Tuberville to ttek

[Blake]

I thought he was from Arkansas. Also, aren't they paying Tommy a million dollars a year more then they were paying Leach? I'm going off hearsay from a couple of angry drunk Tech fans I was hanging out with last night.

you are correct. He is from Arkansas. I'm not sure where I read that he orginally was from W Texas.

(By the way, Team Leach on Facebook is one of the funniest things I've ever read. I fail in being a college football internet geek for missing that all week.)

it's hilarious.

[Blake]

The Alamobowl always draws high ratings. The fact that the Tech program had a little soap opera going on was all it needed to get a little extra attention. Don't think for a second that ESPN trashing Leach and sucking Ruffin's all week long didn't have anything to do with them trying their hardest to promote that game.

I'm well aware of reasons for the highest rating ever in ESPN bowl history.

Just giving jgw some shot for mentioning that USC's Emerald Bowl had the 2nd highest rating in espn bowl history.

Besides, Tuberville isn't bringing his own staff because he's using your program as a stepping stone. He'll be gone the first year he has an impressive season if anyone bigger will take him.

eh, maybe. Every year, people would talk of Leach leaving to bigger things and it took Tech having to get rid of him.

If Tuberville has the run of the place, then why would he leave so quickly?

[Spursfan092120]

he's from west Texas and will get paid about $2 mill for 5 years.

He's said he wants to keep the offense in place and will not be bringing in his own staff..

ok.......I'll admit, I'm starting to get giddy about this.

OK, Blake..honest question...not to sound rude, but if he's not changing anything, and not bringing anyone in, what's going to be the difference? Different guy, yeah, but in my opinion, I think you guys need to run the ball a of a lot more to be successful.

[Blake]

OK, Blake..honest question...not to sound rude, but if he's not changing anything, and not bringing anyone in, what's going to be the difference? Different guy, yeah, but in my opinion, I think you guys need to run the ball a of a lot more to be successful.

you mean like the way UT runs the ball?

I'll be expecting him to take the defense to another level.

[symple19]

Didn't Auburn get put on probation while he was there?

After thinking about it awhile, I realized you must be thinking of Tubbs while he was at Ole Miss. He inherited the Rebel program after it got hit hard with sanctions. It wasn't his doing.

[j-6]

you mean like the way UT runs the ball?

I'll be expecting him to take the defense to another level.

There's not that much difference in the Air Raid and any other collegiate spread offense as far as TOP goes. UT can go three-and-out and burn less than a minute off the clock. I think the offense has been used to crutch the D for a long time in Lubbock. Y'all may love Ruff but he's always played second fiddle.

Tubbs on field will be fine - he'll coach up what he has, but Tech Fan shouldn't want to burn the stadium down if you lose 5-6 games next year. I think recruiting will take it on the chin for a year or two because of the Leach backlash, but he's recruiting 18 year old kids. They live for the now and he'll get kids that want to play bigtime football immediately, just like Leach or s used to tell kids wanting to play for Texas or OU.

I hate to say it but Tech made a smart, savvy hire and they'll be decent relatively soon. They got a ''name'' and he may work out. Better than going with a emotional hire unknown like Ruff when you play in the B12.

[Blake]

There's not that much difference in the Air Raid and any other collegiate spread offense as far as TOP goes. UT can go three-and-out and burn less than a minute off the clock. I think the offense has been used to crutch the D for a long time in Lubbock. Y'all may love Ruff but he's always played second fiddle.

Tubbs on field will be fine - he'll coach up what he has, but Tech Fan shouldn't want to burn the stadium down if you lose 5-6 games next year. I think recruiting will take it on the chin for a year or two because of the Leach backlash, but he's recruiting 18 year old kids. They live for the now and he'll get kids that want to play bigtime football immediately, just like Leach or s used to tell kids wanting to play for Texas or OU.

I hate to say it but Tech made a smart, savvy hire and they'll be decent relatively soon. They got a ''name'' and he may work out. Better than going with a emotional hire unknown like Ruff when you play in the B12.

+1 on everything except that Tech wont lose 5-6 games next year. 4 max.

[Blake]

so much for Tuberville keeping the staff in place.....

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It also sounds like McRuffin will be gone too.

I guess what was meant was that he will keep the same spread offense system in place.

[gift of gab]

Nope. AU hasn't been on probation since 93' when they went undefeated and would've played in the NCG if not for the sanctions. They were also not allowed on TV, so a lot of people outside the south don't even remember that fantastic team.

they were ranked 4th. "would've played for the ncg" - doubt it. you are being a homer. nebraska and florida state were better teams IMO and the majority of the opinions which mattered pre-bcs days thought so as well.

I'm from the south and they were a great team, but not championship level IMO.

even if they were bowl eligible, they probably would have been overlooked (and for good reason)like the undefeated tuberville squad who didn't play for a championship.

i will concede that the 93 team was better than the undefeated tuberville team