This week, we’ve all been glued to the latest updates and numbers, trying to figure out who the winner will be. And of course I’m talking about what the analytics say about Texas Tech’s battle for the saddle with TCU. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) Team National Rank FPI Big 12 Title Odds (%) Oklahoma […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech Season Outlook (Game 5)
I missed “By the Numbers” before the Iowa State game, and it’s probably no matter. The Cyclones were favored by every model and thoroughly outplayed the Red Raiders for the fifth year in a row. And since Texas Tech was off last weekend, you didn’t hear from me because my post would have been titled […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech Season Outlook (Week 1)
In many ways, it feels like college football season has been a long time coming following the sports hiatus brought on by COVID-19. As Coach Wells pointed out, kickoff on Saturday will be six months to the day from when the Red Raiders were called off the court and the Big 12 basketball tournament was […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 13)
Another tough loss on Saturday, as Texas Tech fell for the third time this year by a margin of 3 points or fewer. Matt Wells said it best in his postgame press conference when he said the team was knocking on the door, and eventually they’ll knock it down. The win-loss column this year is […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 12)
Texas Tech rebounded with a much-needed win in Morgantown. It’s still a shaky road to bowl eligibility, but another win on Saturday would leave fans somewhat optimistic. The Kansas and Baylor losses (and to a lesser extent, Arizona) really sting now. It’s easy for fans to say “coulda, shoulda, woulda”, but Tech could pretty easily […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 11)
Well, the easier part of the schedule was supposed to come for Texas Tech after they made it through the gauntlet of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and Iowa State. While Texas Tech’s loss to Kansas was bad enough, Kansas State was impressive in a win over Oklahoma, and TCU looked good beating Texas. The path […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 9)
The worst part of the schedule is over with. Texas Tech’s last four games have been against four of the Big 12’s top half, and all were top 25-30ish teams nationally. Sprinkle in the fact that two were played on the road and one was a coulda-shoulda-woulda won type of game, and I’m choosing to […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 8)
For the second straight week, Texas Tech really showed up and competed with a Top 25 team. Of course, Tech didn’t come out on the winning side in Waco, but let’s see what the analytics say about the second half of the season. ESPN’s Football Power Index Team National Rank FPI Big 12 Title Odds […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 7)
What a fun win on Saturday! Let’s see how much of an effect it had on the analytical models… ESPN’s Football Power Index Team National Rank FPI Big 12 Title Odds Oklahoma 6 24.2 76.1 Iowa State 19 13 4.2 Texas 20 12.9 9.9 Baylor 24 10.5 8.4 Oklahoma State 26 10.2 0.9 TCU 33 […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Outlook (Week 6)
My apologies for not posting the Week 5 preview before the Oklahoma game last week. First, I didn’t figure the numbers would have moved much since Texas Tech was coming off of a bye week. Second, with the Andre Emmett news and some travel for work it just got away from me. I’ll be back […]