2012 Texas Tech Red Raider Recruiting Thread (+ Related News)

[Axe Murderer]

We will have Scott Smith back for this game and the freshman linebackers were replaced after the first quarter at kansas. Well see how Hubert/Cobb do against the aggy rush attack. Darrin Moore should be back as well.


Also, its at the Jones so hopefully aggy will be intimidated.

Moore/Ward as our top 2 receivers? Yeah, we stacked.

Darrin Moore could be the 3rd best receiver in the big XII.

SpearChuckerMon is in a league of his own, and Broyles obviously gets the nod as well (although he's not gonna do in the NFL).

And I didn't know that about our freshman LBs. interesting, Scott Smith coming back is also huge

[Bill_Brasky]

Darrin Moore could be the 3rd best receiver in the big XII.

SpearChuckerMon is in a league of his own, and Broyles obviously gets the nod as well (although he's not gonna do in the NFL).

And I didn't know that about our freshman LBs. interesting, Scott Smith coming back is also huge

Moore was already on the Biletnikoff watch list before the injury(which looked absolutely terrible, but ended up being OK), and Ward is our first receiver to have 2+ TD's in 3 straight games since Crabtree.

Of course, Doege has a lot to do with that but the catch and run and bobbling catch TD's were the most impressive things out of the KU game. Him and Moore are absolutely scary and when you add to it that we have Bradley Marquez(extremely fast, just waiting for him to break out), it's sort of like a pick your poison sort of deal. Eric Stephens is making the biggest plays at RB I've seen since Taurean Henderson, and I like that we have a threat out of the backfield now too.

If the defense can just play well and get some stops, I like our chances.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Crabtree.

Oh! A phong is ringin!


Who's that guy calling Michael Trabtree!

[Axe Murderer]

o? They won't say who it is!

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The late, the great Gill Brant!

[Bill_Brasky]

http://www.texastech.com/allaccess/?media=267870

[Blake]

awesome for so many reasons:

[Bill_Brasky]

awesome for so many reasons:

Wlkr still gives aggy nightmares to this day.

[Blake]

the first Recruiting (+Related News) thread to report this rumor:

From Kirk Bohls:

Texas will continue to play a football game on Thanksgiving Day as per tradition and perhaps against Texas Tech, but that Longhorn opponent probably will not be newly approved member Texas Christian, Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas said Tuesday in a conference call.

“We hope (it will be Texas Tech),” a Texas Tech school official told the American-Statesman. Texas officials couldn’t be reached for comment.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...xtype=rss_news

[DesignatedT]

Have fun with that one Horns Thanksgiving in Lubbock.

[Blake]

Have fun with that one Horns Thanksgiving in Lubbock.

honestly, UT has no need to play the same opponent every Thanksgiving any more than the Cowboys or Lions do.

ABC will broadcast the UT game regardless.

[Axe Murderer]

Have fun with that one Horns Thanksgiving in Lubbock.

there's no doubt about that

The Texas Red Gayders disgust me more than any other team in college sports history. I actually relocated my family down to Port Arthur because of that team. Ever since Slay punched Jordan Shipley below the belt, I promised my wife I'd never set foot in that trashy city again. Well, it's been 4 years since then and I'm proud to say I kept my word.

Not only that but I get to root for a team with real class, and that's the Texas Longhorns. There's a reason we got 4 rings, and those chokers led by _oege will never see one.

[DesignatedT]

[Blake]

K State is overranked at 17.

Tech has always had Bill Snyder's number.

TTU 39
KSU 27

[Bill_Brasky]

there's no doubt about that

The Texas Red Gayders disgust me more than any other team in college sports history. I actually relocated my family down to Port Arthur because of that team. Ever since Slay punched Jordan Shipley below the belt, I promised my wife I'd never set foot in that trashy city again. Well, it's been 4 years since then and I'm proud to say I kept my word.

Not only that but I get to root for a team with real class, and that's the Texas Longhorns. There's a reason we got 4 rings, and those chokers led by _oege will never see one.

The defense stepped up in the second half last week, if they can play like that for a whole game this one shouldn't be too much trouble. Doege will continue to make the throws he's supposed to make, we get Moore back for sure this week, Torres will continue to make nice grabs, and Aaron Crawford is a solid replacement for Stephens.

Something along the lines of

K-State 21
Tech 38

[Blake]

Aaron Crawford is a solid replacement for Stephens.

Solid, but there is noticeable gap in talent level between the two.

Any word if/when Stephens comes back?

[Bill_Brasky]

Solid, but there is noticeable gap in talent level between the two.

Any word if/when Stephens comes back?

Stephens official diagnosis is a dislocated knee, out for season, surgery TBD.

And yeah, Crawford is solid but for some reason Tubs seems like he doesn't trust him as much. Probably something to do with blocking/overall football IQ. Stephens was a good, smart kid who was playing at an extremely high level and tbh looked liked a completely different back than he was last year. Makes me very sad for him to have his season ended in the fashion that it did.

Either way, Crawford is fast, keeps his legs moving, and should see the bulk of the carries, with McRoy, Washington, and Williams all having their own wrinkles within the offense.

Sucks to not have Harrison Jeffers this year, he's recovering from back surgery. Showed a lot of promise when he played.

[Blake]

Stephens official diagnosis is a dislocated knee, out for season, surgery TBD.

And yeah, Crawford is solid but for some reason Tubs seems like he doesn't trust him as much. Probably something to do with blocking/overall football IQ. Stephens was a good, smart kid who was playing at an extremely high level and tbh looked liked a completely different back than he was last year. Makes me very sad for him to have his season ended in the fashion that it did.

This year is a write off as the usual 7-5, 8-4 Alamo/Independence/Texas Bowl appearance for Tech.

The silver lining is that Stephens will be back next year along with Doege, Ward, Torres...... , basically the whole team.

Next year is BCS game or bust.

[Bill_Brasky]

This year is a write off as the usual 7-5, 8-4 Alamo/Independence/Texas Bowl appearance for Tech.

The silver lining is that Stephens will be back next year along with Doege, Ward, Torres...... , basically the whole team.

Next year is BCS game or bust.

I think it's possible to win 9 this year. OU is the only for sure loss on the schedule. I wanna say UT is a for sure loss(we play in Austin), but their QB situation/young defense could make for a close one.

And yeah, we're a young team this year too. We have something like 8 freshman starters on D. You just don't do that unless there was a horrible up in recruiting under the last regime. As great a coach as Leach was, he never had a solid defense, which is why we lost more games than we should have when the offense wasn't hitting on all cylinders.

Doege/Stephens/Moore/Ward/Torres all back next year, along with the defense having played together for a full year.....could be a special year.

[Blake]

I think it's possible to win 9 this year. OU is the only for sure loss on the schedule. I wanna say UT is a for sure loss(we play in Austin), but their QB situation/young defense could make for a close one.

OU and OSU are both losses and Tech always struggles at Mizzou.

Add UT, I think that's 4 auto losses right there.

[Bill_Brasky]

OU and OSU are both losses and Tech always struggles at Mizzou.

Add UT, I think that's 4 auto losses right there.

OSU is at home and winnable. Mizzou has a new QB who is struggling, and we beat them last year in a game where I didn't think we played all that well on the offensive side of the ball.

Like I said OU is the only one you can write off as a for sure loss, the others are definitely winnable and will be close games.

[Blake]

OSU is at home and winnable. Mizzou has a new QB who is struggling, and we beat them last year in a game where I didn't think we played all that well on the offensive side of the ball.

Like I said OU is the only one you can write off as a for sure loss, the others are definitely winnable and will be close games.

I think Okie St beats Tech by 14+.

Either way, not much difference between 7 wins or 9.

[Bill_Brasky]

I think Okie St beats Tech by 14+.

Either way, not much difference between 7 wins or 9.

Hopefully not but I gotta say im pretty happy with how Tuberville has done so far. Hes brought in some quality players, now we have to see if he and the coaching staff can turn them into a good team that can contend.

[Axe Murderer]

OSU is at home and winnable.

sons not so sure about that one. porchmonkeymon might have other thoughts if last year's game is any indication of what's to come

[Bill_Brasky]

sons not so sure about that one. porchmonkeymon might have other thoughts if last year's game is any indication of what's to come

Son hopefully we can hassle old man weeden for most of the day so darkiemon gets frustrated that the ball isnt coming his way, throws a nigfit and starts half-assing it.