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Kevin Wilson to Louisiana Tech…or Not

January 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Louisiana Tech is set to hire Oklahoma Sooner Offensive Coordiator Kevin Wilson as its new head coach.  A press conference is scheduled for 3 this afternoon in Ruston.  Wilson comes to Tech after heading up the Sooner offense the past 3 seasons and brings with him one of the finer coaching mustaches this side of [...]

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Louisiana Tech Narrows Coaching Search Down to a Baker’s Dozen

January 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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Will Booty Sweat quench that football thirst in Ruston? The list of possible candidates for the Louisiana Tech head coaching job is getting longer by the day, but one name you can cross off the list is Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, who removed his name from consideration yesterday.  The names that still remain in [...]

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Dooley is Headed to Tennessee

January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Lament o’ church going citizenry of Ruston, for it looks like your head football coach is bound for orange and white checkered pastures.  Derek Dooley, Louisiana Tech Head Coach and AD is reportedly on his way to Knoxville to take the job as Tennessee’s head football coach (which begs the question, since Derek Dooley is also AD [...]

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A Below Average Photo Essay: Your Boise State is Showing Edition

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Always your source for first hand mid-major football confrontations, FOTP ventured over to the People’s Republic of Ruston, a place where heavy drinking and tones above a normal speaking voice are not tolerated, to watch the BCS busting whirlwind that is the Boise St. Broncos tee one up on a Friday night.  I fully expected [...]

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Tags: Below Average Photo Essays · Bunkie Perkins · College Football · FOTP Field Trip

A Below Average Photo Essay: The Chiz Era Begins

September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Highlighted by the longest play in Auburn history, it wasn’t a bad start for the Gene Chizik era on the Plains this weekend. Of course, we were there to witness it all. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much going on in and around Auburn on Saturday, but here’s a few things we noticed…

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Tags: Auburn Football · Below Average Photo Essays · SEC Football