Hubert's tweet before last year's game: "Hey ISU, remember me?" I don't think he was heard from again after the game.
Hey Cyclone fans, Raider here (sorry for the long post)
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Hubert's tweet before last year's game: "Hey ISU, remember me?" I don't think he was heard from again after the game.
My confidence in him is getting there. Not to a Leach level yet, but it's getting there.
Oh, and for those who get upset about Rhoads/Rhodes, it's Tuberville.
You don't like opposing fans to engage you in polite discussion about an upcoming game?
We're not coming on your board pretending to know stuff. So we can mistype your coaches name.
Haha... I wish. Honestly, I can't remember what happened to him, but his impact on the team was minimal.
As of right now I do. I think the ISU game in 2 weeks is the tipping point for his Tech career. If he loses 3 years in a row to ISU I think a lot of Tech fans will lose confidence in him.
He's dealt with a tough situation fairly well in my opinion. Leach left him with two horrible '08 & '09 recruiting classes with almost zero defensive depth. You combine that with 18 season ending surgeries and over 30 injuries last season and you end up with a 5-7 season.
He's brought in the two best recruiting classes in Texas Tech history, has been an excellent spokesman, and raised a lot of money for Texas Tech. He just needs to get it done on the field. I think Tech fans will know a lot more about Tommy Tuberville before October 1st, 2012.
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You don't like opposing fans to engage you in polite discussion about an upcoming game?
I honestly have a hard time reading your posts due to the amazing avatar... :jiggy:
This is the only circumstance where you will hear me repeating the TTU catch phrase, "Guns up!"
Yet another Tech fan here. As has been mentioned already, we are pleasantly surprised with the team's performance and attitude so far this season. BUT, I think my fellow Red Raider fans are in for a rude awakening soon. Yes, we look different this year, but I am still struggling to get last year's taste out of my mouth. We were BAD. Yes, we ran off a terrible DC, but still...we were horrendous in the second half of the season. I have no doubt we will be more competitive with you guys than we were last year, but I still cannot figure out how some are chalking this game up as a W. We haven't sniffed the slightest bit of adversity yet, so we have no idea how we'll react if ISU puts up a couple touchdowns early. The only thing I'm 100% sure of at this point is that I am so glad football season is back :spinny:
Good luck to the Cyclones, hoping for a good clean game!
Good luck to the Cyclones, hoping for a good clean game!
I was in Lubbock for last year's game, and my family wore the colors of both teams. If TT can stop the run, they will have a fighting chance. if they don't stop the run, they will have almost zero chance to win. last year's game was a complete mismatch and ISU has gotten better. ISU has the secondary depth to stay withh TT WR(all of them). Barnett is better at running the zone read than Jantz, and that does play in TT's favor. TT forcing ISU to throw is the key. While I am sure that TT is better than last year, I believe that TT has a 1 in 4 chance of winning this game on the road.
I haven't seen TT play, and there is no doubt in my mind that they could come into the Jack and walk out with a victory.
It has to be an exciting time to be a TT fan. Their new coach turns over coaches faster then most programs graduate players. At TT, they don't just rank each years recruiting class, they also get to rank their new coaching staff. There is nothing like a head coach that surrounds himself with the wrong people.
Nothing builds confidence like firing several coaches after a couple of years on the job.
It has to be an exciting time to be a TT fan. Their new coach turns over coaches faster then most programs graduate players. At TT, they don't just rank each years recruiting class, they also get to rank their new coaching staff. There is nothing like a head coach that surrounds himself with the wrong people.
Nothing builds confidence like firing several coaches after a couple of years on the job.
Can any of you Tech fans give a little more insight on your offensive line? I know it was mentioned that they have more starts than any other line in the big 12, but how does the talent/depth stack up? Are there any O-linemen that are NFL caliber?
On our end, I would give our starting O-line a grade of B- so far this year, however with the depth we have compared to years past I think the depth brings our grade to a B or B+. I don't think they've been rotating in and out as much as I thought they would, but I don't see a huge drop off from our starters to our 2nds. As far as NFL talent goes, I don't think any lineman has stood out as a clear NFL guy but I believe Bykowski will be by the end of the year. Beyond that we only have one other starting senior in Burris.
On our end, I would give our starting O-line a grade of B- so far this year, however with the depth we have compared to years past I think the depth brings our grade to a B or B+. I don't think they've been rotating in and out as much as I thought they would, but I don't see a huge drop off from our starters to our 2nds. As far as NFL talent goes, I don't think any lineman has stood out as a clear NFL guy but I believe Bykowski will be by the end of the year. Beyond that we only have one other starting senior in Burris.
You didn't by chance sit in section 6, sneak in some beers, and yap all night about how much better ISU's video board was than Tech's did you?
Barnett did a great job of reading Tech's DE's and making the right call on the zone read, but Tech's idiot DC never adjusted last year. We fired that guy because he was terrible and our new DC was the DC for North Carolina. He's much more experienced, and hopefully won't allow our defense to get gashed by the exact same play all game.
CycloneErik
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Gene Chizik was a DC undefeated for 2 consecutive seasons at Auburn and Texas. gene Chizik can't make an in-game adjustment to save his life.
It's nice that the guy was at North Carolina. It really doesn't mean that he's ready for the Big 12 or that he isn't. It's just nice.
