sums it up for me

Control the Tempo with the offense, stay on the field stay out of 3rd and long, don’t scare over 4th and very short. Convert in the Red zone. Goal is :play from 2 x scores up from the end of the first quarter forward.

Throw into a rhythm, draw, shovel and QB bootleg just 3 x times but do it on first down. Fake the punt reverse or kick off reverse, do it and they will respect it..

Stay at home, strip blockers, get the hands up tip a couple passes early. Middle defender (spy) must not get tangled up – RG(3rd) keys off which way the LG/ C / RG push the containment guy at the 3 x Mississippi count

If there was ever a must win for Tubby, this is it. By now I am sure The Board, President, Adminstration, and Coaches have all given Tubby a copy of LR’s letter. He has indeed read it. He is feeling the pressure from every where. He wins or loses with this audience tomorrrow. I took the liberty to speak for everyone here on DTN. Hope you guys aren’t mad.

I think the key to the game is simply let Air Raid do its thing. Nothing fancy, just run six to seven plays well, and march the ball up and down the field. The defense needs to go back to its roots. Stay at home and just keep everything in front of you. Willis, please try not to out think your self tomorrow. Keep it simple.

I want to say it again, win tomorrow and we wear Red against OK State, lose and we all wear Black. Win or lose, this is our team, and not yours Tubby, you just get to date us.

My prediction, Tech 38 Baylor 34. Another Red Raider First Down.

The fact is I can’t find truer words in print..
" Their short passing game and Robert “Hot Tub” Griffin III’s run-pass threat will test a Tech defense that is lacking in confidence after a 52-38 loss at Iowa State last weekend. Tech fans loved Mike Leach for the most part, but they embraced the high-ceiling potential of a Tommy Tuberville era. "

Yeah it’s been an embrace and I’m not throwing Coach Tubs under the bus.. but you the Tech staff have got to show me you can manage a game. Use the weapon. Throw, shovel dink, YAC..

“If the Red Raiders were to start 0-3 in conference play, however, Tuberville would likely lose any benefit of the doubt that he may have brought to town. Kansas State-Nebraska might see 60 percent runs, and Baylor-Tech might see 70 percent passes.”

This game will come down to who can hold onto the ball wide outs versus d backs..
 and BTech I agree, dont see how each team misses scoring 4 x times each..

Tech needs to score as many points as possible. I doubt our defense handles RGIII all day long. I expect Baylor to definately score lots of points but hopefully we can score more points in that 60 minute period. I think this game depends mostly on Neal Brown’s ability to caoch this offense early. If we have to play catch up, we lose the game. If we have good scoring momentum and eliminate turn-overs, we win. My confidence level in this game is about 50%. Defense needs to contain RGIII and cover the pass. I see lots of scoring in this game on bath sides.

Score: Tech 35, Baylor 24
OMVP: Batch
DMVP: Duncan

See you at the Fair and Guns Up!

I think, in my none expert opinion, that the D will have to go to more of a zone with a cover 2 over the top. If we play man to man RG III just has to roll out and then take off because the WR’s for Baylor will just run tech’s DB’s off the line. If we play zone we force RG III to throw and we keep everything in front of us defensively. The only thing that makes me nervous about that is that puts pressure on our safety play, which does not allow our safeties to fly to the ball to make tackles. Which means we can’t have missed tackles at the line of scrimmage.

But isn’t it a kind of a grudge match, lots of play stoppage as they slug it out.Then sort it out. Watcjhing the last 2 Briles coached efforts versus Tech.. he seemed to have them whipped up to eye gouge and crotch stomp.. so its ugly I agree..

I vote for put up.
Tech wins in a shootout, 45-42.

you have it 11 p.m. up top.

Anyone watch the Nebraska v K State last night? Watching Taylor Martinez run all over the place scared the bejeezus out of me thinking about trying to contain RGIII tomorrow. But we are certainly due.

Who should I believe…Tech or my lying eyes.

I haven’t seen Tech play a complete game yet. The special teams and mental mistakes killed the Raiders last week against a much weaker opponent. Baylor and Briles want this game bad. Tech has yet to prove it can stay focused, execute and put a quality opponent.

My heart says Raiders but my head says Bears. I hope I am wrong and will gladly take the ridicule of picking against the home team. Just too many concerns for me to pick Tech at this point.

I think we finally get it together this game on all 3 sides of the ball. Everything clicks right and we catch fire early on Offense. Tech wins 49-21.
OMVP- Potts
DMVP- Duncan
TECH WINS!!!!

I think we finally get it together this game on all 3 sides of the ball. Everything clicks right and we catch fire early on Offense. Tech wins 49-21.
OMVP- Potts
DMVP- Duncan
TECH WINS!!!!

Now this could be one of those WTF was I thinking moments, but I’ve seen this team respond in similar situations (OU game, Alamo Bowl, etc).
I agree with Centex, these teams don’t really like each other at all. And Baylor always seems to play with a chip on their shoulder against us. IMO, this is to our advantage. I think we respond well and elevate our play.
Prediction = Tech more points than Baylor. I’m thinking we finish in low 40’s, maybe Baylor in low 30’s.

OMVP = Detron Lewis (needs to have a breakout game, quickly)
DMVP = Cody Davis or Sonier/Fehoko (whoever plays SLB)

Noticed this in Seth’s synopsis:

let RGII run loose then I see bad things

Technically that is true. If RG2 does run loose on us, we really suck. But then again, we would win the game since I’m pretty sure he has no eligibility. He may be able to pound out some 3-5 yrd gains, but we aren’t that slow on defense. I’m pretty sure we’d contain him.

“Coach, not only will I do it for you, I… I… I… yes, yes, I’ll do it for you.”

Today I am going to actually bet against my beloved Red Raiders… now don’t hate, hear me out. It is not so much about going against my beloved team but seeking a win win situation… A synergy of sort.

Say I put a cool 100 against my Raiders, If we lose, it is much easier to swallow that loss knowing I made money on it… On the other hand, If I lose the bet I’m out $100 but who cares, my team one!!!! this logic is fool proof. I think.

Did anyone notice that Tech is favoredby 1 point. who would have ever guessed.

Of course, we all want to see the current pattern of play (or lack thereof) change significantly. However, you really shouldn’t say “change the mojo” … in fact what we want is to “GET some MOJO!”

Just in the spirit of pulling together to get the Red Raiders back on track – Thanks.

If I could take a time machine back to late February 2010 and posted on Double T Nation that the two teams’ records entering the contest were 4-1 overall( 2-0 conf.) and 2-2 overall (0-2 conf.) who would have correctly identified them with the right teams.

This just blows my mind!

if Potts is the QB for the whole game, and I tell you that the odds are we lose. Baylor is going to score some points, and he hasn’t been consistent enough to make it happen. Was that 2 years ago against Baylor that we ran half of our plays to Crawford as screens….and they worked like a charm?

That is all.

Man, it’s still Baylor at the end of the day. I throw out the previous four games – because I can.

Baylor 27
Tech 49

And it won’t be that close. Baylor will get two garbage time TDs.

I trust the players in this one. Even if a play call isn’t “perfect” and the coaches make a mistake or two, the players still need to execute. They will tomorrow.

I think our talent wins out. RGIII gets his stats, but BU’s defense can’t hold through 4 quarters.

After reading the below, it is apparent we will NOT be able to contain RG III using backup DE. Soooo.
Balyor-39
Tech-24

http://lubbockonline.com/sports-/-red-raiders-/-football/2010-10-08/tech-de-smith-suspended-indefinitely

Sorry. guys and gals. Nothing this team has done so far convinces me that thay will be able to recover from such a yucky start to the season and go on to have a good season one under the new coaching staff. Whatever the new staff thinks they know about this team, they are obviously either wrong or going about this the wrong way. The Baylor game and ythe next few games will determine where this team is at, and I am afraid it may be right back to where it was before Dykes arrived on the scene. As much anticipation I had for this team to have a great year, I now have zero.

I don’t ever want to see Tech play another game in the Cotton Bowl. Sorry Scovells, I know you all have done a lot for Tech over the years & your granddad was Mr Cotton Bowl, but that place has some bad voodoo where our Red Raiders are concerned.

Briles is a solid coach. Baylor will be much improved over previous years. My guess is Baylor should win. Like it or not, too much of a learning curve will keep Tech looking out of sync. I do believe Tech will show signs of improvement.
Too many fans expect Tech’s offense to be the fluid yardage eating machine of the past. This will happen, not yet though. Like it or not, Tech has too many new coaches involved. Those retained, (Cumbie and Moore) were not the brightest bulbs on the tree. Prediction: Baylor 31 Tech 27

Something like 45-38.