1,168. Not at all related to day 36, but again, my blog my rules baby. The number of yards Tahj Brooks needs to break Texas Tech’s all-time career rushing total. A record which has held since Byron Hanspard ran for 4,219 yards from 1994-96. So today we will look at some math on what that… read more

I have already written about this game once in our countdown, and don’t get me wrong the game is absolutely awesome. Yes, dynasty needs some work and RTG feels a little empty BUT the gameplay is fluid. Even the brutality of Heisman mode feels refreshing, a real challenge that the game has lacked in previous… read more

Obviously today is an easy one. The last victory of Texas Tech football over Texas, 37-34 in OT after forcing a Bjijon Robinson fumble. I could talk at length about the Donovan Smith heroism in this game, or how good it felt to beat Texas in such a heartbreaking fashion, but the biggest thing I… read more

So, I try not to highlight individual players too much during this countdown. Frankly it feels a little tacky and easy to do it, which has also led to a few of these articles being off topic or only loosely related to the number. BUT today I can highlight an unsung hero, a man who… read more

Year One’s most hyped contest, outside of Texas, under McGuire had to be the night game against Baylor. I remember being at a Halloween party, confiscating the hosts laptop, and watching the game throughout the party. In case anyone doesn’t remember, that game went badly. That is why in Year Two, against a flailing Baylor… read more

On day 40, we remember one of the fastest men to ever wear Red and Black, Jakeem Grant. Why day 40? Because this dude had the audacity, the sheer hutzpah, to turn in a 4.10 40 time at the NFL Combine. Jakeem Grant was one of the best receivers to wear the colors. Grant went… read more

Day 41 we remember The Red Raiders only win of non-conference last season. That would be a 41-3 drubbing over far outmatched Tarleton State. Going 1-2 in noncon is just bad, it sets the season up for disaster right out of the game. That hole is a tough one to climb out of, and with… read more

The title of this post can mean a couple of things. First, after a weather induced hiatus I can finally get back to writing our countdown to kickoff series. Or it could mean that the offseason is starting to finally feel closer to ending. But in this case, it means the return of EA College… read more

The last two seasons have been drastically different from expectation standpoints, but ended with one big thing in common. From a win percentage perspective, Texas Tech finished 0.55. Both seasons the team finishes over 0.5 on the year thanks to the bowl game last year. Texas Tech historically is about a 0.55 program, with mediocre… read more

Shimonek is an interesting character of modern Texas Tech lore. Nic transferred from Iowa, and would not become the starter till his senior year. In 2017 he would take the reigns, and the reviews were very mixed. Shimonek’s up and down season would culminate in being benched against Texas in Austin, but coming back into… read more