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1. Alabama-LSU (ABC): 7.904M
2. Georgia-Ole Miss (ABC): 7.400M
3. Florida-Texas (ABC): 3.900M
4. Colorado-Texas Tech (FOX): 3.683M
5. Purdue-Ohio State (FOX): 3.482M
6. Miami-Georgia Tech (ESPN): 3.460M
7. Florida State-Notre Dame (NBC): 2.300M
8. BYU-Utah (ESPN): 2.070M
9. Iowa-UCLA (Fri, FOX): 1.890M
10. Mississippi State-Tennessee (ESPN): 1.596M

Although, the outcome was not what we wanted. Having the 4th Highest Rating of the day, is very impressive.

Anyone have link for tonights BB game?

From Rivals Basketball Recruiting Analyst Jason Jordan

i cannot remember who, perhaps Neb. The Tech QB was Ron Reeves from Monterey.
Seems like Ron took Tech the length of the field and won. Anyone remember.?

When I was at Tech / UT came to town and Larry Alford took a punt back 80 yards. Seems like we beat them back to back way back then. Hubcity

Does NOT need to be SML.

Time to get this thing started. As a Spurs fan I am pleased with where we are right now. I love the additions of Bergvahl and Archie, and the use of 4 from the academy. Not sure how many of those remain on the big club or get loaned out for seasoning, but the future is bright. Solanke will help. We could use another midfielder, and that may come soon. But if the previous year's midfield remains healthy I believe we will be fine.

Spoke with Shelton at Rivals Camp Dallas on Sunday. Huge uncommitted target for the staff. OV coming up in early June.

We're back. Excited for hoops tonight at the USA and we talked a bit about the big picture for Tech football.

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Willing to bet we get it with Colorado

Typical Tech, we are 6-4. The more things change, the more they don't. I will never lose hope and love for Tech football. Just laughing at me and us at the moment.

Win by 1 point in OT vs Abilene Christian. Abilene Christian is now 7-3; 6-1 in the United Athletic Conference.

Lose by 21 points at Washington State. Washington State is now 8-1 and ranked #19 in the nation.

Win by 45 points vs North Texas. North Texas is now 5-4; 2-3 in the American Athletic Conference.

Win by 8 points vs Arizona State. Arizona State is now 7-2; 4-2 and in 3rd Place in the Big 12.

Win by 3 points vs Cincinnati. Cincinnati is now 5-4; 3-3 and in 10th Place in the Big 12.

Win by 6 points at Arizona. Arizona is now 3-6; 1-5 and in 14th Place in the Big 12.

Lose by 24 points vs Baylor. Baylor is now 5-4; 3-3 and in 9th Place in the Big 12.

Lose by 1 point at TCU. TCU is now 6-4; 3-3 and in 7th Place in the Big 12.

Win by 1 point at Iowa State. Iowa State is now 7-2; 4-2 and in 4th Place in the Big 12.

Lose by 14 points to Colorado. Colorado is now 7-2; 5-1 and in 2nd Place in the Big 12 and ranked #18 in the nation.

At Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State is now 3-7; 0-7 and in 16th Place in the Big 12.

Vs West Virginia. West Virginia is now 5-4; 4-2 and in 6th Place in the Big 12.

Did I miss them?

One thing I haven’t seen discussed from last week….I think a 3:00 PM kickoff in November after daylight savings ends is great. You have time to enjoy pregame festivities, you don’t have to wait all day for the game and you get the night game feel in the 2nd half. I think I actually prefer this to a night game. Thoughts?

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#2 InterStellar (Austin)
#3 Truth (Houston)
#4 Burnt Bean Co. (Seguin)
#5 LeRoy and Lewis (Austin)
#6 Cattleack (Dallas)
#7 Franklin (Austin)
#8 Evie Mae's (Lubbock)
#9 Snow's (Lexington)
#10 Panther City (Ft Worth)

I think it is safe to say this season is over in terms of Conference Championship hopes or anything meaningful like that. Now what we are looking at is how to maximize our chances of attracting immediate impact personnel for the Offensive line thru the portal or recruiting. With that said, my open question to the staff (primarily Joey) is how are we going to pick a starting QB for next year? Morton will be a senior and Hammond will be a sophomore. I understand the protection of Hammond's red shirt this season even with his above average performance coming cold in Ft Worth after Behren's injury. Admittedly, the work sample for Hammond is relatively small with North Texas and TCU, but to the naked eye the kid seems to simply be better than Morton. That begs the question, are we going to have a truly open competition for next year? Joey and the Kittley (assuming he still has a job here) are going to have a very difficult decision in front of them. At least it appears that way to me based on what we have seen. Clearly we are not in the weekly practice sessions and off season activities, but even then Joey has made it a point to praise what Hammond does behind the scenes. I guess what I am really asking is will Joey have the sack to start a sophomore over a senior? If he does and if Hammond is gonna be the guy, do we let Behren know that now or soon so he can go play somewhere his final year? This is what separates the great coaches from the average or sucky ones.......they have to make really hard decisions that impact kid's lives.

It is super easy to sit behind these keyboards and bloviate about what we'd do, but quite another to have to sit a kid down and say "hey look kid, we gotta go another direction for the best chance of winning". I'd like to hear thoughts around this and hear competing views or challenge the premise. I am sure that Behren is a good kid and he has given his best for the University, but there is way too much riding on the next couple years for Joey. He absolutely has to generate results if he wants to remain the leader here. So far we are achieving essentially the same kinda results we have gotten used to around here. With the amount of money and focus that's been lavished on this program recently, 6 and 7 wins seasons and a trip to the Twinkie Bowl ain't gonna get it done. This program has toiled in mediocracy for far too long with an occasional bump up during the Leach years. That situation still hangs sideways in my craw as we were at least relevant with our offense every season. Now even that is gone.

I love Tahj Brooks and can sincerely appreciate what the kid has done, but that in and of itself caused us to change our Air Raid Identity which allowed us to either stay in games or come back when down. Anyway, I could type for hours about this topic so I will close with a restatement of the question: Do we have a truly open and legitimate QB competition next year?

Yes, I am quite aware this does nothing to address the defense. That will be covered in another post later.

Terrorist incursion into souther Israel, people shot in bomb shelters etc. horrible shit ongoing

Former USC and LA Rams coach John Robinson died this afternoon at age 89. His USC team crushed Tech in the ill-fated 1995 Cotton Bowl that had Spike Dykes apologizing for after the game. But his 1979 USC team was the best team to ever come to the Jones no matter the era in my opinion.

I was a student at Tech, and Tech and USC agreed to a home-and-home in 1978 and 1979. Tech lost only 9-3 at the LA Coliseum in 1978, and the return trip for the Trojans for the 1979 season opener was like the Beatles coming to the Municipal Coliseum. Today, it would be like Alabama on roids. A few ways to illustrate that talent:

* RB Charles White, who would win the Heisman that year, hyperextended his elbow in the first half. He was replaced by true freshman Marcus Allen, who was the game's leading rusher and won the 1982 Heisman. One Heisman replaces another.

* Two players were considered by many the best to ever play their positions -- safety Ronnie Lott and OT Anthony Munoz.

* Four on that team would go into the Hall of Fame -- Lott, Munoz, Allen and OT Bruce Matthews.

* Even with Munoz and Matthews in the offensive line, the Outland Trophy that year for the top linemen went to a guy named Brad Budde.

* There were at least 12-14 first-round draft choices on that team and like 20-something taken in the first three rounds over the next three years.

Tech somehow only lost, 21-7. The 1990 Miami Hurricanes and 1996 Nebraska were right up there as well.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...al-championship-produced-two-heisman-winners/

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and already stated back in October that he would take Kyler Murray first overall if he had the chance. Another layer of the bizarro world Kliff is living in. Drama heating up in the desert.

Did anyone get tix yet? My friend was able to get 4 for Friday and we’re trying to get 1 more for our fifth person. Thought I’d check here

According to ESPN.com and by yards,

Tahj is 5th in the nation at 1,184 yards [235 carries (1st) 1,184 yards 5.0 avg 11 TD 35 long]

Behren Morton is 10th in the nation at 2,575 yards [135.4 rating 230-372 (7th) 61.8% 2,575 yards 6.9 avg 21 TD 6 INT 70 long 20 sack]

Josh Kelly is 12th in the nation at 842 yards [76 receptions (5th) 842 yards 11.1 avg 5 TD 37 long]

*Bonus*

Jacob Rodriguez is 5th in the nation at 100 tackles [61 solo (2nd) 39 assists 4.0 sacks 32 yards 3 passes defended 3 forced fumbles
Ben Roberts is 75th in the nation at 68 tackles [32 solo 36 assists 3 forced fumbles

Gino Garcia is 16th in the nation at 15 made field goals [15-16 93.8% 53 long 25-25 extra points]

I was invested in this space back in 2016-2018.......ended up selling about 95% when the crash happened. I've been slowly getting back in over the last 6 weeks or so. There is so much information out there that it's hard to know what to trust/believe. Specifically with Ripple/XRP.....seems like they have a lot of momentum and a network already built that it's poised to explode once we have a new administration and the SEC appeal is settled. Any experts on here? Thoughts in general?

Texas Tech is approaching tip off of the third of its four-game homestand to open the season, welcoming Mountain West squad Wyoming into town Wednesday evening at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. The Red Raiders are 2-0 on the season following wins over Bethune-Cookman and Northwestern State, while the Cowboys have a matching record with victories over Concordia-St. Paul and Tennessee State in their pocket.

Wyoming is in its first season under head coach Sundance “Sunny” Wicks, who had previously served as an assistant in Laramie from 2020-23. Wicks was most recently the head coach at Green Bay and is originally from the state of Wyoming, so the idea behind coming back makes sense.

Wicks was the Horizon League Coach of the Year in his one season at Green Bay and has a 50-46 coaching record overall. Wicks replaced Jeff Linder, who is now on the staff at Texas Tech after four seasons in Laramie where Wicks was on Linder’s staff.

Here are few guys to keep an eye on tonight...

5 G Obi Agbim - 6-foot-3 guard - Transfer from D2 Fort Lewis College, fifth year senior. Lanky guard who is Wyoming’s primary ball handler and overall leading scorer through two games. Has attempted nine threes this season and has hit on seven of them, which leads both categories for the team. Shot 10-for-13 from the field against TSU, including a perfect 4-for-4 from deep. Agbim is absolutely the most dangerous player on this Wyoming squad. He is a threat to score at all three levels with a quick handle to get to his spots on the perimeter and in the mid-range, and athleticism to bring it down hard down low.

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11 G Dontaie Allen - Starter in both games - 6-foot-6 guard - Former Rivals Top-100 recruit who spent three seasons at Kentucky before transferring to Western Kentucky and now in Wyoming. One of two players to have been a starter in both games for Wicks’ Cowboys. Thrives off catch-and-shoot scenarios and shot an average of 40 percent from three last season for the Hilltoppers. Not super dynamic offensively but will cut to the basket and score that way if needed. Biggest concern here is his movement and spot-up threat.

16 G Jordan Nesbitt - 6-foot-6 guard - Downhill, athletic guard, not very twitchy or crafty with the handle but will power his way to the basket. Second-leading scorer with 13 points per game across the first two contests, team leader in rebounds with 23, including nine offensive rebounds which is absurd for a guard. Nesbitt will shoot the ball but he is only 1-for-7 this season and his shot mechanics don’t do him any favors in terms of creating his own looks. This one is concerning given how lackluster Tech’s perimeter defense has been this season, he could be one that gets penetration repeatedly and he has shown a willingness to both try to score but also create from penetration.

8 F Cole Henry - Starter in both games - 6-foot-9 forward - Strong big man who utilizes strength and leverage well on both ends of the floor. Bruiser who will back you down on the low block and will set very solid screens, Tech must find a way to fight through these or figure out how it is going to play ball screens more effectively. Starts alongside Finnish big man Touko Tainamo who is 6-foot-9 so it will be interesting to see how Tech handles this.

2 G Kobe Newton - 6-foot-2 guard - Has the most minutes played this season and has averaged 11 points per game through two games. Methodical guard, not very shifty with the ball but has a certain intelligence to him where he can find his looks. If he has a sliver of space he will shoot it and he has ridiculous range from deep, evidenced from the TSU game and some old highlights I found of him on Youtube. Found a clip where he made a shot from the high school volleyball line, which is absurd.

3 G AJ Willis - 6-foot-2 guard - Active defender with a bit of a spark on offense. Will jump passing lanes and will overcommit defensively.

15 Oleg Kojenets - 7-foot forward - Big guy off the bench from Lithuania. Has not played a ton of minutes but could find himself a role in this game.

Just some overall thoughts…

From watching the game against Tennessee State, I wasn’t very impressed with Wyoming’s overall flow on either side of the court.

I thought the Cowboys tended to stagnate offensively if Agbim was not on the floor and I don’t really see any of the rest of the players showing any dynamism off the bounce aside from Agbim. That said, they do tend to share the ball fairly well and had 18 assists on 30 made shots against TSU.

I am interested to see the offensive approach from these guys and how they choose to attack Tech. It is worth noting in Wyoming’s first game against Concordia-St. Paul, the Cowboys scored 108 points, 78 came in the paint and 12 came from the free throw line. If a shot from deep is going up, it is most likely going to be from Agbim or Newton.

Defensively, the Cowboys have plenty of length behind a pair of bodies that are 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-9 each, in the starting lineup at least, but I think they play a bit uninspired on that end of the floor. Lots of lazy closeouts and habits that honestly just do not spell a recipe for success on that end– poking at the ball, lackadaisical effort on screens, etc.

Wyoming dominated the boards in its first game, but a step up in competition from playing against a D2 school to a mid-major was more indicative of what it is in that regard.
I think Henry and fellow starter Tainamo are limited laterally and this hinders the lineup from a switchability standpoint on that end of the floor.

Tech should take care of business and again, it will be more about what the Red Raiders can or cannot do. Eyes will be peeled for Elijah Hawkins, Christian Anderson and EY.





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