Very cool as Texas Tech men’s tennis player Alex Buzelan wins $1,000 for books on a half-court shot a Chicago Bulls game.
The Morning Stake: Is Texas Tech a Cinderella?
The term Cinderella has been thrown around in the college football world as the NCAA Tournament is underway and we consider whether or not the Texas Tech football program is a Cinderella team, set to take the stage in 2015.
Bret Bielema Discusses His Fear of Speed
By now, most have heard of Bret Bielema’s distaste for the Hurry-Up No-Huddle offense, and have seen his willingness to co-opt any and every story into his argument, no matter how ill-advised that may be. However, Bielema proved (painfully) last season that his slow heat-death offense is more than capable of keeping up with HUNH teams. So why so […]
Gridiron on the Plains: Ten Texas Tech Spring Thoughts
Texas Tech and their students are on spring break, but we’ve got ten thoughts on Texas Tech’s spring practice (including, but not limited to #NoBabyDeerSkin).
The Morning Stake: Baseball Wins; Texas Tech a Cinderella
In The Morning Stake: Baseball splits series with Oral Roberts; Texas Tech football may be a Cinderella in 2015; Blayne Beal resigns yesterday and so much more.
Five Spring Thoughts on the Defensive Backs
Trial by fire. That was the mantra for the cornerbacks, and maybe most of the defensive backs last year, as they all appeared to be young and inexperienced, but they received that experience and they *should* be better. At least theoretically. We discuss those cornerbacks, the safeties and the idea of injecting a ton of […]
Dominguez Prepares for the Masters
Cover photo via Creative Commons on Torrey Wiley @ Flickr. View image | gettyimages.com Via ESPN, Texas Tech golfer Matias Dominguez is getting ready for the Masters and he talks about how it can be difficult to play golf in Chile, but is preparing: “I’m just trying to get used to that environment,” he said. “To […]
The Morning Stake: Introducing Land Grant Gauntlet; Baseball Loses to ORU; Top Players
In this morning’s The Morning Stake, we introduce a new Big 12 blog, baseball loses to Oral Roberts in extra innings and ESPN considers Texas Tech’s best players. The cover photo is from Staking The Plains reader Chad of the Roy Furr Ranch, taken in 1985.
VIDEO: Via the Double T Insider Texas Tech Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Talks Upcoming Season, Spring
Interesting that Kingsbury mentions Jamile Johnson, Breiden Fehoko, D’Vonta Hinton and Christian Taylor by name in improving the defense.
Preview and Open Thread: Oral Roberts vs. Texas Tech
Texas Tech is back in action for a mid-week series against Oral Roberts. We’ve got a short preview, probable starters for the series and how to follow along.