Happy Friday, Y’all !
“And the waiting, is the hardest part…” – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
And so the wait begins for Texas Tech MBB and the Lady Raiders continue their wait for Selection Show Sunday and where they’ll end up in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State made quick work of Texas Tech’s stay in KC Thursday with a 75-53 demolition of the Red Raiders. The third loss in a row for the Red Raiders puts Tech squarely on the 5-line this morning. We’ll see. The Lady Raiders could end up on the 6-line, but for the first time in a long time, Texas Tech fans know that both teams are solidly in the NCAA Tournament. That works.
What didn’t work in Kansas City was the gimmicky LED glass court. And now it’s gone. Of course that’s a little too late for the teams that played and slipped around on it up until last night. Notably Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson going down late Thursday with an apparent groin strain. Never fun. Here’s the story for Kansas City late last night.
It was a joke of a court last week for the women’s tournament but Brett Yormark didn’t care. So, the Big 12 just wasted $185,000.00 to rent a gimmick that cheapened the sport. Great job. Probably the biggest mistake Yormark has made at the Big 12 leader.
We’ll have much on this tonight on The Daily Broadcast as well as preview Big 12 opener series for Texas Tech Softball at home vs #12 Arizona and Tech Baseball hosting Kansas over at The Law this weekend.
Join us LIVE at our NEW START TIME OF 5:30 Central. That’s right, 5:30 PM. Get in on the show via Twitter/X, YouTube or Facebook. All of our platforms always FREE. If you missed the show Thursday, plenty of hoops to talk about. Check it out here:
No shortage of things to talk about this evening, so get your questions and comments ready to go and maybe make some predictions on how the brackets look come Sunday for Texas Tech Basketball.
If you’re looking for the best in Bracket Prediction sites, we’ve relied on Dave Ommen at Bracketville and Chad Sherwood’s team at HoopsHD.com for years. They are the best in the business. Check out their sites this morning for a great picture of where Texas Tech is trending. Can Tech somehow hold on to a 4-seed? We’ll find out!
Most Texan Thing
Each Friday, we have one standing order in the community.
You tell us, The Most Texan Thing You Did This Week.
Big or small, the world needs more Texans doing Texan Things. Bonus points if you’re living outside the Lone Star State and acting particularly Texan. Fire away in the comments with your favorite Texan Moments for this week and we’ll talk about them tonight at 5:30 Central on The Daily Broadcast!
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