Mike Gundy Dance Break FTW

HT: Classless Clowns and "Umbrella" whoever the heck that is...

World's Greatest Offense? Geez....

The Red Raiders are clearly focused on stopping OSU's "World's Greatest Offense" this weekend.

Sticky Gooooooooooooo!

HT: thagoss on the Raiderpower.com Football Forum

Get your guns up okie state

Wow these guys really do like Texas Tech - maybe they aren't so bad after all. I mean - they're clearly supporting our team with their "Guns Up" gesture, correct?

Not very Heisman or Biletnikoff-like

Oklahoma State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Bryant	3	67	22.3	0	27
A. Bowman	7	57	8.1	0	27
B. Pettigrew	2	26	13.0	1	22
T. Devereaux	2	21	10.5	0	16
K. Hunter	3	13	4.3	0	7
S. Newton	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	18	191	10.6	1	27

(in loss at Troy 9/14/07)


Maybe pumping up the sunshine on Adarius Bowman put too much pressure on the guy?

http://www.bowman12.com/

Of course, in the case of Michael Crabtree, the pre-season hype may have only served to announce his arrival.

Texas Tech Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Crabtree	11	244	22.2	3	75
L. Reed	3	43	14.3	0	34
D. Amendola	4	39	9.8	0	16
G. Walker	1	38	38.0	1	38
L. Leong	3	35	11.7	0	13
E. Britton	2	30	15.0	0	29
A. Reese	1	17	17.0	0	17
E. Morris	3	12	4.0	1	10
B. Brinker	1	9	9.0	0	9
S. Woods	3	7	2.3	1	11
A. Crawford	2	7	3.5	0	4
Team	34	481	14.1	6	75

(in win @ Rice 9/15/07)

On to Stillwater

Sorry I haven't been around much - but the Rice week just did nothing for me - other than a few owl pics I was an empty vessel.

But my hatred for the Cowboys of Oklahomo have me brushing the sleepies out of my eyes. About the time the end of the third quarter rolled around yesterday I was just getting a good nap going.

And does anyone else but me think that the Longhorns look beatable? I'm sure that by the time Texas and Tech meet in Austin, Mack will have his team looking a little better, but I sure wish we could have caught them a little earlier on the schedule.

Another random thought about the Texas game: I didn't realize that Quan Crosby also made a go at baseball - he was drafted in 2001 by the Angels and hails from Mart, TX. So that means our man Rylan Reed joins Quan as former minor leaguers now making their presence felt in the Big 12. I can't help but think that the extra years of maturity and experience helps these guys be better teammates.

If any of you know of other Big 12 football players who were in the minors - please let me know...I think it's a heck of a story.

Back to Copycat U...

The game will be on FSN and FSN HD at 2:30 CDT on Saturday the 22nd of September.

Don't forget to keep your eyes out for traditional Tech imagery in bizarro land


The "Spirit Rider" from okstate.com:

The idea for the Spirit Rider came from then-OSU Band Director Richard Kastendieck. In 1984, he and the President of the OSU Rodeo Association, a student named John Beall, started the tradition of the Spirit Rider. Beall used his own quarterhorse, Della, to celebrate the touchdowns scored by the OSU football team. This soon became a staple of OSU football, and in 1988, Oklahoma State University bought its own black horse. A student contest in the O'Collegian provided the name, Bullet, and ever since the tradition has remained. Bullet makes his appearance with the marching band at the beginning of each home game and after each OSU touchdown.

The Masked Rider from ttu.edu:

It wasn't until 1936 that Texas Tech fans and students came to be called "Red Raiders." Collier Parrish, sports editor of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche, gave the team its new nickname because of their all-red uniforms and rigorous coast-to-coast schedule. 1936 was also the year of the first unofficial "Red Raider," now called the Masked Rider.

George Tate '37 shocked football fans when he and a trusty palomino named Tony or Silver, depending on where you look, led the football team onto the football field then just as quickly fled the scene. Tate, whose identity was kept a secret, borrowed a pair of cowboy boots from his roommate and sported a scarlet satin cape made by the Home Economics Department. He had been coaxed by pals to sneak a horse from the Tech barn and to make the first appearance as the mysterious Red Raider. Tate was quoted in the Nov. 4, 1984, issue of The Dallas Morning News as saying that Arch Lamb, who was then the head yell leader of the Saddle Tramps, "dreamed up this Red Raider thing." The prank was pulled a few more times that season but didn't surface again until the 1950s, when another Tech student was approached about creating a mascot.

In the fall of 1953 football coach DeWitt Weaver called Joe Kirk Fulton (seen at left) to his office to discuss school mascots. DeWitt, whose 10-1-0 football team was headed to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Gator Bowl, was hoping for a spot in the new Southwest Conference. Because Tech was the only school lacking a mascot, it is believed that DeWitt thought creating a mascot might aid Tech's admission into the conference. He wanted Fulton to ride the horse.

And so it was on New Year's Day 1954, riding a horse named Blackie that belonged to Levelland Sheriff's Posse member Bert Eads, Fulton became the university's official mascot. According to reports from those present at the 1954 Gator Bowl, the crowd sat in stunned silence as they watched Fulton and Blackie rush onto the football field, followed by the team. After a few moments of stunned disbelief, the silent crowd burst into cheers. Ed Danforth, a writer for the Atlanta Journal and a press box spectator later wrote, "No team in any bowl game ever made a more sensational entrance."

We'll cover more embarrassingly bad copycat traditions later on this week. Let me leave you with this thought though. I think of OSU like "Four" in Multiplicity:

The Big 12 South

I was holding off writing this until Football season got a little closer but I'm so ready that I can't wait any longer. The Big 12 Media Days have really got my mind totally on Football again. So, from the media days this is what I gather from the South teams.





Well, what can I say, they are Baylor. They can pull an 18-Wheeler up a hill but the Little Train That Could just won't cut it in the South. Guy Morriss just does not have the players to get this team out of the cellar this season.

Season Prediction: 4-8
Wins: Rice, Texas State, Buffalo, Colorado






Oklahoma's chance at a Big 12 Title will rest in the hands of the 3 guys that will be battling for the nod behind center and their ability to get the ball in the hands of Malcolm Kelly. Patrick proved that he can carry the ball last season behind that monster of an offensive line. Defensively, this team has a solid secondary and if the front seven can get to the ball then they could be a nasty defense.

Season Prediction: 8-4
Wins: North Texas, Utah State, Tulsa, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa State, Baylor, Tech






Oklahoma State has a very scary team to me this year and I think that this is the year that they will outshine OU. Reid at quarterback will be conduit between Bowman at WR and the two backs Savage and Toston. If Reid learned from last years OU game then this offense can be an absolute monster. On the defensive side of the ball the secondary could use a little work but the aggressive style of this defense can cause some turnovers.

Season Prediction: 10-2
Wins: Georgia, Florida Atlantic, Troy, Tech, Sam Houston, K-State, Texas, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma






Texas return McCoy and most of his receivers from last year and then throw in Charles and Texas is very tough to beat. If McCoy can stay healthy, Texas will win the Big 12 Title. The defensive front seven is one of the best in the nation and if the secondary can replace what they lost they will be a top 5 defense. So just like last year the fate of this team is on the health of McCoy.

Season Prediction: 11-1
Wins: Arkansas State, TCU, UCF, Rice, K-State, OU, Iowa State, Baylor, Nebraska, Tech, A&M






Franchione has A&M back to thinking they are world beaters and rightly so after the embarrassing loss to Cal in the Holiday Bowl. Fran must first decide on what kind of quarterback he wants McGee to be and stick with it. Lane could be a hell of a back if they use him consistently. Defensively A&M returns a lot of starters from a bipolar defense. Until the defense can play on an even keel don't look for them to win any games for the Aggys.

Season Prediction: 6-6
Wins: Montana State, Fresno State, Louisiana Monroe, Baylor, Kansas, Missouri






This Tech team has so many questions on both offense and defense that I can't honestly tell you where they will stand. Harrell, Crabtree and Woods (Yes, he will be the starter) will put up the numbers but others are going to have to make plays consistently. Defensively the secondary will be strong and if the front seven can get their crap together and ease the burden this can be a top 25 Defense.

Season Prediction: 8-4
Wins: SMU, UTEP, Rice, NW State, Iowa State, A&M, Colorado, Baylor



Big 12 South Standings:
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma State
3. Oklahoma
4. Tech
5. A&M
6. Baylor