Squeaky shoe szn is back! Let's gooooooooo!!

Night 1 of 4 this week up at the USA, I might as well pack a tent.

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Minor stuff, but looks like the 2028 Missouri State game is now going to be in 2029 and its been moved to the day we were supposed to travel to Fresno State.

We were going to play at Fresno in 2029, and then Fresno in Lubbock in 2030 and 2032. At least the 2029 portion of that is now gone and wouldnt be surprising if some or all of the rest is now too.

2029 OOC is now all home games against FCS trash, Missouri State (who I guess will be a C-USA team by that time), and Mississippi State.

Fellow Red Raiders, might be a long shot but I've got a buddy who lives in Highlands Ranch, CO who's father has started to have some health issues and he's looking at beginning the process of relocating back to the 806 (Lubbock/Amarillo area) to be with them as much as he can while he still can. To do that, he is looking for possibly a headhunter/recruiting service to get him some potential fits. He currently works as an senior executive with Adobe and has an extensive background in IT and cybersecurity solutions, including many years in leadership roles.

I know there have been some recruiters on this board in the past, so thought I'd reach out to the greatest network in the world and give it a shot to try and help out a friend. He's a great guy and would be an incredible asset to any team.

If anyone can help, I can get you in touch with him any time to discuss further.

Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Let’s gooooooo Chiefs!

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Anyone attending this week?

We have a tent space set up, come see me and get a NetJets hat!

We are in spot 506W

Getting you up-to-speed for the season with a look at the roster and a peek at the non-con schedule...



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First off, very glad we won! Great team win on the road versus a top 15 team.

But…I just don’t understand why we refuse to play sound football. I truly think it’s the difference in us being what we are and an elite team.

The biggest example of us playing like a bunch of idiots (and this is on the coaches) was when we got the ball back at 5:17 left in the 4th quarter (up 17-16). Any rational coach would try to work the clock here bc you know, you’re leading, have the ball and Iowa state has 1 time out remaining.

1st and 10 - run the ball with Tahj for no gain

2nd and 10 - we inexplicably snap the ball with 25 seconds left on the clock..WTF? Why on earth would you do this? Incompletion

3rd and 10 - another incompletion

We took a total of 34 seconds or so off the clock and punted. For the life of me, I can’t understand why we snapped the ball with 25 seconds left on the clock and threw the ball and then doubled down and threw another incompletion.

Luckily we won but I don’t get it.

Is it just my optimism or is this kid getting better every week?

@GCRRFan any insight?

Less than 12 hours to tip off of the new season...

Did I miss it.

This is ridiculous. Will pay someone to get me one this weekend.

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Anyone know if Tech students can vote somewhere in Lubbock even if they aren’t registered in Lubbock county?

Dude is apparently losing it, or trying to get fired


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Just turned on UCF and Aggy. Gonna put the Lady Raiders game on my iPad. Should be a good night of hoops…

Don’t know if this has been discussed within other threads but thought it was worthy of its own.

My interesting observation is for about a decade pre JM we as a fanbase were desperate to make a bowl game, to win any Big 12 game. Making a bowl during those years would’ve had dozens of threads pumped to make a bowl.

After our win in Ames I think there was only 1 maybe 2 threads about going bowling.

While some of the on field stuff can be frustrating as hell it’s good to see there is a growing expectation of bigger and better things. This program and fanbase has turned the page on the old losing culture and it’s refreshing to see. Still lots of turnover to happen on the roster to get to the next level but it does feel like as a program it’s moving the right direction for the first time in a long time.

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Instead of a red out, black out etc, we should Mahomes out the Jones! Wear all your Mahomes branded gear in honor of the jersey release. Should be a good media hit as well.

Along with the KC kicker, we can assume MAGA is running away with the place kicker vote. I know this thread won’t survive here long, but that was embarrassing. (I’d say the same if it said “I Heart Kamala”)

As a country, are our best days behind us or in front of us? Why?

Maybe I am missing a thread somewhere but was just curious if anyone knows what this may look like? What a time to be alive with hoops starting tomorrow and a chance to beat Deion this weekend!

Question for the board conservatives and Republicans.

Then I really don’t know what was. I thought Arizona State was ugly. I thought Cincinnati was brutal. This takes the cake.

It is absurd to me how many times this offense trots onto the field and almost looks like it is trying to throw the game away. So many times throughout the game last night, it really felt that way. I’ve never been one to voice my own frustrations in the game thread, I usually leave that to you lot, but yesterday I was sick and tired of it.

For half the game, Tech played into exactly what Iowa State wanted them to do. The ball was taken out of Tahj Brooks’ hands, Behren Morton dropped back time and time again and the Cyclones rushed three successfully, over and over again. The success this unit saw on the first two drives went completely out of the window.

And give credit to Iowa State. That is a phenomenal defense, and that secondary is probably the best Tech will see all year. When ISU is dropping eight every play, and Tech is relying on Behren Morton to try and find somebody open against that secondary whose powers were amplified by the coverages they were playing, it was like beating your head against a brick wall for two quarters of play.

It looked like the quick-hitters, RPO and play action that Tech had executed to perfection against these 3-3-5 defense were cut out in favor of long-developing pass plays that had no effect on that defense.

I made a comment to someone either the other day during the week, or maybe even during the TCU game, that I simply did not trust this offense to be able to put together a game-winning drive like it did last night. Nothing that this offense has shown this season showed me that they would have the wherewithal, the physical grit or mental toughness to string together plays like that and ultimately be able to punch it in.

For lack of a better term, that final drive was ballsy. Tech was behind the sticks twice, the result of pre-snap penalties (which I thought were rough for the first time yesterday for the first time in a while), and to me that signaled game over. When you’re staring at both a third-and-15 and fourth-and-7, I’m fully expecting the worst.

Tahj Brooks pulled the Red Raiders out of the first-and-15 to open the drive, and he finished it off on the final play. What better way to win that game than by putting the ball in your best player’s hands and letting him go to work.

One concern that I think was voiced about Jalin Conyers coming into the season was his lack of blocking prowess because Arizona State never really needed him to bring that onto the field. I have been vocal about my concern on Conyers’ usage throughout the season, but that was well-played putting him in the backfield–something Tech has shown this season– and letting him be the lead blocker.

This offense frustrated the hell out of me yesterday. But they found a way on the final drive. Also found a way on the 98-yard march down the field in the third quarter, which should not go unnoticed. And that’s, overall, what matters.

Anybody who watched understands that the defense was absolutely the reason this game was winnable into the final frame. Tim DeRuyter’s press conferences this season have been interesting because there have been times where he flat out sounds defeated. He and his unit have been hounded all year about being better, from people on social media to even Joey McGuire repeatedly saying they just had to be better on that side of the ball. Again, much like the offense, it was not pretty. The Cyclones got theirs, certainly, but more often than not the defense answered the call.

Rocco Becht was uncomfortable the whole game. I thought Harvey Dyson was strong, the stats might not reflect it but he made some good plays early, as did Braylon Rigsby. Tre McAlpine had a really nice run stuff in the back field. It was overall one of the better performances from the group up front, I thought. It also helped that DeRuyter was willing to gamble and bring extra blitzers.

Jacob Rodriguez is a special player, man. 13 total tackles, two sacks, two TFLs, another forced fumble. He is a dude.

This defensive performance felt very Arizona-y to me, reminiscent of the kind of performances that this side made a living off of two years ago. Holding ISU to two touchdowns on 13 drives, and considering how many of those ended in Tech territory, all you can do is tip your cap to the defense.

I’ve rambled on and on, I know. Earlier in the season, I made it known what I thought about this team’s lack of a killer instinct. Over the last two weeks before this game, I felt that idea started to catch on with more people. It was evident against TCU, especially.

Defense took its chances and the offense did what I thought was unthinkable in the most critical time of the game. This kind of win against Arizona State and Cincinnati was unfulfilling, in my eyes. But dang, I would be a fool to be complaining about this one.