When it’s all said and done in December of 2017, what will the Texas Tech football team be known for? If you think they’ll make a bowl game, win six or seven games and save Kliff Kingsbury’s job; what will be the hallmark of this team? If you think they hit the “under” like so many Vegas houses’ say and win five or fewer games, what will be the…
It’s always great to go away for a bit, but it is just as good sometimes to get home and go back to work! My family had a great time in the mountains of Northern New Mexico this past week, soaking in a few more days of summer before school starts. A few fish were relocated, much good food was consumed, I got a wicked-awesome sunburn and my calves are…
Dave South is legend. Whether you’re a Texas Aggie or just a fan around the State of Texas who has listened to him call a Texas A&M game maybe against your favorite school over the last 30 some odd years you know the voice, you know the passion and you understand his love for his job and Texas A&M . Dave South announced this week that this year will be…
Things I’ll Never Understand – The Random Edition For the life of me, I’ll never understand why . . . M*A*S*H isn’t on TV each night at 10:30 right after the late, local news. America would be better for it. why folks don’t want college football players and other college athletes to be paid for the work they do for the school. It’s jealously…
This week’s R&D Podcast (No Research, Little Development) with Ryan Hyatt and KAMC 28 Sports Director David Collier dares to go where no sports analyst should ever go. They try and come up with concrete, definitive statements regarding what happened at Texas Tech Football’s scrimmage this weekend. Obviously they are brave men. In addition, Hyatt asks why college football can’t have preseason games like the NFL? Texas Tech scrimmages New…
Who is Kliff Kingsbury? Who is the Texas Tech head football coach? Is he the one-time Red Raider QB turned offensive guru? Is he a limited experience hire who has struggled to learn on the job? Is he a coach that only his alma mater would hire in 2012 to run the show? Is he an offensive master-mind taking the “Air Raid” offense to new heights like no…
5 Things We Know On A Sunday – August 6, 2017 If you’ll admit it, if you’ll be honest with yourself and others, a sausage biscuit is better than an egg and sausage biscuit. The egg just gets in the way and it’s never done right. Meanwhile, the sausage and biscuit is just steps away from a sandwich with a little cheese and maybe even drifting into…
A Few Things I’ll Never Understand – The Big 12 Edition I’ll never understand why . . . Iowa State has a bird caught up in a whirlwind as a mascot. The have a fine, if not destructive, mascot in the cyclone. There’s no need to involve a bird in the picture. Perhaps a barn or a mobile home would have been a better choice,…
Deleon Ward was Texas Tech’s best running back last year. Now. He’s got his jersey number given away to a recent JuCo arrival. What does that mean for Texas Tech’s run game this fall and how big is the run game for the over-all offensive production? We look at that plus ask whether there might be a QB competition at all this fall for the Red Raiders. David Collier, KAMC…
5 Things We Know On A Sunday – July 30, 2017 Yes Virginia, Adrian Beltre is the greatest Texas Rangers player of all-time. I say that looking at a painting of Nolan Ryan in my office. For the folks in Lubbock, the problem isn’t what LP&L is charging you for electricity: the problem is that LP&L has become the loan-shark, bill collector for the City of Lubbock….