DTN Daily Diatribe | Texas Tech News, Notes and Links | 2011-12-22

Into year 3 of Jim Sowell’s great plan, and I’m still numb. It’s bad enough to be a laughing stock on the field, but it now spills over into everything the program does. Baghdad Bob is alive and well, as we are told one thing as we watch the real story unfold in front of our eyes. It will take someone special to rebuild this program.

Hance has managed (with the help of Sowell, Long, et.al.) to expand the drama departement at Texas Tech.

The way things have been going, I wouldn’t be surprised.

All of the sudden, I love the hell out of Tech Baseball.

http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2011-12-21/craig-james-attorney-seeks-depositions-book-publishers

CoachingSearch.com says that Glasgow has resigned, FWIW:

Texas Tech: I have confirmed that Texas A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner is now on board at Texas Tech. Defensive coordinator Chad Glascow has resigned.

One other note that I forgot about, former Red Raider Brandon Williams has been signed off Arizona’s practice squad to replace Joey Porter. Congrats to Brandon!

Tech Football program is udder failure.

I’m actually more disappointed about losing Everett than Glasgow. We had that kid locked in. The hat was fitiing so well. He would have been a great help to us. If Glasgow did in fact contact this kid and spread a bunch of dirt about the program he should consider another career path. Coaches should be more adult like and take the high road versus lowering themselves to childish tactics.
There are loads of problems with Tuberville’s methods and I think it’s pretty clear that he’s not going to make here. We would have to have a miracle season in 2012 IMO for this guy to gain any respect at this point. This much turnover isn’t good for this program and leadership is obviously lacking.

the Tech football program.

Football …. this is just crazy and another embarrassment for the University. I mean this looks so stupid and reflects weakness.

On the Lady Red Raiders: I love this response from Coach Kristy Curry on the 10-0 start. Maybe the football team can take a few lessons from the WBB.

On the 10-0 start

I’m just happy for the kids and their commitment. This team has their heart in the right place, I don’t know what is going to happen but I do know that everyday they are going to lay it on the line and try to do all that they can to be successful. Any mistakes they make it’s not because their heart isn’t in the right place and that’s a fun group to coach and I’m happy for them but at the same time I don’t think there is anybody that doesn’t realize that today is a new day and what we’ve done in the past is the past. We’ve got to continue to move forward and not dwell in the past whether it’s good or bad, or happy or sad, it’s good right now and things are great and I’m happy for them but we’ve got to move on and continue to improve and get better and get ready for January.

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Is a version of the Terrell Owens Drama Cowboys. Somebody kick me in the ass as hard as they can maybe I would feel better!

This is the defense he has the most experience with… it’s also the defense that we ran under Leach.

It’s funny to me that Tubs tried out two different defensive schemes before going back to what Leach was doing.

Anything but admit that Leach had been doing something right, no?

CG does come from the Coach Patterson ilk, so if my memory serves me right, wasn’t it Coach P whining about how June Jones wasn’t giving TCU any respect by SMU, and that Coach P would never help them again and good luck finding another conference, blah, blah, blah….My 2 yr. old daughter doesn’t whine this much.
To my point though – it just seems that Coach P’s inferiority complex rubbed off extensively on Glasgow. He was brought in to install a better defense, and because of various issues (lack of talent, knowledge, injuries, etc.) it didn’t work out. Then you throw in the personality issues with Tommy and it was a receipe for disaster, which we all unfortuantely witnessed this season. Regardless, Tommy had to do something and after 2 failed experiements he decided it was time to get back to his roots and install the 4-3 and bring in experienced coaches. CG was hurt, realized the trust and respect was gone and did what he had to do, pack his sh*t and leave, and in the meantime try to sabotage the recruiting front.
“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein.” Proverb.

I thought we got rid of the pit and that Tuberville wanted to build a hill.

Although LaTech didn’t win last night it was a hell of a game and they almost pulled off the upset against TCU. I think we are seeing the chinks in Coach P’s defensive armor and don’t think for a minute Big 12 coaches weren’t watching that game last night.

The temper of the Irish to go with the arrogance of Putin – thanks for all your hard work Chad! If this is true about the dirty recruiting, I’d say this is one of the most blatant Benedict Arnold stories in College Footbal history. Burn the place down so no evidence is found.

“It was that last minute deal with the Tech defensive coordinator, I couldn’t get a hold of him and his phone was, I guess, disconnected. That was the guy that my dad was introduced to two different times and he made two visits to see my dad and it – a guy that he formed a relationship with.”

Man we look Bush League. Coaches walking out, coaches calling dads, we are disconnecting phones…. absolute shit show.

It would probably compete with the jersey shore for the most “wtf” moments. I miss the days when all we had to worry about was which senior was going to break a new record as QB.

wow…..this is just beyond me. chad resigns, bad mouths the program, and costs us a recruit in the processs. Tubs helped create the situation by not believing in his hire. I bet Sowell, the admin, etc., didnt think this would happen since we got rid of that mean old mike leach. be careful what you wish for because you just might get it, and hindsight is always 20-20. Thinking letting go of the captain such a good decision now?

P.S. For a lack of a better word, Tech couldnt “Leach” glasgow? Dont remember a contract being a sticking point at that point in time.

When does this story get out to the TV and print media? Or is it only a local story?

I knew something must have happened after the OU game; what else could explain the total collapse of the team after that signature win? Tech football is definitely a soap opera…..please someone wake us up at DTN and say that the last two years has been just a bad dream.

I have also heard from a “credible source,” that Tuberville hired the new defensive coaches without consulting Glasgow ( the new coaches are all Tubs’ guys) , and that the first time Glasgow heard that there would be a switch to the 4-3 defense was directly from one of the defensive recruits over the last few days.

According to this source, Tuberville and Lovett, who Tuberville had been hired just 10 days ago, were on an all out campaign to secure the JUCO commitments and the discussion about converting to a 4-3, Lovett’s speciality, was a key part of the sales pitch.

Glasgow confronted Tuberville when he learned of the switch to a 4-3 defense, and heated words were exchanged. The source described Tuberville as a “scumbag” with no regard for ethics, who is quick to assign blame, and as some one who refuses to accept responsibility.

The source also said that Glasgow has done zero negative recruiting as had been claimed, but when word of Glasgow’s possible departure broke, one of the player’s father contacted Glasgow to find out what was happening.

If my kid was going into that kind of shit storm, I sure as hell would want him to be able to make my decision based on all available facts.

I am not a rumor monger, and I have an idea why this source has reached out to me in particular. I don’t pretend to know whether this information is true or is grist for the rumor mill.

Nevertheless it is another side of the story .

Let’s hold off on demonizing Glasgow before the facts come out.

We’ve all been here before.

The allegations against them are telling and cumulative to the story about Glasgow….

I hate reading this kind of stuff, somehow it seems to fit….yukko !!

One hour left before 5pm and we still don’t know what the hell has happened. Surely someone inside besides Feldman can leak some more info on CG. If he was fired fine, if he resigned, that’s fine also, just put the damn truth out there and let’s get our focus on the new DC (which will probably be Lovett anyway).

There was all this confusion in the media about whether we were running the 4-2-5 or the 4-3? Tubs would say the 4-3 and CG would say the 4-2-5. This was a doomed relationship from the beginning; they just took a year to figure it out.