Published on: 12th April, 2011
The definition for “lackluster” is “lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired.” In terms of college football fan bases, “lackluster” is defined by a group of followers who as a whole lack the conviction and fervor of other programs. One somewhat objective way to identify groups of fans that are ...Published on: 18th January, 2011
Though there are undoubtedly a slew of question marks for the Red Raiders in 2011, filling the opening at defensive coordinator must top the list. Tommy Tuberville brought James Willis to Tech prior to the 2010 season to initiate a defensive revival in Lubbock, which for all practical purposes showed ...Published on: 20th December, 2010
With all the controversy churning about the validity of the BCS system, it is easy to forget that the current non-BCS bowl scheme has its own set of concerns regarding equity and fairness. The current bowl arrangement prescribes certain prearranged deals between the individual bowls, conferences and in certain cases, specific ...Published on: 19th December, 2010
Despite the fact that the Cotton Bowl Classic has moved across the Metroplex to Jerry Jones’ luxurious Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, a college football bowl game will continue to be played on January 1st in the historic Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas. Sanctioned by the NCAA in April, the new ...Published on: 1st December, 2010
As the 2010 regular season college football campaign comes to a close, it’s time to clean the grease in our chicken wing fryers and prepare ourselves for another festive bowl season. Regardless of the football aficionados' views or concerns regarding the six win requirement to reach one of the 35 ...Published on: 30th November, 2010
If you log onto the BCS website www.bcsfootball.org you will see proudly displayed atop the home page the logos of the eleven FBS conferences (plus Notre Dame). The ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 10, SEC, Sun Belt and WAC logos represent the conference ...Published on: 24th November, 2010
It seems almost unbelievable that we have reached the final stanza of the 2010 regular season. Looking back the Red Raider Nation began the 2010 campaign filled with hope mixed with uneasiness and then faced 12 weeks of uncertainty, dismay and angst mixed in with the occasional burst of hope, ...Published on: 24th November, 2010
Well, Wal-Mart has Butterball turkeys on sale for 98 cents per pound and I couldn’t care less. Cranberry sauce in a can or homemade? Who cares. Stuffing or dressing? It doesn’t matter. Whipped cream or ice cream? Sweet potato or pumpkin? The identity of that stuff floating around in Aunt ...Published on: 22nd November, 2010
Saturday’s 64-21 victory over FCS Weber State earned Texas Tech its sixth win on the season resulting in the Red Raiders becoming bowl eligible for the 18th consecutive year. Texas Tech has garnered a bowl berth each of the last 10 years and racked up a 6-4 mark in these postseason ...Published on: 18th November, 2010
As we collectively turn the corner towards the dramatic end of the 2010 regular season the upset becomes more difficult to forecast. The margins between the good, bad and ugly lessen. The odds makers’ magic spread tightens and given weeks of past performance to draw on a shocking outcome seems ...