Which Texas Tech team will show up?

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

I don’t know why I do comparative scores, which often are meaningless, but it’s in my DNA, so sue me!

Texas Tech is bi-polar. How can the Red Raiders lose, 42-27, to Mississippi, which lost to Alabama, 62-7, but beat Oklahoma State, 41-17? Maybe the Cowboys are overrated since they beat only Missouri State, Boise State and South Alabama. Not exactly something to toss your lasso and go yahoo! about.

WVU beat a Tennessee team that was almost respectable against Florida, 47-21, but Youngstown and this year’s Kansas State, 35-6 loser to Grier and Gibby’s defense, doesn’t feel as wowy as in previous years.

I can’t wait for noon Saturday watching TV on my Tallmadge, Ohio home couch to see what could be the offensive fireworks of the season in the Big 12 and maybe America.

If you have a lot of spare time, you can read the rest of my homework. Old sportswriters never die, they just keep looking for an angle to keep from getting bored between games.


Texas Tech

lost to Mississippi 47-27, which lost to Alabama (who doesn’t), but by 62-7.

beat Houston, 63-49

beat Lamar, 77-0

beat Oklahoma State, 41-17


West Virginia

Beat Tennessee, 40-14 after a 1.5-hour lightning delay at halftime.

Beat Youngstown, 52-17 during an all-game rain.

Lost to Hurricane Florence so North Carolina State game was canceled.

Routed Kansas State, 35-6, not letting a Bill Snyder offense score any touchdowns.


Tennessee

Lost to WVU, 40-14

Beat Texas-El Paso, 24-0. Nothing impressive.

Beat East Tennessee State, 59-3. Ho-hum.

Lost to Florida, 47-21. Not quite as bad as Tennessee losing to WVU, but close.


Youngstown

Lost to Butler, 23-21.

Beat Valparaiso, 42-7. So what?

Lost to WVU, 52-17. Bad mismatch.


Kansas State

Barely beat South Dakota State, 27-24. Really?

Lost to Mississippi State, 21-10. At least it was fairly close, not like when K-State played WVU. But it’s the same Mississippi State that lost, 31-10, to Kentucky. Kentucky!

Beat Texas-San Antonio, 41-17. As it should.

Lost to WVU, 35-6. Didn’t score a TD and Will Grier got to watch from the bench for nearly a full quarter.





Lamar Cardinals

Beat Kentucky Christian, 70-7

Lost to Northwest State, 49-48

Lost to Texas Tech, 77-0

Lost to Southeast Louisina, 30-24


Beating Lamar by any score isn’t impressive.


Mississippi

beat Texas Tech, 47-27

lost to Alabama, 62-7

beat Southern Illinois, 76-41

beat Kent State, 38-17

not impressive when you see the Alabama score. I know it’s Alabama but you need to be competitive to impress me.


Houston

Beat Rice, 45-27

Lost to Texas Tech, 63-49

Beat Arizona, 45-18

Beat Texas Southern, 70-14

Staying with Tech is impressive but not the other games.


Oklahoma State

Beat Missouri State, 58-17

Beat Boise State, 44-21

Beat South Alabama, 55-13

Lost to Texas Tech, 41-17

Whipping the Cowboys is something to hang Tech’s hat on. Not so much the other games.

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

Come on journalist do some research....

Tech played Ole Miss with a different QB. One that I saw in person last year. Like with that game Carter had the inability to move the offense.

Anyway he was injured in the Ole Miss game.

A true freshman Bowman comes in. Didn't play great. The QB whisperer worked with him and played outstanding against a decent UH defense two weeks later

So the team you will be seeing is the Tech that played UH and Okie St

 

[locustwv]

Kansas State lost to Mississippi State 31-10

 

[bobhertzel'ssweatpants]

I don’t know why I do comparative scores, which often are meaningless, but it’s in my DNA, so sue me!

The transitive property is useless in sports. This game comes down to which defense is better. Statistically ours is better right now, but we haven't played anyone. Texas Tech will put a lot of stress on our defense. The key will be containing their running game imo. I am not buying Texas Tech's defense being much improved. I think we can score a lot of points on them. But if we can't contain their running game, we'll need to score 45-50 points to win. We'll see what happens.

 

[jpoppa]

WVU by 2 TD's

 

[WVUALLEN]

Whomever has the least turnovers and are successful on 3rd downs will win this game.

 

[Rootmaster]

toss your lasso and go yahoo! about

wowy

offensive fireworks of the season in the Big 12 and maybe America.

Yea...this is the prose of a big time professional sports writer lol. And thanks for the recap of what we already know. You are heading from humorous to pathetic.

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

Maybe he was a sports writer because 85% of them have low football IQs anyway.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

Come on journalist do some research....

Tech played Ole Miss with a different QB. One that I saw in person last year. Like with that game Carter had the inability to move the offense.

Anyway he was injured in the Ole Miss game.

A true freshman Bowman comes in. Didn't play great. The QB whisperer worked with him and played outstanding against a decent UH defense two weeks later

So the team you will be seeing is the Tech that played UH and Okie St

You could be right. I admitted that I didn't know. I just put it out there for discussion. These kids are SO unpredictable on all the teams. And injuries and returning players complicate trying to figure out the outcome.

But it is what makes college football, and WVU football in particular, such a joy to watch. You never know what's going to happen. Every game takes on a life of its own.

By the way, do you miss Bandit as much as I do?


M agnificent Grier passes shredded Tennessee, 40-14

O verhelmed drenched Youngstown, 52-17

U nable to play North Carolina State because of Hurricane Florence

N asty defense against Kansas State, 35-6

T ramatize Texas Tech

A nnihilate Kansas

I ncinerate Iowa State

N ail Baylor

E rectile dysfunction Texas

E lectrify TCU

R eam Oklahoma State

S laughter Oklahoma

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

You could be right. I admitted that I didn't know. I just put it out there for discussion. These kids are SO unpredictable on all the teams. And injuries and returning players complicate trying to figure out the outcome.

But it is what makes college football, and WVU football in particular, such a joy to watch. You never know what's going to happen. Every game takes on a life of its own.

By the way, do you miss Bandit as much as I do?


M agnificent Grier passes shredded Tennessee, 40-14

O verhelmed drenched Youngstown, 52-17

U nable to play North Carolina State because of Hurricane Florence

N asty defense against Kansas State, 35-6

T ramatize Texas Tech

A nnihilate Kansas

I ncinerate Iowa State

N ail Baylor

E rectile dysfunction Texas

E lectrify TCU

R eam Oklahoma State

S laughter Oklahoma

If you want to be a journalist

At least conduct some research and bring something new

Anyone can get the stats and scores on their own

 

[TheFakeNewsMan]

Texas Tech can play like the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers and it still it not be enough to stop Will Grier and his stable of amazing Wide Receivers.

 

[TheOneandOnly77]

Every week is different

All the external factors can change the game.
18-22 year old kids are not robots.

You don't know what is going on in these kid's lives.
Maybe the starting OT just broke up with his long time GF
Maybe the QB is on a hot streak but one hit turns him into a bitch
A perfectly thrown ball gets caught in a glare and the WR misses it.

Let the game be played.
WV has looked very good while Tech has looked very good since week 1.

I truthfully believe adversity makes you stronger and Tech has proved they can get through adversity

Any important FB game will have adversity the majority of the time.

I think WV can win but this may not be as easy as some of you think.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Tech is 114th in Penalties 33 for 326 yards / 110th with penalty APG 8.25
WVU is 33rd with 19 penalties for 184 yards / 64th with penalty APG 6.6

Rd Zone offense WVU tied for 1st / Tech 64th
Rd Zone defense WVU 48th / Tech 65th

Stop YAC and this will stop a lot of their offense.

WVU is more a space passing team where they pick up a few yards making it a short 2nd or 3d down. Then they toss a big one on you when you're sleeping.

 

[TownesVanZandt]

Tech is 114th in Penalties 33 for 326 yards / 110th with penalty APG 8.25
WVU is 33rd with 19 penalties for 184 yards / 64th with penalty APG 6.6

Rd Zone offense WVU tied for 1st / Tech 64th
Rd Zone defense WVU 48th / Tech 65th

Stop YAC and this will stop a lot of their offense.

WVU is more a space passing team where they pick up a few yards making it a short 2nd or 3d down. Then they toss a big one on you when you're sleeping.

Mike Stoops at OU last year did the best job on Tech

Tech ran the ball on OU and had early success because a lot of teams play two safeties deep on Tech.

Gibson did as well in the second half.
If I remember right turnovers made the difference.

Point is Tech is a 50/50 team now.
They used to be a 30 run 70 pass.

Their offense is very different than a classic AirRaid offense.

If Tech stays one possession behind/tied or with the lead they can be balanced.

Either WV needs to stop the run or they need to get a lead on Tech to make them one dimensional.

Reason why Ole Miss won. Tech fell in a hole and had to rely on the QB way too much

More importantly this is not a Tech team that blows leads anymore

Their DBs are a lot better than last year. UT grad transfer John Bonney gave them a great SS.
They want to get a lead and force WV to abandon the run.
I think WV can survive but...
Truth is whatever team abandons the run first will most likely lose.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

This could be the most exciting game of the season because both teams have so much in their arsenals. And the unpredictability of college football is hanging over both teams. I still think the loser will have at least 40 points but I wouldn't bet a dime on that either. I just can't wait till noon Saturday on ESPN2. It could be a game for the ages!

And I hope there are no serious injuries for either team because both of them could go a long way in the Big 12 title chase.


M agnificent Grier passes shredded Tennessee, 40-14

O verhelmed drenched Youngstown, 52-17

U nable to play North Carolina State because of Hurricane Florence

N asty defense against Kansas State, 35-6

T ramatize Texas Tech

A nnihilate Kansas

I ncinerate Iowa State

N ail Baylor

E rectile dysfunction Texas

E lectrify TCU

R eam Oklahoma State

S laughter Oklahoma

 

[SheriffBufordTJustice]

This could be the most exciting game of the season because both teams have so much in their arsenals. And the unpredictability of college football is hanging over both teams. I still think the loser will have at least 40 points but I wouldn't bet a dime on that either. I just can't wait till noon Saturday on ESPN2. It could be a game for the ages!

And I hope there are no serious injuries for either team because both of them could go a long way in the Big 12 title chase.


M agnificent Grier passes shredded Tennessee, 40-14

O verhelmed drenched Youngstown, 52-17

U nable to play North Carolina State because of Hurricane Florence

N asty defense against Kansas State, 35-6

T ramatize Texas Tech

A nnihilate Kansas

I ncinerate Iowa State

N ail Baylor

E rectile dysfunction Texas

E lectrify TCU

R eam Oklahoma State

S laughter Oklahoma

You are getting a head of yourself CFE
Neither school has ever won a Big XII Championship

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

You are getting a head of yourself CFE
Neither school has ever won a Big XII Championship

You don't understand. EVERY Big 12 game involving my alma mater is a Big 12 championship game for me. It's my passion. I live for it! It's the greatest bargain in my life!


M agnificent Grier passes shredded Tennessee, 40-14

O verhelmed drenched Youngstown, 52-17

U nable to play North Carolina State because of Hurricane Florence

N asty defense against Kansas State, 35-6

T ramatize Texas Tech

A nnihilate Kansas

I ncinerate Iowa State

N ail Baylor

E rectile dysfunction Texas

E lectrify TCU

R eam Oklahoma State

S laughter Oklahoma