There's quite a bit of negativity surrounding this game. I think some of it is warranted -- through 2 games, we're on pace to have a historically bad Air Raid era offense. That doesn't stoke a lot of confidence against a team that's scored over 60 points the last two games against Tech.
I haven't seen one Tech fan that thinks the 7-point line is too high. Not one.
But there's a reason why Tech's being given a healthy chance to win this game (30ish%) by the betting market.
We're playing at home. Our defense is for real. And UT's overrated. They aren't as good as they looked against Alabama. Their skill guys sure are. But their OL can be had, and the inexperienced QB room is facing what will be one of their toughest tests of the season. We're going to get some stops.
However, it's hard to imagine running the ball via hand-offs suddenly working this game. It's also hard to imagine our OL being able to consistently protect in obvious passing situations. As a result, it's going to be the Donovan Smith show. I think a Tech win requires one of the best games of his career. And that's a tough thing to predict happening. I do think he plays the best game of this young season, just that it's not quite enough....
Texas 31
Tech 30
I hope I'm wrong. Playing an in-state rival for the last time at home is weird. A win in this game really would pay dividends for decades. Would definitely exercise most of the demons that I still have floating around from the 2009 loss to A&M.
This post is brought to you by From Here It's Podible, or FHIP for short.
FHIP -- while not the best Tech sports podcast (hell, it's not even top 30) -- is the only podcast in the world dedicated to Redraidersports subscribers. All other podcasts (which are way better than FHIP) are for your average, run-of-the-mill Tech sports fans. Those podcasts are for the peasants. Not FHIP. FHIP is made for you by people like you. The hosts watch all the football games and approximately 1/3rd of the basketball games.
I haven't seen one Tech fan that thinks the 7-point line is too high. Not one.
But there's a reason why Tech's being given a healthy chance to win this game (30ish%) by the betting market.
We're playing at home. Our defense is for real. And UT's overrated. They aren't as good as they looked against Alabama. Their skill guys sure are. But their OL can be had, and the inexperienced QB room is facing what will be one of their toughest tests of the season. We're going to get some stops.
However, it's hard to imagine running the ball via hand-offs suddenly working this game. It's also hard to imagine our OL being able to consistently protect in obvious passing situations. As a result, it's going to be the Donovan Smith show. I think a Tech win requires one of the best games of his career. And that's a tough thing to predict happening. I do think he plays the best game of this young season, just that it's not quite enough....
Texas 31
Tech 30
I hope I'm wrong. Playing an in-state rival for the last time at home is weird. A win in this game really would pay dividends for decades. Would definitely exercise most of the demons that I still have floating around from the 2009 loss to A&M.
This post is brought to you by From Here It's Podible, or FHIP for short.
FHIP -- while not the best Tech sports podcast (hell, it's not even top 30) -- is the only podcast in the world dedicated to Redraidersports subscribers. All other podcasts (which are way better than FHIP) are for your average, run-of-the-mill Tech sports fans. Those podcasts are for the peasants. Not FHIP. FHIP is made for you by people like you. The hosts watch all the football games and approximately 1/3rd of the basketball games.
