Keys to the Game: Texas Tech vs. Missouri
by NM99 on Nov 18, 2011 8:40 PM CST
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A work induced week hiatus, but the Keys are back....for the 3 of you looking forward to them.
Well I see him on the TV
Preachin' 'bout the promise lands
He tells me believe in Jesus
Steals the money from my hands
Some say he was a good man
Lord I think he sinned, yeah
Twenty-two years of mental tears
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
To find his country didn't want him back
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember
In a war he can't forget
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there
Cause I never meant the things I did"
Chorus:
And give me something to believe in
If there's a Lord above
And give me something to believe in
Oh, Lord arise
My best friend died a lonely man
In some Palm Springs hotel room
I got the call last Christmas Eve
And they told me the news
I tried all night not to break down and cry
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Like a lost soul out of place
And the mirror, mirror on the wall
Sees my smile it fades again
Chorus
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
Road you gotta take me home...
I have last weeks game on the DVR. I still haven't brought myself to watch it, so I don't have any insightful analysis based on the latest film. Maybe that makes me a bad fan, but I prefer to think it makes me human. After I knew the outcome, I just didn't want to torture myself.
My second confession is that this is not a game that I was confident about coming into the season. On the road against a dangerous Missouri team, and Gary Pinkel has seemed to have unraveled the secret to stopping Tech in the past. After seeing Missouri play in the first few weeks of the season, I was less confident. Missouri is down right scary running the football. Henry Josey is the real deal, already has over 1000 yards on the season, and averages 8 ypc. James Franklin is inconsistent as a quarterback, but is the second leading rusher on the team and a threat as a runner.
On defense, the Tigers are middle of the pack in almost every statistical category you can think of. Jacqiues Smith is the leader up front, and will have to be accounted for at DE, and Dominique Hamilton is a big body plugging holes up front. Look for the UM to try and keep everything in front of them, as they have against Tech in the past, and make any receiver who goes up over the middle pay.
Key #1: Somebody make a play
Call it confidence, call it momentum, call it trusting the guy next to you. Right now, this Texas Tech team is looking around for someone to step up and just make a play. Give them something to be excited about and relax a little. When you're in a slump, you think too much, and focus on everything that needs correcting. Wear a garter and breathe through you eyelids if you have to. But for the love of all things holy, someone make something good happen so everyone can relax, quit thinking so much about all the things that might be going wrong, and just play. I don't care if its a quick strike opening drive for a TD or a pick 6. Make something good happen.
Key #2: Load the box
If MU cracks 150 yards on the ground, this game is not going to go well for Texas Tech. Man coverage on the receivers and load the box and force Franklin to try and beat you through the air. Missouri has lost every game that they have throw the ball more than 30 times this year. This Missouri team is not built to win a shoot out.
Key #3: Get your heads in the game
Distractions late this week with the Missouri head coach being arrested for DUI and absent for the game give some extra opportunity for the Red Raiders to go in and sneak away with a road win, as long as they don't beat themselves. Go in focused and play with intensity. This is a must win game. Treat is as such.
So what do you say to a team that has been on a roller coaster ride?
Give me something to believe in, yeah.
Wreck 'em.
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Fortunately for us, Josey is out. We just have to hope they don’t have a backup that is ready to shred.
Right on the money NM99
On a side note, is anyone watching the ISU/OSU game tonight? Holy crap ISU is putting up one hell of a fight. Impressive.
How about Iowa State!
Now that’s a motivated group of kids and job well done by the coaching staff. Paul Rhodes deserves a heck of alot of credit for that win. Id take that staff over ours in a heart beat. Those kids believed they had a chance to win the whole night and took advantage. Nice job!!!
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
Better
Those coaches were way more into this game and emotional than anything I’ve seen on a Tech sideline under Tuberville.
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
I had to LOL
"Again, once you employ childish language..(even when camouflaged behind parentheses)….the balance of your post is easily ignored. At that point, the impression is you are more interested in hurling invective than seriously contributing to the discourse." - ForestFlyer
Wish we could hire Sonny Dykes today
But since we are going to give cTT to more years, Dykes will be gone by the time we’re in the market. Hocutt by the way sounds ansd acts a lot like. Gerad did.
by jef on Nov 18, 2011 11:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Key to our game
Play like Iowa State…that, or poison the breakfast spread at Missouri’s team hotel.
11/12/11...66-6...I once was blind, but now I see.
Our DC is still learning how to coach
Lack of talent at coaching is our problem. They just dont know how to call, adjust or plan against big 12 teams
by jef on Nov 18, 2011 11:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely correct
The Big 12 offenses are way too much for this staff to grasp. We can’t manage our own offense or stop opposing offenses.
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
Sigh! Those guys beat us by 60 last week. How does that reflect on our coaching?
Yeah, Okie was a little off, but Iowa St gave them a Pick-6, a fumble in the red zone and a missed FG. Looking ahead, anyone?
"I’ve established a reputation for integrity. I have maintained those high standards" - Craig James
Oh, and with that win, Tech may need more than six wins for a bowl bid. We may have 9 out of 10 teams bowl eligible with 8 bowl tie-ins for the conference. We may not get the two BCS bids now that OSU will drop down to about 10 in the polls with OU left to play. They lose that, and all the 6 win teams start lobbying.
11/12/11...66-6...I once was blind, but now I see.
That's an awesome way to close out a Friday night.
No bullfights. No gambling. No donkeys. No vanilla extracts. No piñatas. None of that stuff. Straight football. No switchblades.
by San Antonio Red Raider on Nov 18, 2011 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
Sure does make things more interesting. I don’t think I could stomach OSU making a national championship. Now you have a train wreck of one loss teams lobbying for position. I love college football!
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
Let's hope they all don't go on a whining campaign like Mack did in '08.
"I’ve established a reputation for integrity. I have maintained those high standards" - Craig James
It's the best.
No bullfights. No gambling. No donkeys. No vanilla extracts. No piñatas. None of that stuff. Straight football. No switchblades.
by San Antonio Red Raider on Nov 18, 2011 11:20 PM CST up reply actions
Lets hope for...
a Tech victory. An Aggie loss to Kansas and a UT loss to KState. This could be the perfect weekend.
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
You have it backwards, a Tech loss, an Aggie Victory, and a UT victory.
"Oh, yeah. We don't even talk about Bowls much. We're so far away from being a team right now that can have a chance to compete in a Bowl." HC Tommy Tuberville.
Well, hell!
Maybe we have a chance after all. who knowa what will happen…wait, we still have Tubs. Forget it.
Championships
???
This is a 3 ring circus up in here......
by oldschoolraider on Nov 19, 2011 1:20 AM CST reply actions
Clear eyes, full hearts...
I-State showed what it takes. They overcame dropped passes, turnovers, great plays by their opponent, penalties, missed opportunities….all of the stuff that just happens in a football game…and kept on playing. It’s amazing what happens when you just keep on playing hard and don’t make excuses. Does anyone here think Iowa State has more talent than Tech? Does anyone NOT think they have more heart and better coaching?
"When you are right no one remembers, when you are wrong no one forgets."
Idea
Maybe Glasgow should talk to Neil Brown about slowing down an offense. He seems to be doing a pretty good job of it lately.
Zinger.
by Remington870 on Nov 19, 2011 8:28 AM CST via mobile reply actions
I am doing my best to avoid college football these weekend.
If I watch too much, and then watch Tech play, I lose it, and then I will get banned on DTN. Seth is watching me very very carefully. And because I respect Seth and his site, I am being a good boy.
I am sure I wil get banned by Baylor though.
I have an exit strategy in the planning stages, only to come back in 2012 under TommyTech.
"Oh, yeah. We don't even talk about Bowls much. We're so far away from being a team right now that can have a chance to compete in a Bowl." HC Tommy Tuberville.
You could wear socks on your hands and hide the keyboard
That has worked for me in the past. I can sit idle yelling at the monitor and actually start to feel better. It’s just like watching Tech football.
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
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