What a fvcking bozo.

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@J. Apodaca asked coach if we'd see all three QBs next week. He said if Tyler is cleared - yes. He snuck in a "probably expecting Morton to go back out there" which to me translates to him starting. We'll see though. He mentioned running the three QB package if all of them are good to go.

I dont want to base too much on a win vs a bad WV team that was playing on the road, but...

I have been expecting to see improvement from both the team and the staff as the year goes on. Typically you see the biggest jump in the 2nd and 3rd weeks once your team gets back to real competition form.

This year, we had the following:
1) All new coaching staff. 1st time NCAA head coach with a staff that had never coached a game together.
2) A team that had players working with all new systems on both sides of the ball. While most of them had the Spring to learn the system, that's not enough to be really good in a new system. The normal learning curve would naturally be a little flatter.
3) Mix and match OL learning to play together, and having to do so with 3 different QBs so far, and a coordinator that may have been adjusting his calls to the guy taking the snaps.
4) OC has 3 different QBs starting in the first 6 games, and all of the above-mentioned learning curves to deal with.

My feeling right now is that we have faced a very tough front half of the season with all of those challenges to overcome, and that our learning curve may have just steepened as we move into the "easier" part of our schedule. If that is true, and we are getting players back in the next couple of weeks, the chances of a 9-3 season are very real. What do you think?

TLDR: Are we getting better at just the right time?

Man, yesterday felt so damn good. Steamrolling a non-Kansas conference opponent was so refreshing to watch.

After the win, Tech’s in a great spot with five to play this season and there was plenty to like about yesterday’s win.

Liked:

Behren & the tempo offense:

If Behren Morton isn’t the starting quarterback moving forward, I have questions for this coaching staff.

Morton looked excellent once again, showing excellent zip on the football but the biggest thing that stood out to me was his ability to maneuver the pocket and scramble or throw the ball away.

He really helped the offensive line yesterday with that ability but the offense’s tempo with Behren is excellent and it killed the West Virginia defense that couldn’t substitute.

Behren has me pumped for the future and the present, fun times ahead.

Xavier White’s touchdown and another big day:

Man, this touchdown was nuts. Behren tossed an excellent ball, what I think was his best of the day, and Xavier had to work to get to the house.

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Xavier had another excellent game with over 100 yards receiving with 82 yards of YAC and has certainly solidified his name into the rotation when Myles Price returns, likely next week.

The Take Four Defense:

They finally did it, the defense created turnovers. In my “bold predictions” from last week, I said Tech would finish with a positive turnover differential in the final six games of the schedule and they’re off to a great start after yesterday.

There was a ton of good from the defense and not much to be worried about. Rayshad and Malik were excellent in the secondary once again and Tech did a great job making JT Daniels look, to put it bluntly, awful. (CC. @4O9to8O6&Back)

Muddy’s Breakout:

Marquis Waters had an excellent game, he was all over the field and was tied for the lead in tackles with seven.

Three of those tackles went for loss in what was his best game of the season to this point. If he can get going, this defense can get even better, which is extremely exciting.

Matt Keeler and the O-Line:

I thought Keeler answered the bell pretty well for the injured Monroe Mills. I was somewhat surprised by the lack of Ty Buchanan, but Keeler did well.

The offensive line played well, despite a few miscues that have become somewhat of a regularity. Whether that’s attributed to the tempo that Behren brings, Behren’s pocket presence, or an improvement from the group itself, any better this group can get means good things for the Red Raiders.

Disliked:

McGuire’s clock management at the end of the 1st half:

Coach spoke about this post game, blaming himself, but the possession that ended with 1:32 in the second quarter was a massive mismanage.

An incompletion on 3rd & 15 gave JT Daniels and the Mountaineers the ball with plenty of time to score. With a rush, you are able to drain the clock before the punt, but in the end it was a non-factor.

Caleb Rogers getting hit in the face by the ball on a screen:

I got a chuckle out of this play, don’t really remember when it happened but it was a screen intended for Brooks and it hit Rogers in the face.

Good thing this was a blowout because it would’ve been quite a mess if it truly mattered.

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My daughter wants to major in this and we found out this weekend, the program is actually through the TTUHSC. So you come into TTU, do your two years of pre-reqs, then you transfer over to the HSC. Because she will be coming in with so many hours, she will only need 1 year to complete her pre-reqs, which is rightfully making her a bit nervous that she will only get the true Tech experience for 1 year.

So I am trying to find current/past students that could answer questions. I e-mailed the program lead as well, but figure I'd check here.

When’s the last time you blow out a conference foe at home? We can even get a half full student section in third quarter. No excuse at all it’s a joke.

I’ve been really impressed with him. Will he play in Sunday’s?

Coming up empty on my usual sources ... Anyone have a link to a replay of the game from yesterday?

Rank them. I was having this discussion with my friends and I admit that I switch between CBB & CFB depending on the season. None of them agree with me that college sports trump professional sports though. What’s your order?

1. College football
2. College basketball
3. NFL
4. NBA
5. College baseball
6. MLB
7. NHL

Has got to be the #54 overall pick in the Adopt A Red Raider draft. He was number 1 on my draft board and no one was more surprised then me when he fell all the way to #54. Let's GOOOOOO!


Continuing on a serious note, McGuire has to be the fav for Big 12 coach of the year, right?

I get the Baylor hate and I might get crap for saying this but I don’t hate them nearly as much as I did under the Briles regime. They were dirty in multiple ways under him as HC. Now they are a much more respectable program in my opinion.

also from my perspective, TCU is headed down the path of vile and dirty. I am starting to hate them as much as anyone.

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stays healthy and keeps improving, he will be #2 on our “$$$ made in the NFL” list by the time he retires.

Chargers, Bucs, Packers, Rams, Denver and Colts are all terrible and all were mentioned as SB contenders in preseason. Not to mention the two Jersey teams being a combined 11-3.

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U-verse has lost coverage for Fox in Midland. Anyone else having this issue?

First post ever on the board but felt this was worth sharing.

I have attended two of Tyler Legacy's games so far this year and not enough attention is being paid to Donnell and Tech will reap the benefits of it. Donnell is not considered the premier RB in East Texas, nor even on his team for that matter because of Jamarion Miller (Texas commit). Miller rushed for 81 yards against Allen last night which gave him over 4,000 for his career. However, it was Donnell who was and has been the shining star so far this season for Tyler Legacy. Last night alone, Donnell had 126 yards and 3 TD's on the ground and 62 yards and 1 TD receiving. On the year (4 games), that brings his total to 47 carries for 293 rushing yards/7 TD's and 16 catches for 253 yards/3 TD's.

Miller is a very good RB and Sark was even in town last night for the matchup. But Donnell has consistently been the more versatile back this season and if he was on any other team in East Texas, I don't know if Tech would have a chance to land his talent. I recognize that teams are more than likely keying on Miller which opens the door for Donnell, but what I love to see is the fact that he runs angry and loves contact. It is very impressive that he is producing these type of numbers while splitting carries with Miller and I pray that he can fly low enough under the radar that he lands in the LBK.

Supposedly someone took their underage daughter to this. Dont understand the entertainment in these drag shows or poeple taking their children to them. Other Drag shows have been at brunches. Even when I was young and wild I would have never gone to one of these.

In my opinion it's one of the most unique traditions we have and I love it when my friends ask me about it. I don't have a recollection of when it started though. I was an equipment manager in the late 80's and don't remember our students throwing them then. Seems like it was early 90's. Anyone know when it started? I assume it happened on a whim by a student or two and snowballed from there. I'll be at the Baylor game with my grandkids and hope the sky is filled with them.

While Oregon had a good crowd (59k) for there game against UCLA, check out the announced attendance for the other three games. This is ridiculous

ASU @ Stanford = (25, 061)
Colorado @ OSU - (26,069)
Washington @ Cal - (34,601) - Hall of Fame Game - Heck even Marshawn Lynch dropping eff bombs in interview bitching about how poor the crowd was.

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