We can either go out and blow the doors off(which is what im expecting) or get our doors blown off( which i dont see happening). UT and OU will be down this year, but A&M looks pretty good on offense, their defense is the big question mark. We get past A&M at their house, beat UT, i say that puts us in the drivers seat for the South.

That makes me smile.

Well he’s hedging his bets pretty well don’t you think? Tech’s 2010 season is a train wreck but we’ll get to a bowl game too? So we are going to get beat by everyone or nearly everyone In the South division, but we’ll win all the rest so we sit at 6 – 6 and go to the toilet bowl. Mr. Ubben just lost a lot of credibility. Does anyone recall Joel Klatt (ex jock announcer from U of Colorado) from Fox Sport Southwest picking Baylor to finish above us in 09? This is the same inflammatory crap journalism based on the thinnest of data mining possible. It’s blather from a wanabe blatherer.

The sleeping giant will prevail. I’ve said this before and I remain to believe Tech will have one of it’s best teams this year. Tech will beat UT in Lubbock and that will bring the doubters to the realization that Tech is a good team. Beating UT & A&M is key to shutting people up about our future. I view the A&M game over the UT game as a much tougher challenge next season. All the preseason hype will surround OU and Texas but that’s fine as long as we take care of business. I wouldn’t expect much praise in the media regarding Tech after what happened.

.. will have a tough time getting it done in College Station – unless Sticks and Detron light it up .. just dreaming..again

Nobody ever has any faith in Tech. That’s why success is even sweeter when it comes.

This is a typical prediction by someone who knows absolutely nothing about the Raiders, or anyone else it appears. Why is everyone slobbering all over themselves about OU and UT when they lost the most of any team in the South? Baylor’s ONLY player of note is Griffen, so them winning even 6 games will still be difficult. OSU also lost a lot, and their defense still will be poor, at best. Tech should have as good, probably better defense than last year and the offense, as we DTNers know, brings some extraordinary players into the mix this year. The ONLY place that will be in question for me is the QB slot, where any of the four competing for the job could explode into the starting roll, with highly capable backups eager to get onto the field. So, Tech is my favorite, homeristic as that may be, with OU, UT and OSU following. A&M and Baylor are not at that level yet. Ubben can eat dirt for all I care.

but essentially we just need to shut up and do work. The haters are correct in that we have been pretty vocal about “this is Tech’s year!”, for some time. Yet we have nothing to show for it. As long as our pinnacle is a 39-33 victory over a UT team that didn’t even win the conference that year, we will continue to receive this disrespect.

It’s time to put up or shut up, and just do work son.

and releasing all of their football players from scholarships and they would still get picked #1 and #2. It’s nothing new, same story every year. The writers play it safe.

What this guy doesn’t understand is that he could quickly make a name for himself if he went out on a limb:
1. Tech
2. A&M
3. Baylor
4. OU
5. OSU
6. UT

It might seem far fetched but not completely out of the realm of possibility. And the funny thing is that the second that prediction is posted, thousands of burnt orange T-shirts would fall to the ground as the people wearing them spontaneously combust.

The lying sos craig james. I see no reason to believe anything they write or say

The new blogger is no different than ANY other outside media guy. He knows only about UT and OU and everyone else he finds out about by reading what others say. He seems to think Tuberville will go back to an all run offense. Ludicrous. It’s common knowledge that one of the reasons the spread failed at Auburn was it was ABOUT AS DRAMATIC a switch as one could have in one season. Remember, Leach’s offense wasn’t real productive his first year or two in Lubbock. It takes the right mix of players. Auburn didn’t have that. By a long shot.

This guy is just going on what he thinks is common sense. Silliness.

It tales a village

I’m sure I’m biased (don’t care), but I can promise you I could at least present a credible and consistent prediction for next year. And I don’t get paid to do so.

He rationalizes OSU at 4 based on Kendall Hunter and Holgorsen bringing his spread offense to town. Does he realize Hunter’s touches will likely decline compared to their prior scheme?

Then he states his reason for Tech prediction is due to the changes in personnel. Anyone should be able to see it will be much easier to install Brown’s offense at Tech than it will be to install Holgorsen’s offense at OSU.

Geez, even when we changed from Spike to Mike Leach we didn’t miss a bowl game. When the hell did Baylor last go to a bowl game???

This guy is simply uneducated and has lost any credibility.

steal his blog post from Craig James’…? Or is he ACTUALLY Craig? Conspiracy…

but why are we questioning the World wide leader in sports anywho? I mean, they are ALWAYS fair and just…right?

that has a link called “RUMOR CENTRAL.” The journalistic line between ESPN and TMZ is razor thin. 40% of their stories use “unnamed sources” for quotes and make “bold” predictions like this to stir up the hornets nest.

I’m honestly beginning to think they do stuff like this just to get 10,000 heated argument comments below the story. Its as if after the Leach/James fiasco they realized how many rabid Tech fans would fight to the death on the comment mill to defend their school, so now they try to stir up the hornets nest any chance they get.

Sent to Aggie friend, he responded this way:

Worst prediction that I have seen. Ok State lost EVERYBODY. They lose four senior OLine and their QB. I don’t even know who their QB is. They also lost their entire back seven on defense and three DL starters. The only reason Kendall Hunter is coming back and wasn’t drafted is because he was hurt all year. I would be shocked if the Ags lost to them next year. Von Miller should chew their new Oline to pieces. What is Ok State going to do at Tech?

Robert Griffin will have to compete for the Heisman for Baylor to win six games. Why is Baylor getting all of this love? They lose everything on defense and have to build an O-line out of something. All of their stud oline were Guy Morris recruits.

Aggies will lose at least four games. They picked up Nebraska and Missouri this year and they will lose games from just injuries alone because they are a year away from quality depth. They also have to replace two starting offensive tackles. Their defense is actually going to be more salty this year though and I am ATM’s biggest critic……They have a lot of speed
Tech will be frothing to beat the Aggies this year. I barely like the Aggies at home but it will be a last possession type of game.

Until the Ags prove it, they are the fouth best team in my opinion behind OU, Texas, and TT. Ok State and Baylor will be a good game between the two of them but that is as much love as they get.

And he came up with all of that off the top of his head. Seems to me this WWL blogger is simply stirring the pot.

maybe.

Only he didn’t realize Floyd Casey stadium is smaller than Jones Stadium.

I guess in the absence of research or any original thought, ranking the teams based on stadium size is as good a strategy as any. Except Jones Stadium is larger than Floyd Casey stadium.

+1

ESPN Supervisor: Hey, Ubben….Tech fans are die hard…remember the 50,000 comments we “created” by reporting all those “speculative” stories with “unnamed sources” on the Leach/James saga? The comment boards were lighting up like never before with Tech fans….

David Ubben: You know, you’re right…..and I’m a brand spanking new Big XII blogger…what better way to get my name out there than by making a totally bold prediction that will #### off those crazy pirates? I bet I could get 100,000 comments to my story? How many bloggers have had that many hits?

ESPN Supervisor: None. And its gauranteed that A&M fans will come out of the woodwork to rub it in to Tech fans, causing a giant ripple effect that will garner 100,000 more comments! Boom! You just went from irrelevant blogger to stud with one crazy, outlandish prediction! And who cares if Tech will end up finishing 3rd this year…by that time you can chalk it up to something else as ridiculous as this!

David Ubben: I’m really starting to get a hang of this ESPN sportswriting stuff….make “bold” predictions, use tons of “unnamed sources,”….heck, we even have a link on the website called “RUMOR CENTRAL.” Its like we’re a sports TMZ, but somehow, we are still considered a credible journalist organization! I love this gig!

Click HERE to read David Ubben’s introduction of himself as the new Big 12 blogger replacing Griffin. It’s pretty clear to me that he does not even begin to understand what’s happening (or happened) in the big 12 other than what he and his grandmother could watch on ABC national telecasts in the last few seasons.

ubben posted something about not caring or being able to tell the difference between sheffield and potts. to me, that is his greatest score of idiocy.

whether our quarterback is sheffield or potts next year, you should be able to tell off the bat how different each one is. a scramble-passer vs a prototypical pocket passer is NOT the same thing..

1. Isn’t 6th place in the Big 12 South good enough to win the Big 12 North?

2. Say we do come in last in the South (gets out Beergut crazy mathmagic calculator), that could only be good, because then we could only get better!

On the other hand, this guy could be full of James.

Peace

because mine is so good, it can only get worse.

I have been unable to keep up as I have been in Anartica trying to understand why the icebergs are breaking off! Al Gore is paying for my sabatical. I got season tickets and now I see we are going to suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why did someone not tell me? By the way, what do you mean new coach?

The blogger is a dipweed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are misunderestimated……

Don’t worry. When we start beating some early conference opponents, the look on his face will be worth it.

He’s an OU supporter thats a Big 12 transplant. Can’t really expect him to root for us.

aTM leaves the conference and Baylor and OSU quit football to focus on academics……….