorking]

That’s a lot

[u/magnumapplepi]

Jesus

[u/agentb719]

Couldve put this up in the second lol

[u/DarkSide830]

Stop, stop, he's already dead!

[u/WelcometoHale]

Might be better than NAIA!

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Believe it or not NWSU was leading in this game.

The 1st and last team to score

[u/Dry_Car_1568]

God DAMN

[u/Bokki_64]

How do you even score 42 in a single quarter??

[u/3-putt-the-12th-hole]

Yikes 😬

[u/realrimurutempest]

Extreme ass whoopin 😧

[u/Jonjon428]

HOLY SHIT

[u/nathodood]

Cumbie job security game

[u/Do__Math__Not__Meth]

“Hey coach we’re still getting pizza, right?”

[u/XmasJaxonFlaxonWaxen]

I would like to trade offenses please

[u/Viron_22]

Northwestern State sounds an Alan Smithee kind of name for games like this.

[u/llamahumper]

Genuinely curious about how they would fare against a high level high school tean

[u/wichee]

when 2019 lsu played nw state they only put up 65 i think. and to me that was insane (coming from lsu you know). wtf happened

[u/princessprity]

According to Yahoo Sports, a Big10 team just lost 80-6

[u/False_Scale_6146]

Klay Thompson shit what the hell

[u/puuuuuud]

Scorigami!

[u/Molson2871]

Good lord 😳

[u/Big_Current419]

they gonna beat us next week

[u/No_Shoe_3889 → u/Big_Current419]

Eh y'all have a defense so I doubt it, I hope I'm wrong. Been to Waco, lovely city btw.

[u/WurstDayEver_7]

Can we switch’s QBs?

[u/TuckNRoll2468]

I thought it was a meme at first.

[u/IowaJL]

Notorious B1G team Northwestern (State)

[u/Physical-Draw9788]

Watched it with my sister who graduated from NSU. Offered to turn it off. I hope LSU doesn't do the same thing to us.

[u/theKKaptain]

NSU knows they’re supposed to try to win games right? Many are asking the question

[u/tragicallyohio]

Jesus Tech what happened in the 4th? Just a field goal? Weak.

[u/JMP347 → u/tragicallyohio]

Well, 3rd and 4th stringers were in for the experience and NWST was still playing starters. Also, Tech was bleeding time. Still managed a field goal from the backup kicker.

[u/neovenator250]

42 points in a quarter is something you'd struggle to put up in a video game

[u/TapNumerous4625]

Dude poor Northwestern was literally running it 3 straight downs and punting for like 22 yards every drive after halftime. The coach didn’t even attempt to make the game last any longer just knew it was time to look forward to next week and get out of there lol

[u/ColdWillow7319]

I almost went to Northwestern, glad I went to Nicholls instead. We might not be good, but at least we aren't anywhere near as bad as Northwestern. Ngl at this point they should just stop playing football.

[u/blueboybob]

Better watch out LSU, were coming for you!

[u/Loose-Membership2295]

Look at it this way Northwestern State fans, if you just take it from 15 minutes to 8.49 in the first quarter and include the whole last quarter, you won 6-3 😅🤣😂