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Post-Kansas Instant Reaction (pres. by Fields of Gold)

>> That was a hell of a win. Kansas isn't exactly Kansas anymore. They have a funky offensive scheme that's tough to stop. They will beat your ass if you don't show up. Tech Shough'ed up.

>> The 2022 Tech football team has a serious chance to make a bowl game. Maybe 80%? Have a very real chance of winning 7 regular season games for the first time since 2015. Could also have a winning conference record for the first time since fuggin' 2009. Would be one hell of a season for a first-year coach, all things considered.

>> Super impressed with Tyler Shough tonight. He didn't make many mistakes. And if he did, they didn't hurt us one bit. That's probably the cleanest game we've had from the QB position all year. Of course, it helps when you can run the football. Shough is damn good on the move. The first guy never gets him down. All the yards he gained on the ground were very important in the moment of the game and usually the result of him making a guy miss in the open field. That version of Shough will win football games. I heard on the postgame radio that he's now 5-1 as a starter at Tech.

>> Shough running the ball that effectively almost makes Donovan obsolete.

>> It wasn't the best game from the defense, but they did enough to win. Forced two turnovers, with Tech scoring 10 points in the plays immediately following both of them. Knocked Bean out of the game. I don't think anyone we play from here on out can replicate what Kansas did to you tonight. Kansas' offensive scheme is legit. For much of the game, they did whatever they wanted, just like they have in all of their games this year sans one against Iowa State. We beat a well-coached team tonight. I'm a believer in their offense, for sure.

>> Kansas' first TD was just a brilliant, ballsy play call. You almost have to tip your hat to them, throwing it to a 385-pound fullback on a wheel route on 4th and short. One of their TDs was a direct result of a bullshit roughing the passer penalty. Our defense was pretty good inside the 40 yard-line, though, stopping them on 4th down twice and forcing two long FGs that doinked off the up-right.

>> The last 30 seconds before the half were just amazing, winning football. With about 20 seconds left, Kansas is driving to tie it or take the lead (and get the ball to start the 2nd half). J Boogie wins a pass rush move and forces a bad throw that Kosi Eldridge intercepts. Shough then throws a hell of a back-shoulder ball to Trey Cleveland, which leads to Trey Wolfe nailing a 51-yard FG. That's the kind of stuff that wins close games.

>> Our RBs run so hard. Cam Valdez has a hell of a future, but I love to watch Tahj and Sarodorick run the football.

>> The OL looks so much better when we are effectively running the football, while Tyler Shough does his best Johnny Manziel impression. Shough had a great sense of the pocket breaking down tonight and got us out of a lot of negative situations.

>> Tech threw some haymakers early in that game that almost turned it a full-on rout. It was 24-7 and Kansas converted a 3rd and long. Considering penalties were the only thing that stopped us all night, we probably win 50 something to 20 something in a game that was never close if we had found a way to get off the field on that play.

>> We may have found something in Jesiah Pierre. From getting benched after two games (Bryce Ramirez starting v. NC State) to being one of the best players on the field the last two weeks, he's probably shown as much improvement as anyone over the course of the season. The sack and forced fumbled iced the game.

>> That QB power draw that we ran about 8 times tonight averaged around 7 yards a pop and scored 2 TDs, almost all in important short-yardage or red zone situations. It looks like a play we ripped directly from Bill Snyder Kansas State.

>> The Shough dart to Xavier White for 47 yards late in the 4th quarter was nails. We needed to make a play in the air on that drive because Kansas was starting to sell out to stop the run.

>> Maybe the best game from the offensive line?

>> Listening to Joey talk to Level after the game, I would bet a lot of money that Tyree is out for the year. He didn't say anything outright, but whatever showed up on the x-ray was not good. Sucks. He's a force of nature. Probably the best defensive player to suit up for Tech in my lifetime outside of Zach Thomas. Adedire looked really good late in the game in Tyree's absence.


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Your Sports Attendance as a Student

Thread about crowd size/student attendance got me thinking....What did your sports attendance as a student look like? I feel like I simultaneously didn't take advantage of unlimited/free Tech sports, yet went to more events than most. Also, it should go without saying that I would've gone to more events if our teams were what they are now.

Years: 2009-2013
Football: Maybe missed 1 game per year late in college, after the Tubberville hype was gone. Went to every game my first 2 years.
Basketball: 6 games freshman year, probably a total of 3 games after that, which is impressive considering Pat Knight was the coach.
Baseball: Maybe 4 games total, mostly in my last 2 years.
1 women's soccer match

What about you? Are you a pink raider? Am I?

Home record this year

A lot has been said about McGuire's quote about everything runs through Lubbock. So far I feel he has set a great ground work for the future. We are going to be either 6-1 or 5-2 at home this year. With wins over Texas, Houston, KU, WVU and Murray St and a chance to beat OU. We are sitting at 3-1 in conference at home and worst case will finish 3-2 (a winning conference record at home)

The first step of building a monster is to win home games and this maybe a top 5 home stand in terms of wins since 1965 (7-0) and a top 5 performance in % of wins (1951 we went 4-0).

Trust the process and be happy we are improving and winning home games. The more we win the more fans will come back and the faster we will get the Jones to the 2008 shape

The Big12 is.....nuts

Last week the whorens beat KSU.........this weekend they looked incompetent on offense and lose...

Last week RU looked like a complete team.............this weekend they looked like a complete wreck...........

It's been this way all season...............except for the toads...........teams playing their best game of the season one week, followed by playing their worst game the following weekend, then maybe back to a good game.....

TCU basketball game - Feb 25th

Taking my boys to their first basketball game for the TCU basketball game the 25th. They’ve never been to Lubbock or a basketball game so I want to show them a great time and make them fall in love with Tech. Will obviously look at the ticket sites but thought I’d check here first to see if anyone would be selling. Will also take any recommendations for a 5 year old and 8 year old. I want to show them the campus and everything

STORY: "What's next?" - Tyler Shough

Following the Red Raiders' 43-28 win over Kansas tonight, Tyler Shough, Tahj Brooks, Kosi Eldridge, and Jesiah Pierre recapped their performances on the field and the team's outlook moving forward to Iowa State.


- Shough was grateful to be back on the field and have another shot to lead the Red Raiders at home...
"I felt great. This whole week I started feeling myself again, mentally and physically it felt really good to just put everything together."

- Shough gave tons of credit to running back room for the Red Raiders' success tonight.
"We have probably the best running back room in the whole nation, just because of how talented they are and how smart they are."

- Shough expressed his gratitude for being able to start and finish a complete game for the first time in a while.
"I knew I was going to get an opportunity regardless...I have so much confidence in my teammates and they give me confidence to go out there."

- Tahj followed by echoing Shough's thoughts on the running back room. On what they do best...
"Obviously our expertise in making explosive plays. We go out there are try to get explosive plays and try to score touchdowns."

On the Red Raiders' mindset going into next weekend...
Shough - "Whats next? This week doesn't matter going forward. We still have two more regular season games. Next is Iowa State and they're the best defense in the conference right now, but we welcome the challenge and we want to step up to the plate."


Kosi Eldridge and Jesiah Pierre spoke next.

- Pierre stressed that despite the defense struggling at times today, they bent and didn't break.
"We always preach about what's next and being a brand every single day. All the players and coaches know that we're playing to win."

- Pierre on the late strip sack...
"It was really no special call. It was just just people doing their job. Yeah, we had our struggles, but we did not break. We just came together and executed our job."

- Eldridge laughed and said that that was his first interception since his senior year of high school.
"To be completely honest, I didn't think he was going to throw it. I was actually shocked when he threw it. I saw the ball in the air and saw that it was in my reach."

- Eldridge was extremely impressed to see Pierre's development and how it paid off today on the field.

- Pierre on his performance...
"It's just really focusing on the craft, listening to what coach is saying, and being consistent. My preparation - there's really no magic to it. It's just having that faith and keep working hard at all times. Just to keep working and working and saying that 'what's next' mentality. Really buying into the program, what the coaches are trying to bring, and trying to bring that to Texas Tech University."

-Eldridge describes Wilson's injury as "a big loss" to the Red Raiders, but they have to focus on the next man up mentality.
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