Comments on: As injuries mounted, Tech, OU fell short of goals this season

By: Watchdog113

Watchdog113 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:51:01 +0000

I am with you Rodney! When will the rest of the conference stand up and outlaw this perk for OU/uT

By: DallasRaider

DallasRaider — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:56 +0000

Sure Nebraska, TAMU, and OK Lite have louder crowds…they have more people! It’s just a numbers game! Per person, Tech easily has the loudest fans…

Stadium Capacities:

Jones AT&T Stadium – 58,930 – 3rd longest home winning streak in Big 12 (Ended this year vs. A&M)

Boon Pickens Stadium- 60,218* (Although this number isn’t a huge difference, with the new stadium design, the field is surrounded by 150 foot walls which trap all the sound in the stadium.)

Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) – 81,067

GAYlord Stadium – 82,112 – Longest winning streak in Big 12

Kyle Field – 82,600

Darrell K Royal – 85,123 – 2nd Longest winning streak in Big 12

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By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:57 +0000

You said it mack! The Red River Shoot Out was created to ensure OU and UT always have an advantage in the Big 12. The neutral field is HUGE!! Tech would not have beaten UT on a neutral field last year. The Jones was credited for that win! UT would not have beaten OU in OK last year. The Cotton Bowl was credited for that win!
Neutral fields should be saved for bowls NOT regular season games (that goes for the BU and TTU game as well). We should be in Waco NOT Arlington!!

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By: Texas Tech – Oklahoma score prediction time! | Williams and Hyatt On Demand

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:21:39 +0000

[...] Here’s a little preview from the A-J to get your day started. I think both teams’ defenses will dictate to the offense. I think OU’s stellar bunch will make points hard to come by and I think Tech’s front four and five will pressure Landry Jones all-day. [...]

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By: mack

mack — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:15 +0000

Hey Trotter, from the Daily Oklahoman; funny you did not mention Austin as a tough, loud environment to play in. OH’ Iforgot, you never have to play there!!!!!

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By: James

James — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:16:35 +0000

From the Daily Oklahoman: Is Texas Tech the Big 12’s toughest venue for opposing teams?

→Berry Tramel: Yes. Jones Stadium offers the toughest environment for visitors. Not the toughest opponent. But the toughest environment. Strange conditions, like a duststorm. The worst fans from a humanitarian standpoint. Questionable calls.

→Jake Trotter: The same venue where Texas A&M stormed out with a 22-point win a few weeks ago? Tech is a strange place. But there are tougher places to play in the league.

→Tramel: Sure, like Norman and Austin. Based on the quality of the team. Not on the zaniness of the venue. Flying tortillas and flying tumbleweeds and flying penalty flags. You don’t get those anywhere like you do in Lubbock.

→Trotter: Yeah, but I never saw anyone lose a game due to a tumbleweed. The stadiums at Nebraska, Texas A&M and even Oklahoma State are louder than Tech’s.

→Tramel: I’ve seen teams lose in Lubbock because of tumbleweeds. The wind in Lubbock is different from other locales. The stadium is open on that north end; get a cold November day, and that windwhips in, and suddenly you think you’re in Tombstone, 100 years ago, and getting out alive, not winning a football game, is paramount in your mind.

→Trotter: The Buffaloes and Aggies overcame the carnage of tumbleweeds to walk out of Lubbock with victories the last three years against good Tech teams. And Cody Hawkins and Jerrod Johnson aren’t exactly Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, either.

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