Red Raider Gridiron :: New Tight End to Arrive in June

no name calling seth

here is his quote regarding women’s basketball
“Given the challenge of playing in the Big 12 South Division, where every team but Tech was ranked and reached the tournament, Myers was impressed with the team’s progress, particularly in the 80-77 come-from-behind victory against Houston in the first round of the WNIT at United Spirit Arena.

Curry, he said, isn’t going anywhere, and he’s not setting any bar on what the team must accomplish in either of the final two years remaining on her contract.

"I don’t ever put any kind of goals on coaches," Myers said."

If this does not prove that we have the absolute dumbest AD, sorriest excuse for an athletic dept. leader, worthless individual I don’t know what does. Who ever in the Wide World of Sports does not have goals? WTF. This idiot has to be disposed of sooner than later. My God, I am shaking I am so freakin mad right now.

“I think if anybody points fingers at players or coaches or administrators, it’s wrong.”

To which Blackbeard responded, “No sir, you sir are wrong. Our administration should certainly be pointed out for their agenda, incompitence, and incontinence. We have a group of geriatrics cowtowing to big donors only with little regard for character, morals, or even doing what makes financial sense. They have trashed the reputation of a good coach, a great school and now just want to sweep it under the rug.”

I live in world where leadership is accountable. Where integrity is openly displayed and graded on a daily basis. No one asked the administration to like the former coach. But we – the membership of the university – did ask for success. They got that and couldn’t take it. They allowed histrionics to over load their decision making model. I am grading their performance and its lacking. They don’t have a leg to stand on to justify their actions. Based on deliverables, integrity and fairness their leadership failed to measure up. It’s like this the administration’s actions can’t stand the scrutiny of an Inspector General. In a word unimpressed. Unimpressed with the ability to manage a complex organization and steer the ship.
They better pray – daily – that Coach Tuberville out does M. Leach.

He needs a 9 win regular season under his belt with the team he inherited before he should try to crow about how things turned out. If he makes it a “me vs Mike” contest he’ll split the fan base & it won’t do him or the program any favors. Win the 1st three games in September & he won’t hear another question about his predecessor.

TT was not a part of the problem and should distance himself from the nonsense that went on before him.

He should focus his comments to what is happening on the field.

Tuberville will only win over fans based on the team’s onfield performance. He would be foolish to presume otherwise.

Unfortunate slip up for Tubs.

Headline says Bo Whitney is arriving in January, but text says he’s coming in June as non-scholarship, looking to get a scholarship in January? So he will be here for the 2010 season, right?

Looks like we’re going to be flush with these guys for the first time since forever. And I mean real tight ends, not the Abigail Jimmy kind.

I read the quote exclusively in the context of him talking about how we’re supposed to treat Adam James, as an attempt to protect him against us. I don’t begrudge him trying to defend his player, even one I think is in no need of defending, like James.

But I also think it was a half-assed effort. If you don’t want us pointing fingers at Adam James, you need to tell us that, authoritatively. Be a man about it. Tell the fans that you don’t want to see them pointing fingers at James, and that if you see that, fans will get the business from you. Not: I just really hope fans overcome obstacles like pointing fingers at players (and others) because that’s like, wrong, man. So let’s make it about the school, hugs around (and not Adam!).

Should have been: “Adam James has handled it well. I am his coach. I will protect my player. If anyone wants to make this about Adam James, they’ll get to answer to me, because he’s my charge and I take that seriously.”

My philosophy is that if a coach wants to draw a line in the sand against the fans, he better have the verbal firepower to back it up. If coach wants to, and I understand why he must, take the position that Adam James is his player and we’re not allowed to resist that, I think he should dive in head-first. I don’t like this business about treating is an extension of the Leach issue. He should focus on the fact that as a coach he has a responsibility to the players, and therefore he’ll eff us up if we mess with one of his hens. This stuff about trying to reconcile everyone and make us sing koombaya over what happened this year is asinine, and doesn’t do what coach needs it to do.

THANK YA THANK YA THANK YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have made my morning sir…and my day as well . I couldn’t have said it any better. Thank you.

My allegiance has never wavered from Texas Tech, I love my university, but I do not need Tuberville to tell me not to point fingers when at this point, it seems very clear that certain administrators and their egos are the sole reason Mike Leach is no longer the head coach.

Bottom line, I don’t need anyone to tell me how to feel about the situation.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people talk constantly but never listen. They are always waiting for their next turn to speak and when you are talking they are focused on what they are going to say next. Obviously, I don’t know Tubs personally but I think it would be in his best interest to start listening a bit more and talking a bit less. He really seems to love the camera but the problem with constant word vomiting is that you inevitably put your foot in your mouth. Maybe it’s just the press being fascinated with a new coach but it wouldn’t hurt Tubs to keep a few thoughts and opinions to himself. He has no idea the amount of frustration and alienation we have had to experience as being the school in the Leach scandal (shedgate, Craig James, lawsuit, ESPN, breach of contract, Ted Liggitt, Board of Regents, released emails and videos, Godsquad, aww shucks we tried to held him, $800,000 bonus, awwww someone make it stop……)

My opinion on the Tuberville comment is that it was his (misguided?) way of trying to say, “I really don’t want to worry with this, I’d rather everyone focus on the team and the future. It’s over with and lets focus on today.” Is that a wrong thing to say from a head man stepping into a rather ugly situation? I don’t think so. I also don’t think it was some sort of edict, it was more an encouragement to refocus. That’s what leaders do; they take their followers and encourage them to use their eyes as intended – to look forward, not backward. Some people don’t like that message, and that’s okay too. A lot of others do like it.

He is a southern boy and they tend to speak from the cuff, as you other southern boys know. It’s honest and it’s frank and it’s often not very sensitive.

An argument could be made he should have just side stepped it, but I think not saying anything about it at all just allows it to linger.

Really, message boards are the only place I still hear about alumni being upset about this whole Leach thing. None of my Tech-ex friends and family even discuss it anymore when Tech comes up. Maybe I’ve got an insular group of friends, but that’s what’s happening in my circle. I don’t begrudge anyone from their feeling on this at all, and I’m not telling someone to move on…do with your time/money what you feel is the right thing to do.

But the fact is, the administration won’t be held accountable on any level in this. Simply not gonna happen unless something none of us knows about comes out in the suit – assuming it even sees a courtroom, which I don’t think it will. The people who make the decisions regarding the fate of our administration are on board with what happened, so far as I can tell.

The folks with the deepest pockets seem tickled pink and there are probably enough minor donors who are also on board with Tuberville and the future to make any financial losses from still disgruntled fans from making too big of an impact.

I think there is a (probably small) population of fans who will never give another nickel to Tech because of this. That’s their right and I have no problem at all with them exercising it.

Let’s apply his quote as if he was the CEO of Lehman Brothers:

“This is not about any one person who decided to take on a gigantic package of sub-prime loans. It’s not about an accountant who engineered reverse-repo transactions to hide debt on the balance sheet at year end. It’s not about me or anybody else. It’s about Lehman Brothers. If you’ll make it about the bank and make it about the business practices, then you’re headed the right direction. I think if anybody points fingers at the CFO or traders or the Board of Directors, it’s wrong. Because that’s life. You’ve got to overcome obstacles and go on.’’

Problem is the damage these orchestrators did was enough to cause the bank to fail.

You’ve got to point the fingers; you’ve got to fix the inherent problems. Trying to say that we’re part of something bigger than any one person is horse manure because any one person can bring that house down if they want . I believe Oscar Meyers is doing his best to achieve this end.

It’s a bad tactic to try to illicit feelings that we’re all working toward the greater good and need to think of the collective in everything we’re doing – especially when you’ve got a fan base as pissed off as this one. Let sleeping dogs lie Mister T.

You guys are getting a lil too riled up. You really think that Tubs can be silent on the Leach fiasco forever? He just said his piece, and we are all up in arms over it. That is Tubs opinion, just like we have ours on the situation. I dont agree with what Tubs said but take it with a grain of salt. There are people accountable here and they need to pay the piper. Thats me speel, nuff said.

New TE’s? cool. Of course our O and D lines look a little thin….we still havent found the guys to nail down those positions yet. Its still spring so we got awhile to get things sorted.

Going back to the Tiger Woods reference, whether or not Tiger might have won the Master’s doesn’t change the fact that he cheated on his wife, deceived his sponsors or banged one porn star after another.

In contrast, Mickelson’s brilliant victory and struggle to support to his cancer-stricken wife and mother has captivated America.

My wife now hates Tiger Woods and loves Phil Mickelson – and she had no idea who he was.

We love winners. We love winners who embody what is right.

Do you honestly believe that potentially winning an extra game or two a year is going to change people’s opinions about the administration’s actions, especially if it is revealed that the administration was engaged in reprehensible activity?

The administration is putting all of its chips on one massive bet.

They hope that the facts of the case will not be made public, and they also hope that winning will wash away the stains of their sins.

But hope is not a plan.

You can argue that the administration hopes that the facts will vindicate their decision, but that’s what the due process they denied Leach was meant to reconcile.

We all know that didn’t happen.

pays dividends AGAIN!!!

Former Laurens and Union quarterback Bo Whitney (6-4, 230) is heading to Texas Tech in June to play tight end. Whitney attended Hargrave (Va.) Prep last fall and played tight end. He was going to walk on at Clemson until former Hargrave coach Robert Prunty offered him a full scholarship to return and play quarterback. Then Prunty went to Texas Tech, and new Red Raiders coach Tommy Tuberville contacted Whitney about joining his program as a tight end. Whitney said he will pay his own way his first semester with a chance to get a scholarship in January.
“I just can’t turn this opportunity down,” Whitney said.

The Lyle Leong Bandwagon will Continue to Roll!!!

Respect Everyone....Fear No One!

Wreck 'em, Tech!

I think this is a classic case of getting a little too relaxed with things and letting your guard down.

Coach T was going along fine. Always complimenting coach Leach and all he’d done. Never critical of the recent history. Staying out of the Tech v Leach discussion for the most part.

Then spring practice rolls around and we start talking bout football and the lawsuit is back-burner stuff. And then coach T lets his guard down and goes and tells folks how to feel. BAD MOVE.

If anything, this simply brings the discussion back to the forefront. Fans still have a strong feeling for coach Leach. Coach T would be smart to stay the hell out of it and spend his time talking football.

Let the 3 gentlewomen deal with the Leach situation.

Has Tommy Boy discovered hallucinogenic catfish? Or is he just deaf, dumb and blind like his pinball-playing namesake?

"Nah, Adam’s handled it real well,’’ Tuberville said. "Fans have handled it great here. I’ve heard nothing but positive. There could’ve been a lot more negative said about what’s gone on, but it goes on.

The few students I’ve heard from say Adamina is a pariah on campus. Every blog, message board, and comment section blasts him routinely. Where does Tubs get off saying the fans are in love baby White Shoes? Is he really that out of touch or is he practicing to be a politician?

No one will be won over until he gets some wins. He needs to avoid talking about it as much as possible, and I agree with the above statment that if he was indeed just defending “Lauren James” (Awesome Seth!), he needs to be straightforward about it.

By forcing the issue on defense, they may give up a few big plays, but they will also be able to cause more turnovers than ever before. Give and Take,m so to speak, with the take winning out.

My one concern is the continued theme of the new regime of shielding James the younger. Why in tar do they feel they MUST defend him. The less said, the better things will be, I think. By harping on this without provocation, or even giving in to any such statements and feeling they must reply, only exacerbates the situation. My feelings are that James the younger will eventually show his stripes, or lack thereof and the coaching staff will respond appropriately. No preferential treatment, please, for anyone. All positions are open for competition, with the best one winning the slot. The same SHOULD be expected for those that do NOT compete well enough to win a place on the playing roster. I have a feeling that is where the younger will end up, if what is right with the world actually transpires as it should. Now, until there is reason to say more, I shall refrain from saying anything else on this sticky issue.

The new TE Whitney has the type body that will work well in the few times a TE will be needed, so that position should be filled pretty good if he is any kind of athlete at all.