Baylor, Potts, and 2010.....

Get the “F” over it. I’m sick of coming onto Double T Nation to have people bash a QB. Stop beating a dead horse.

If anyone doesn’t remember we almost lost to Baylor last year. Baylor isn’t the Baylor of the late 90’s early 2000’s. They have tallent too and that game was for them a “bowl” game.

I suggest you come on DTN more often. If you did you would know that I have NEVER “bashed” Potts, but in fact prior to the OSU game illustarted a path where both Potts and the team could win out and make the cotton bowl.

You my friend seemed to have a case of Homer-itus. A disease that afflicts the most loyal fan, and I have been there. However, a rational fan is able to love and cheer for his team, while at the SAME time be able to disect and asses it’s performance and that of it’s players. After said disection, if the outcome of the analysis is un-favorable fopr the team or player, acknowledging that is NOT “bashing”.

I would trade 1000 homers drowning in blind loyalty, for a handful of loyal fans with the ability to be objective.

I totally agree with this post. Especially the part about giving Karam 4 years as a starter…I think he will be a great QB here…he is one hell of an athelete and will change the look of our offense in the future.

Who here is actually treating Potts as our true starter? TTUMAR: You act as though the entire doubletnation hasn’t already put Sticks as the starter for 2010… I mean we all saw how crippled he still was against OSU, nobody in their right mind would have started him against Baylor. Potts is our second string… period the end. Karam will start in due time… right now Sticks has earned the starting job, and it shouldn’t even be thought about otherwise.

As for the expecting a blowout business… how can you call someone else a homer when expecting this much from a Potts lead team???? This was a Baylor team that damn near beat us AT HOME, WITH GH and Crabby leading the way. This game is like the F-ing super bowl to the Bears, and on top of that if they had won they were looking at snapping the longest bowl drought in Big 12 history. There was allot stacked up against Tech this year, and to EXPECT a blowout is the very definition of ‘homer-itus’.

Sorry if this post seems harshly worded, I know all of us are still Red Raider fans through and through… Here is to a good bowl showing in San Antonio!

Wreck ’Em

that we won’t know who the starter is in 2010 until after camp. Pott’s isn’t being bashed so much as critiqued. The common goal is to get the best QB to fit this offense and we didn’t see that this season. I think Potts had plenty of time to develop into that player if he’s to be the guy. We are lucky we have depth at this position because we could be a whole lot worse off. Moving forward I expect a 3 way competition between Potts,SS and Karam. If I were a betting man I would say Potts lines up at QB next season. This is just because I see Leach going with what he thinks is best even though we may not all see it that way. Sheffield is a walk-on athlete with flashes of greatness but he’s still a walk-on and lacks some serious weight. He needs to bulk up if wants to compete. Please don’t get me wrong as my brother was a Tech walk-on and I have nothing against walk-ons. I just don’t see Leach making SS the starter at the beginning of the 2010 season. If Potts lays a turd early on in 2010 we might see a change. Lastly, I expect Karam to compete largely this spring for the starting spot and if he impresses…who knows.

Not coach Leach, not Potts, not Sticks or Karam and certainly not any of the DTN nation. IMO, I think this is due to how the season played out. I would expect a competition going all through fall camp before captain names a starter. Frankly, I think that is the right decision at this point. Let all three compete and work their ass off over the summer and see who prevails.

To me, the bigger concern is the dreaded “sticking-with-the-starter-regardless-of-poor-play-because-I-don’t-rotate-QB’s” mentality next year. I’d define this affliction, but it’s fairly self-explanatory.

Coach Leach has already stated he made a mistake pulling Potts in the OSU game. And history tells us he selects a starter and that is the QB for the year (or at least the first 3-5 games). I don’t particularly see any of the 3 distancing themselves from each other so much so that it is an obvious choice. My guess is a coin flip btw Potts and Sticks for the starter. And if that is the case, you go with whatever combo gives you the best chance to win!

Dont forget Harrell was a true sophmore and Potts is a redshirt junior when taking over the reins for the first time!!!!

and die by quaterback play in leach’s offense. We feast when its great (see 2008 season) and starve when its not(see UH,OSU,2008 OU). We were all spolied by graham. he was great. as long as leach is here, we will expect great qb play because leach has turned out some good college qbs. Potts is no different. The reason why we are so critical of potts is because we know he can be great and gots all the skills to go out there and prove it,but its just frustrating that he can be so inconsistent at times. I will not only take raider1992’s bet but ill even up the ante: not only will potts get the nod, but he will have a breakout season next year. mark my words. and if im wrong, pass me the crow plz.

But I am siiiiick and tiiired and tiiired and siiick of not mediocre but below average QB play by Potts. He is not a normal Leach QB. I can understand the argument about growing pains, but do we really have time for growing pains. Sticks looks like a Leach QB except he is more mobile than most, he is a good leader, he makes good reads (watch his head) , he doesn’t seem to get shook up after making a bad play. For crying out loud Peyton Manning throws quit a few int’s but finds a way to win, just look at his game yesterday. I am not trying in no way compare Sticks to Manning but good QB’s find a way to win. I don’t believe Potts is that man. I believe Sticks is that man even though he is going to make mistakes and bad ones at times. Potts seems zero in on receivers and not make his reads. Potts really didn’t have that much pressure in the Baylor game but really stunk it up in the 1st half. I just like my chances with Sticks in a tight game in the 4th quarter more than I do with Potts. Leach needs to get Sticks ready for the Alamo Bowl. I do not want to lose to a inferior big 10 team.

That having been said, I can’t help feeling like Saturday felt like the 1st half of the last three bowl games we played. Not ready to play ball from the shoot. We need whoever gave Auburn the pregame speech to talk to our guys. Those people were ready to play from the get go, they faded as Alababma’s talent showed, but they were up 14-0 before I could get my second beer. Now I know ML gives a damned good pep talk at halftime, but can we please be ready in the FIRST quarter at this year’s bowl?

Now that im really thinking about it. whoever is made the starter next year. HAS TO PREFORM! Leach will not let this slide. I think the only reason why potts started the rest of the season was because sticks was injured, and doege isnt there yet, and karem would waste his redshirt year. I dont doubt at all that whomever is made starting quarterback does not preform up to his capabilities, he will be pulled…PERIOD! leach demands effort, hard work, excited to play etc. and he doesnt get that your gone. we have seen that plenty before with woods, detron lewis, hicks just to name a few.

Wake me when the bowl game starts.

where credit is due. Baylor has improved significantly the past year, and they would be even better this year had their starting QB and backup QB not been hurt. I don’t know if you’ve paid attention, but Robert Griffin is a BEAST. If he had been healthy enough to play all season, you can bet BU would have had more W’s in their tally than 4. Tech is going through a tough year, but lets be proud we ended the season 8-4. I’ll take that any day of the week. We are finishing 4th in the Big XII, and considering the lackluster QB showing we’ve had, I’ll say that is pretty impressive. Have some faith that Leach will get the boys prepared for next year. He has 8 months to get everything in order, and I know Leach personally, and he won’t stand for the same mistakes twice.

I agree 100%. My addition to this post is that Leach insert a more determined effort to run the ball. In doing so, open up the pass, alleviating pressure from whomever is at the Qb spot. Our running backs are good, I expect a great offense next year. A good pass/run ratio: 65/35

I want to say thank you to the Texas Tech Red Raiders for this year of football. They put in great effort and finished higher than most media outlets had predicted, a common trait of Texas Tech football team for a couple of decades now. They accomplished this despite a number of things affecting the team that for many other teams (re: Baylor; OU) would have been very debilitating. Could Tech have done better? Maybe, maybe not. We got what we got and can’t change it, no matter how much whining and bashing we do. It is now up to the Texas Tech team to gird up and prepare for a strong performance in whichever bowl game in which they are to play. If everyone does what the coaches ask of them, it will not matter who is the QB as the Raiders will be able to win by running their offense and defense properly. It is all in the preparation, including getting the right mindset entering the game. So, regardless of who starts at what position, I will be cheering on my Red Raiders to win another bowl game and set themselves up for a good opportunity to improve next year to the point of competing for the Big-12 championship. All I would like is a shot at a BCS bowl, any BCS bowl. Small steps. Then, in the very near future, the BCS championship game, if not next year, or in addition to next year, whichever happens. Let us all get behind this year’s group and cheer them ALL on to victory. GO TECH!