Comments on: Loss doesn’t take away from Tech’s achievements http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/ Texas Tech University Sports presented by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Billy Brown http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9361 Billy Brown Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:17:29 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9361 Devin, I don't know how this will all play out, I just hope it doesn't play out in ou's favor, I'm just glad thatthere are two teams from Texas in the top 10. The best players in the nation come from Texas, just ask Stoopid, I mean Stoops, a large number of his recruits are from Texas. I am a proud Texan and am proud of what the Raiders have accomplished and look forward to more good games in the future. The best game I have seen all year was between Texas and Tech, that was a damn good game, and that my friend is what the fans want. HOOK EM HORNS......GUNS UP RAIDERS..............ou SUCKS..................... Devin, I don’t know how this will all play out, I just hope it doesn’t play out in ou’s favor, I’m just glad thatthere are two teams from Texas in the top 10. The best players in the nation come from Texas, just ask Stoopid, I mean Stoops, a large number of his recruits are from Texas. I am a proud Texan and am proud of what the Raiders have accomplished and look forward to more good games in the future. The best game I have seen all year was between Texas and Tech, that was a damn good game, and that my friend is what the fans want. HOOK EM HORNS……GUNS UP RAIDERS…………..ou SUCKS…………………

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]]> By: devin everett http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9359 devin everett Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:08:52 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9359 billy, i disagree that we could only move to 5, there will not be any 2 loss teams in the top 7. if bama gets hammered they could fall as far as we did......this tech team would beat bama, pennstate utah easy, next ut ou usc would be good games on neutral sites and florida is tough..............lots of football left, but i really see osu beating ou, ut finally handling the ags, florida handling bama badly and damn usc and their national media machine jumping ut....florida/ usc or ut close for ncs if ou loses.......... billy, i disagree that we could only move to 5, there will not be any 2 loss teams in the top 7. if bama gets hammered they could fall as far as we did……this tech team would beat bama, pennstate utah easy, next ut ou usc would be good games on neutral sites and florida is tough…………..lots of football left, but i really see osu beating ou, ut finally handling the ags, florida handling bama badly and damn usc and their national media machine jumping ut….florida/ usc or ut close for ncs if ou loses……….

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]]> By: devin everett http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9358 devin everett Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:00:38 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9358 ou 22pts less away from home.........you discount how high ou was for tech and the fact tech was playing it's 4th straight ranked team. we beat 1, 9 and 23. losted to 5 ut beat 1 12 and losted to us and also beat mizz.....ou losted to texas and beat 2 and who else? your arch rival is no joke and is laying for you!!!! better hope you do not get a dose of what we got last saturday--the ut fans would love it. tech would love it because it would put us in the title game. i do have a big problem if that happened and ut went to the ncs while they did not win their conference and losted head to head...nobody can convince me that is right. ou 22pts less away from home………you discount how high ou was for tech and the fact tech was playing it’s 4th straight ranked team. we beat 1, 9 and 23. losted to 5
ut beat 1 12 and losted to us and also beat mizz…..ou losted to texas and beat 2 and who else?

your arch rival is no joke and is laying for you!!!! better hope you do not get a dose of what we got last saturday–the ut fans would love it. tech would love it because it would put us in the title game.

i do have a big problem if that happened and ut went to the ncs while they did not win their conference and losted head to head…nobody can convince me that is right.

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]]> By: David http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9336 David Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:48:25 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9336 Wins for OU and UT are just more numbers in a column. The Tech victory over Texas was a game for the ages. Long after OU has forgotten its win over TT folks in Lubbock (and beyond) will still say things like "I was there!" and "Remember back in '08?" Savor this, you guys were on the right side in one of the best college games ever played. Thank you, thank you thank you. Wins for OU and UT are just more numbers in a column. The Tech victory over Texas was a game for the ages. Long after OU has forgotten its win over TT folks in Lubbock (and beyond) will still say things like “I was there!” and “Remember back in ‘08?” Savor this, you guys were on the right side in one of the best college games ever played. Thank you, thank you thank you.

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]]> By: Bill Holloway http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9318 Bill Holloway Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:38:33 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9318 What I am trying to figure out is this... 10-1 (Texas, OU, Tech) or possibly 11-1 (same folk) ... Did I fall asleep and some how Tech has only one season of this? I read the blogs and they read like an Obit... Seriously, this should be a Birth announcement or at least an anniversary! Our recruitment roster reads like a 4 star restaurant of players, our "Backup" QB plays like Farve and we morn our perfect season as if it would be our last. Our team has consistently improved in play and consistency. What other college has enjoyed bowl games every year? Heck, we say it as an after thought now, “We will play Baylor and then our bowl game”. I MAY be a bit blind in my understanding, but age acquires wisdom, knowledge, and in the cases of Universities - ALUM. So, TECH (long may she reign) is a glorious 85 years old, OU - 33 years OLDER, A&M 47, and the grand old lady UT 84 years our Senior. Lubbock has changed just in the last decade from when I was there, she has had a face lift and has seen growth within the Academic world - Education, Architecture, Engineering, Law and Medicine are all highly classed in Lubbock. SO, Tech Alum, and all you who really don’t have a vote listen to our battle cry - FROM HERE IT'S POSSIBLE! We will learn from our elders mistakes, and we will grow and become better. Clear a place at the Big Boy table, Tech is taking a seat. – GUNS UP BABY!!! (Currently an OSU and A&M Fan until after this weekend) What I am trying to figure out is this… 10-1 (Texas, OU, Tech) or possibly 11-1 (same folk) … Did I fall asleep and some how Tech has only one season of this? I read the blogs and they read like an Obit… Seriously, this should be a Birth announcement or at least an anniversary! Our recruitment roster reads like a 4 star restaurant of players, our “Backup” QB plays like Farve and we morn our perfect season as if it would be our last. Our team has consistently improved in play and consistency. What other college has enjoyed bowl games every year? Heck, we say it as an after thought now, “We will play Baylor and then our bowl game”. I MAY be a bit blind in my understanding, but age acquires wisdom, knowledge, and in the cases of Universities – ALUM. So, TECH (long may she reign) is a glorious 85 years old, OU – 33 years OLDER, A&M 47, and the grand old lady UT 84 years our Senior. Lubbock has changed just in the last decade from when I was there, she has had a face lift and has seen growth within the Academic world – Education, Architecture, Engineering, Law and Medicine are all highly classed in Lubbock. SO, Tech Alum, and all you who really don’t have a vote listen to our battle cry – FROM HERE IT’S POSSIBLE! We will learn from our elders mistakes, and we will grow and become better. Clear a place at the Big Boy table, Tech is taking a seat. – GUNS UP BABY!!!
(Currently an OSU and A&M Fan until after this weekend)

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]]> By: Daniel Vaughan http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9264 Daniel Vaughan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:09:53 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9264 Why are UT people on here I never understand? I do not waste my time on UT sites trying to push Tech I have better things to do but whatever. The orange bloods can cry about a missed int and how they lost in the last second but while we are on the subject of what happened and the ifs and buts of that night, that game never ever comes down to any late heroics or lack there of if not for that punt return earlier in the game. If you watched the damn game not 1 but 2 clear blocks in the back and another possible one on the Horns punt return for a TD. One official who was actually watching but had a bad view had the guts to make the call but they pulled the flag as his angle was bad. With all the TV cameras it was clear as day that those two illegal blocks happened. That TD saved their tails as without it they were dead in the water as Tech was burying them on Defense. The point is the Raiders won the game even despite that if and but and for every if and but you always can drag up another if and but. Yes, it was an exciting finish and yes UT blew an int, but that game is a 4 touchdown game that UT never comes back from if not for that int. If memory serves it made it 22-6 and if all holds to form then at 22-0 in third and Tech's offense doing what it wants this conversation is not happening! UT beat OU in Dallas Tech had no such luck in Norman and that if and but should put the Raiders on equal if not ahead of UT instead Tech will be punished for loosing late and the reward is the same neutral stadium that UT beat OU Dallas. If and but Texas is not better than Tech in 08 no matter which if and but you take! Tech gets punished because we are the last to post a L that is a shame. Remind me how USC and Florida get beat to unranked teams and are not punished as bad? The system is bad but fact remains OU deserves to be #2 and Tech deserves a better fate. If and buts be damned! Why are UT people on here I never understand? I do not waste my time on UT sites trying to push Tech I have better things to do but whatever. The orange bloods can cry about a missed int and how they lost in the last second but while we are on the subject of what happened and the ifs and buts of that night, that game never ever comes down to any late heroics or lack there of if not for that punt return earlier in the game.

If you watched the damn game not 1 but 2 clear blocks in the back and another possible one on the Horns punt return for a TD. One official who was actually watching but had a bad view had the guts to make the call but they pulled the flag as his angle was bad. With all the TV cameras it was clear as day that those two illegal blocks happened. That TD saved their tails as without it they were dead in the water as Tech was burying them on Defense. The point is the Raiders won the game even despite that if and but and for every if and but you always can drag up another if and but. Yes, it was an exciting finish and yes UT blew an int, but that game is a 4 touchdown game that UT never comes back from if not for that int. If memory serves it made it 22-6 and if all holds to form then at 22-0 in third and Tech’s offense doing what it wants this conversation is not happening!

UT beat OU in Dallas Tech had no such luck in Norman and that if and but should put the Raiders on equal if not ahead of UT instead Tech will be punished for loosing late and the reward is the same neutral stadium that UT beat OU Dallas. If and but Texas is not better than Tech in 08 no matter which if and but you take! Tech gets punished because we are the last to post a L that is a shame. Remind me how USC and Florida get beat to unranked teams and are not punished as bad? The system is bad but fact remains OU deserves to be #2 and Tech deserves a better fate. If and buts be damned!

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]]> By: james p http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9247 james p Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:20:48 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9247 osu beat ou are u kiddin me? after what i saw saturday night aint nobody going to beat ou. by the wat i think tech had as many personal fouls as ou did. osu beat ou are u kiddin me? after what i saw saturday night aint nobody going to beat ou. by the wat i think tech had as many personal fouls as ou did.

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]]> By: Michael http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9176 Michael Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:05:26 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9176 Well as a career military guy from Amarillo living in Chicago, I have not been this excited in a long time to watch my boys try the impossilbe. And yes they did take a butt kickin. Who hasn't. There is only one team setting at #1 who is undefeated and it won't last long when Florida gets a hold of them. Tech has made a great jump to get national recogntion this year which will only improve Tech's recruiting. And that can only mean better players for Tech and better seasons for years to come. It has been fun and I look forward to this Saturday as well when Tech puts a little hurtin on Baylor. Go Tech! Well as a career military guy from Amarillo living in Chicago, I have not been this excited in a long time to watch my boys try the impossilbe. And yes they did take a butt kickin. Who hasn’t. There is only one team setting at #1 who is undefeated and it won’t last long when Florida gets a hold of them. Tech has made a great jump to get national recogntion this year which will only improve Tech’s recruiting. And that can only mean better players for Tech and better seasons for years to come. It has been fun and I look forward to this Saturday as well when Tech puts a little hurtin on Baylor. Go Tech!

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]]> By: Texas Born http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9159 Texas Born Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:24:51 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9159 Here is a perspective on the Big 12 south by an ESPN analyst. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=notebook/onthemark1124 Here is a perspective on the Big 12 south by an ESPN analyst.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=notebook/onthemark1124

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]]> By: Billy Brown http://www.redraiders.com/2008/11/23/loss-doesnt-take-away-from-techs-achievements/comment-page-3/#comment-9135 Billy Brown Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.redraiders.com/?p=3844#comment-9135 Well said Adam. HOOK EM Well said Adam.

HOOK EM

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