Last year's thread I started was fun to see everyone's pics of either successful hunts or trail cams etc. On the eve of Whitetail Bow Season in Texas, figured I would start the thread. First big hunt for me will be my annual NM Rifle Mule Deer Hunt. Leave on the 21st. Happy Hunting Y'all and be safe out there.

True running QBs have destroyed us historically. Does anyone have a good idea how DeRuyter's defenses have performed against them?

I'll hang up and listen.

Adrian Frye and Derrick Lewis are out. Game-time decision this week is Demetri Moore. Henry Teeter and Cam Valdez are back this week.

Gotta be honest. Didn’t like it at first but it’s growing on me.

Sorry but it is as unimaginative and as poor as Yost. We don’t use the middle or stretch the field.

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After the first official men's basketball practice of the season, we got a chance to hear from De'Vion Harmon and Kevin Obanor. Here is what they had to say:



-Harmon is glad to be back in the Big 12 and joked that the transition isn’t as difficult because he “took a few L’s” in Lubbock as a member of the Oklahoma team.
“These people here are crazy…I love it. I’m having so much fun.”

-Harmon believes the Red Raiders are still finding their identity for the upcoming season.
“I think we're still finding our identity. I don't know that we exactly have one yet and I don't know if I want to have one yet. It's kind of a tricky question. That's a good question. I want us to find out who we are every day.”

-Harmon emphasized that they will always play hard no matter what. That is a given.

-It has been a huge transition for Harmon in regard to playing harder and the conditioning involved in Mark Adams’ defense.
“It’s been weeks, months, running and running and running just to get in shape for this defense.”

-Harmon has enjoyed seeing new faces and having a new roster to get to know better this year.
“These guys are great, and we enjoy being around each other. I love each and every one of my teammates. We have a lot of fun man and I think that's going to be one of the biggest pieces that translate on the court.”

-Harmon has been impressed with Pop Isaacs and is happy to see him return from injury. He feels like he’s taken Lamar Washington under his wing so far.

-Adams has been stressing trust this off-season and wants the guys to really spend time with one another and get close.

-Harmon has been impressed with how much Batcho has improved.
“He’s always blocking shots and running the floor.”

-Batcho also apparently wakes up at 4:30 every morning to get shots up and listen to music.
“I walked in the other day and there was music, loud…I look and peek my head in the door and its Batcho shooting. This is at 6:30.”

-Harmon has been working on his three-ball and his presence under the rim the most in the past couple of months.
“I’m excited man. I just can’t wait to get to work.”



-Obanor is cherishing every moment he can in his last year in college.
“I know that I’m going to play a lot more minutes and I know that I have a lot of people counting on me and more importantly on myself. Just really eating right, making sure that I'm doing the right things to invest in my body, what I eat, how I sleep.”

-Obanor is appreciative to have Steve Green on the coaching staff this year.
“It’s a privilege to have him as a coach and learn and picks up his brain to see things that he has in store for us on the offensive side.”

-Obanor is looking forward to being a main focal point of the offense this year but realizes he has to remain humble and be a leader for the team.
“I can’t get so caught up in the highs and the lows. I try to stay as humble as I can to know that God put me in a position. Who’s dream isn’t it to leave Texas Tech better than they found it? Playing in a Final Four in Houston, I don’t care about the crawl, you just do whatever it takes.”

-Obanor is extremely impressed with the growth Batcho has gone through and is happy that he’s back for another year.

-Obanor still talks to all of the former Tech players from last season, including Bryson Williams and Adonis Arms. He takes feedback from and from what they’re saying as well as experiences that the former players have shared with him and implements the lessons into his craft.

-This is Obanor’s favorite team he has even been on.
“We’re going to work hard and play hard. We’re not going to be selfish and we’re going to play winning basketball.”

-Obanor worked alongside NBA players Tobias Harris and Patrick Beverly in order to improve his game and learn from vets in the league.

Is awesome.


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If it's on ESPN+, why do they have to start at 11? Should be able to start whenever, or am I not thinking about something?

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Two road games against two good teams. I would be ecstatic with 1-1. I think 2-0 is next to impossible, but I would be disappointed with 0-2.

On top of our normal scheduled Joey McGuire and coordinator press conference, the media will have access to the first official practice for Texas Tech basketball - both men's and women's. We'll have thoughts, notes, quotes, etc. available later in the evening. Players will be available around 5:30 p.m. following the conclusion of practice.

Torn bicep.

Talked with Aimaq today after practice. Some stuff on his injury and timeline here...





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That enjoyed this flavor.

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@Zyler Buchanan has a kinky streak

Those are the first few numbers I’m seeing

I'm sure this won't stay cordial for long, but the way I strutted into church today with my Double T shirt on got me thinking.

Really insightful stuff from DeRuyter & Kittley today. Little shorter on Kittley because I have to get to the USA for the open basketball practice.

Her son is a Naval Officer.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would not allow Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney to have her son present in the gallery for her swearing-in Thursday, Tenney told the Daily Caller.


Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sent out a tweet Thursday morning with the news that Pelosi denied Tenney’s request to let her son, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, watch her get sworn in from above the floor in the gallery. The Daily Caller contacted Tenney about the news, to which she confirmed it was true.

“I guess he’s considered a risk,” Tenney told the Caller. Tenney said that Pelosi told her the news about her son not being allowed to watch from the gallery in a “text from staff and in person,” adding that there were “several exchanges.”

Tenney’s son received a phone call from former President Donald Trump before he deployed to Iraq in 2017.



Pelosi Banned Congresswoman’s Military Officer Son From Attending Her Swearing-In | The Daily Caller

NVM.

We go 1-1 next two weeks, get the bye week and then West Virginia at home. Donovan manages both games, 3 Td/1 int in both games but we lose to OSU. Shough is now healthy. Who do you start on homecoming versus WVU!?

We are 4-2 and most likely ranked

Login to view embedded media Over the weekend, 2025 point-guard Jordan Lowery visited Texas Tech, and today he caught up with RedRaiderSports.com to recap the visit and gives us an inside look on his recruitment.

Interest in Texas Tech... "I really like Texas Tech and that they're one of the best teams in the best basketball conference in the country. I know that if I go there, I will get the opportunity to play in front of a massive fan base and will improve my defense."

Relationship with the Texas Tech staff... "On my visit, I got to meet all of the coaches and I enjoyed all of them. I am in contact with Coach Adams and his son Luke the most."

Unofficial visit... "The visit was great. I got to see the school and the arena. I had the chance to watch the football game and the strength and conditioning area of the practice facility stood out to me the most."

Official visit in the future? "When it’s time for me to take official visits Texas Tech will for sure be one of the five I’ll be taking."

Other possible upcoming visits? "I would like to visit Arkansas and Gonzaga also."

Schools standing out the most... "St. Louis is definitely standing out and so is Arkansas, Kansas State, LSU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Gonzaga."

"The best part of my game is definitely being a playmaker and defense. Last season as a freshman I averaged 13 points per game."

"This upcoming season I’m looking forward to improving my body, being more aggressive, and finding my shot."

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