Oh, irony. When Texas Tech replaced Mike Leach with Tommy Tuberville, it did so under the presumption that Tuberville’s defensive credentials would lend greater balance to program defined primarily by its pitch-and-catch offensive system – even if the Red Raiders had played surprisingly stout defense over periods of Leach’s decade-long tenure. Instead, Tech has remained strong offensively, averaging at least 33.1 points per game in each of the last two years, while undergoing a meteoric nosedive on defense. In 2010, the Red Raiders allowed 9.5 more points per game than in Leach’s final season; last fall, the Raiders gave up a program-record 39.3 points per game, including 66 points to both Oklahoma State and Baylor. It’s safe to say that things haven’t gone as planned. Perhaps you’re not surprised to hear that Tuberville is on his third defensive coordinator in three years.
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Add comment61st & Proud!
Ahh, a well deserved bowl trip. What a deal. Bet it'll be the mattress.com bowl in Houston. after all, 61st!
go tech!
go tech!
Headline: August 15, 2014
Today Chancellor Kent Hance announced that he has signed another contract extension for beleaguered football coach Tommy Toonerville. Saying that Texas Tech second consecutive 3 win season is not nearly as bad as it would first appear, Hance said that he believes that there is a liberal bias against both him and the football coach and by reporting the scores in the games the media is trying to undermine his administration. He also believes that last year's 70+ point trouncings by American Commercial College and the University of Phoenix will not be repeated. Texas Tech is attempting to find Home School Colleges that might be interested in being on the schedule.
In a related story, the Jones/SBC Stadium has been refitted with a new scoreboard that has a three digit capacity on the Visitors team side.