Intro

• Find us on Twitter (@23Personnel, @puntssuck, @Michael_LBK)
• Find us on The Gram! (https://www.instagram.com/23personnelpodcast/)
• Merch/tshirt store (https://teespring.com/stores/23-personnel-podcast?)

Basketball 

• Back OUT AP Top 25 (Basically 26th); Haslametrics #11; KenPom #16
• Recent Game Recaps
  • Game 26 at OSU – Sat 2/15 -12pm – L 73-70
  • https://texastech.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-20/oklahoma-state/boxscore/14811 
• Upcoming Games
  • Currently 3rd in the Big 12 Standings at 7-5 (as of Tue 2/18)
  • Game 27 vs KSU – Wed 2/19 – 8pm – ESPN2/ESPNU
    • Haslametrics has this as Tech -15, 70-55
  • Game 28 at ISU – Sat 2/22 – 5pm – ESPNU
    • Tyrese Haliburton out for remainder of season with wrist injury; played 37 min/gm, led team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals
    • Tech -7; 75-68

Football

• ‘The process worked’: CMU responds to transfer QB Jett Duffey’s recruitment, Texas Tech sexual assault complaints
• Duke’s Derek Jones hired as new secondary coach
  • Great sendoff video and note from Duke HC David Cutcliffe 
  • $500,000 salary
  • Cosgrove $300,000 via InsideTheRedRaiders

Baseball

• Opening Weekend Recap (STP Series Thread – https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/02/14/preview-series-thread-houston-baptist-northern-colorado-vs-texas-tech/ )
  • Friday vs Houston Baptist, W 5-1
    • Clayton Beeter start (6IP (66 pitches), 2H, 1ER, 6Ks, 1BB), Micah Dallas relief (3IP, 5Ks, 0H, 0R, 0BB)
    • Scored all 5 runs in B5
  • Saturday vs HBU, W 24-3 (7)
    • Vanderbilt transfer Austin Becker start (4IP, 3H, 1R, 4K, 2BB; DD says hitting 95 on the gun), Eli Reichmann, Brandon Hendricks, Tyler Hamilton (1IP each)
    • Nate Rombach had 3 HRs, 2 3-run HRs; Masters, Jace Jung, Cal Conley (Miami transfer) 2 HR; at one point had back-to-back-to-back HRs
  • Saturday vs Northern Colorado, W 22-4
    • Bryce Bonnin start (4IP, 1H, 1R, 8K; 94-95 mph); Ryan Sublette (2IP) John Barrera, Riley Ramsey, Kurt Wilson
    • HRs: Brian Klein (solo), Jace Jung (2-run HR), Rombach (3-run), Conley (ITPHR)
  • Sunday vs NCU, W 14-
    • Mason Montgomery start (4IP, 2H, 2R, 5K, 0BB); Hunter Dobbins (1IP), Jakob Brustoski (.2 IP, 2 Ks on 8 pitches), McMillon (.1IP, 1 pitch), Andrew Devine (1IP)
    • Rombach hits another 3-run HR
  • No starting pitcher (outside of Beeter) went more than 4 IP
  • Scored 65 runs, 2 run rules
  • Nate Rombach hit 5 HRs, 4 3-run HRs (nearly hit another 3-run HR on Sunday); .500 (7-14, 2B, 5HR, 15 RBIs, 2BB, 4 HBP, 1.714 slugging%)
  • Cal Conley hitting .412 (7-17, 1 2B, 2HR, 7RBI, 3BB)
  • Jace Jung .500 (8-16, 2B, 2HR, 13 RBIs,)
  • Dylan Nuese .571; Dru Baker .385; Klein .500; Rumfield .583; 
• Upcoming Games:
  • Round Rock Classic – Dell Diamond, Round Rock, TX (FloLive.TV)
    • Vs. Tennessee – Fri 2/21 – 7pm
    • Vs. Stanford – Sat 2/22 – 6pm
    • Vs. Houston – Sun 2/23 – 3pm
    • FloLive.TV – Plans from $12.50/mo
• You will only need ESPN+ for series vs Baylor and Kansas
• Several games still broadcast on TexasTech.TV
  • $6.95 for a 24 hour pass
  • $9.95/mo
  • $79.95/yr
• Dinger Derby
  • Twitter: @dinger_derby (@keithbpatrick)
  • The Gram: @ttu_dingerderby
  • 2/17 Opening Weekend Recap and Round Rock Classic Preview
• Little League update?

Questions

What we learned

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