As I and my brother watched the first half, we both became quite irritated as the Tech offense kept making errors. I was one that wanted Seth Doege to be given the opportunity to show what he could do. As was very obvious, he needs more seasoning before taking the reigns again in the future, but I think he will take a lot of knowledge earned from this game with him and improve on future performances greatly. When Potts came out to start the second half, I knew the offense would become better. However, I think the thing that really turned the tide into Techs direction was the return of an injured but determined Carter. Even though he was obviously in pain, he managed to do what was needed without complaining and help lead the offensive line to recovery of their ability to dominate the line of scrimmage. Without his return, tech may have had difficulty in doing as well as they did in the second half. As Seth said, Potts was great at making the right calls and settled in to a great rhythm in the 4th quarter. The defensive domination throughout kept Tech from falling behind farther than they did as they stepped up, especially in the second half, whenever the offense stumbled. Overall, a great team effort to pull out a hard fought win when everything seemed to be going wrong. With the upcoming bye week, Tech should be well healed and ready to close out a really difficult year, hopefully with four strong wins. Good job, Red Raiders. We fans are very proud of the way you all stepped up and delivered in the crunch this week.

Defense I saw in Lincoln…….how does last weeks game happen? The O line is a mess, we really need to fortify there. With quite a few in the NFL , we should be able to recruit depth there. I’m happy for Potts, but can’t wait for Sticks to come back.

I want to thank the fans for showing Carter the love when he did leave the game late in the 4th quarter. A fine tribute to a great warrior. And I despised the offhanded remark by the crew that was calling the game when they said Carter was pretty good, but not really a dominant type player. Where in the heck were they that second half? He was awesome and the fans knew that and responded well. Not only his physical attributes were displayed, but his leadership along the line. We really need him healthy the rest of the year.

The poor guy was so fidgety trying to keep from crying. :(

I love the insight provided by Batch’s comments…
It’s nice to get a glimpse of what’s really going on out there, rather than a bunch of speculation and complaining about who’s not doing what, or whatever….

We have been spoiled at quarterback… We have 3 functional guys who have the potential to light it up, but can also make critical mistakes at any point in a game… I’m sure they all can get better with more experience and reps… We really need the defense to show up like this (and Neb) every game… That’s going to be the difference in how we finish out this season…

Wreck ’Em

but that was Jake Sharp that Wall knocked into next week, not Kerry Meier

Take a look at the big 12 north standings, what an absolute mess.
I love all the mentions of last years Tech UT game.
Baron Batch sounds like a guy that could go into the TV or radio profession, how sharp is this kid?
Glad we don’t have to see Birkhead run against us the next two years, he will be a hoss for the Skers.
Why don’t we see more Jeffers and Batch together in the backfield? Better dump and protection opportunities.

Limiting Kerry Meier to his lowest catch and yardage total of the year is huge, as anyone who’s watched KU work the last three years knows that Reesing to Meier is basically how they’re going to try to move the chains, 9 times out of 10. It was a combination of very stout play by the DB’s and the great pressure the line was bringing against Reesing, but the overall effect was, for me, delightful. The only legitimately blown coverage I saw against Meier was when J. Howard came in as a nickel back and got caught looking into the backfield. Superb job all around guys, group-hug.

Defense played lights out, it was great to see. Tipped balls, hard hits, few big plays, forcing turnovers. It was great.

I thought Potts did a good job of managing the game in the second half; doing what we needed to do to win, and not trying to do more than that. He was the better guy for that kind of game and consistently made good decisions. I have more confidence in him as a backup as a result of that game… our QB situation is still troubling though. Potts’ hands must taste like candy, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone lick their hands so much.

Most of the credit for our points in the second half has to go to the defense and special teams. Very short fields on two possessions = points. Our RBs are outstanding, nuff said.

Doege fumbled twice giving up 14 points. The defense really only gave up 7 points (since they had to go out there on the goal line after Doege’s second fumble). Just throwing it out there.

nice balance from the offense and some solid play calling yesterday…defense was outstanding…this has to be the strangest season Tech has had in years. I can’t figure this group out. One week they are world beaters the next they are Hofstra. Who knows what we’ll get against OSU in two weeks, but I’m happy there is a bye. Maybe the group will “lay the egg” during the bye week and hold serve in two weeks : )

Could this be Mike Leach’s best quote ever?

I was at the game so didn’t see the game day comments [yet]. Did Jeffers even touch the ball until mid-third qtr or later? Was he even on the field? I may have missed him but don’t remember seeing him. And Torrez was pretty much MIA too until the third. That was a great sideline catch he made when he showed up, though. The game was still in doubt at the time and that catch was big. Other than a false start and some drops, Britton didn’t do much all game. Maybe he got some blocks I didn’t see. Who was it that tipped the ball that got intercepted? It was a little high but it hit him in both hands.

What’s the story with Waddle. Looked like he was playing okay, but when Winn went back to RT, Waddle left the game and stayed on the sidelines for almost the whole second half (replaced by Olsen). Is he completely unfamiliar with LT? Or just not as good as Olsen (who has been on the sideline most of the last several games)? In any event, looked like Batch was getting most of his holes on that left side in the 2nd half.

The O-line troubles have hurt us bad all year, but at least several of the new guys are getting plenty of reps to get a head start for next year.

I think Jeffers and Stephens are seeing what Batch is doing and getting it into their young skulls that to be an effective runner, you must complete each and every play. So many times he has gotten yards after the first tackle attempt. He refuses to go down easily. If the young studs learn anything it is that. Consider also, Kansas was among the national leaders against the run. To tear into one of their team strengths says a lot about how well this team can play when they put their mind to it. Had the defense played as hard all year, Tech could be looking at an undefeated season, even with all of the injuries and problems they have had to endure. I am really pleased by how they played through the tough parts of the game and was still strong at the end, still taking it to the Jayhawks late in the game on all sides of the ball. A much more amazing game than one would think at first glance, but the sum of it all was quite amazing.

My prediction was right in some ways. At least 3 rushing TDs=check. Reesing doesnt finish the game=check. Kansas scores 21=check. We score 56=fail.

Crabtree was the 49er leading receiver today. 6 catches 81 yards, but he also had a fumble.

I really don’t have a lot of complaints about the media’s perception of Tech. It is what it is…winning consistently cures all that stuff. Bosie, Utah, TCU, Oregon…all these teams who are now considered really good year in and year out had to earn their way into the national spotlight. One 11 win season isn’t enough. Getting our doors blown off at least once every year since 1999 doesn’t help when the media has plenty of other teams who consistently win to discuss. Losing close games, you can get away with. Getting killed at home, not so much. Keep in mind, too, that nation media guys are talking to a national audience, not a Texas audience. We don’t hear a lot about 6-2 Rutgers; 5-2 Arizona; 7-1 Pitt; 6-2 Wisc; etc etc. There are too many really good teams to talk about than the next rung guys.

Now, the garbage that spews forth from Fox Sports SW…meh…I’ve actually only watched those guys two or three times this year. It’s just too painful…bad production, bad graphics, bad analysis.

I hate to break from the pack, but I think this pro-Potts speak is simply the product of a post-win high. Batch, Carter, and the D won this one. The kudos go to them.

I was disappointed to see Kansas checkout of the game with roughly 9 minutes to go. It really looked like they just gave up once they got behind.

And the O-line made the blocks, but I would give Taylor Potts at least honorable mention for seeing the calls and for being smart enough to make them.

The int that will be credited to him went through Franks’ hands, it could have been caught even if it was behing him a bit, Potts did not make that bad a through, nor did he make a bad decision. Franks was not able to pull the ball in.

Because the way it was looking at the end of the 3rd quarter, I was thinking that the Baylor game might be our only chance to avoid a losing season and become bowl-eligible. Maybe with SS back, we can hope for 9-3. Neither OU nor OSU looked all that hot yesterday.

Looks like atm could end up 7-5. We’d have to beat BU and one of the OK schools in order to beat that. Don’t know if I could bear the shame of ending up tied with them.