On December 14, Kirby Hocutt and Lawrence Schovanec held a press conference announcing David Yost was being terminated, and that Matt Wells would be retained. Noticeably absent from the press conference announcing the Coach would return, was in fact, the Coach. Kirby gave a proverbial "vote of confidence" in Matt Wells. The press conference was one that no one really wanted to be a part of, and it kinda looked like the French army just before WW2. Instead of enthusiasm and hope, it looked more like "Let's get this over with".
I am a big fan of body language, and from the jump, both looked pissed, which is understandable. My assumption was that they were pissed about the program, pissed that we are not winning, pissed they even had to hold the press conference. That may have been the case, and that may still be the case. But, six weeks after the fact, after watching it again, I think they looked like they knew it was going to get worse--if that was possible on December 14, and was hoping it would somehow get better.
Adding Cumbie was a huge step in that direction, and I think it gave hope--maybe a false hope--but hope none the less. However, since the uninspiring performance against Kansas, hiring Cumbie is the only move that inspires hope. You can argue that the 10 recruits we signed is huge, and it is. But it only compounds this fact--we only signed 10 kids. I am assuming that we will sign a full class, albeit from current walk ons that will be on scholarship (Schooler, Wilson, Columbi, etc.) My point on this is that even a new OC, a beloved son, and a good recruiting class cannot stem the tide of bad news, and bad feelings, coming out of the program and fans.
Since the end of the Kansas game:
Tech could absolutely come out and say, "We have a plan to get back to respectability, and relevance." I think they need to do that. They need to let fans know how they plan to make the program better. They need to be real about it. They need to say something to the effect of "This is not what we thought or wanted to happen, but it did. Here's how we are going to get better."
There was a decision about Texas Tech football that was made 6 weeks ago. We are now living with that decision. Season tickets go on sale soon. Get em while they last.
I am a big fan of body language, and from the jump, both looked pissed, which is understandable. My assumption was that they were pissed about the program, pissed that we are not winning, pissed they even had to hold the press conference. That may have been the case, and that may still be the case. But, six weeks after the fact, after watching it again, I think they looked like they knew it was going to get worse--if that was possible on December 14, and was hoping it would somehow get better.
Adding Cumbie was a huge step in that direction, and I think it gave hope--maybe a false hope--but hope none the less. However, since the uninspiring performance against Kansas, hiring Cumbie is the only move that inspires hope. You can argue that the 10 recruits we signed is huge, and it is. But it only compounds this fact--we only signed 10 kids. I am assuming that we will sign a full class, albeit from current walk ons that will be on scholarship (Schooler, Wilson, Columbi, etc.) My point on this is that even a new OC, a beloved son, and a good recruiting class cannot stem the tide of bad news, and bad feelings, coming out of the program and fans.
Since the end of the Kansas game:
- One of the best offensive players on the team basically accused the coaches of not trying to win
- Behind closed doors, the HC was fired, then not fired, then was told to replace the OC
- The AD and the President of the University have a press conference where they say they are sticking with the HC, but the HC is no where to be found
- Numerous players, mainly on offense, have entered the portal or have declared for the draft--including the starting QB, key OL, and a WR.
- Fans are just pissed / fed up / tired of the program overall
- The optics of the program are not good, and it looks like we are in a freefall
Tech could absolutely come out and say, "We have a plan to get back to respectability, and relevance." I think they need to do that. They need to let fans know how they plan to make the program better. They need to be real about it. They need to say something to the effect of "This is not what we thought or wanted to happen, but it did. Here's how we are going to get better."
There was a decision about Texas Tech football that was made 6 weeks ago. We are now living with that decision. Season tickets go on sale soon. Get em while they last.
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