Massive Weekend For Texas Tech Sports, Most Texan Thing, Raiderland Hot Links Featuring Big 12 Wide Open, Husker Regrets, When Smokey Sings Plus A Little More Wind For West Texas

February 20, 2026 Ryan Hyatt Raiderland Hot-Links, West Texas, Pop-Culture, Questions Of The Day Comments Off

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Happy Friday, Y’all !

We’ve got plenty of Texas Tech sports to keep us busy this weekend. From Texas Tech Baseball with their home opener today against Albany to the Red Raider MBB giving us an idea of what life will look like without J.T. Toppin Saturday against K-State. Texas Tech Softball doing their thing in California and the Lady Raiders finish it out Saturday night in Colorado.

We’ll get into all of that and much more tonight with you on The Daily Broadcast. Join in LIVE at 6:30 as we recap Tech Baseball and set the stage for the weekend. Join in on the show via X, YouTube and Facebook. If you missed the Thursday show, here ya go:

Daily Broadcast: Lady Raider Basketball Making History, Texas Tech MBB Might As Well Load-Manage And Give Up… Right? The Most Overrated, Underrated And Rated Right Songs From AC/DC… All of That Plus Amazing Comments and Questions

Get your questions and comments ready to go and we’ll see y’all tonight.

Most Texan Thing

Every Friday we have one question for y’all!

What’s The Most Texan Thing You Did This Week?

Big or small, the world needs more Texans doing Texan Things. So fire away in the comments and tell your stories.

Raiderland Hot Links

Each morning we serve ’em up, Fresh and Hot. The best links from Raiderland and Beyond.

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Good morning! pic.twitter.com/0S0J4ztGoG
— Dane Dewbre 🌵 (@MarlandDane) February 20, 2026

Texas Tech Athletics announces facility enhancements at Rocky Johnson Field and Rip Griffin Park

Thankful for the support of the @RedRaiderClub for making these possible!

More → https://t.co/2E94A0195i pic.twitter.com/IVVhP6D5uh
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) February 19, 2026

Baseball is finally back at The Rip!

We'll see you tomorrow at 2 PM, Red Raider Nation pic.twitter.com/DyqfRqom94
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) February 20, 2026

The Texas Tech effect. https://t.co/qXQHR1jZg1
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) February 19, 2026

Texas Tech falls to Team Japan, 1-0, in an exhibition game at the Mary Nutter Classic.

They loaded the bases in the 6th and then had two on with one out in the 7th but couldn't scratch a run across.

They are back in action against Bethune-Cookman Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. https://t.co/QJsuOPiCJa
— A David Collier (@CollieronTV) February 20, 2026

Jones Stadium naming rights: Texas Tech seeks new partner after AT&T withdraws https://t.co/ELv7911ywW
— A-J Sports (@RaiderSports) February 19, 2026

“Old Days”NY Giants Head Coach Jim Lee Howell is flanked by his Assistant Coaches Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi during a mid 1950s game.#NYGiants #NFL #NYC #1950s #HOF pic.twitter.com/oviU5Do2qu
— Tom’s Old Days (@sigg20) February 20, 2026

🎬The first four films in the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise open with the Paramount mountain logo dissolving into a matching mountain peak or similar image in the movie’s opening shot pic.twitter.com/B1iOdxwkOs
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) February 20, 2026

Old El Paso Frozen Entrees (1986) pic.twitter.com/ezHR0twMsE
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) February 20, 2026

On this date in 1987 the popular game Contra (by Konami) was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game. A home version was later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. #80s pic.twitter.com/dkMXwVFfgG
— Bite-Sized Nostalgia (@landofthe80s) February 20, 2026

I always started out thinking I was a legend at Simon…then as the levels passed it became darn impossible! pic.twitter.com/l91RpbHfVF
— Bite-Sized Nostalgia (@landofthe80s) February 19, 2026

Happy Birthday, to the great singer-songwriter
Smokey Robinson👏🏻👏🏻🥳🎂🎂❤️❤️🎶!
Careless Whisper🎶🎤
Smokey Robinson &George Michael #SmokeyRobinson #GeorgeMichael pic.twitter.com/UCTCSgNZG5
— Juliana 🇧🇷✌🏻❤️🎵 (@JulianaGirl80) February 19, 2026

Sold: 302-Powered 1955 Ford F-100 for $41,250. https://t.co/MbUoxI6zPT pic.twitter.com/7x9V1p3DXk
— Bring a Trailer (@Bringatrailer) February 19, 2026

Custom pickup, bold presence. Bringing $330,000 at the 2026 Scottsdale Auction, this 1955 @Chevrolet #Cameo Custom #Pickup made its mark.

Now inviting #consignments for the Palm Beach Auction at the South #Florida Fairgrounds, Apr. 16-18!

Learn more: https://t.co/iQnms5FSDd pic.twitter.com/7ptTTWcxyu
— Barrett-Jackson (@Barrett_Jackson) February 19, 2026

TFI TACO FRIDAY BABY BABY ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/IFzRUk49kb
— Taco King 𝕏 (@tacokingX) February 20, 2026

Yum 🔥 https://t.co/3QmWBpnJaw
— Rich O'Toole (@RichOToole) February 19, 2026

What’s your first thought when you see this chicken sandwich? pic.twitter.com/ocj3OiYT1z
— Food Pleaser (@FoodPleaser) February 20, 2026

Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese 🧀? This is the only way we’re eating it from now on. Get the recipe for this crave-worthy Frico Grilled Cheese: https://t.co/vVui9x19ns pic.twitter.com/G7Q7CJdaya
— Food & Wine (@foodandwine) February 20, 2026

Honor 190 Years of Texas History and Fly a Flag Over the Alamo. ⭐️

Each 3' x 5' flag is accompanied by a personalized Certificate of Authenticity, featuring the name of the certificate holder and the date the flag was flown.

Order a flag today: https://t.co/xXrC1lfa6B pic.twitter.com/zjYbUDbwyf
— The Alamo (@OfficialAlamo) February 19, 2026

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Rachael Parker Plummer documented the following: “We had a long and cold journey, and on the 19th day of February, 1838, I arrived at my father’s house, where I found my husband and friends all in good health. I am now once more in the company of dear father and mother and… pic.twitter.com/gKGXF7qRhL
— Trevor P. Wardlaw (@1thread6flags) February 19, 2026

Good morning from West Texas! pic.twitter.com/NgnvQd4qUS
— Jeff Lynch Photography (@jtlynch60) February 20, 2026

Dry and windy conditions across the Caprock will result in critical fire weather conditions today. A Red Flag Warning and a Wind Advisory are in effect for the far southern Texas Panhandle and South Plains today. #lubwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/KsrXdzcBIF
— NWS Lubbock (@NWSLubbock) February 20, 2026

Frenship Coach Paul Page said he felt like he was in the best shape of his life, but in an instant that had changed. KAMC'S Alyssa Guevara got to speak with Page who shared his story. https://t.co/RvJRje8nto
— KAMC News (@KAMCNews) February 20, 2026