Head football coach Sonny Dykes recently received a pay raise and a two year contract extension. So let's take a look at how Louisiana Tech has performed over the last two years. At the end of the regular season, Louisiana Tech was 8-4 and the #39 ranked team in the nation. They were the #53 most productive offense and the #23 most productive defense. (Of course this will change once all the bowl games are played, but gives us a good overview of their performance at the time coach Dykes' contract was extended.) In 2010, Louisiana Tech was 5-7 against a strength of schedule of 61.17. Louisiana Tech was the #90 most productive team in NCAA FBS, with the #70 most productive offense and the #109 most productive defense.
Thus overall Louisiana Tech has dramatically improved over the 2010 season.