Leach can pull this off……how bout Jeffers running wildcat for some plays? Get creative and hang 50 this week.

Wouldn’t that be wild if Doege started and threw 7 TD’s. 3 different qbs having 7 TD games in 1 year. That’d be awesome.

I have been intrigued with Doege ever since he signed with us originally. I don’t know how many of you realize this, but before he blew out both of his knees he was considered among the top 3 QB’s in the nation and was on his way to being a probable 5-star QB. Obviously, when he injured both knees the scholarship offers decreased greatly, but it didn’t matter because he has been wanting to play for Tech his whole life. This kid has throws an absolutely beautiful ball and has one of the most natural releases I have ever seen, not to mention he is a good athlete with good mobility. He is also eerily similar to Harrell with his mannerisms and style (hell, he even looks like Harrell, I think). I’m not trying to look like I have zero faith in Potts, but to be honest I believe that Doege couldn’t perform much worse than Potts has at times this year, so we may as well see what Doege can do for us. Very excited to see him play!

I also believe Potts will start on Saturday. I hope he took notes during this time and if anything else he saw how to run the game @ the line better. SS obviously brings mobility but I just think he checked into better plays @ the line. Potts just needs to read and let the ball go and get it to the running backs more. I know the OL is still in progress but Potts still to me shied away from the run too much. I wonder how many teams would love to have our problems @ QB ? Just amazing what Leach can do with QB’s. Can’t wait to see Karam/Young battle it our for the starter! Wreck’Em Tech

gameplan for Doege and Potts.

Everyone loves a secret in West Texas.

Clearly Leach is not above bluffing. It sounds like Potts wasn’t even cleared as of yesterday… which means he obviously wasn’t an option for the Nebraska game, but Leach rolled with it that he was going to make a game time decision.

I haven’t turned my back on Potts, but after seeing the light of a mobile QB I would like to see what Doege can do. He would be the youngest to start for Leach ever… and we all know how Leach likes experience over most other attributes.

Rest assured, if Potts is healthy he gets the nod no matter what… after hearing about the Nebraska bluff, I’m not sure Potts doesn’t go back in over a healthy Sheffield… Leach is a very stubborn guy when it comes to football decisions as we all know.

On a side note… that video is awesome… haha. I wish someone would get the clip of Carter checking down to the run play and then promptly informing Keown & Sheffield about it on you tube. That was classic.

This is updated 7:20am by Nick Zilinski at Fox34

“Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield is out Saturday vs. Texas A&M, and he’s out longer than that. Sheffield was the first back-up QB to ever start a game in the Leach era. But it may not be who you expect starting Saturday.

A source close to FOX 34 confirmed Sheffield had surgery on his foot Monday morning and screws were inserted. The surgery took place in hopes of speeding up the healing process. Best case scenario is Sheffield returns agaisnt Oklahoma State.

So this would mean former starter Taylor Potts would be the starter, right? Not so much at this point. Potts had some medical tests done Monday as well and he has not been cleared to play against the Aggies as of now. This leaves Set Doege, the third stringer coming into the season as the possible starter for Saturday.

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It does not matter with the plug and play Air Raid. ;-) All he has to do is read and throw.

It is looking as if Doege may get a chance to play early for a rs fr qb. Prepare for a week of nay saying and speculation.

I don’t know but there may be a reasonable probability that Potts could be cleared by the end of the week. I wonder if the coaching staff is as antsy about this as I currently am…if he was injured again by concussion, it would really look bad, even if he had been fully cleared and that there was agreement by everyone involved…including President of the U.S.A.

I am tempted to think that if there was ever a week in which a guy in Doege’s position would start this is a good time. TTU at home is an advantage. That the opponent is from collie station ought not be relavent…but it is. The circumstances could work to their ugly advantage…yukky thought there !!

Realistically though, the collies look to have an athletic group of people wearing their colors. If they come together, it could be more of a football game than many are expecting.

“It’s an honor for us and for our team to have the opportunity to play a team that has such a storied tradition, and all of the NFL players that they have.” Mike Leach just cannot leave it alone…..did he have that twinkle in his eye when he said that ?

They we saying a rule of thumb is at least a month, and there is significant risk of severe injury should one suffer another cuncussion before the first one has completely healed. The most important thing is for the athlete to be 100% honest with the doctor about headaches, queasy feelings, etc. I personally am willing to take my chances against Ag and Hawk with Doege if it means Taylor can have longer to heal, it’s just not worth it, as I told my wife when I learned Tebow was playing again so soon, I just can’t believe the adults around Tebow could be so irresponsible in re his long term health (JMO) and I feel the same way about our kid Taylor. I think the prudent man would sit TP for a minimum 30 days. Once again, JMO after seeing that eye opening HBO show where a kid actually died after getting 2 concussions in a couple weeks, I’m not suggesting that here or being sensationalistic, but bretheren, it is THAT serious of a condition (concussions). Of course I’m not a doctor and am probably armed with just enough information to be dangerous.

Do I want Potts in this week if possible…YES but if not I think we saw something from Doege against KSS. Once he settled down he did just fine. Wow what a chance to be a longtime Raider and get to start your first game in the Jones against the ags!! This also means the Jones needs to be rockin with the 60,000 red/black pirates! Wreck’Em Tech

I personally am really trying to be humble about this week’s game. Yes, A&M has struggled recently but let’s not forget that this game is in no way an automatic win. The majority of commens I’ve read recently are about the blow out expected but lets not set ourselves up for a massive let down here. We currently have our starting QB and backup QB injured (yes Potts too as he hasn’t been cleared to play). While Potts may be back, right now we’re looking at a RS QB as our starter who has a total of around 8 minutes of actual play time. If we were to lose this game, some of the comments posted here would make us look like arrogant fools. I’m not saying we shouldn’t cheer on Tech and be confident, but there is a fine line between confident and having a big head. Go Tech!

Is it possible to get a definite yes or is this still a game time decision?