Cotton Club Crew #63: Changing of the Guard

The Red Raiders had their most successful season in recent memory, managing to reach the 8-4 mark with a shot for a 9th win in the bowl game. The issue is the entire staff is undergoing an overhaul. Shortly after news broke that Joey McGuire had decided to move on from Tim DeRuyter, news also… read more

Cotton Club Crew #62: They be Hoopin’

How to Watch: TCU

ESPN Predictor: Texas Tech 39.2% Spread: Texas Tech +6.5 (Opened +7) Over/Under: 65.5 How to Watch: 2:30 PM, Fox What to Know: Texas Tech got embarrassed on homecoming. Flat-out embarrassed, and now they head to their second home in Fort Worth. I suspect this will be a very tame TCU crowd with a lot of… read more

Keys to the Kingdom: TCU

Block anybody A lot of the offensive woes, besides the play calling, come from two factors. The first is Morton getting spooked and losing his accuracy, and the second is the cause of that the piss-poor offensive line play. Morton is routinely under duress or forced to check the ball down, and Brooks is having… read more

Red Raiders fail to arrive for homecoming game

Look, I could deep dive this game. And trust me, we will on the podcast and other articles. But for now, I will put as much effort into this as the staff did to prepare for this game. Effectively none. You got punked. Clowned. Smacked. Ass-whipped. What have you. The horrific first half seemed to… read more

Keys to the Kingdom: Baylor

Texas Tech is back off the bye and back safely at home to take on Baylor. Feed Brooks This one almost goes without saying, but against a Baylor team you very much do not want to see hanging around it is critical Tech lets Brooks eat. Nothing can knock the Bears out harder than faster… read more

Offensive Spotlight: Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly is quietly, and only because the national media is not watching enough, making a case as one of the most impactful transfers in the season. Not only that, but he is making a case for himself as one of the best receivers in conference play and in the nation. And that is saying… read more

Defensive Spotlight: The Line

I have picked on the secondary in this section, but one group on D has been just as shaky in one key facet. The defensive line has consistently been a bit of a ho-hum unit. Look, the rushing numbers sans-Arizona have been pretty dang good. They do a good job of not giving up the… read more

Trash Talk Thursday: Baylor

The BUTT Bowl returns, and Texas Tech will sleep walk through it. yeah, yeah, yeah I know bad karma talking like this. But Baylor is straight BUTT, Texas Tech is not, and this is about trash talking. Baylor will be looking for a new coach this offseason as the Aranda experiment continues to crash and… read more

Cotton Club Crew #61: Happy at the Bye

Texas Tech has had a bonkers season. The awful start, the one possession games, the win streak. Everything has been wild, but at the bye week Texas Tech sits fully in control of its own destiny, 3-0 in conference play and 5-1 overall. The guys recap the road so far, and look ahead for what… read more

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