https://texastech.rivals.com/news/the-best-big-12-bound-qb-wr-duos-in-the-2023-class

Tech gets snubbed here…but I have a feeling Jake Strong to TJ West/DJ Crest/Kelby Valsin and hopefully Kaleb Smith or Jaylen Lloyd will prove this list incorrect in a few years.

Opponents Points Per Game: 19th with 52.7
Have not allowed more than 55 through 3 games

That is really impressive given the turnovers being substantial

You are currently close to last in the nation in turnover margin

Opponent Field Goal Percentage: 18th at 33.3%

Again, impressive considering how many extra possessions we have given the other team
But our transition defense has been stellar

We were kind of worried about athleticism going into this year...Im really not at all anymore. This team can run and get up around the rim.

Defensive rebounding hasn't been as big an issue as it feels. Currently 59th at 29.67 a game.
Considering how athletic we have looked and we dont even have Aimaq on the floor, I feel this is another area we can fix over time.

Last year we killed it on offensive rebounds, and that is one thing we haven't done great at all this season thus far. Only around 7 a game.

- Daniel Batcho now has 7 blocks on the season. Around 2.3 a game. He had 17 all of last year.
- Only 2 players do not have at least 1 steal on the year: Jennings and CJ Williams. Harmon leads with 6 and is currently matchin McCullar's out put at KU.
- Currently 20th as a team in Defense Efficiency

It's only 3 games and the opponent talent level is about to jump up a few notches lol

But, I highlight this because that is pretty salty for such a young team. Last season we were much, much older and didn't look this good on the defensive end this early.

Did a spot open up for him when Kaleb decommited or are we keeping a spot open for Kaleb still? On twitter it seems Anthony White is trending to TTU again. It had seemed like we hard core cooled on him but not so much now. Any thoughts @B. Golan ?

Hadn't see this posted.

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Listing these out by conference and number of wins... Will also list those like Texas Tech who are the cusp of reaching bowl eligibility with 5 wins. There are 84 slots available for bowl eligible teams.

AAC (7-- 6 eligible, 1 on the cusp)

• 8 wins-- UCF, Cincinnati, Tulane
• 6 wins-- SMU, Houston, East Carolina
• 5 wins-- Memphis

ACC (10-- 9 eligible, 1 on the cusp)

• 9 wins-- Clemson, North Carolina
• 7 wins-- Florida State, NC State, Duke
• 6 wins-- Syracuse, Louisville, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh,
• 5 wins-- Miami

Big 12 (8-- 6 eligible, 2 on the cusp)

• 10 wins-- TCU
• 7 wins-- Kansas State, Oklahoma State
• 6 wins-- Baylor, Texas, Kansas
• 5 wins-- Texas Tech, Oklahoma

Big 10 (10-- 8 eligible, 2 on the cusp)

• 10 wins-- Michigan, Ohio State
• 8 wins-- Penn State
• 7 wins-- Illinois, Minnesota
• 6 wins-- Maryland, Purdue, Iowa
• 5 wins-- Michigan State, Wisconsin

Conference USA (7-- 3 eligible, 4 on the cusp)

• 8 wins-- UTSA
• 7 wins-- Western Kentucky
• 6 wins-- North Texas
• 5 wins-- Florida Atlantic, Rice, UAB, Middle Tennessee

Independents (4-- 3 eligible, 1 on the cusp)

• 8 wins-- Liberty
• 7 wins-- Notre Dame
• 6 wins-- UConn
• 5 wins-- BYU

MAC (6-- 3 eligible, 3 on the cusp)

• 7 wins-- Ohio, Toledo
• 6 wins-- Eastern Michigan
• 5 wins-- Buffalo, Bowling Green, Ball State

MWC (7-- 6 eligible, 1 on the cusp)

• 7 wins-- Boise State, Wyoming, Air Force
• 6 wins-- Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State
• 5 wins-- Utah State

PAC 12 (7-- 7 eligible teams)

• 9 wins-- USC
• 8 wins-- Oregon, Utah, UCLA, Washington
• 7 wins-- Oregon State
• 6 wins-- Washington State

SEC (10-- 9 eligible teams, 1 on the cusp)

• 10 win teams-- Georgia
• 9 win teams-- Tennessee
• 8 win teams-- LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss
• 6 win teams-- Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi State
• 5 win teams-- Arkansas

Sun Belt (8-- 4 eligible, 4 on the cusp)

• 9 wins-- Coastal Carolina
• 8 wins-- Troy, South Alabama
• 6 wins-- Marshall
• 5 wins-- Georgia Southern, Appalachian State, Southern Miss, Louisiana
• **6 win James Madison is not eligible this year**

Eligible teams as of today-- 64
Teams one win away as of today-- 20
Total-- 84

Hey guys, I know there are a few attorneys on here so wanted to pick your brains. I graduated law school in 2011, wound up taking a job in corporate America and not practicing. Went back this summer and passed the Bar and I'll be starting with a defense firm in Dallas next month. Looks like I'm headed straight into the meat grinder of corporate defense with a high number of monthly billables.

Other than, "don't" - which my former law school mates have told me repeatedly, what's the best advice you'd give to someone in my shoes?

>> In the previous 3 games, Tech QBs combined to go 3 of 21 for 101 yards, 1 TD and 4 interceptions on passes thrown 20 or more yards downfield. On Saturday, Shough was 3/5 for 116 yards and no interceptions. Loic also dropped a dime on a 20+ yard throw that would've been a TD. Shough was credited with 0 "turnover-worthy plays" on the day, compared to 11 by our QBs in the previous 3 games.

>> Shough scrambled for 61 yards. He generated 8 first downs (or TDs) on the ground. His 61 scramble yards is the 2nd most on the season behind Donovan's 63 against UH (with the benefit of Overtime). His 8 first down conversions on the ground are the most by any Tech player -- including runningbacks -- since Sarodorick gained 8 against Houston Baptist back in 2020. He also had a 9 yard scramble on a 3rd & 10 that we turned into a 4th down conversion on a drive that resulted in a FG.

Shough also forced a team high 6 missed tackles. Without question, one of the best rushing days for a Tech QB in recent memory. Probably have to go back to one of those circus performances by Jett Duffey in which he also fumbled 4 times and punched holes through a wall at Bash Riprocks.

>> Jacoby Jackson must have played well. We ran the ball over the RG at a clip of 8.5 yards per carry. He only allowed 2 QB pressures and finished with his second highest PFF grade of the season. He's going to be good one day.

>>> Reggie Pearson had a tough day. Missed 3 tackles and allowed a catch on all 3 of the times he was targeted. I may have missed that Tyler Owens is still hurt, as he didn't play a snap, while Reggie played all but one.

>>> Rabbit arguably had the best day of anyone on defense. 7 tackles. Was targeted 6 times and only allowed 9 yards (-2 yards after the catch). He also made a heroic pass break up on a deep ball on 4th down.

>>> Joseph Adedire generated 3 QB pressures on just 17 pass rush snaps. He's going to be a dude. On a couple of snaps when we had our ears pinned back on obvious passing downs, it looks like he's shot out of a cannon getting after the QB.

>> Coy Eakin has ran 7 routes on the season. He was thrown at 2x and committed 2 penalties on those 7 snaps. Key in on him when he's on the field -- something's going down.

>> Another game without a Baylor Cupp target means @T. Beadles & @W. McKay are one step closer to seeking help from a mental health professional.

>> On to Iowa State. Tech is now a 3.5-point underdog. That means maybe a 40% chance to win? It's going to be a dogfight. Will probably require a flawless day from our QB. Can Shough do it again, except this time on the road against one of the best defenses in the country?




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Ludvig was on "Golf Today" this afternoon for a significant interview as the number one golfer. He was terrific and as a former player it was special seeing it and and being so impressed by the way he responded to several minutes.

Talk about positives for Tech golf!!!

Pretty informative video of what makes those guys so tough. Despite what looks like 4 and 5 man boxes (it’s not as this video shows), they’re really hard to run against.

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Serious question. Why is it Republicans can see what's happening to our planet at an alarming rare and so willfully deny what's happening? Or if they do acknowledge climate change then say we shouldn't even try to do anything about it?

The planet is heating at an alarming rate. Once in a century storms happen 20 times a year now. And they (Republicans) to nothing and block ANY attempts to slow the cycle. Worse, they actively take measures to make things worse.

I don't understand this mentality. Why do they just not give AF about the planet? And it's ONLY Republicans. No other political parties or independents have this view. It is literally only Republicans who couldn't give a shit about the planet.

Interesting read here from the court room


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For those who are football scoop fans, you've probably read and enjoyed this series before... For those who haven't, its a fun read. Its for entertainment purposes only... and the writers are not speculating what they think will happen in the college football coaching carousel. The series runs for 4-5 days with posts/updates each day this week.

Feels bad, man. Feels reeeeal bad.

So I have two boys ages 6 and 8. 1st and 2nd graders. They have these Friendship Groups where kids are taken out of class for 20 minutes at a time for 6 weeks. They site in a group with a Councilor (school psychologist) and discuss their feelings. If your upset, what made you upset, how did you feel, how do you deal with the emotions that made you upset etc. Of course I notified the school that we are opting my kids out of this. I want to be the one dealing with my boys' emotions as well as Mommy. I don't want some random councilor talking to my 6 and 8 year old's about their emotions.

There's actually more to this, but this is the Cliff notes version.

Has anyone else ever dealt with this?

No Tech assistants on this list. However, some interesting names including former Tech Co-OC Kevin Johns who is now the OC at Duke.

Baylor OC-- Jeff Grimes
Iowa State DC-- John Heacock
Kansas OC-- Andy Kotelnicki
Kansas State DC-- Joe Klanderman
NC State DC-- Tony Gibson

Growing tired of my Traeger Pro 34 (Gen. 1), because it just doesn’t get hot enough for my liking on steaks/chicken/chops (especially steaks). Is there a propane grill you would recommend? Not sure if I want to do that or search for another pellet grill that will actually get hot enough.

since 7am...the boys must be sleeping in.

Or the Rivals IT revamp has made it difficult for them to mesh with the system.

I went into this game looking to see if Louisiana Tech is a better team than Texas Southern. I think the answer is yes, I think La Tech would beat them head to head most nights at most venues. I also think it's possible that Texas Tech in their first three games has played two NCAA caliber teams. Now comes the Maui Classic, where Texas Tech will play three games and at least the first game looks to be against a sure fire NCAA team in Creighton. There's a losing path that could pit the Red Raiders against Louisville and Cincinnati, two teams that early on do not look like tournament teams. Hopefully Texas Tech doesn't find this out, but the Maui Classic is funny about scheduling: The last place game tips at 6:30pm LLT on November 23, the first place game tips at 4pm that same day. Seems backwards to me. The third place game tips at 9pm.

I don't have much to say about the Bluejays that hasn't already been said. Their big center is a load, at one point this season hitting 19 straight shots over two games. 19 straight from the field. That's pretty rare. He and Nembhard make a pretty lethal combination. Texas Tech will have their work cut out for them, and then some.

Back to last night: Jaylon Tyson continues to get his hands on a lot of balls. I thought all last season that Mylik Wilson was pretty good at taking the ball away, and I'm not sure Tyson is far behind him in that specific regard. With at least three years in front of him, I feel like Tyson will be one of the premier defenders to ever come through Texas Tech. This current epoch of Texas Tech basketball has seen a lot of really good defenders, so the program is turning them out and en masse - I think Tyson will be among the best.

I noticed for the entire game that body language was universally positive. The McCullar Mopes from last season were noticeable, and are noticeably, positively absent at this point in the season.

Red Raiders are turning it over a lot and it's going to cost them some games. That's just how it is. I think they get past it, but it may take several games or all season. Lot of new players and a freshman ball handler are going to do that. Harmon will help, but right now the tide is high. Some teams never get past it, so their work is cut out for them. There's no need to beat on Isaacs for this, he's made some pretty soft passes for sure but he also handles the ball the most and as a result is likely to have the most turnovers. Those passes will get better, they got a little better last night, but until he's been playing for a couple of years he's likely to lead the team in turnovers and in minutes handling the ball. Harmon had a whale of a game - is this a guy Texas Tech can lean on? Probably, and that makes two so far: Obanor and Harmon. I really like that they play different positions.

It's fun to watch Obanor when he gets the ball in a position to score. There is no hesitation, he's quick and decisive and skilled.

For the third straight game I saw some fighting through screens rather than switching. I'm convinced this is not by design, but a function of newness for so many players. I'm guessing this gets ironed out. If it doesn't get ironed out soon, Creighton's Nembhard is going to find himself with plenty of room and time to make decisions.

The most bothersome thing I saw that can be fixed and I'm sure will be fixed is the drives from the perimeter to the basket. Again I think much of this is a function of newness, I think they probably work on this in practice, and I think we'll see it show up better in games as the season goes on. La Tech was much better on their defensive rotations than Texas Tech was.

Now saying that the drives were easier than I hoped, the results were more difficult to obtain than La Tech hoped. I had Texas Tech down for 8 blocks but when I checked the box score it was actually 11. That's a lot of blocks! Batcho had 6, so those guys that got close to the basket had some second thoughts. KJ Allen had a volleyball block that he sent half way to the center court line. I don't know anything about Aimaq, I've only seen tape, but I have to think he'll be extremely helpful on the defensive end if nowhere else. Texas Tech is noticeably small without Batcho on the floor, and while small is not always bad it can get bad in a hurry against the wrong teams.

I noticed during the game that the rotation really tightened up. I'm guessing that's because of the game situation but could have been by design. Jennings did not look like he was mentally ready at all. It will be interesting to see time and score and rotation against Creighton.

I think I've run out of room for 'quick thoughts' so I'm going to have breakfast.

True freshman Wesley Smith (walkon) from Midland Legacy is the only true freshman (outside of Joseph Adedire) to play at least 4 games. Curious whether the coaches will burn his redshirt and play him this week. Wonder what this says about Ty Kana and Ben Roberts who have played in just 2 games each this year.

• With two regular-season games remaining, Texas Tech has only had one true freshman play more than four games thus far in defensive lineman Joseph Adedire. He has appeared in nine of 10 games thus far, recording 12 tackles defensively, including 2.0 for a loss. Fellow true freshman Wesley Smith has played in four games to this point as well, matching the maximum to protect redshirt status under NCAA rules.

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I have a Hitachi with built in Roku and when watching YouTube TV if I record anything and try to fast forward it freezes.
I have rebooted it, taken it back to factory settings, updated everything, all other TVs in the house with other systems work.
TV is a couple of years old and is a total pain in my ass. Anyone else ever had this issue and know of a way to fix it besides putting it on the curb?

Netflix is also slow on it about half the time. All other things seem to work fine.

Where is a good place I can find information on candidates / issues for the upcoming election? My son will be voting in his first election and I'd like him to make his own choices based on good unbiased information.

I know a lot of other states mail out detailed information on those running and any propositions that are on the ballot. I assume Texas has something similar, but I don't know where to find it.

I wanted to ask the good people here before the crazies over in the EEF get a shot at it...

Is not that good.

In my opinion they should have been playing Card all season.