Intro
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Baseball
- Dinger Derby Update
- https://redraiderdugout.com/gus-george-cover-it-all-dinger-derby-podcast/
- Episode covers EVERYTHING
- Scholarship limits adjusted – no longer required to offer at 25% scholarship
- All players retained eligibility from 2020 season
- Transfers out: Tanner OTremba, TJ Rumfield, Bo Willis, Jared Cushing
- Other departures: Dalton Beck, Brandon Hendrix, Payton Hendrix
- Key injuries
- Hunter Dobbins, Jakob Brustoski, Austin Becker
- Did have fall ball, Red & Black series
- Newcomers/freshmen to look for
- INF Drew Woodcox
- OF Sam Hunt
- LHP Nick Gorby
- P Levi Wells, Hayde Key
- P Chase Hampton
- INF Brayden Runion (juco transfer)
- Surprises:
- P Matthew Luna
- P Jamie Hitt
- Rotation
- Micah Dallas
- Mason Montgomery
- Brayden Birdsell (A&M bounceback)
- Patrick Monteverde
- Comp to 2017 roster/talent
- Starters
- C Braxton Fulford, closest guy to having a spot locked in (Nate Rombach, Cole Stillwell)
- 1B Stillwell (Runion, Woodcox, Rombach)
- 2B Jace Jung
- SS Cal Conley (Kurt Wilson)
- 3B Parker Kelly (Runion, Baker, Neuse)
- LF/RF Dru Baker, Max Marsuak, Runion, Wilson (Dillon Carter and Cody Masters out with injury)
- CF Dylan Neuse
- 2021 Schedule – 51 games
- Opening weekend tourney has been moved back a day
- Can watch on Flo Baseball ($30/month)
- 6 top 10 teams in this tournament
- Something to consider: most SEC teams have baseball dedicated indoor facilities
- Early season pitching rotation could still be pitch count hindered
https://twitter.com/RedRaiderDugout/status/1361715839184044040?s=20
- Opening weekend tourney has been moved back a day
Football
- 2021 Schedule Released
- Away Games – Houston, UT, WVU, Kansas, OU, Baylor
- Home Games – SFA, FIU, TCU, KSU, ISU, OSU
- Game 1 – 9/4
- Game 12 – 11/27
- All games on Saturday (no Thursday)
- BYE Week – 11/6 – and that’s it
- 9 games straight
- Spring football is upon us!
- https://fbschedules.com/spring-2021-college-football-schedule/
- Week 2 already!
- Week 1 results – McNeese defeated Tarleton State 40-37 in 2OT
Basketball
- TCU Games (weather related scheduling issues)
- Locations switched
- Postponed for a day
- Tuesday game in Lubbock postponed indefinitely
- Thursday game still on in Fort Worth (as of now) but expected to be postponed: https://twitter.com/drewdavison/status/1361851117076811778?s=19
- Quick Game Recaps
- 2020-2021 Schedule
- Tues (2/9) – L – TTU 71 WVU 82 – Stats
- Beard’s ejection led to the clutching of pearls on social media
- TTU 3-pt percentage – Bad Luck or Bad Defense?
Opponent | Result | Game 3pt (%) | Season 3pt (%) | % diff |
Vs Kansas | L 57-58 | 33.3 | 35.7 | -2.4 |
At Oklahoma | W 69-67 | 40 | 33.1 | 6.9 |
Vs Oklahoma St | L 77-82 (OT) | 42.1 | 33.7 | 8.4 |
Vs Kansas St | W 82-71 | 33.3 | 29.3 | 4 |
At Iowa St | W 91-64 | 33.3 | 34.2 | -0.9 |
At Texas | W 79-77 | 52 | 33.2 | 18.8 |
Vs Baylor | L 60-68 | 37.5 | 43.9 | -6.4 |
At WVU | L 87-88 | 63.2 | 36.9 | 26.3 |
Vs Oklahoma | W 57-52 | 27.3 | 33.1 | -5.8 |
At Kansas St | W 73-62 | 45 | 29.3 | 15.7 |
Vs WVU | L 71-82 | 50 | 36.9 | 13.1 |
- AP Poll – #15 (#7 previously) – 2/16
- KenPom has TTU at #19 (previously #16) – 2/16
- Haslametrics has Tech at #19 (#17 previously) – 2/16
- ESPN’s BPI has Tech at #10 (#10 previously) – 2/16
- NCAA NET rankings has Tech at #14 (#12 previously) – 2/16
- Upcoming schedule
- KenPom ratings (Tech Luck #278)
Team | Adj Eff (rank) | Adj O | Adj D | Adj T |
Texas Tech | +21.44 (19) | 112.4 (53) | 91.0 (17) | 66.1 (284) |
Feb 18 at TCU | +6.73 (108) | 107.9 (80) | 101.2 (148) | 67.0 (241) |
Feb 20 at KU | +20.31 (24) | 111.7 (42) | 91.4 (18) | 68.6 (165) |
Feb 22 at OSU | +16.22 (44) | 107.7 (84) | 91.5 (20) | 71.2 (49) |
- Haslametrics projections – Tech 5-8 ATS
- vs Kansas W 70.2 – 65.41 (L 58-57)
- @ OU W 75.8 – 72.04 (W 69-67)
- Vs Incarnate Word W 82.23 – 51.12 (W 79-51 – wow, very close)
- Vs OkSt W 73.87 – 62.02 (L 77-82 – tied 68 at end of regulation)
- Vs KSU W 70.47 – 55.28 (W 82-71)
- At ISU W 69.4 – 60.99 (W 91-64)
- At Texas L 67.08 – 68.8 (W *79-77)
- Vs Baylor L 66.54 – 73.02 (L 60-68)
- At WVU W 70.78 – 68.85 (L 87-88)
- At LSU W 77.4 – 73 (W 76-71)
- Vs OU W 71 – 68 (W 57-52)
- At KSU W 73.61 – 57.37 (W 73-62)
- Vs WVU W 74.50 – 69.99 (L 82-71)
- At TCU W 73.32 – 65.41
- At KU L 67.13 – 69.33
- At OSU W 70.44 – 68.07
Questions
What We Learned
- Little League update