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The Morning Stake | 2020.11.06

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Seth C

The Morning Stake | 2020.11.06

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ESPN has their Big 12 basketball preview, with not a lot of words about Texas Tech, but still a good overall read. The best part is where Texas Tech is discussed by an anonymous coach:

“The loss of [Davide] Moretti is going to be huge for [Texas Tech]. [Jahmi’us] Ramsey was a first-round talent, but Moretti was a really good glue guy that made everything fit. And at the end of the game, you want the ball in his hands, because he was gonna make 90% of his free throws. He was another guy that accepted his role. [Coach Chris] Beard and Texas Tech will be in a similar boat to Texas. They have a ton of talent. Are guys going to accept 15 minutes a night versus 25 to 30 somewhere else? Kyler Edwards and [Nimari] Burnett, same with [Terrence] Shannon and Mac McClung. Can all those guys play together? That’s something Beard has to figure out. He’s a very good coach; he’ll sell those guys that if they do it a particular way, they’ll have success. But it’s easier said than done.”

CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander ranks the all 357 teams and has Texas Tech at #14:

14. Texas Tech: We can stop right here and acknowledge that Chris Beard’s done the unthinkable. He’s put Texas Tech in a position where landing in the top 15 in the preseason on an almost-annual basis is the expectation. If you are a college basketball fan over the age of 35 you understand just how outlandish that is. What contributes to this: reliably adding freshman talent each fall. Nimari Burnett is the newest/latest eventual NBA pick to stroll through Lubbock, and he’ll replace, in part, Jahmi’us Ramsey. Burnett’ll have help with Marcos Santos-Silva, a VCU transfer who fits the mold of a Beard-coached TTU player, plus Kyler Edwards, who might average 16 per night. As expected, Georgetown transfer Mac McClung was cleared, giving TTU even more spark and entertainment value.

AthlonSports’ Nicholas Ian Allen previews Saturday’s game and he thinks TCU wins by 11 or so:

On the surface, there is a wide gap between the TCU defense — which has held its opponents to a modest 29.0 points and 375.2 total yards per game this year, ranking No. 57 and No. 45 in the country, respectively — and Texas Tech, which has surrendered 41.2 points per contest and 498.8 total yards, both of which rank No. 107 in FBS. However, on a per-play basis, the performance is much closer. The Horned Frogs have surrendered 6.2 yards per snap, which sits 84th on the FBS leaderboard, compared to Texas Tech’s 6.4, which is 94th. That, coupled with a slightly more consistent offensive performance overall, should help the Red Raiders keep the game close. However, with the help of talented, emerging freshman skill position players, Duggan can carry the Horned Frogs to victory.

Dallas Morning News’ Katherine Griffin also previews the game and picks TCU to win by 3:

TCU is due for a win at home and the visiting team streak needs to be snapped. If the Frogs hope to break .500 this season, this is a must-win game. The Frogs’ offense is going to have to put up points in the entire game, not just in the first half, and the defense will have to continue to stop big plays.

The Frogs need to bring the energy that they have had on the road to the Carter for this in-state rivalry game and win the Saddle Trophy.

Avalanche Journal’s Don Williams writes about how Erik Ezukanma is now the number #1 option for Texas Tech quarterbacks:

“Everybody wants to be the guy on offense,” he said, “but there’s very few that really want to step into that role. And with me, I want to be the guy. I want the ball three times a drive, really, because I feel like with the ball in my hands, I’m able to move the chains, make a big play, get the offense going and just get momentum so guys on the sideline get loud, the crowd gets loud and everybody’s into it.”

Texas Tech had a walk-on offensive lineman commit in Midland offensive lineman Brett Canis (6-8/300). RedRaiderSports’ Ben Golan spoke with Canis about his choice.

Here are some tweets.

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