Everything posted by BluTechsan
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The Mandalorian (Star Wars live action show)
So here's my theory about all the interest in Baby Yoda and I think it's greasing the skids for what is upcoming in EP IX. Cloning. They are either wanting/trying to clone Yoda's species - or it actually really is Yoda - as a clone. Soften the blow with this series and then it won't be as big a deal when Palp, Anakin, or Rey turn out to be a clone in the Skywalker movie.
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Tell me about Texas Tech
That's a fair enough comment. However, this Wells staff didn't officially have a losing season until the end of game 11. And at the start of a that game (an odd 6:00pm kick, mind you) as well as the week before for game 10 - it was quieter than a church library. The "fans" demanded to see change from the new staff yet refused to change their own apathy born of poor seasons past.
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Tell me about Texas Tech
Re: the article(s) mentioned above about the fanbase. I saw Tech travel to Morgantown, WV to play a 3 win team at 11:00am in front of a packed house. So, what's my opinion of Tech's fanbase? We suck. I think Tech has a solid 30-35k dedicated fans. We can opine about this that or the other about why that is but the bottom line is that a good chunk of the fanbase are band wagon jumping, social media instant gratification sheep (no aggy) that don't understand the nuances of the game or the sport - they actually started the wave, yes I said the wave, while Tech was on offense during the last home game - nor can they comprehend the simple fact that the bigger and faster team usually wins no matter how well the smaller, slower team is coached. All many of them can remember is that Michael Crabtree caught a pass 11 years ago and that the Unversity should have been renamed the Mike Leach School of Pirates all the while completely forgetting that Blake Gideon dropped the game winning INT the play before. It's been a strange decade. That dropped INT might have been the last gift from the football gods that I can recall. Tech has lost a bunch of close games but the ball just hasn't bounced their way. They have set records and can write handbooks on how to score 50 points and lose. Three HCs and countless coordinators, high scoring shootouts or low scoring snoozefests, big crowds or small, late arriving and early leaving - nothing mattered - Lady Luck no longer loves the Red Raiders. Kliff had a team slogan of "Fortune Favors the Bold" It didn't work out but I don't think he fully bought into it himself. Tommy T and Matt Wells have both been called "riverboat gamblers" for their willingness to go for it on 4th down. But truth be told, I think all 3 of them played it safe way too much. And all 3 suffered the cold hard fact of trying to play straight up vs superior talent - you just aren't gonna win those battles very often. Mike's stubbornness here is also his greatness. His ability to get inferior talent to play balls to the walls we give no fucks about norms football with an attitude is why he wins more than he does not. "Fortune Favors the Bold" That doesn't mean that the other guys aren't good coaches - it just means they need better players. Tommy quit and Kliff couldn't get better players so he didn't win. It remains to be seen whether or not Matt can get better players here but that's how he will be judged because he probably won't win much without them. But to answer Maximus' question, "Was I not entertained" by Tech football this season? 10 of the 12 games were one score games in the 4th qtr. Yes, I was entertainedand yes I think Matt Wells is a good coach and a good choice for Texas Tech football. Now Tech just needs to find another 20k just like me who'll be there rain or shine win, lose or draw. FYI, Mike's wins in season one here when getting things established and folks were calling his O "air sominex" New Mexico Utah St N Texas U LaLa Baylor Kansas oSu
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Tell me about Texas Tech
A better O-line would make a world of difference too. I don't think we ever saw the real Yost offense because these guys were incapable of running it.
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2019-20 Big 12 thread
It's a one hellava pile of bricks Tech has stacked up tonight
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2019-20 Big 12 thread
Tech tied it at 61 but it doesn't look like they have anything left in the tank to finish it off - which is odd because their depth is was got them back into it.
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KState @ Texas Tech
It's not the rule. Did he go to the ground to make the catch? Or did he go to the ground because of contact with the defender? The catch was made standing up. Touchdown. The maintaining control all the way to the ground rule was mis-applied.
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TNF: Steelers @ Browns
He's been pretty spot on
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TNF: Steelers @ Browns
That last TD was ridiculous.
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11/10 NFL thread
Mahomes is back - well, 80% - but KC still has no defense
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Late night: 17-10 Wyoming @ Boise on ESPN, 10-10 Nevada @ SD St on ESPN2
lol at the commentator for doggin' on Wyoming for throwing in OT saying they've been running well. Cowboys were like negative 20 rushing on their final 3 possessions
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Minnesota vs. Pedo State
They currently have a better resume than Bama but I agree that getting past tOSU will be difficult
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Iowa State @ blOU 7pm on FOX
How much more evidence do we need that refs swallow their whistlers in favor of OU
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Texas Christian vs Brazos Baptists
Of course when your OL can't get any sort of a push then your're kinda screwed - damned if you do, damned if you don't
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Texas Christian vs Brazos Baptists
I was wrong. I just don't understand the thought process that's it's easier to score again in the next OT and get a defensive stop than it is to just go for 2 and win it right there
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Texas Christian vs Brazos Baptists
That's what I mean. I bet they go for 2 .....have to get the TD first, of course
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Texas Christian vs Brazos Baptists
Don't understand why teams don't do this. I bet Baylor will in 2OT
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Minnesota vs. Pedo State
An excellent point. I will counter, however, that secsecsec teams get that privilege even when they have a loss.
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Minnesota vs. Pedo State
If Pedo was #4 before this game then Gophers should be ranked #4 now Prove me wrong edit: I thought I saw that this game had gone final
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Battle for the Soul of John Denver: TTU v WVU
That's such a bullshit call right there
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West Virginia @ Baylor - Halloween Night 7pm ESPN
Throw it up for grabs and hope your guy makes a play. I guess it's great coaching when it works.
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West Virginia @ Baylor - Halloween Night 7pm ESPN
I just don't understand rapelor's good karma at all. But they have it in spades.
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Wazzu at Oregon
nm exciting game to end the night
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Tech v KU: The Battle to Avoid Last Place
Yup. No answer for #5
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Tech v KU: The Battle to Avoid Last Place
LOL