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by Seth C on Apr 25, 2011 6:16 AM CDT in Texas Tech News, Notes and Links

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 16: Ivan Maric and Nathan Van Berlo of the Crows compete in the air with Tom Logan of the Power during the round four AFL match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Adelaide Crows at AAMI Stadium on April 16, 2011 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Anyone up for a "caption this" for today's photos. The team in stripes are the Adelaide Crows, an Aussie Rules Football team.

1. Make sure and check out the links from Saturday and Sunday for a full recap of this weekend's sporting events.

2. Lady Raiders Finish Sixth at Big 12 Championships - TEXAS TECH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

3. Patriots' Welker enjoying freedom of NFL lockout | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Another Welker link, which makes it two days in a row.

4. Spring offered few answers at Texas - KansasCity.com | A recap about the various springs in the Big 12-2.

5. Polgar: Special interview with the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Coaching Staff | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Apparently, chess players scout their rivals, study opposing player movements, facial expressions, etc. when playing chess.

6. Lockout has Carter back in Hub - College Football - Rivals.com | Nice catching up with former Red Raider, Brandon Carter, who has some good things to say about current strength and conditioning coach, Joe Walker:

"Joe Walker, I think he’s one of the most intelligent guys in the strength and conditioning field I’ve actually dealt with," Carter said. "I’ve gotten a lot stronger in a lot less time and just from just tweaking little tiny things like eating. Instead of eating my regular meals a day I eat eight times a day now. I thought I was eating healthy, I’d eat oatmeal before a workout and he’d be like, ‘no way, that’s terrible for you.’

"Just the small things that he does, he knows what he’s talking about. He knows how to put weight on people and how to take it off. He knows how to make people stronger, he knows how to make people faster and it’s just incredible how much Joe is into what he does."

7. Evolution: The New College Football Landscape & What It Takes To Win | Good stuff from a former player, Michael Felder, about how cash is king in college football:

Money matters, it matters more now than it ever has. Sold out stadiums swells the coffers. Wins boost donations. Great television contracts give you plenty of room to play fast and loose with your finances. Location adds to this because it makes it easier to cast a wide net for the players you need to power the football machine. When you get cash flowing in and a prime location you get the ability to make a juggernaut.

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Only real men can wear short shorts and tank tops.

"A job well done is better than a job well said."

by I bleed Red and Black on Apr 25, 2011 7:51 AM CDT reply actions

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“I have got to work on my vertical leap”

by RCTech on Apr 25, 2011 8:47 AM CDT reply actions

Money Money Money

Great to see that Tech still does more with less. According to College Griidiron’s 2007-2008 report we ranked 9th out of the New Big 10. This report is two years in the rear, but I don’t think the order and money made has changed all that much. Bottom line, Tubby is not making enough speaking engagements and needs to get out there more.

1st Texas $120,288,370 Big 12
10th Oklahoma State $88,554,438 Big 12
11th Kansas $86,009,257 Big 12
17th Oklahoma $77,098,009 Big 12
21st Texas A&M $74,781,640 Big 12
46th Missouri $49,113,786 Big 12
47th Kansas State $48,160,113 Big 12
56th Baylor $44,151,763 Big 12
58th Texas Tech $42,844,855 Big 12
63rd Iowa State $38,642,013 Big 12

"I feel sorry for the guys," Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville said. "They fought hard tonight. We didn't look good on offense or defense at times, and at times we looked pretty good. It's just, I don't know. Weird game.

by Btech on Apr 25, 2011 8:50 AM CDT reply actions

3 tiers

The first one is UT by a longshot.

Then you have OSU (T Boone U), Kansas (basketball can make a lot of money), OU and A&M.

Then you have the rest of us. I hate being at the bottom. We need to work on our revenue generation clearly.

by logan5555 on Apr 25, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions

If it is two years old, how does it reflect on Coach Tuberville ?

Living large in Texas...Texas forever.

by TallMike on Apr 25, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Very good point.

This was actually the 2007 football season so, really a long time ago.

With our stadium expansion, and increase in football season ticket prices (plus required RRC donations), I’m sure our numbers have climbed dramatically. Not sure what other peoples numbers are doing but I would expect a big increase on ours. Now big is $5M or so I would think… so not that big of a deal, but still….

by logan5555 on Apr 25, 2011 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions

Not a reflection on Tubby just yet;

Only making the point that Tubby was hired to go out and raise money. He has only one way to go, and I forgot how to do the sarcasm font.

by Btech on Apr 25, 2011 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Raising money is not necessarily equal to generating revenue. He seems to have the donors making their contributions (e.g., practice turf, new video board, remodeled locker room, etc). He is trying to introduce some new “traditions” and such to improve the game day experience, which should drive game revenue. At the end of the day, he can only influence revenue by winning. A big part of the revenue engine is outside his control and more in the realm of Leerfield and the Athletic Department. Honestly, I want my coach focused on recruiting and game plans as opposed to marketing plans.

by CRV on Apr 25, 2011 8:55 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

sarc

use @ at each end of the sentence, with no spaces.

TTpilk
"Never, never, never give up." Winston Churchill

by TTpilk645 on Apr 25, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions

do you know what this is based on?

Definitely must be pre-2008, but even without that I can’t understand how we came in below Baylor, who by all metrics I’ve seen runs terrible financially.

by HeeroTX on Apr 25, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions