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.
Gridiron on the Plains: Darrin Chiaverini Tells Receivers to Embrace Being Uncomfortable
In another really informative interview, Double-T 104.3’s Chris Level interviewed wide receivers and special teams coach Darrin Chiaverini, who is stressing to the receivers that they need to embrace the pressure of being receivers and embrace being uncomfortable as receivers. Really great stuff.
The Morning Stake: Results from the Pro-Day; Smith Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
In the Morning Stake: A deputy AD is to be named AD at Colorado State; Bradley Marquez and Kenny Williams pro-day results; Flora honored; Cameron Smith named pitcher of the week; Crabtree gaining interest.
Weekly Conversation: What the hell happened?
Seth and Travis discuss some of the behind the scenes conversations and thought processes that led to Seth’s creation of Staking the Plains.
2016 Quarterback Options
With 2016 quarterback from DeSoto, Tristen Wallace, backing out of his commitment to Texas Tech, but still naming Texas Tech to his top five, there are still a handful of quarterbacks that Texas Tech has on their radar. We’ve got video and details after the jump.
The Morning Stake: New Look for Staking the Plains; Recruiting Updates from the Weekend
In The Morning Stake, we have a new look for Staking The Plains, so don’t be afraid. Baseball takes the rubber match against San Diego State, and we have a bunch of updates on recruiting as Rivals in Austin and Nike in Dallas both held camps this weekend with lots of Texas Tech mentions.
The Morning Stake: JaCorian Duffield is National Champion and Bradley Adkins Finishes Second in High Jump
Duffield & Adkins become the first duo since 1974 to go 1-2 in the #NCAATF high jump!! They requested this pose: pic.twitter.com/hGfAPie4ak — Blake Zimmerman (@BlakeZ_TTU) March 14, 2015 I’ll be honest, I have a really tough time following track and field because there are so many moving parts and I have such a short […]
Preview and Open Thread | Big 12 Men’s Tournament – Finals
This evening is the fight for the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament title at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Check out our preview and open thread! View image | gettyimages.com