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Busola Akindura is transferring to Tech from Cal. She competes in the jumps.

In DFW 15 Tom Thumbs will be sold but only 1 in Dallas rest in suburbs. 6 of 9 Market Streets will be sold. A number of Albertsons will be sold. There are not that many Albertson in DFW anymore. A Randalls in Houston and Galveston will Both be sold. We do shop at Market Street Coppell and it was not sold along with Market Streets in Plano and Colleyville. There is also a Kroger in Coppell and Tom Thumb which will stay open. Also I noticed both a Market Street and Tom Thumb in Flower Mound will both be sold so Kroger will probably dominate there. Some of this is kind of a head scratcher.

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Hoping Krysta can show some progress this next season. Really want our women’s squad to compete.

Where Would Notre Dame Football Finish in the Big 12 This Season?​

What if Notre Dame was in the new and reconfigured Big 12 this season? Would it be a lock to win the Big 12 title?

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How Would Notre Dame Football Do in the Big 12 This Season? ND on SI Noon Question​

What if the 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program got sucked into the Big 12 like those four Pac-12 (skypoint) schools did? How what it do, would it be a lock to win the conference title, and would it be better off than it is with its current schedule?

We weigh in on our daily think-tank thing, the ND on SI Noon Question

Notre Dame would win the Big 12 Championship​

Rich Cirminiello
@RichCirminiello

On top.

If Notre Dame was in the Big 12 this season, it would win a conference title for the first time in program history.

Listen, I LOVE this realigned Big 12. It makes relative geographic sense, there are a bunch of fantastic rivalries, and no league has so much parity.

The Big 12 is gonna be F-U-N from start to finish. However, it lacks a legit national championship contender.

ND would be that team… not Utah, not K-State, not Oklahoma State. No one. The Irish would instantly be the league’s top D, and the offense would be in the discussion as well. From top to bottom, Notre Dame would have the best athletes and deepest roster.

It would sweep the conference unless it faced the Utes in Sack Lake City. Utah would win that game, 28-27, on a Cam Rising keeper late in the fourth.

Notre Dame would PROBABLY play for the Big 12 Championship​

Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutak

I’m not 100% sold Notre Dame would be any better off than it is right now with its Friends With Benefits ACC schedule.

Right now, the Irish play Louisville, Stanford, at Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia with its ACC slate. Let’s spin the wheel on Big 12 Random Schedule and it comes up … Texas Tech.

Arizona State, Cincinnati, at Arizona, Baylor, at TCU, at Iowa State, Colorado, at Oklahoma State, West Virginia - that’s the Red Raider Big 12 schedule, missing BYU, Houston, Kansas State, Utah (THAT’S the biggie), and UCF.

Notre Dame is better than all of those Big 12 teams on the Red Raider slate, but at Arizona and at Oklahoma State are 50/50 games.

The rest of the Big 12 is a weekly landmine to sidestep - the bottom-feeders improved. Combine that with the Notre Dame game at Texas A&M to open the season and the USC game to end it, and the same 10-2ish prediction sort of stands.

But that’s not the question.

Where would Notre Dame finish in the Big 12 this season? Either in the top two playing for the Big 12 Championship - which isn’t a given win against Utah, or whatever team is in instead of Utah - or No. 3, in which case there would be a big, big problem for the CFP chase.

Notre Dame would be the favorite in the Big 12, but ...​

Nick Shepkowski
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Notre Dame would certainly be the favorite but the grind of this conference is going to be something to behold. How many of Utah, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Arizona does Notre Dame get at home, away, or off the schedule? The Big 12 won’t be the best conference this fall but I have a hard time seeing another conference being as competitive or entertaining.

That’s a long way of saying that Notre Dame would enter its year in the Big 12 as a slight favorite but by no means a runaway. It would be favorites in nearly every game but like with the Ohio State-Duke-Louisville run last year, the grind of the schedule could certainly complicate things.

Big 12 Expansion: Is there ANY shot at Notre Dame? What 2 schools should the Big 12 target?

Notre Dame on SI Noon Questions​

Notre Dame's best case scenario this season

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Should the Irish open with Texas A&M, or a tune-up?

Can you smell football season on the horizon? I definitely can and it intensified today with the opening of Big 12 Media Days in Las Vegas. Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire just got off the stage where he chatted with the media. Here is everything McGuire was asked and what he offered Tuesday afternoon.

Opening statement:
“It’s great to see everybody when we’re here. It just means we’re that much closer to college football. Man, I can't wait. I’d like to welcome Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and my good friend, Deion Sanders to the Big 12 with the Colorado Buffaloes. I’ve known Deion for a long time, excited that he’s in the conference. It’s an exciting time to be in the Big 12, I think this conference is as good as anywhere in the country. From top to bottom, I think every single week you’re gonna have to play well. You’re gonna have to have your team ready to go. It’s an exciting time to be a Red Raider, fixing to finish up a 250 million dollar facility build. I think you guys that have come to Texas Tech before who’ve been in our stadium are going to be blown away with the South Endzone. Then with the adidas partnership, with adidas and Patrick Mahomes, it is a really good time to be a Red Raider. Excited about this football team. I’m proud of our guys in the offseason in the summer and what they’ve done, so far.”

Texas Tech has a great lineage of players, how have you managed to tap into the culture of West Texas just across the board and melded that with the alumni of the past?
“The alumni has been absolutely incredible. Wes Welker came out and spoke to our team this year and spoke at our coaches clinic. Zach Thomas came out and spoke to the team. So the alumni, the past players, they know that the door’s always open. The one thing, you asked about the roster, the one thing going into year three, this is the deepest that we’ve been. We have 142 college starts in the offensive line. My very first year we had three defensive tackles. I had two defensive tackles that played more snaps than anybody else in the country. We feel like we have seven defensive tackles that can play in the game. I think the one thing, the roster has really changed, we have more talent, we have more depth. The style of play and what we believe in, we’ve embraced Texas Tech and West Texas and I think the alumni really appreciate that.”

Last couple seasons you’ve had some turmoil, some early losses in the season, but then some really strong finishes that culminated in bowl victories. What do you credit those strong finishes to and what are some of the things that you are trying to start faster out of the gates this season?
“That’s the question that we’ve been searching throughout this offseason because we’ve played well at home and we’ve played well late. We’re 8-2 in November and December games, we’ve got to continue that because we got some really tough road games late this season. I think the biggest thing you can attribute it to being able to play and keep playing throughout the season is our culture. Now we have a really healthy locker room, our guys love each other and care for each other, will really step up and keep playing for each other. I think that’s the big part of it. To get to a fast start, the great thing is we’ve got five of our first seven games are in Lubbock, Texas, and everybody knows it is a really tough place to play in Jones AT&T Stadium. We’ve got a great opportunity to get started on a fast note. We need to do that this year to get going in the right direction.”

You mentioned Patrick Mahomes in the opening, can you expand more on the relationship between your program and Patrick Mahomes?
“I don’t think anybody in here can come up with a guy at the level that he’s playing at, the best quarterback in the world, and doing what he’s doing whenever it comes to the university and he’s going to continue to do that. I always tell everybody, we were playing in Lawrence, Kansas last year, probably the majority of the NFL on their bye week are going somewhere to take a break and he’s on the sideline in Lawrence, Kansas watching us play the Jayhawks. The guy just absolutely loves Texas Tech. What’s cool is being able to join adidas and Patrick Mahomes is he gets to wear that Double T every single day without any tape over any other logo. I just really credit him for what he’s done and he’s one of the guys, literally texted me because his number changed, texted me ‘Coach, what do you need?’ He’s just one of those guys, he’s always there for us.”

Having the No. 1 recruiting class in 2024 in the Big 12, how soon will we see the impact from these players, including five-star WR Micah Hudson?
“You’ll see week one, Micah Hudson is, couple of coaches have talked about generational player, he’s really special. He’s extremely athletic. But, you know, his maturity level and the love of football and just the love of the locker room, I haven’t been around a lot of people like that. The one thing about that class I’m really excited about, we have three safeties that all ran in the state track meet that have come in. I’m anxious to see them, they didn’t go through spring because they were still in high school so I’m anxious to see Malik (Esquerra), Oliver (Miles) and Peyton (Morgan). We had some guys that did come in along with Micah, Will Hammond had an absolutely incredible spring. To give you an idea, he threw 25 touchdowns and four interceptions in every competitive throw, in the spring. I’ve never seen a freshman do that. He was with the ones, twos and threes. That’s not just saying that he was with guys that had the same amount of playing time at the college level. He did it at all levels. Really excited about this class, but you’ll see Micah August 31.”

You brought up Deion Sanders, what is it that Coach Prime brings to this conference?
“I’m a Texan. I grew up in the old Southwest Conference and the old Big 12, it’s great to see Colorado back in the right conference. Man, I love Deion. I always tell everybody, I coached Bucky (Deion Jr.), his oldest son in high school and he’s honestly the best dad of a player that I’ve ever had. He was absolutely incredible. What he brings is he is who he is. He doesn’t make any excuses and he doesn’t take anything back. He’s gonna say what he believes in and say what he thinks. He brings a lot of excitement, I think Colorado is going to be really good. They added a lot of talent. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, whenever you’ve got a quarterback like his son who can make plays with his arm and his feet you’ve got a chance to win games. I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun. I am glad that he gets to come to Lubbock first before I have to go to Boulder. I think that’s going to be a big game late in the season and I’m excited to see him.”

How will new offensive line coach Clay McGuire do in developing this offensive line that has quite a few new pieces to it?
“That was a huge hire, No. 1 to get Clay back to Lubbock. He’s got a lot of experience in this very similar offensive. What I was excited about and what he’s shown exactly who he is, he’s an absolutely incredible teacher. That was the one thing that we were needing, somebody that can really develop our offensive line. Not just the young guys, but whenever you’re adding guys from the portal and they’re learning a new offense, you got to have somebody that’s a great teacher. That’s the one thing that Clay’s done, he has done a great job. I’m really excited, he was a guy that we were looking at whenever I first got hired, it didn’t work out but it’s good to have him.”

What do you want Texas Tech to be known for and how close are you to that?
“The biggest thing, being the toughest, hardest working, most competitive team but it starts with being tough. If you’re gonna win games on the road, you got to be a tough football team. If you’re gonna win games late November and December, you got to be a tough football team. We’re growing, we’re trending in that direction. We have not been tough enough to win games on the road. That’s been our achilles heel, consistently winning games on the road, it’s tough to do in this conference. But if we’re going to be in the mix, if we’re going to be talked about at the end of the year or playing in the Big 12 championship, we’ve got to go to Iowa State, we’ve got to go to TCU, we’ve got to go to Oklahoma State. We got to find ways to win games on the road. I’m fired up, we’re gonna be tested right off the bat at Washington State, it’s gonna be a huge game, Mike Leach is getting inducted into their hall of fame. It’s gonna be a big game for Texas Tech and Washington State. It’s tough, man, I want to be known as a tough football team that’s very physical, that’s going to play you every single snap.”

Caleb Rogers took the mic to ask “How do you allow your players to be themselves and be just like you?”
“That’s my starting right guard, Caleb Rogers, started 42 college football games, glad he decided to come back. The biggest thing as coaches, we put so much stress on our young men, it’s a tough game. It’s a full time job. It’s 24/7 being a student-athlete. If you’re not consistent and they don’t see the same guy every single day when they walk in the building, it’s gonna put a lot of pressure on them. What they’re gonna see when they walk in the building everyday is I’m fired up to see them. I’m always gonna smile, I want the best part of their day to be when they walk into our football facility. I think it’s hard when you try to put parameters or conform people or not let them be who they’re supposed to be, I think it kind of stunts their growth as men. I think you have to help them become that guy but you also gotta let them be who they are. Everybody’s personality is different and it brings different things to a team.”

You welcomed in Cam Brown this offseason, how do you want to implement him?
“Really excited about Cam, he’s 6’2, yesterday he weighed about 237 pounds, so he’s gonna be a load. The thing I love about Cam, he understands that part of him becoming a really good quarterback is the way he runs the football. Not only the way he throws the football but the way he runs the football. One thing we definitely want to do is add him to the quarterback run game but use him in a lot of different ways, he’s a great athlete. He brings, talking about personality, he brings a lot of personality to the locker room, he’s always fired up. He’s got a lot of energy and he’s very confident in what kind of football player he is. He’s another guy, we expect to see Cam in some role every single game.”

What does Tahj Brooks mean to this team?
“No doubt, I’m on the side that he’s the best running back in the country. I’ll argue that. Tahj Brooks, somebody asked me earlier, it’s gonna sound kinda funny but he’s kind of the security blanket. Whenever chaos is going on in the game and we’ve been through some injuries at quarterback, he’s the guy that is there and is steady. He’s the same guy everyday, he’s an absolutely incredible teammate. We’re 1,167 yards away from tying (Byron) Hanspard’s record, but we’re 1,168 away from breaking it. Our plan is to break it. I love Hanspard, he’s one of my favorite guys, I actually recruited and coached his son when we were in Waco, I love that family but we wanna break his record. It’s important, Tahj brings a lot to the table, he’s an every down back, he’s got great hands, one of the most physical kids I’ve ever been around when it comes to pass protection. He’s a complete back, I’m just happy, when he came into my office and told me he was coming back, there wasn’t anybody more happy than I was to have Tahj back. If you wanna check out anything TahjTime.com, we’re promoting him and he deserves it. He’s not only one of the best running backs in the country, but he’s one of the best players in the country and you’re gonna see that week in and week out.”

For everyone trying to freebase kool-aid in mid July:

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Going to create a thread for any video/audio of McGuire and all the players.

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Still don’t know how to put a picture on here but Jason Suchomel says , according to Kelshaun, Tech is in Top 5. Kelshaun retweeted.

Figured I would go ahead and start this since we have some Red Raiders that will be running in Courtney Lindsay and Caleb Dean. 16 year-old Quincy Wilson runs a 44.66 400M in a qualifying heat today to set a new world record time for someone under 18 & under.

Cody Campbell and Carolyn Thompson have been selected to represent Texas Tech.

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This time next week, some of us will be getting up early to catch The Open. Anyone here going to the event, if so count me as jealous. This week is the Scottish Open with Aberg, Schauffele, McIllroy, Morikawa and Spieth.

2026 prospect Noah Hill is a 6’7”, 210 pound forward who recently got his first offer from Texas A&M and took a visit to Texas Tech yesterday. Was able to speak with Hill following the visit. One to keep an eye on though no offer has been extended yet.

36 year old PG Steph Curry
24 year old PG/SG Tyrese Haliburton
33 year old PG/SG Jrue Holiday
27 year old PG/SG Devin Booker
22 year old SF/SG Anthony Edwards
39 year old SF/PF LeBron James
35 year old SF/PF Kevin Durant
26 year old SF/PF Jayson Tatum
32 year old SF/PF Kawhi Leonard
30 year old PF/C Joel Embiid
31 year old PF/C Anthony Davis
26 year old C Bam Adebayo

Average age is 30.1 years old.

How do you feel that this team will do in the Olympics?

SIAP - good stuff

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I’m not a big Stew Mandel fan, but I like Feldman. Yorkmark came on for a bit and they said some positive things about Tech.

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GOP America.

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