A couple of Questions I'm asking myself

by UKRaider on Sep 28, 2009 4:13 PM CDT

I know you are all probably asking yourselves this question, but I thought it might help to say them out loud (metaphorically, obviously). Or you might not, so let the discussion commence.

OK so here's what I'm asking myself:

Q1. Would all of this Twitter nonsense have happened if we had won

A1. No, of course not, but then this raises another question

Q2. Why was it allowed to arise, surely someone must have forseen something like this happening, didn't Harrison Jeffers comment on his Facebook page after UT?

Q3: Does Mike Leach not have a Twitter account too?

Q4: Why was Brandon Carter so annoyed that he posted what he did, it doesn't seem like enough to warrant suspension, just that he was expecting more. I know that to air your dirty laundry in public is a stupid thing to do, but I think there is more to this, I think he's questioned some of either Leach's calls and that's got him suspended.

Q5: Why is it that TTU is always caught up in this crap, why is it that if something happens, it isn't kept in house, and why does it all seem to revolve around Leach, with his contract, BC and MW, it looks extremely unprofessional and makes us look like idiots. Secretly I think Leach loves it!

Q6: Why was Leach late to his meeting, surely that sets a bad example, be late for a meeting, its ok, so maybe its ok to be late with a pass, or assignment or route. Maybe I'm reading waaaay too much into this, but is Mike Leach's dedication and commitment to TTU in question, is he just calling plays for the fun of it, does he really care if we win or lose?

Q7: Is there anyone on this TTU team that will step up, say 'Right lets cut out all of this Bullshit, play like a team, play like the true Texas Tech, start practicing and playing like your life is on the line and cutting out all of the stupid things that are tearing down what should be a Big 12 Championship team!' I really hope so because if not we could take a huge step in the wrong direction, and I really hope it is Taylor Potts.

I think Brandon Carter is silly to have aired his views so publicly, it should have stayed in house, but he did have a point, why in the hell did a far superior TTU team on paper lose to a good but beatable Houston team, was there a lack of commitment, or in house fighting between players, or are the coaches just not coaching properly, or is it something else, are we just not as good as we think we are?

I know a lot of you will say right lets just move on, New Mexico will be easy and boost morale for conference play, but there must be something deeper there and its up to the coaches to cut it out and get everyone's head on straight!

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Well, to clarify

Carter was suspended for reasons not having to do with his Twitter account. After he was suspended he made the post announcing the suspension and then later deleted the account (presumably once the team rules were amended to ban Twitter). The player who did tweet (god that verb irks me) something objectionable was Marlon Williams. Honestly it’s probably been made out to be worse than it is, the problem with Twitter is that just one or two posts can, in the absence of real information, give the impression of a team that is in total disarray, and that’s an impression any media outlet in the world will run with. If nothing else, you can chalk it up as a valuable learning experience, for both the players and the coaching staff.

by mojavereject on Sep 28, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions

To answer you questions

Problems with leadership.

Question 1, If Tech would have gotten say that TD and was able to pull out the win, the under issues would still be there.

Questions 2, 4, 5, 7. The problem is player leadership. Team is showing that players have no one on the team who is a leader to step up and police themselves as well as inspire the team. When a team has a very strong leader, you never see this type of thing. When you do, its always sour grapes by a single player being more the cry baby than anything else.

But when a team lacks leadership, then you see all sorts of this kind of stuff. Its then magnified when the team loses. You are not seeing comments from the team right now that are full of anger, fire and death and destruction as far as attitude to improve play on the field.

Like it or not, the Team has to hold itself accountable. The team has to demand the higher standard. Its up to the leadership of the team motivate and promote this. Natural leaders automatically project this naturally. While positional leaders have to project it with more animation to overcome their own personalities if they are not a type 1 alpha leader.

That just what is going on right now. The type 1 alphas are silent and the positional leaders are absent. Thus we are seeing the results when its lacking.

by Pablo M on Sep 29, 2009 12:27 AM CDT reply actions

"why in the hell did a far superior TTU team on paper lose to a good but beatable Houston team?"

Techs Air Raid Offense scored 21 points in the first half, but only scored 7 in the second half. Tech would have won if they had the same production as the first half. Tech’s offense leads the nation in passing yards, but was unable to produce points in the second half and left the defense out on the field too long. The D played well enough to win the game, but the O failed to produce and thats why Tech lost this game. If Tech finishes it’s drives in the second half with points, the QB sneak and not going for the field goal are mute points. The offense has to play the whole game and score points in each half. This game mirrored the 2006 game against Texas in Lubbock. Tech gets a big lead in the first half and then loses because they fail to score in the 2nd half. Wreck’em Tech!

by faunchin on Sep 29, 2009 9:43 AM CDT reply actions