Ben Kercheval (B/R) said this of Tech (ranked 6th, which is a little low)
Texas Tech's best win is against Arkansas, which now only says so much. Texas Tech's best game, however, came in a 55-52 loss to TCU.
Okay, maybe that's Texas Tech's best offensive game. Either way, the Red Raiders played extraordinarily well against one of the Big 12's two best teams and were this close to pulling off a finish that would have rivaled the "Kick Six" and Cal-Stanford game of 1982.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a bona fide star. He's currently tied with TCU signal-caller Trevone Boykin atop the Big 12 stat sheet in total offense (411.5 yards per game). The next-closest player is Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with 345.2 yards per game.
The defense still isn't anywhere close to being great, but so long as it can win in areas like turnover margin or red-zone defense, it'll give the offense a chance to win games.
Overall, his analysis isn't bad. Just think he has us low at 6th. Also made me think of this....
Texas Tech's best win is against Arkansas, which now only says so much. Texas Tech's best game, however, came in a 55-52 loss to TCU.
Okay, maybe that's Texas Tech's best offensive game. Either way, the Red Raiders played extraordinarily well against one of the Big 12's two best teams and were this close to pulling off a finish that would have rivaled the "Kick Six" and Cal-Stanford game of 1982.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a bona fide star. He's currently tied with TCU signal-caller Trevone Boykin atop the Big 12 stat sheet in total offense (411.5 yards per game). The next-closest player is Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with 345.2 yards per game.
The defense still isn't anywhere close to being great, but so long as it can win in areas like turnover margin or red-zone defense, it'll give the offense a chance to win games.
Overall, his analysis isn't bad. Just think he has us low at 6th. Also made me think of this....
