Another day, another time to start a debate. Let’s roll!

Affirmative: The first five games of the season Texas Tech will not only be a favorite, but a fairly heavy favorite. Your first real test, a road-trip to Washington State, you will still be expected to knock-off a reeling and drastically deplted squad that was not good last season. Arizona poses the first real challenge, but I believe the preseason expectations of a smooth transition from Fischer will not come to fruition. But even if they do, and you are 5-1, that leaves four games to win with: Baylor, TCU, Iowa State, Colorado, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia. The road trip to take on old man Bowman at Oklahoma state is easily the toughest of that group, and I am sorry if you do not think nine wins is a reasonable expectation with this joke of a schedule then you are just too jaded.

Negative: Hold your dang horses. Nine wins? Reallllllly? This is a program that just managed back-to-back winning seasons in conference play. Yes, the schedule is softer than it could otherwise be. But how many times have key injuries ruined a good thing? Or challenges come from unexpected places? Looking at preseason expectations and assuming Texas Tech has its best regular season is years is a fools errand. Reasonably, Tech should win seven without trouble. From there, just enjoy the ride. Getting worked up about preseason win expectations is how you suck the fun out of football. Don’t expect teams to all stay stagnant, and don’t overlook games against Iowa State and TCU on the road as being guaranteed victories. Life ain’t that easy.