Cotton Club Crew #35: Stopping the Slide

The Red Raiders are struggling of late. Despite a valiant effort shorthanded against the Baylor Bears, Tech fell once again. The losing streak is wearing on the fans and team, but a hopefully healthier squad sans the flu bug will defend homecourt against UCF. Macon and Joe break down the Baylor game, the positive lessons,… read more

Red Raider Check-In Halfway Through the Conference Schedule

Coming into the conference slate there were a lot of questions as to what this season could look like for Texas Tech. The first seven games were a true test as to if the Red Raiders could compete at the top of the conference or if they would be on the outside looking in on… read more

Cotton Club Crew #34: Road Warriors

The Red Raiders are in the middle of a critical two-game road stretch. Road victories are nightmarishly difficult in this conference, partially because of the god forsaken officials, but also just the incredible venues teams head to. Texas Tech took on Oklahoma and earned the road win in narrow fashion. The guys start there, breaking… read more

Cotton Club Crew #33: Comeback Season

Joe runs a solo episode to recap Texas Tech’s thrilling victory over BYU. He talks about the big performances, overcoming adversity, toughness, coaching adjustments and so much more. With a critical date against OU coming up next, what lessons did we learn from the huge victory at home against the Stromin’ Mormons. Can Texas Tech… read more

Cotton Club Crew #32: Bounce Back

Texas Tech was punked against Houston. Yes, the officiating was appalling to the degree even drawing blood was not enough to draw a foul. It was an ugly second half, and Tech leaves Houston reeling a bit from that blowout defeat. Lessons to be learned, but it was just one tough loss. Time to flush… read more

Cotton Club Crew #31: First Place on the Line in Houston

The Red Raiders have taken a share of first place after a 3-0 start in Big 12 play. Of course, this early that means very little. But still! The winstreak is worth celebrating, and first place is very much where you want to be. Macon and Joe talk about what has sparked the hot start… read more

Cotton Club Crew #30: Big 12 Battle Royale Begins

Happy New Year to All! As a site, we took the holiday season off pretty much completely. It was a time to rest and recharge. Considering it took exactly one week for our first Texas Tech nonsense, that rest was much needed. All the other noise aside, there is a game tonight as Big 12… read more

Red Raiders Secure Another Top 25 Class, Finish Atop the Big 12

Following up last years recruiting class was going to be a challenge as the NIL era is in full force and players are flipping commitments and changing schools left and right. Texas Tech was lucky enough to secure some key recruits early in the process, most notably 5-Star wide receiver Micah Hudson out of Lake… read more

Cotton Club Crew #29: Basketball creeps closer to conference play

The nonconference slate for Tech was sometimes frustrating, sometimes exciting, and all the time just a taste of the war to come in Big 12 play. With just a few games left in the noncon season, the guys chat about the lessons we have learned so far. Who has stepped up, and who has to… read more

Cotton Club Crew #28: Texas Tech claims Independence Bowl

It is National Signing Day, but before we recap all the going ons there we wanted to look back on the Bowl Victory over Cal. The reason being that the bowl win is key to maintaining offseason momentum, and it was just a lot of fun to talk about the young stars and bright future…. read more

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