UT @ Tech Options

[impala454]

Now I know a lot of you will think I'm crazy, but I'm thinking we'll probably beat them. It seems this year we've caught the tech bug of the past, where we play like crap against teams we should beat. Someone like Texas will get them a lot more focused.

[Spectatrix]

I just hope Tech fans don't vandalize the UT truck again this year.

[Mommy]

Im saying this could be the home game where you all score under 10. McCoy is looking damn good...getting better with each game. Texas Tech seems to be falling apart one game at a time. I would also find it kinda neat if Baylor scored more points against UT than Tech... that would be humorous. I like Baylor though. They always try to keep up.

[impala454]

Im saying this could be the home game where you all score under 10.

any other time i'd totally disagree... although in years past we've had time where we've beaten #5 in the nation then turned around and lost to a scrub team. there's also been times where we lost to a scrub only to come out with a big win. tech's theme seems to have always been: play well against good teams, play like crap against scrub teams.

[impala454]

blah... forgot we have to go lose to iowa state this week first...

[cmac]

70-13 texas

[The Fanatic]

Now I know a lot of you will think I'm crazy, but I'm thinking we'll probably beat them. It seems this year we've caught the tech bug of the past, where we play like crap against teams we should beat. Someone like Texas will get them a lot more focused.

Man that was horrible two years ago, I was right in the middle of the crowd waiting in line to get tickets when it happened. People were throwing all kinds of shit up in the air and it was landing on people. I remember a gallon of water hit a girl right on the head it was horrible. It almost turned into an all out riot.


On a side note, I think we can beat texas if we get focused and pissed off after two losses in the past weeks. But it will probably not turn out that way and we will get pounded into the ground like ground beef after a caveman BBQ

[Rocky]

If the offense can stop imploding, then it shouldn't be such a blowout really.


Baylor put up 297 passing yards against UT. Their secondary continues to be bad. Oh we are supposed to be impressed by Ross ? Big OU game ? He had a big hit on somebody going out of bounds, got an interception off a horrible pass by Thompson (who was shit ugly that day), then another off a free for all long ball. His hustle to the AD lateral pass was good though.

If you actually watch games, you'll see that they really have poor coverage. They also rarely get their hands on the ball to force incompletions.

The problem is, their front 7 are more than willing to make a play on ANY mistake of yours. This is where their defense gets its power.

I really don't know if Harrell can man up and calm down and stop shitting, that's pretty much the most important thing. But can his young ass handle that ? I'm not counting on it.

I think the very best Tech can do is keep it within 10 until the 3rd quarter. I'd like to have more confidence, but they just keep screwing up at the basics of it all.....make clean passes...catch clean passes.

Their run defense is obviously weak, but that isn't even what I'm worried about. It's the run defense against the scrambling QB. You don't have to be blazing fast, just attempt to run against Tech and you'll get yards. McCoy isn't shy to running, so he'll get first downs on those series where the Tech D actually did step up fully.

Leach's offense just needs more tuning, and more discipline out of these players. It's the defense as a whole that needs to be reconsidered.

[Mommy]

the offense is a joke.... a bunch of short passes. thats it.
Harrell crumbles under any pressure while McCoy is very effective at avoiding the blitz

[impala454]

the offense is a joke.... a bunch of short passes. thats it.
Harrell crumbles under any pressure while McCoy is very effective at avoiding the blitz

Harrell doesn't respond to pressure at all... that's his problem. He has no intensity at all. It's more like someone going out there to do a job. If he could change his attitude it'd make a world of difference. He needs to treat every game like a Big 12 championship or something. His main problems are:

1) not knowing when to get rid of the ball or when to tuck it and take the sack
2) not putting enough power in his throw
3) his habit of looking straight to the reciever long before he throws the ball (as in giving away where he's throwing)

and as far as the offense being "a joke"... it's worked pretty great so far. if we could ever get some recruits we'd kick some ass. if the leach style offense was such a joke, people wouldn't be copying it all over the place (like the Baylor team you keep talkin up).

[Jwilly]

i dont understand how Leach trusts Harrell, but oh well. He probably doesnt care. He has said his team is not growing at the pace he would like it to.

And I keep hearing people say Robert Johnson will go pro. I am going to say the only person who has a chance to get picked up in the draft is Joel Filani because Hicks has been a disappointment the last two years. No one threw the fade pass like Cumbie did.

[impala454]

rojo just isn't fast enough... he may sign with someone though i dunno

[Mommy]

and as far as the offense being "a joke"... it's worked pretty great so far. if we could ever get some recruits we'd kick some ass. if the leach style offense was such a joke, people wouldn't be copying it all over the place (like the Baylor team you keep talkin up).

because they are running an offense they have been using for the past however many seasons leach has been with tech. guess what... its been found out and teams know how to stop it.

This post has been edited by Jessica: Oct 15 2006, 10:10 PM

[impala454]

the fact that we're still 16th in the nation in total offense would imply it hasn't been stopped. the problem isn't some miraculous defenses stopping us, it's us coughing up the ball and doing stupid shit that doesn't get us in the endzone.

[Mommy]

the fact that we're still 16th in the nation in total offense would imply it hasn't been stopped. the problem isn't some miraculous defenses stopping us, it's us coughing up the ball and doing stupid shit that doesn't get us in the endzone.

STILL? umm have the numbers come out already? i honestly dont know so im asking.... i mean, i dont see how your offense could still be number 16 when yall only scored 6 points.

that being said....its the OFFENSE THAT IS SUCKING...and its not all Harrell's fault. Its the assenine offense that Leach is running.

[impala454]

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/natlRank.jsp?ye...ff&site=org

16th in total offense

what exactly is "asinine" about mike leach's offense? they're moving the ball fine, they're just not scoring, and they're making mistakes. it's not the coach's fault when people make mistakes. when our offense executes they're as good as any offense in the country.

[Dogmeat]

Im saying this could be the home game where you all score under 10. McCoy is looking damn good...getting better with each game. Texas Tech seems to be falling apart one game at a time. I would also find it kinda neat if Baylor scored more points against UT than Tech... that would be humorous. I like Baylor though. They always try to keep up.

Girls don't know anything about football other than that they want the quarterback to fuck them in the face

[Mommy]

Girls don't know anything about football other than that they want the quarterback to fuck them in the face

McCoy is HOT

[woody]

look at how young he looks, prolly doesn't even have hair on his pecker yet

[Jwilly]

look at how young he looks, prolly doesn't even have hair on his pecker yet

looks like mix of the QB from the movie Friday Night Lights and the monster from The Goonies

[cmac]

his name is colt
enough said.

[jwttu]

but he saved a dude

[Rocky]

He definately helped that dude, but when I heard the story the first time building up, I thought it was gonna say he carried the guy across the lake and then uphill and totally saved the day.

Him and Harrell should hit puberty sometime soon hopefully.

You know who looks like a MAN ? Robison for UT. That dude totally embodies MAN !

[Billy]

I really feel tech has no chance against UT. I think this has been one of our worse football programs in 6 years.

[schwab]

im not even going to bother to go to this game anymore

[Mommy]

YAY TEAM SPIRIT!

RARA REEE KICK US IN THE KNEE

RARA RASS KICK US IN THE ASS


GOOOOOOOOOO....other team?


Jesus, people. Stick up for your team. Youre taking the fun out of this thread.

[Jwilly]

YAY TEAM SPIRIT!

RARA REEE KICK US IN THE KNEE

RARA RASS KICK US IN THE ASS
GOOOOOOOOOO....other team?
Jesus, people. Stick up for your team. Youre taking the fun out of this thread.

she has a point you fucking fair weather fans
Tech has chances to win the rest of the season especially with Peterson fucked!
But Leach, Harrell, and the defense need to work work work

[impala454]

i still think if we don't hand them points via turnovers we can beat em

[Rocky]

I'm not convinced Harrell is going to keep his cool...

But by all means, the O line is definately good enough to give him time. That UT front is brutal, and they'll get a few sacks, but really he SHOULD be able to just rape that weak secondary all day - assuming he doesn't fuck up, and the receivers feel like catching.

Like you say, if Tech can keep from just turning it over...I think they can offensively run up some numbers on UT.


But...the looming risk of blocked punts, and UT easily having the weapons to score as much as they want....booyah.


It'd be really cool if Tech could learn to blitz.

[schwab]

too bad it wont be as cold as nebraska, i think we would do better in the cold than UT would

after watching them play neb their defence looks good, espically at blitzing. That should cause some problems, but their offense wasnt connecting as much as i thought they should be...so who knows

I still think UT has it by at least 10

[jwttu]

well we have them in the jones at night, that is one advantage

and as rocky says they do have a beat up secondary so if we can exploit that we can stay in the game. We just have to bring our A game and play our best game of the year against them. I'm predicting we stay within 10.

[impala454]

yeah that UT defensive line is what will make or break the game for us. if they pound harrell early we could have another mizzou on our hands

[schwab]

home field advantage wont make a difference...mizzou proved that

[impala454]

I'm not really sure how you can say that.
Since 2002 we're 23-4 at home.

those losses were:
'02 - #17 NC
'03 - #3 OU
'04 - #9 UT (although we did beat #9 UT at home in '02 )
'06 - #23 Miz

home field is a huge advantage for almost any college football team

[Throwdown]

I'm not really sure how you can say that.
Since 2002 we're 23-4 at home.

those losses were:
'02 - #17 NC
'03 - #3 OU
'04 - #9 UT (although we did beat #9 UT at home in '02 )
'06 - #23 Miz

home field is a huge advantage for almost any college football team

UT was ranked #4 in '02. totally trainwrecked the season

you people overanalyze things way too much.
i'll take UT since they're 7-1, whereas TTU is 4-3 or something.
also, McCoy has proven he can win on the road and Tech has proven they aren't infallible at home.
38-......somewhere between 14-30

[impala454]

UT's secondary is weak. if graham gets time to throw the ball they'll get pounded.

i think maybe you're underanalyzing

[woody]

woody's prediction.

The only way TTU doesn't lose to UT is if UT's plane crashes en route to lubbock or their bus crashes on the way to the game.

If UT takes the field friday, we're fucked

[Throwdown]

UT's secondary is weak. if graham gets time to throw the ball they'll get pounded.

i think maybe you're underanalyzing

fair enough, perhaps i am.

UT's secondary isn't weak per se. they have trouble with the deep ball. they have enough team speed, however, that they're pretty efficient against the intermediate (5-15 yard) game.

from what i've seen in the few Tech games i've seen this year - especially TCU - it's the same ole same ole. a bunch of 8 yard slants and 3 yard screens. works well against some defenses, not much so against a team like UT. have you seen Robison and the Griffin boys hit? if Harrell keeps baiting his receivers and sending em on those slant patterns toward the middle of the field they're gonna get themselves beheaded. also, YAC is huge in a spread offense. again, defensive speed helps to nullify YAC. and from what i've seen, Harrell isn't particularly accurate throwing deep.

again, these are just my observations. being in austin i've seen a lot more of UT than Tech



oh, and the topic of benching Harrell has been discussed. it would be incredibly short sighted to bench him at this point in the season. i know he's been talked about for the past few years, but he's still pretty much a rookie. he has about the same amount of experience McCoy has. i didn't see anyone calling for his head after the buckeye game.

it might be a good short term solution, but it's really stupid long term. Harrell is gonna be the starter the next 3 years. why not sacrifice this season, so to speak - and by the way, 2 losses already in the Big 12 pretty much means you have no chance for any BCS bowls - and let him grow and mature?

a lot of these problems aren't even caused by Harrell anyway, they're caused by the offensive coordinator and his game planning

[jwttu]

fair enough, perhaps i am.

UT's secondary isn't weak per se. they have trouble with the deep ball. they have enough team speed, however, that they're pretty efficient against the intermediate (5-15 yard) game.

from what i've seen in the few Tech games i've seen this year - especially TCU - it's the same ole same ole. a bunch of 8 yard slants and 3 yard screens. works well against some defenses, not much so against a team like UT. have you seen Robison and the Griffin boys hit? if Harrell keeps baiting his receivers and sending em on those slant patterns toward the middle of the field they're gonna get themselves beheaded. also, YAC is huge in a spread offense. again, defensive speed helps to nullify YAC. and from what i've seen, Harrell isn't particularly accurate throwing deep.

again, these are just my observations. being in austin i've seen a lot more of UT than Tech
oh, and the topic of benching Harrell has been discussed. it would be incredibly short sighted to bench him at this point in the season. i know he's been talked about for the past few years, but he's still pretty much a rookie. he has about the same amount of experience McCoy has. i didn't see anyone calling for his head after the buckeye game.

it might be a good short term solution, but it's really stupid long term. Harrell is gonna be the starter the next 3 years. why not sacrifice this season, so to speak - and by the way, 2 losses already in the Big 12 pretty much means you have no chance for any BCS bowls - and let him grow and mature?

a lot of these problems aren't even caused by Harrell anyway, they're caused by the offensive coordinator and his game planning

I think Derek Shaw will start at QB next year unless Harrell gets alot better

[Rocky]

The spread is currently listed at Texas favored by ~11.5-12.5


Holy fucking shit. I really expected that to be more like Texas +18 or somethin.


Tech better be practicing the following things hard this week :
- deeper passes
- any kind of trick play with a RB or WR throwing a pass, heh
- THE ABILITY TO STOP A FUCKING QB FROM JUST RUNNING UP THE MIDDLE FOR AN EASY 15 YARDS
- teaching the defensive ends to stay home so that the counter running plays don't eat them up all day
-Watching Brandon Jackson's amazing fucking touchdown on Texas this week. Shannon Woods better study that

[impala454]

yeah it should be an awesome game to watch. i know tech is fired up after beating iowa state on the road. from what leach has said it seems like the whole team got a huge boost out of that game. hopefully we can carry it into this weekend.

[pysex]

- any kind of trick play with a RB or WR throwing a pass, heh

Seriously. Why doesn't this happen more often.

[impala454]

Seriously. Why doesn't this happen more often.

because typically a broken gadget play = nasty turnover/possible defensive touchdown

[jonathan83]

so uh yeah. Texas starting DT Lokey out with broken leg:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2635911

"He's the heart and soul of the defensive line. He didn't get a lot of credit, but he was the anchor."

[woody]

Seriously. Why doesn't this happen more often.

because typically a broken gadget play = nasty turnover/possible defensive touchdown

I'm suprised it hasn't been used with RoJo being a former QB & all

[impala454]

well there's a lot of WRs out there that are former QBs

[schwab]

so just out of curiousity....who has UT beat that is that great

they did play OSU but lost pretty badly
they played Nebraska but only won by two points (a nebraska team that went to OT with kansas)

who else have they played?

[Throwdown]

so just out of curiousity....who has UT beat that is that great

they did play OSU but lost pretty badly
they played Nebraska but only won by two points (a nebraska team that went to OT with kansas)

who else have they played?

why does it matter?

a good football team is a good football team, regardless of the competition.

people said the same thing about Utah and USC a few years ago, UT and WVU last year, and again WVU this year.

"they haven't played anyone good"
"they come from a lousy conference"
etc etc

wasn't that what people said about TCU before Tech played em?

i've noticed people using those justifications way too often. oftentimes, they're incorrect
remember two years ago, when USC crushed OU even though everyone though OU would roll because they came from a tougher conference?
same with UT last year - the Big 12 was down, so lots of people assumed they'd get crushed by USC

this isn't even about UT's team really, it's just something i've noticed. don't fall into that mindset of discounting a team just because they haven't yet played anyone good

[schwab]

im not criticising them, im just asking if they have any quality wins to prove that they are all that great and we cant beat them

that is all i was saying

[Throwdown]

im not criticising them, im just asking if they have any quality wins to prove that they are all that great and we cant beat them

that is all i was saying

i doubt any team in the big 12 will have any quality wins unless they scheduled a few tough non con games.

i guess you could call nebraska in lincoln a semi quality win. although the 20mph wind against your face in the 4th quarter with snow falling was probably more adverse than the crowd.

[impala454]

why does it matter?

oh this little thing called BCS

not sticking up for it, as I'm not a fan of the BCS, but it does make quality wins matter.

[Throwdown]

oh this little thing called BCS

not sticking up for it, as I'm not a fan of the BCS, but it does make quality wins matter.

technically, it shouldn't matter, since strength of schedule was allegedly taken out of the BCS formula.

of course, that isn't the case with the computers ranking UT 15 and USC 2 last week.

it's painfully obvious SOS is still in there, although i'm not sure as to what capacity

[HMWH]

McCoy is HOT

McCoy looks like Opie

[schwab]

SOS should be included, but that is just my opinion

there is no reason UT should be ranked so low, espically since the only loss is to OSU

[impala454]

according to my buddies and the official bcs website, SOS is in there right now.

go here http://www.bcsfootball.org/cfb/story/5901816 and click the individual computer rankings pages to see the specific rankings

[Rocky]

SOS should be included, but that is just my opinion

there is no reason UT should be ranked so low, espically since the only loss is to OSU

With SOS in mind, they are pretty much where they belong.


The season isn't over yet, and they could probably jump up to 4th if they continued to win every game, and with strong performances.



I'd personally love to see them play West Virginia in a bowl game.

[Throwdown]

With SOS in mind, they are pretty much where they belong.
The season isn't over yet, and they could probably jump up to 4th if they continued to win every game, and with strong performances.
I'd personally love to see them play West Virginia in a bowl game.

doesn't really matter how high they go. if Auburn wins out and beats Florida again in the SEC championship game, tthey'll go, assuming there are no other undefeated teams (discounting Boise State)

i don't even think UT is the best one loss team in the country at this point, and their schedule is too weak to change my mind by the end of the season

as long as UT wins out they'll be guaranteed a BCS berth. ideally, i'd like to see em play OSU again if UM beats them. the odds are pretty slim they'd play WVU. if WVU beats Louisville they're going to the championship (again, assuming USC loses, which they should). if they lose, they ain't going to a BCS bowl.

WVU/UT would be fun, though

[impala454]

here's my prediction:

Texas Tech beats Texas on 10/28
A&M beats OU on 11/4
Texas Tech beats Baylor on 11/4
Nebraska beats A&M on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OU on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OSU on 11/18
A&M beats Texas on 11/24

Texas Tech beats Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship

Texas Tech goes to first BCS bowl evar!!
































i will also win the lottery on 12/15

[Throwdown]

here's my prediction:

Texas Tech beats Texas on 10/28
A&M beats OU on 11/4
Texas Tech beats Baylor on 11/4
Nebraska beats A&M on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OU on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OSU on 11/18
A&M beats Texas on 11/24

Texas Tech beats Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship

Texas Tech goes to first BCS bowl evar!!

i will also win the lottery on 12/15

wishful thinking

whoa, i didn't even see the lottery thing till i quoted it. haha

[impala454]

heheh... definitely wishful thinking, but it'd be COOL

[kcroxyoursox]

i will also win the lottery on 12/15

just in time for christmas shopping?

[Jwilly]

here's my prediction:

Texas Tech beats Texas on 10/28
A&M beats OU on 11/4
Texas Tech beats Baylor on 11/4
Nebraska beats A&M on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OU on 11/11
Texas Tech beats OSU on 11/18
A&M beats Texas on 11/24

Texas Tech beats Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship

wouldnt that leave A&M with only 2 overall losses?
will they lose to Baylor this weekend?

And who says Nebraska will win the north? Wat about the Nebraska/Mizzou game?

All of this, plus, us winning the rest of the season is very slim.
I think you have more of a chance to win the lottery

[Rocky]

If Tech (somehow) wins on Saturday, I then cheer for the Aggies to beat Baylor, and hope they somehow win out the season to be big 12 south champions....

But More likely I'll watch UT win, and then cheer on Baylor, on principle of fuck the aggies, and I like Baylor's improvements.

[Aaron]

The last time Texas lost a true road game was to Texas Tech in 2002. The Red Raiders used a little trickeration, receiver Mickey Peters tossed a 29-yard pass that ultimately set-up the go-ahead score.

Texas Tech ran the same play (basically) last year against Kansas, with wideout Robert Johnson overthrowing Joel Filani.

[impala454]

wouldnt that leave A&M with only 2 overall losses?
will they lose to Baylor this weekend?

In my lil wish list I put "Nebraska beats A&M on 11/11" which gives them 2 conference losses, which would tie us, except since we beat them we win the tie.

And who says Nebraska will win the north? Wat about the Nebraska/Mizzou game?

It could very well be mizzou, but today they play OU, and then have Nebraska in Lincoln.

All of this, plus, us winning the rest of the season is very slim.

i know... which is why i injected so much sarcasm into my post

I think you have more of a chance to win the lottery

well... call me an optimist but my guess is tech has better than a 1 in 175,711,536 (mega millions) or 1 in 25,827,165 (tx lotto) chance of winning the big 12 championship

(damn, never realized chances of the tx lotto were so much "better") heh

[schwab]

if we win this game, every game after will be "easy" compared

as for OU at home, minus AP, i feel more confident about that if we can pull this off

[jonathan83]

If Tech (somehow) wins on Saturday, I then cheer for the Aggies to beat Baylor, and hope they somehow win out the season to be big 12 south champions....

why do you want the aggies to win out and be big 12 south champions?

[Testm0nkey]

WTF?! incomplete?

[jonathan83]

YES!!!

Tech 21-0!!

[jonathan83]

i can only keep up on espn.com, but this sounds amazing

[prefix]

touchdown texas

[Testm0nkey]

24-7 tech

[prefix]

Field goal, anyone see harrell yelling at leach?

[Testm0nkey]

no. i saw harrell but it didnt show where he was yelling. or he would have had to be yelling pretty loudly

[Seeker]

i saw him yelling and he looked mad, don't know who he was yelling at

also, i coulda sworn he was checking out one of the ut guys butt

[prefix]

woot 31-21

[jonathan83]

at least we're still up, but Texas has come back quite a bit.

wreck'em tech!

[jonathan83]

31-28 and Texas has a 1st down on our 25. getting nervous.

[Billy]

That was interested. We did much better than expected.

[Seeker]

refs stole the game, must be on the ut payroll

[jonathan83]

a bit pissed, but at least we didnt get blown out.

at least...the whole game.

[kcroxyoursox]

i saw him yelling and he looked mad, don't know who he was yelling at

he wanted to go for the td. and he had every right to think he could have done it. leach should have had the confidence in him that hes been saying he has all season.

[Trespass]

refs stole the game, must be on the ut payroll

Yeah, the spots aside, the Pass interference at the end was complete bullshit. Should have been 3rd and 8 with time stopped at 2:15, instead it gave the game to UT.

[jonathan83]

he wanted to go for the td. and he had every right to think he could have done it. leach should have had the confidence in him that hes been saying he has all season.

if thats true, then GH should've realized that confidence in him went down the tubes over the past few weeks. how can he expect Leach to have confidence in him after Missouri and CU?
but still yeah, if he knows he's got the rhythm then maybe he's got it. too bad, but we had plenty of chances to win and we didnt

[kcroxyoursox]

if thats true, then GH should've realized that confidence in him went down the tubes over the past few weeks. how can he expect Leach to have confidence in him after Missouri and CU?
but still yeah, if he knows he's got the rhythm then maybe he's got it. too bad, but we had plenty of chances to win and we didnt

that was what leach was saying though. even though hes had a few bad games, leach and the rest of the team have been quoted as consistently saying that they still have faith in him and not to doubt him.

they should have gone for it. best case it would have been a td, giving us the 4 points that ut beat us by (though im not saying the rest of the game would have turned out the same) and worst case it would have given ut the ball on like the 3 yard line or whatever it was. there really was no reason to doubt graham, especially since hed had such an awesome night from the get go.

[Trespass]

that was what leach was saying though. even though hes had a few bad games, leach and the rest of the team have been quoted as consistently saying that they still have faith in him and not to doubt him.

they should have gone for it. best case it would have been a td, giving us the 4 points that ut beat us by (though im not saying the rest of the game would have turned out the same) and worst case it would have given ut the ball on like the 3 yard line or whatever it was. there really was no reason to doubt graham, especially since hed had such an awesome night from the get go.

Making that field goal made it a three score game for UT again... and had we scored ONE more touchdown the whole 2nd half, it would have been the winning 3 points.

[impala454]

man what a heartbreaker... although i think some of the calls sucked, put simply, we got beat. we did what we've done most of the year, play one good half (in this case awesome half) and one bad half. you can't give UT the kind of chances we gave em, or not capitalize on their mistakes (turnovers).

[impala454]

I also have to say I was extremely impressed with our team in this game though. Graham was throwing some dart passes for a change and was deadly accurate. The defense I thought did amazing. There were a couple of blown coverages that resulted in UT TDs, but I credit UT more for taking advantage of that every single time.

[jwttu]

ya i was thinking maybe someone else was wearing grahams uniform. He was a completely different player under pressure last night. He has really grown up.

[Testm0nkey]

"he has really grown up" since 1 game, 2 games ago? I'll see how he plays next week and the week after

[kcroxyoursox]

although i think some of the calls sucked, put simply, we got beat.

i watched the first half of the game last night when it reaired at midnight because i wanted to see what angles tv people had and what those commentators would say. its really interesting the comments they made about the booth review judges and how theyre almost harming more than theyre helping. like that one play where they reviewed if hicks had possession or it was incomplete, when they stopped and said the play was under review, the commentators (much like most of the stadium) were like what is there to review?

i just cant help but feel that the refs gave ut the game. there were some key calls that were made that just stripped away our momentum and handed it to ut on a silver platter, when the calls were blatantly wrong (or blantantly not even called in the first place ie penalties). and yeah i know people are gonna say we shouldnt have let it get that close to where it came down to one bad call that ended the game, but it wasnt one bad call, it was several very important bad calls.

i respect ut and i know that they are a good team and i would be able to accept the loss if i feel it was earned. im not whining because omg tech should have won because theyre my team and no one else is as good, but i really feel like we were cheated.

[woody]

too many replays

i think for the most part, the calls were right...except one (the catch, fumble, recover)

i think replay is a good thing to have...but that's way too god damn many. instead of letting the game be played, it's the whole 'are we sure'. I think the coaches should have their replay as it is, but the booth needs to calm down on that shit.

UT won because they are the better team. TTU had their chances to capitalize and they did in the first half. but you can't blame it on GH not getting the first, or any other specific play.

[Throwdown]

what a helluva game

as much i am a UT homer, there were some pretty questionable calls against tech.

tech shouldn't have anything to be ashamed of. they came out pumped and outplayed UT the first half.

UT's D and Leach's coaching was too much to overcome in the second half

McCoy vs Harrell should be fun the next few years

[Rocky]

When everybody does their job on the Tech Offense, its amazing what happens. For the passing of course.


My Tech Wishlist :
- FIND SOMEBODY WHO CAN POUND THE BALL FOR 1-2 YARD GAINS
- Learn to stop a QB who decides to run. Here's a hint, what QBs has Tech played this year that scrambled for first downs at important times ? TCU, Missouri, Texas.....and tell me how those games ended.


Good show though. I'm with Will on being excited about the McCoy vs Harrell match up. I don't know what kind of talent UT has coming into their secondary next year, but they gotta get something goin on. It's wayyyyy too early to seriously talk about next years game in Austin, but imagine how big of an upset that could be.


Hows the receiver farm for Tech ? I hope that after Harrell finds his groove this year and prepares for next year, he has plenty of people to still throw to to make plays.

[Aaron]

Texas Tech only has two healthy running backs on the roster right now: Shannon Woods and Kobey Lewis. Second-string Baron Batch came down with an injury a couple of weeks ago and is likely out for the season while junior Taurance Rawls was lost for the year before spring practice even started. Pete Richardson entered fall camp at running back, but soon moved to cornerback in an attempt to gain more playing time. Of all of them, Rawls and Batch are arguably the more "powerful" backs, though neither would ever be mistaken for Jorvorskie Lane or Henry Melton.

While the Red Raiders have a fullback-type on the roster in David Schaefer, his primary role is pass protection. There are certain plays where he flares out as a receiver, but I'm not sure if I've ever seen him get a carry during practice. Additionally, Schaef has recently returned from an injury.

The idea of stopping a running quarterback is much easier said than done, *especially* when you're trying to defend a team as talented as Texas. Any one of their two-deep skill players is a legitimate home run threat whenever the touch the ball. Limas Sweed, Quan Cosby, Billy Pittman, Jordan Shipley, Jermichael Finley, Jamaal Charles and Selvin Young are as explosive as anyone else you will find in the entire country. So, to set aside a linebacker to spy on Colt McCoy would arguably make the Red Raiders more vulnerable than less. What you can do, is try keep McCoy contained inside the pocket but that is pretty impossible to do all game long against the Longhorn's All-Universe offensive line.

Plus, there aren't a lot of times where McCoy runs on designed keepers. Not nearly like Jeff Ballard of TCU or Missouri's Chase Daniel. Against Oklahoma last week, Daniel had nearly every single one of the Tigers' rushing attempts in the second half. That isn't McCoy's game, but he will definitely hurt you when the pocket breaks down and there isn't anyone open downfield.

Though next year's receiving corps will likely not be as talented as the one Tech is fielding this year, there isn't much reason to believe that there will be a significant drop in production because of it. The Red Raiders lose three wideouts - Jarrett Hicks, Joel Filani, Robert Johnson - all of them starters. Danny Amendola returns next season and, barring injury, will undoubtedly start at H-receiver. He's really the only guy, I think, that has a secure spot for next year. Of the guys on campus right now, you'll have guys like Todd Walker, Ed Britton, Michael Crabtree battling it out for the nod at X and Z. Grant Walker, Eric Morris, Adrian Reese and L.A. Reed will all be in contention for the vacant Y, though Morris will likely stay at H and Reed could possibly see time at X or Z.

(FYI, Hicks = X, Filani = Z, Johnson = Y, Amendola = H)

Lyle Leong, who grey-shirted this season, could also push for time. He's plenty tall enough, and can leap like a gazelle, but needs to add some bulk. Depending on who they end up signing, a couple of true freshmen could also play for Tech in 2007. A guy like Gerald Jones, who visited this weekend, would probably see the field as a true freshman in some sort of slash capacity.

If I had to guess right now, the four wideouts that start September 1, 2007 against SMU would be Crabtree at X, Ed Britton at Z, Amendola at H and Reed/Walker at Y. Okay, I copped out at Y but Reed could honestly start at either inside position - he's been moved around a ton since he's been on campus.

Honestly, in my opinion, the biggest thing that will help/has helped the development of Graham Harrell will be/has been the lights-out performance of Shannon Woods this season. He has exceeded all of my expectations by a very large margin.

[Jwilly]

im betting there wont be a McCoy Harrell match up after a year or so. Im betting Harrell is injuried next year or soon there after

[jonathan83]

Kobey Lewis.

I've heard good things about him on another forum.

Lyle Leong

him too

The Red Raiders lose three wideouts - Jarrett Hicks, Joel Filani, Robert Johnson - all of them starters.

this really sucks

[pysex]

Losing Hicks, Filani, and Johnson is going to suck

[Seeker]

filani, not so much, dude can't catch a ball or carry the ball without fumbling

it's not like we don't have a whole stable of talented receivers to replace them though

[Testm0nkey]

i dont think so