If you were a fan of college football in 2010, you remember all the noise about the Pac-10 becoming the country’s first “super conference” by adding Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State to form the Pac-16. It almost came to fruition, but Texas ultimately backed out along with all the rest […]
What if Texas Tech hired Rich Rodriguez instead of Mike Leach?
I hope y’all enjoyed the first installment of our new “What if…?” series last week. Sorry for the delay before my second post, but work got very hectic with this COVID-19 stuff so I didn’t have much energy to write. Anyway, here’s your new 10-minute distraction from the virus. Rich Rod vs. Mike Leach Today, […]
What if Texas Tech had been left out of the Big 12?
Kicking things off in our new “What if…?” series is a topic that many may take for granted; what if Texas Tech hadn’t been invited to join the Big 12 Conference? In the mid-1990s, the old Southwest Conference consisting of Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech began to break […]
New Texas Tech “What if…?” Series
It feels like months ago that the NBA suspended its season amid concerns related to COVID-19. In fact, it was less than a week ago. Since then all NCAA spring athletics have been canceled along with suspensions of MLB, the NHL, and just about all other athletic activity across the world. Outside the sports world, […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 9)
Things aren’t looking great for Texas Tech at the moment. I’m not as panicked as others about the Red Raiders’ tournament chances, but barring an upset this week it appears things could get quite nervous. Right now I can’t help but look back at a litany of losses, ranging from what could have been to […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 7)
After a dominant revenge performance against TCU, Tech dropped one in Stillwater last week. It was by no means a great loss (is there such a thing?), but I think some are overstating how bad it was. Tech was a three point favorite. And while there is a big gap in the win column between […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 6)
My apologies for missing last week’s analytics outlook. Simply stated, life got in the way. But Tech went 3-1 the past two weeks including an unsuccessful but impressive comeback effort in Lawrence, and two tossup wins that have really bolstered the team’s resume; a win against West Virginia in Lubbock and a road win against […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 4)
Texas Tech had a rough go of it last week. The Red Raiders suffered arguably their worst loss of the season at TCU and missed an opportunity to bolster their resume against a good Kentucky team. There’s no let up this week, as Tech faces off against two more great opponents in West Virginia and […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 3)
It was a great week for Texas Tech, as the Red Raiders went 2-0 against Iowa State and Kansas State. Kyler Edwards seemed to find himself offensively, helping the squad to a better offensive showing than the week before in losses to Baylor and West Virginia. Here’s what the analytics say heading into the third […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s Season Outlook (Week 2)
We’ve got three conference games under our belts now, and with that comes some fresh data from a bunch of analytical sources. Believe it or not, Texas Tech’s standing improved in nearly every model despite the 1-2 start to Big 12 play. I’m not trying to feed anybody moral victories, and Texas Tech definitely has […]