Comments on: Crimson & Creamed http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/ Texas Tech University Sports presented by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-2/#comment-9408 Eric Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:13:41 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9408 First off, let's take this game, or rather this loss, into perspective. Just because we get blown out (and it was a blowout, props to OU) in one game, does not automatically mean that Leach is now a blithering idiot walking in circles, bumping into walls, and drooling on himself. Do any of you realize that, in only the few years that he has been with the school, he has given us more than any other coach before him? Any. Does anyone realize that he's almost surpassed Spike Dikes for the most wins by a Tech coach...lifetime...already??? Does anyone realize that he has given us the most 9 win seasons...ever??? Does anyone else remember the school expanding the stadium multiple times during any other coaches tenure? Does anyone realize that with an OSU win in Stillwater and a Tech win over Baylor, we represent the South in the Big 12 Championship game for the first time...ever??? Not Texas. Not OU. The BCS rankings only have meaning in a 3-way tie, not in a 2-way tie when we've beaten Texas. This loss, when taken into perspective, has the potential of being absolutely meaningless in terms of the Big 12. My point? Do not bad mouth this team. They are great, their potential is limitless, and they still have a shot at the Big 12 Championship title. And for God's sake, do not bad mouth Leach. He lost. Bad. One game. Let it go, look ahead, learn, and move on I say. Sure, it hurt to lose, no one likes that. But consider Florida handed Florida State (the mighty Seminoles) their worst defeat ever in much the same fashion...53-14, if memory serves. Bad losses happen, a lot, every year. Parting thought: I read a lot of news articles and website blogs about my Red Raiders. What I notice is a lot of chiming in by TX and OU fans, but never in my wildest dreams would I (the world's greatest Texas Tech Fan) even remotely consider "invading" another team's blog to bad mouth them...why do you? First off, let’s take this game, or rather this loss, into perspective. Just because we get blown out (and it was a blowout, props to OU) in one game, does not automatically mean that Leach is now a blithering idiot walking in circles, bumping into walls, and drooling on himself. Do any of you realize that, in only the few years that he has been with the school, he has given us more than any other coach before him? Any. Does anyone realize that he’s almost surpassed Spike Dikes for the most wins by a Tech coach…lifetime…already??? Does anyone realize that he has given us the most 9 win seasons…ever??? Does anyone else remember the school expanding the stadium multiple times during any other coaches tenure? Does anyone realize that with an OSU win in Stillwater and a Tech win over Baylor, we represent the South in the Big 12 Championship game for the first time…ever??? Not Texas. Not OU. The BCS rankings only have meaning in a 3-way tie, not in a 2-way tie when we’ve beaten Texas. This loss, when taken into perspective, has the potential of being absolutely meaningless in terms of the Big 12.

My point? Do not bad mouth this team. They are great, their potential is limitless, and they still have a shot at the Big 12 Championship title. And for God’s sake, do not bad mouth Leach. He lost. Bad. One game. Let it go, look ahead, learn, and move on I say. Sure, it hurt to lose, no one likes that. But consider Florida handed Florida State (the mighty Seminoles) their worst defeat ever in much the same fashion…53-14, if memory serves. Bad losses happen, a lot, every year.

Parting thought: I read a lot of news articles and website blogs about my Red Raiders. What I notice is a lot of chiming in by TX and OU fans, but never in my wildest dreams would I (the world’s greatest Texas Tech Fan) even remotely consider “invading” another team’s blog to bad mouth them…why do you?

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]]> By: Bob Fassio http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-2/#comment-9324 Bob Fassio Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:19:28 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9324 Raider fans. I want to re-interate the comments of SoonerFan in TX, CastorTroy, Rufnec, and SoonerinKorea, as well as apologize to raidergirl29 for any disrespect you may be have been shown by a few thoughless and out-of-touch Sooner fans. Please believe me when I say that they are the minority and the exception and not the rule. The Sooners have had their share of losses in the past, especially in the last 3 or 4 bowl games, so we know how it feels. Its a very empty feeling when you had high hopes of greater things. But that's life and it will go on regardless of game outcomes. Congratulations to the Raiders for a successful season, and I feel I represent most Sooner fans when I say once again that we are terribly sorry for the way some of the fans acted. It was not a true representation of the people of Oklahoma. Raider fans. I want to re-interate the comments of SoonerFan in TX, CastorTroy, Rufnec, and SoonerinKorea, as well as apologize to raidergirl29 for any disrespect you may be have been shown by a few thoughless and out-of-touch Sooner fans. Please believe me when I say that they are the minority and the exception and not the rule. The Sooners have had their share of losses in the past, especially in the last 3 or 4 bowl games, so we know how it feels. Its a very empty feeling when you had high hopes of greater things. But that’s life and it will go on regardless of game outcomes. Congratulations to the Raiders for a successful season, and I feel I represent most Sooner fans when I say once again that we are terribly sorry for the way some of the fans acted. It was not a true representation of the people of Oklahoma.

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]]> By: SoonerInKorea http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-2/#comment-9259 SoonerInKorea Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:24:08 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9259 I like Tech, heck any high octane offense makes for exciting football. Sooners will dominate OSU next week. I apologize for our fans behavior as well. As dominant of a team as OU has the fans should keep hospitality and the spirit of college sports in mind when visiting teams are in town, and use it as an opportunity for fellowship and fun with the friendly rivalry. One thing I think Tech should take away from this is Graham Harrell's cockiness should take a hit now (which is good). He's a good QB, but saying things like "No one in the league can man crab" or that he can't be sacked, shouldn't be said about the Sooners. They have some of the best athletes in the country, every bit as good as himself or crabtree, and maybe even better. Anyway, better luck next time, and sorry again about some of our fans. I like Tech, heck any high octane offense makes for exciting football. Sooners will dominate OSU next week. I apologize for our fans behavior as well. As dominant of a team as OU has the fans should keep hospitality and the spirit of college sports in mind when visiting teams are in town, and use it as an opportunity for fellowship and fun with the friendly rivalry. One thing I think Tech should take away from this is Graham Harrell’s cockiness should take a hit now (which is good). He’s a good QB, but saying things like “No one in the league can man crab” or that he can’t be sacked, shouldn’t be said about the Sooners. They have some of the best athletes in the country, every bit as good as himself or crabtree, and maybe even better. Anyway, better luck next time, and sorry again about some of our fans.

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]]> By: Ralph http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-2/#comment-9190 Ralph Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:21:24 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9190 I didn't go, but I sure wish fans of any school would stop all the ugly talk back and forth and name calling. Hey, we got our tails kicked and it's as simple as that! We beat OU last year -- badly for a while, they came back and we hung on. They killed us this year due to better coaching, personnel and performing, simple as that! We can still salvage a very good season! Yes, the loss was embarrassing, but the behavior in these comments is moreso! I didn’t go, but I sure wish fans of any school would stop all the ugly talk back and forth and name calling.
Hey, we got our tails kicked and it’s as simple as that!

We beat OU last year — badly for a while, they came back and we hung on. They killed us this year due to better coaching, personnel and performing, simple as that! We can still salvage a very good season! Yes, the loss was embarrassing, but the behavior in these comments is moreso!

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]]> By: devin everett http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-2/#comment-9153 devin everett Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9153 NICE POST OU2 the red raiders faced a poised, prepared team and got their butt-whipped, any given saturday it can happen...... it does not change my opinion of this team ONE LITTLE BIT. We are the class of the big 12 along with ut and ou......not bad company!!!! we all beat each other which most all expected!!! ut, you cannot throw anything tt's way because i saw the look of ut's players after tech got through with them, they looked very similar to tt boys after the ou game. boomer not going to leave you out either ut put a whuppin on ya'll in dallas..........so we are all even........ ou in drivers seat, and ut looking on with tech........if the cowboys screw ou up,, the redraiders are big 12 champions and looking forward to mizz, if ou wins out we get to GO to dallas to the cotton bowl......ou also pretty much controls ut's fate. big wins against osu and mizz will send ut to a bcs bowl but not ncs........ i really don't think anybody is wild about playing florida.,,,,so i believe ou will win out and go to ncs and get hammered by florida.... ut will draw some weak sister like utah and kill them and brag about it. tech will go to the cotton and we will all have a good time, remain the best fans in the big 12 and support THE RED RAIDERS NO MATTER WHERE THEY GO!!!!!!!!!!! NICE POST OU2

the red raiders faced a poised, prepared team and got their butt-whipped, any given saturday it can happen……

it does not change my opinion of this team ONE LITTLE BIT. We are the class of the big 12 along with ut and ou……not bad company!!!! we all beat each other which most all expected!!!

ut, you cannot throw anything tt’s way because i saw the look of ut’s players after tech got through with them, they looked very similar to tt boys after the ou game. boomer not going to leave you out either ut put a whuppin on ya’ll in dallas……….so we are all even……..

ou in drivers seat, and ut looking on with tech……..if the cowboys screw ou up,, the redraiders are big 12 champions and looking forward to mizz, if ou wins out we get to GO to dallas to the cotton bowl……ou also pretty much controls ut’s fate. big wins against osu and mizz will send ut to a bcs bowl but not ncs……..

i really don’t think anybody is wild about playing florida.,,,,so i believe ou will win out and go to ncs and get hammered by florida….
ut will draw some weak sister like utah and kill them and brag about it.
tech will go to the cotton and we will all have a good time, remain the best fans in the big 12 and support THE RED RAIDERS NO MATTER WHERE THEY GO!!!!!!!!!!!

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]]> By: OU's#2fan http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-1/#comment-9124 OU's#2fan Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9124 Sooners indeed beat Tech like they stole something, but remember Raiders fans; my Sooners run a version of the offense that Leach left behind. The offense, in practice, faces it every day. They are quite hip to the nuances of this type of spread scheme. That along with execution, execution, execution being the word of the week, seemingly. It's not rocket science to understand why this happened. I remember hearing one of the commentators saying that it looked like OU's linebackers and secondary were getting to the opposing offense's routes before they were. I usually don't agree with what those big media types say because they pretty much like to hype everything up and over- dramatize. I did think that he might have had a valid point this time. In any case, I am proud of your Red Raiders as a footbal team, as the under dog, as overcoming mainstream media, ( who have their favorites) and as a powerful representative in the most dominate conference ever witnessed. You deserve to hold your heads high even above the champions of the other conferences including Florida or Alabama.( whom you'd beat like a crimson headed step- child ) Ya'll proved to be one of the ELITE teams in college football.(welcome! ) OU, TT, TU - WILL TAKE ON ALL COMERS!!! Sooners indeed beat Tech like they stole something, but remember Raiders fans; my Sooners run a version of the offense that Leach left behind. The offense, in practice, faces it every day. They are quite hip to the nuances of this type of spread scheme. That along with execution, execution, execution being the word of the week, seemingly. It’s not rocket science to understand why this happened. I remember hearing one of the commentators saying that it looked like OU’s linebackers and secondary were getting to the opposing offense’s routes before they were. I usually don’t agree with what those big media types say because they pretty much like to hype everything up and over- dramatize. I did think that he might have had a valid point this time.
In any case, I am proud of your Red Raiders as a footbal team, as the under dog, as overcoming mainstream media, ( who have their favorites) and as a powerful representative in the most dominate conference ever witnessed. You deserve to hold your heads high even above the champions of the other conferences including Florida or Alabama.( whom you’d beat like a crimson headed step- child )
Ya’ll proved to be one of the ELITE teams in college football.(welcome! ) OU, TT, TU – WILL TAKE ON ALL COMERS!!!

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]]> By: James http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-1/#comment-9103 James Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:19:22 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9103 I think we did get beat by a better team, but I do think our guys were over hyped and just lost there focus and tried to hard. I think we did get beat by a better team, but I do think our guys were over hyped and just lost there focus and tried to hard.

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]]> By: dwklaws http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-1/#comment-9102 dwklaws Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9102 Hey Tech fans, we had a watch party for the game with both Tech and OU fans present. Tech got whipped by a team that was fired up and ready to play! Don't be too sad. You guys have come a long, long way to be playing even up with the big boys (OU, Texas, etc.). Leach is a great coach and you better hope that you can keep him. Seriously though, did Tech really think it could come into Norman and beat the Sooners? Hey Tech fans, we had a watch party for the game with both Tech and OU fans present. Tech got whipped by a team that was fired up and ready to play! Don’t be too sad. You guys have come a long, long way to be playing even up with the big boys (OU, Texas, etc.). Leach is a great coach and you better hope that you can keep him. Seriously though, did Tech really think it could come into Norman and beat the Sooners?

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]]> By: Raidergirl29 http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-1/#comment-9064 Raidergirl29 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:38:17 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9064 Sooner Man, it is nice to see that there are some classy OU fans out there. I was at the game with my mom and we had things thrown at us, we were cussed out and threatened. We simply went to support our team and we were harassed. We didn't feel safe and that is sad. I don't wish that upon anyone. So thank you for stopping in to wish us luck with the rest of our season. Sooner Man, it is nice to see that there are some classy OU fans out there. I was at the game with my mom and we had things thrown at us, we were cussed out and threatened. We simply went to support our team and we were harassed. We didn’t feel safe and that is sad. I don’t wish that upon anyone. So thank you for stopping in to wish us luck with the rest of our season.

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]]> By: Sooner man http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/crimson-creamed-techs-perfect-season-comes-unglued/comment-page-1/#comment-9013 Sooner man Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:47:32 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3812#comment-9013 Just stopping by to wish Tech good luck with the rest of thier season. Keep your heads up high. We are the Big 12!!! Just stopping by to wish Tech good luck with the rest of thier season. Keep your heads up high. We are the Big 12!!!

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