McNeil just gave the job to L A Reed.  McNeil said he wanted to put the best athletes on the field.  The job was L A's to lose.  I suspected something like this after L A was so disenchanted with his playing time last year.  I think they had it planned all along.  They just had to play out the politics so it would look like they were not giving the job to him because of a fit.  He is practicing with a cast because of a broken hand.  If he can overcome this injury, I think he can be very good for our defense.  I like the way things are looking all the way around. 

HSGameTime.com shot video Tuesday night of Hebron OT tackle Joel Gray and his decision to commit to Texas Tech.

The highlights are particularly impressive. Gray is often shown knocking defenders 5 yards backwards and he also makes blocks 15- and 20-yards downfield. And his pass protection looks very good. Excellent footwork.

Check it out at http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/...70305&shu=1

You can also see video of recent Tech commit Terrance Bullitt at HsGameTime.com

Does anyone know when the one and only open scrimmage of fall workouts will be? i would guess that it will be next week, but i would like to get an exact date. If you have never attended this scrimmage, i would highly recommend it. You can get on the field next to the players and coaches and get close to the action. It is great for kids because the players are very approachable about signing autographs.

I've really enjoyed the site so decided to finally register!

I was curious as to what you saw at last night's practice. Anything in particular catch your eye? What will you be looking for over the next couple of weeks that concerns you?

I hated to miss last night but plan on being there tonight. Will you be there...I'd love to shake your hand and say hello! It's great you're getting all of this publicity.

Listening to The Ticket this afternoon and Corby was recounting some of the events from when they were at Cowboys training camp last week.  One of the items he mentioned was being shot down when requesting an interview with Danny.  The PR people told him, as Corby paraphrased, that Danny was "interviewed-out".  At the same time, Corby also didn't realize that Danny had already interviewed with Norm.  He kinda hinted that maybe Danny shot down the interview because he had already been on the station but also gave the impression that it was more the working of the PR department.  After listening to the interview with Norm and knowing that Danny is basically unsigned, I find it hard that he would turn down any interview.  Now would be a good time to know someone near to him to find out what really happened.  I just don't see Danny being that way and wonder why the PR group would refuse the interview.

I have a question for Seth.  What are teams like Missouri doing that stymies the Air Raid so much?  Over the past two seasons the two games with Missouri point to more than just a QB having an off day.  I'd like to know what you think.

I wonder if the key is knowing the read progression for the basic formations that the QB makes and how the receivers typically react to coverage positioning.  The Air Raid is premised on the receivers reading the db and running to space. For instance, in the Cotton Bowl Alabama played inside leverage so the outside receivers ran outside fly routes looking for the lob on the sideline.  So if you know for a particular formation, can you position your defense to show something and do another?  What about a variable blitz, one where your pressure comes based upon the formation and the hot reads?  Cover options 1 and 2 tight and blitz away from the hot reads. 

It just seems to me that Missouri did more than just have "good pressure."  They frustrated Graham and I think it was by jumping hot routes and taking away the quick options when they brought pressure.

Brother-in-law gave me a call this afternoon to let me know that Danny had been on The Ticket with Norm earlier in the day.  He was hoping I might catch the interview on The Ticket Top 10.  As luck would have it, I jumped in the car with the wife for a quick trip to Sonic and I managed to catch the interview close to the beginning.
It was funny to hear every other answer from Danny being "Yes, sir" and "No, sir".  He showed Norm his play sheet just for today and it was pretty extensive.  He had no problem answering Norm's quiz on what various plays were, despite the extensive abbreviations and slang.  One of the funniest moments was when they started discussing the difference between the Cowboys' playbook and the Tech playbook.  Danny admitted that what seem to take up 1000 pages for the Cowboys was represented by one page at Tech.  Norm asked if the whole playbook at Tech was "get open" and Danny said that was pretty much it.
Of course there were the comparisons to Welker and questions about his size and speed.  You'd think after Zach and Wes (Wayne Chrebet, anyone?), people would learn.
If you want to hear the interview, I know that they rebroadcast the top 10 in the wee hours around 4:30a and on.  Couldn't find it on their podcast page.  Good listen.

They ranked Auburn #11.  The article said that former Raider Chris Todd was making a strong showing to be the quarterback.  I misss him but I am always glad the see a former Red Raider do so well.  He would have been a good pick to excell as a fifth year starter at Tech.  Many preseason pols are predicting better things for Auburn thatn for the Raiders.  I wish him well.  I had to add this last sentence to make my comment 75 words long.

The wife and I are heading down to College Station for the game this year, and I hadn't seen anything on when the tickets will be released to the public, besides the one's being sold on stubhub.com.

And in order to make this post 75 words long, I guess I will give my prediction for the game. I think it's going to be another close one. I will say Tech comes out  on top, 31-27. Anyone else planning on heading down to College Station? I went two years ago and from the nosebleeds, I saw Robert Johnson make one of the most memorable catches I'd ever seen. I was also there in 2002 when the Red Raiders pulled off a comeback win in OT. It's a great place to see a football game if you've never been. 

I only have enough money in my budget to go to one away game this year (of course that budget will increase to two if we make a BCS game) but I don't know which game I should go to, A&M or OU. So I am asking for your help.

I have never been to Norman. I know that isnt saying much but I would like to see what the OU campus looks like. This also could shape to be the big 12 south championship game if everything goes as planed. This also could be a top 5 game with Corso and gang showing up.

I went to the A&M game in 2006 and it was the best game I have ever been to. The silence that occured at Kyle Field after the Johnson touchdown was the greatest noise I ever heard. Also being a Tech fan in College Station is great too. Everyone hates you but they can't say anything because the comebacks that would follow would be unbearble for them.

So what do yall think, OU or A&M...