I like your confidence. I think this game will go down as one of the best of the year when all is said and done. Texas creates some unique matchup problems for Tech on the outside, but you know what? Texas’ safties haven’t proven anything to me this season. I think Tech will create some pretty lopsided matchup’s, as well.

If Tech can focus on getting the ball out in under three seconds, that solid Texas D-line won’t be much of a factor. I see our WRs turning the 6 yard toss into 15 yd gains because of their athleticism.

Our great success on third down will also have to continue, but I see no reason why it can’t. Texas is a great football team offensively, but they aren’t exactly world beaters on defense so we’ll get points and move the ball with great success – as usual.

If we can force McCoy to throw downfield more than he likes, our chances go up. Colt is amazing up to about 12 yards. After that, his accuracy drops way off (probably true of most QBs, but I think his is more pronounced- I’ll research this to prove that out.).

Texas also has an average, at best, running game. There is not a pounder on that team like we’ve had to plan for in year’s past. With Tech’s newfound success running, I feel it causes Muschamp to work on more things than he normally does in a week. That’s time taken away from planning for the pass. That works in our favor a great deal. Remember, he only gets 20 hours this week with his team to make whatever adjustments and schemes. He’s a great DC, so he can do it…but I think we’re better at executing our offense than they will be at executing their defense.

go to our head. We really need Leach to keep them grounded and not get caught up in the media and hype. I apologize about not being as confident as everyone else. I am optimistically very nervous about Saturday. We will be united in Memphis suppporting the Raiders though! I hope the crowd at Jones SBC can be a factor as well! It is time for TTU to make its mark!
Guns Freakin Up!

I dont think either team has a distinct advantage anywhere… going into this game I feel similar to KU, that we could get blown out, lose close, win close, or blowout. Assuming our offense holds serve, like they have all year, I honestly predict a shootout. Ball control to get an extra possession in either half could win us the game. I agree with GPD though, and I stated that weeks ago, the stretch UT has faced is tough but they have had the luxury of 100000 fans cheering them on… now they have essentially their first road game, and it is going to be rockin, I am drinking my hot tea and lemon all week to get my throat ready!!

Wreck em Tech!!!!!

…for a good, no, GREAT laugh. Aggies (not all, but a LOT) are a freaking trip! Arguing over who they should root for Saturday. It’s a riot and a really fun read.

http://www.texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=1281716&forum_id=5

… that’s just sad. A bunch of nobodies and their nowhere team sitting in a big circle praying for injuries and/or natural disasters. Wow. Something like this:

“I hope Harrell breaks his leg and both teams get the clap and then some terrorists shoot all the fans… then a bomb goes off as a tsunami hits the stadium… because Tech is classless.”

They better just pray that Iowa State stays worse than them so that they don’t get lonely in the cellar.

Peace

…this is the kind of logical activity you get when their number one blogger (Beergut) actually claims that he’d rather have aTm’s record than be undefeated like Tech.

aggie – home of brilliant logic like “sucking means we’re getting better, and winning means things can only get worse”

…what he said, and heard him try to explain it.

His point was that TECH FANS are happy with a mediocre team. Which is false.
His point is that aTm would have fired Leach. Which is just stupid.
His point is that aTm is getting better. Which could or could not be true.
His point is that Tech will get worse. Which is just wishcasting.

So no matter what he said, and no matter what he meant. It was a gloriously stupid comment, and he ought not have Tech fans defending such stupidity.

Peace

too many people on both sides of this game are trying to play it out in the stat book. Stats are great, and some people live and die by them – but stats could not have predicted the Kansas blowout,or how OSU scared the crap out of Texas.

I am going on the record as putting this entire game in the “intangibles” category. And I am going to go out on a limb and predict that Texas Tech wins this game by at least twice the spread, and maybe 3 times.

This team runs on a concoction made up of 3 parts emotion, 2 parts Leach calm-gobbledygook-spellbound-gorilla reasoning, and 1 part hair-on-fire nobody beats us fantasy.

You know, sometimes David beats Goliath, and, Mixaphorically speaking, the way Leach has succeeded in keeping the reigns on the team (and the blinders as well), they might not even know that that is Goliath over there. I think if Tech loses a game this year, it will be against OSU, and that one will come down to who is the craziest that day.

The Kansas fans were trying to play this last one out on paper, and apparently so were the oddsmakers who made Kansas a favorite for the game. It made sense on paper. I know Texas is not Kansas, which is why we probably don’t beat them by 42. But it could be as much as half that, which would be a jaw-dropping stunner.

Now here is where someone drops in and gives us the obligatory “Calm down, one game at a time, Texas is really good, if we win by 1 point we will all be happy”.

I agree. But I don’t see it going down that way. And when my team is made up of a bunch of loons of the Leach variety, who is to say that I might not just be crazy… but right?

Peace