Doesn’t sound good to existing staff to me esp. Ruffen.

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Especially not the defensive side. Hopefully they will keep most of the offensive staff in place and bring in Holgerson for OC.

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Wonder if he will keep Licoln Riley? Ruff didnot attend any meetings? Time will tell.

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Any truth to the rumor that the DC of Alabama would be interested in working with Tubbs?

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hopefully he keeps ruffin as dc and lincoln riley as the new oc.

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maybe ruffin has time to talk to his “best friend” now. that was enough to send ruff packing in my opinion. judas

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I understood it to be James Willis, a$$ociate head coach and linebackers coach.

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In a capsule…He said the Air Raid stays with a more run flavor, change in the defense where the 3-4 becomes the basic defense with more zone blitzes, more emphasis on special teams and more emphasis on special teams..I believe these combinations are a improvement. You can’t win with offense alone. I can’t argue with the vision, now comes the hard part – implementation.

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If Kirby Smart goes to Georgia, Willis will stay at Bama

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With the money they supposedly saved 800,000 and the contract that Tubervile signed 1.6 million, maybe, I think Ruff is gone, looks like, well see on feb. 3rd. national signing day the recruits that really are the future of Tech are watching this very closely, he will be playing with the players that the current staff recruited and the success of those players in the future..

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First of all who said that TT would be keeping the Leach offense. I watched the news conference on texastech.com and I did not hear him say that. Second he said that he would be running the ball more than we had been. He is talking about hiring a new O-C. If it is not a Leach protoge then it will not be the same. So we will be starting over.

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Wiith Tommy here the players wont have to worry about spending time locked in the shed. Things look better……

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Holgerson is definitely the answer at OC. He coached under leach for 7 years and has the Houston offense humming right now…

I still think he may keep Ruffin on board as a D-Line coach. That was his specialty and our DLine has been fantastic over the past several years…

We will see

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Read between the lines. Ruffin and Lincoln are gone. He’s going to hire some of his unemployed buddies for all the key jobs. He told the administration he’ll be keeping the offense, just till he got hired. The offense as we know it, is gone. This generation of coaches don’t change their spots. This is just another in a long string of sad days for the Raider Nation. It’s official, we’re now Texas A&M, I’m done.

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Any chance Leach could get back on as Tuberville’s offensive coordinator? Keep Mike up in the press box away from the players.. and calling plays just might be a winning combination……

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Coach Tubberfield said he will run the “air raid offense” with a few wrinkles, he asked if our quarterbacks were mobile. Now a mobile quterback woud be a “new wrinkle” wouldn’t it? You guys who are preaching doom and gloom for our offense need to pay closer attention to what our new coach has been saying. He knows that our offense is the key to the recuiting success and it has given us a lot of national exposure over the past 10 years. Take the mans word and give him a chance to show us how a coach of his caliber can tweek our offense and make it better. Weren’t we all hoping that Sticks would be the guys next year? Well there is one of your wrinkles, a mobile quarterback, now opposing defenses will have to account for the QB instead of just dropping back into coverage. Thats something we havent seen around here and a welcomed srinkle IMHO.

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Wake up and smell the coffee, Leach is gone. If you talked to your boss like Leach talked to his bosses you would be out of a job too. It’s time to get behind the players and quit all this bring back Leach talk! There is a new coach in town, and by the way he has won a few big games and coached a lot of NFL players. MOVE ON

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He would be stupid to get rid of Coach Riley!!!!!

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You guys need to calm down. He has said over and over he is keeping this offense. He said there will be some new wrinkles, some subtle changes that most fans would not even know the difference. The administration waited to hire him to make sure he was not going to change the offense. I believe he will keep most of the offensive coaches. He may very well go outside for a DC and OC, but the offense will be the same, with maybe more running. But that is when we had our best year – 2008 – when we had more running to go with the Air Raid. Tuberville would be an idiot to wholesale change everything when he knows this is a split fan base, a hard place to recruit, and a city and administration that wants the Air Raid. I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt based upon his history of rebuilding programs in difficult situations. Here, he has a set program and a set offense with recruits that fit that offense. A much easier situation than any he has faced before.

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One of the many reasons Tech has never won a championship in football is because of the lack of a strong defense to go along with the passing game, I think the new offense is going to be more similar to a UT or Oklahoma type offense where its spread but still incorporates other aspects of football. Tech will be just fine as long as he can bring in some athletes.

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What is his buyout? I am already set for him to leave Lubbock!

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@ oh really, stfu u troll!! Team Leach isnt going anywhere anytime soon!!!!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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And, why would Lincoln necessarily be gone? He is the inside receivers coach, not the OC. He knows this offense very well and I predict he keeps his job.

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Ruff is gone!! His Defense wasnt to par!! But vast improvements need to be changed in our defense, on the other hand Riley understands our O and will be able to help execute!!

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Glad youpointed that out, Thrash, anyone connected with Leach is gone . . All you have to do is go back and listen to what was said by him previosly, I plan to keep the current staff in place, he did say inhis radio interview from Memphis he said the defense needed improvement and he and was not acceptable , he gave Leach credit in one previous interview but hasnt mentioned him since, no one has given Ruff crredit for the job he did in the alamo bowl lately. The Michigan state coach saidin his press conference that it would be best to keep the current staff forcontiinuity and the players would adjust quicker and be more comfortable, a lot of these current and future players were recruited by the current staff, what I WANT TO KNOW WHEN ARE THE STOOGES GOING TO GO AND THE ROACHES WITH THEM, oH, I forgot supposed to move on..ha. ha.

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Tuberville rules! Open you minds, commenters, and pay attention, and quit focusing on your narrow little world. This guy is the best thing that has happened to Texas Tech EVER! Frankly, as a grad, who lives a couple of thousand miles away, I got tired of looking Leach’s big stomach and his rumpled clothes and listening to his pirate nonsense. We need an IMAGE, too, as well as a good coach. No coach is going to stay around, no matter how great he is, if he starts acting as though he doesn’t have to pay attention to his superiors. It doesn’t make any difference if you don’t like Myers; he was Leach’s superior.

I’m looking forward to the 2010 season. Anyone who’s unhappy should leave. We don’t need your grumbling.

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Hope he keeps to the same Offense and improves the Defense. Implementation will be the key. The OC and DC will need to be good since he said he delegates his power to them and the other coaches. He coaches coaches is what he said.

Best plan is to bring in the best Offensive Coordinator we can get.
My choices: Dana Holgorson or Major Applewhite.
Then do what the Longhorns have done; make the Offensive Coordinator the Head Coach In-waiting and as soon as Tuberville retires Tech has their Head Coach and there is not any turmoil – fans will know the plan, the players will know the plan, and the recruits will know that there is a smooth transition and plan in-place.

Tech can not afford to look this bad in the National Press ever again.
The University needs to plan for the next transition when it occurs and have everything up front so that the Students, Alum and Fans know what to expect.

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@ #1 TTU Fan, maybe you should change your name to number 1 Leach fan, we have a new coach, he was introduced around noon today. The University is bigger than any one man or player. Step up and support the team and the University. Or go to your boss tomorrow and tell him to F— himself and see where that gets you. Maybe then you will understand how the adult world works. By the way your comment “stfu you troll” show just how mature you are.

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Three Stooges have to go, I dont care if they resign, retire, or walk the plank!!!!!

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Well said George.

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IF YOULISTENED TO THE NEWS TODAY, HE SAID HE WOULD BE INTERVIEWING AT THE COACHES CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA FOR A OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, RUFF DID NOT, DID NOT GO TO ANY MEETINGS..

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Dear Fellow Raiders:

I’ve been following this saga on RedRaiders.com since Leach was suspended. I’ve seen a lot rancorous exchanges between Team Leach and the supporters of TTU. I’ve even been a part of it.

In the interest of unity, I am not going to post anymore messages. The nature of these messages mostly divides us. I’m sure A&M, TExas and the Okies are having a good laugh.

I sincerely hope that the Team Leach folks will return to the fold after they have been heard. I understand your hurt feelings. But hurt feelings usually get better over time. Besides, for those fans committed to leaving Texas Tech, I’m sure Mike Leach will welcome you as fans of his new school when he decides on which offer to take.

TTU is bigger than any one person–Leach, Hance, Myers, etc. I hope we can all agree that the coaches and guys on the team need our support to win and reflect positively on the institution we love.

Best of luck to everyone!

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NO, NOT TUBERVILE RULES ITS INSANITY RULES..!!!!!!!!!1

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@oh really, I have been supporting tech when they wernt worth watching!! Dont question my loyalty to TTU, the Program or Lubbock!! As far as the real world, I LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD!!! What I do for a living, only 1 percent of the united states volunteer to do!!

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Time for Ruff to go, we NEED a real SEC type defense!

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I loved Leach but I am onboard all the way for Tuberville. I really believe that he will be a great coach for us!

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@jim, I agree, it shut down UT offense for the most part!!!

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I feel for you Ruff, but this is what you get when you are so willing to sellout. If you hadn’t sold out then you could at least leave with your head held high instead of tucked between your legs. I wish that you could have kept your dignity.

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Real mature post partner, real mature.

#1_TTU_fan said: @ oh really, stfu u troll!! Team Leach isnt going anywhere anytime soon!!!!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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YESSIR , I agree to a point some day this will be history , but a lot has transpired too just let this go, the best thing that could happen is these evil people need to go, then you will see unity, I really want Tech to succeed but in order to ddo that you need to keep as much of the staff in place if possible, like he said he would previously, by back tracking you lose respect. thats how I see it..

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To all of the current Juniors who’s Senior year will now be a bust, I feel for you, but you let this happen on your team.
You encouraged Adam James in his destructive behavior, at the very least you allowed him to act out this drama.
He thought he could get away with it and to some extent he did, but you will pay the price and a very high price it will be.

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Excuse me you have just coached the Red Raiders to another bowl game, get a call about a spoiled rich kid being put in a room that is probally nicer than most folks homes and told you must bow down to them..You darn right I would cuss and so would most of you. Craig James was trying to pull weight. Leach is losing his job, he has a family to support, but it wasn’t your bonus or your job so thats ok. Look where we are at in this country. I am old school and sorry but I would cuss them too. New coach has been all over the country like they all have and won’t stay. He will be gone after the first good season and Tech big wigs will be glad so they can go cheaper. Support them like you do gov. and get the same ole thing.

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There is a difference between a quarterback who runs and one who can scramble. If we are going to a running QB, we don’t have one aside from the red-shirt Karam (spelling?). Tech has done plenty of running at times, especially last year. This sounds like he is already backtracking from what he said to get the job. My prediction is there will be major changes within the year, and we will be set back a decade.

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Sam Houston State:
Sources tell us that Ruffin McNeill (Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers coach) has met with Head Football Coach Willie Fritz about joining his
staff.

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he is feeding the fanbase lies,lies, and more lies. you all dont really expect him to reveal his coaching strategy. he is like a politician saying that he will not take money from special interests and work for the people. you all will recall my words midway through the season.

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I wonder how these guys would survive in the Army, ? cussing goes on every other word, , too bad you didnt give Adam a blanket party,, for his own good, by backing his play and letting this cancer grow , you let yourselves down and your team and the fans, you said you are a family, family take care of their own, or do you, by letting him get by with his behavour you set your coach up to be fired and your interim coach to m now go else where, along with some others, when you didnt back Leach up you may as well called coach riley a liar, along with graham, crab and eric morrisamong others, you took the easy way out, scholarships, you are part of the problem and you will pay for it and so will mqny others, you are very young and have a lot to learn and I do understand, it has gone onand there are plenty of blame to go around, all of this is so sad, I was looking forward to next year now I will have to wait and see, I do wish the program and the players well..

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My heart said Ruffin. But once I eliminated the emotion I realized that Tuberville was the right choice. An improved defense is necessary to win at the next level. A few tweaks to the Air Raid offense can’t hurt. I’ve always felt the QB needed to run four or five times a game. Sheffield is a mobile QB and the team definitely plays at a different tempo when he is in the game.
Go Raiders!!!

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My prediction: He will not run the Leach offense or hire and OC or DC with connections to Leach. It may be a spread but it will not be based off what we are doing now. He has the people in mind for OC and DC and very few of the current staff will be retained. The new OC and DC will hire all new staff.

How will it work?

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Special Teams Coach Russell needs to stay. Done a great job every place he haas coached!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Also an interesting like about James and Tubberville first order of business:

http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/19488347

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You guys have gotten a quality coach and a good person that will pull your base together. CTT did great things for us but just got a little burned out and complacent on the recruiting trail the last couple of years. You cant do that playing in the SEC with LSU, UGA and Bama on the schedule every year. Tommy is a great game coach who will win some you shouldn’t; just ask UMeyer, $aban and the old ball coach. Those of us at AU who love CTT will be pulling for the red raiders next year.

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@ Beta, good article. I guess we will see how much influence and politics with the stooges and the Jame’s family will play. If he stays or happens to transfers to SMU(and has a # on his back), then we really know the truth
The kid does not have the talent for a D1 school!!,

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This hire is great for the Texas Tech program! Tuberville is exactly what tech needs to take them to the next level. Great job Myers, Bailey & Hance! Leach dug his own grave. You cannot do the things he did this day and age and get away with them. Leach basically held tech over a barrell and the first time he screwed up after the contract negotiations he was gone. Leach is not bigger than the program. Get over it, he is gone.

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A running QB….. Sounds like Baylor. I would be very suprised if Tub keeps Lincoln Riley. I am sure his public opinions of Adam James and the turmoil that followed will be seen as loyalty to Leach. Thus, he will be gone. The last time Tub wanted to Air It Out, it ended up in a complete mess with Tony Franklin. No,,,,,, you don’t think he will hire Franklin again do you?

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sec style defense is not a match for the big 12 this guy will lead us back to a 5-6 seasons of old

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Franklin spread was a flop, and Tubbs lost his job over it!! But lets see if he keeps his word and keeps our Air Raid. If he does keep our plan, he will need Riley!!

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Franklin’s spread was a flop because Tub and his staff wouldn’t buy into it or let Franklin have full control of the offense. Immediately you saw, an AirRaid play Mesh and then offset I and an Iso play. It is amazing to me that they have essentially hired a Head Coach who refused to let his OC run the AirRaid at a previous school and he is now stating that he is committed to it here.

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@gunz, you think tommy is gonna try and use air raid, get scared and revert to running the ball?

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Normally when a large entity such as TTU is involved in a law suit, especially involving an employee they are very closed mouth. I find it odd that Hance would choose or even be allowed to make a statement for the AJ unless they are not too secure in their actions and are trying to build smoke screen or slant their story.

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he is already back tracking on what he said earlier, I will keep the current staff,worked for espn last year? running quaterback? what will he do with Adam?

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I loved Leach and I was the first to slam Tech admin when they fired him. However, Tech hired the best coach available and I am extremely excited to have Tubbs!! It is time to rally the troops and get on board with Tubbs and the Red Raiders. As fans and alumni….it is now crucial to rally behind the team and new coaches because our enthusiasm IS contagious. There can absolutely be zero controversy at this point from fan perspective if we expect to retain and attract new recruits. No recruit wants to come to a university with a bunch of sour grapes. Recruits, players, and coaches want excitement and enthusiasm from its fans and alumni…..so lets give that to them beginning RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! please!!!!

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Not Sour grapes , its called Loyaty…….

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

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It should be interesting to see what happpens. I bet we are the sec version in the the big 12 south.

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Jim-bo you know not what you’re talking about…quit thinking that Tech is all at fault and they are hiding something. Hance is very confident about their actions concerning Leach and that is exactly why he is commenting. Leach isn’t because he doesn’t want to say something that will screw up his lawsuit….gee where do guys come from? Bottom line Leach was great for Tech, I wish he was our coach, but anyone who talks to his superiors like he did, ignores their wishes, is defiant and acts as if he is bigger than they are and then sues his bosses will NOT retain their job. It’s not brain surgery….If Leach had a mediocre record no one would give a flip about him. So open yer eyes and let it go and support Tech…the so-called 3 stooges are doing as good a job as anyone in their position. If only people would put this anger/energy into something worthwhile like riding the world of hunger….

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TTU sooks. I mean, seriously, you guys had 1 over rated season and you act like you are playing for the National Chamipionship every year. You guys will always be 2nd rate. Nobody cares about your crappy program and your constant losing record. Has TT ever been to Lubock? What the heck would anyone want that job is beyond me. Oh well, see you guys in the NFL next year. I’m out!

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Nice recitation, #1_TTU_Fan. . .

I was in the military too–probably decades before you were even a zygote.

Our mission was to WIN, by WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY. So if you’re going to spout youthful clichés and tag them onto military service, put the mission first rather than your own misguided loyalty. The mission is for Tech to WIN FOOTBALL GAMES.

It really is that simple.

Nice to see that Lubbock is still filled with incessant whiners hellbent on questionable self-esteem and playing the victim role.
Tuberville is a proven coach. He is now the man. Get over it and get behind him or get out of the way.

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And well said Jamaica Beach

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BOTTOM LINE: IT’S NOT THE “X’s” and “O”s”, IT”S THE “JIMMIES AND JOES”.

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I hope CTT keeps his word. His version of the spread didn’t work because he didn’t have a quarterback. Chris Todd left Tech and with to Auburn. If he is serious about keeping Mike Leach offense, he needs a Mike Leach man. Go get Holgersen and keep Lincoln. The bowl may have been Leach’s play book but Lincoln was doing the calling. By the way, does anyone knows who pulled Nick? Was it Ruff or Lincoln?

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@jamacia I doubt you were in the Army before I was! My deployment time probally equals your TIS!!(and it wasnt sitting behind a desk)

My loyaties are not misguided. I know Coach Leach is gone, but Team Leach is here to stop the stooges from keeping TTU looking like a third rate hick school. I am positive anyone that listened to Hance’s interview on ESPN thought , Wow that guy sounds like a floor sweeper in a feed store. I also find it amusing that several on this forum keep preaching that it was the Team and not leach that made our team successful, if this is true then why are we even arguing who tubby keeps and who he fires. Leach has brought recognition to our program, and I will stay loyal to him for that!!!

If Tubby was such a proven Coach, I highly doubt he would have been jobless for a year!! Auburn is laughing at TTU, and wishing us luck with him!!!

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Bill……. I would say rejoice the is gone……

But out of curiosity…….. Has Leach been out in the public in the past 4-5 days??

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Ok, let’s look at the big picture. Understand who’s coming back, what we have, and any new recruits that are coming in that might be able to contribute. We’re losing a lot on defense after this year, but the offense should still produce. That’s good, and that’s our bread and butter. After next year, which will be a building year on defense, now we have to consider who will be on offense. After next year, we lose EVERYONE of substance on offense…equally important, who will Tubbs recruit to replace the offensive deficit during that time? Can he do as well as Leach and his staff did for 10 years running? Can he maintain what has become a very high standard? Remember, Leach never had a losing season. I have my doubts. In my humble opinion, the only way he can do it is if he successfully melds the existing staff with any new personnel he wants to bring in. If he can do that and establish chemistry, it could very well be the last ingredients needed to build a championship program. If he can’t, well, then the great winds we have ridden on will fall flat, the recruiting mill will dry up, the end of the Tech football program will be realized, and we will once more be relegated to meaningless bowl games every four years or more and struggling to make it a 6-6 season. Three words, people, “We will see.” At a minimum, Ruffin and Riley MUST stay to have any hope of success.

All of that said, I want to go on record as saying I totally disagree with the firing of Coach Leach and I wish him fair winds. He will no doubt be snatched up by another school in short order and turn that team into a winning institution…I have no doubt. For me personally, though I have adamantly supported Texas Tech athletics since 1989, I cannot in good conscience, support the administration’s unjust actions. Although a loyal supporter physically and financially since then, as a reprisal, I have decided to not financially support Texas Tech athletics for exactly 5 years since that is is the exact amount of time Leach had on his contract. He wont be paid, so I won’t pay the administration as well for 5 years. It may seem petty, but it’s my own private silent demonstration. Physically, I will remain the staunch supporter I always have been, but to continue to financially support a group of people who does that to a coach who made Texas Tech a household name makes me feel cheap and dirty. Any way you cut it, it was wrong. God willing, in 5 years time, that administration will have been replaced and I can once again feel good about sending my alma mater funds to support it’s athletes. Until then, I say, “Good luck.”

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If you like Kristy Curry, then you are going to love Tuberville. “I’m a salesman” stated Tuberville and Myers, Bailey and Hance bought that hook, line and sinker.

I find it quite amusing that Tuberville indicated that Texas Tech needs to improve the offense, but he is not going to change the offense. Based on Tuberville’s statement, he is going to hire a new offensive and defensive coordinator. In Tuberville’s 10th year at Auburn in 2008, he hired an offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, to run the spread and it turned out to be a disaster causing him to get fired.

The recruits are not going to fall for the snake-oil salesman from Arkansas.

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here you go!!

http://auburnfootballfanforum.yuku.com/topic/14000/t/Tuberville-to-Texas-Tech.html

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Hey voice or reason, ironically your facts don’t live upto your name. Did you see why Tony Franklin was fired from Auburn? Was it Tuberville or was it the boosters at AU that wanted both Tuberville and his spread offense out? Check your facts before you make pessimistic comments like that. But I see your concern about the Air Raid, but I think he is going to retain it and add a little bit of running game to it, just as Lincoln Riley did in the Alamo Bowl and I believe he is retaining Lincoln as the OC and I see nothing wrong with the offense that we ran in the Alamo bowl (just as long as it’s not Potts at QB).

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They are saying James Willis took the job for DC

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Myers has to go now. That SOB has had the same old tired red neck hairdo for 30 years. I find it shameful that we have paid a fairly large salary for that walking idiot for some 25-30 years. Name me one major accomplishment he has done for Tech ( dont say hiring Leach) that was not his choice and he never got along with Leach, they hated each other.
Top five wish list:
1. Fire Myers
2. Fire Myers
3. Fire Myers
4. Fire Myers
5. Fire Myers

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Potts wasn’t pulled by Riley or Ruff, but by the trainer as he lost vision in one eye. You don’t think any trainer or Dr. would play an injured player, considering what Leach just went through do you?

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I don’t believe that Ruff deserted his friend…after 10 years, Ruff wanted to keep everything the two of the developed in our football program. Ten years is a lot of work to just push to the side and after a 10 year investment, why not Ruff. I hope Tuberville makes us successful.

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at least when TT gets hold of TTU and tuns us into a 5-7 team these comment sections won’t take so dang long to read through. that’s the closest to a positive I can see in the whole fiasco.

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@ Lynda, after reading all the Auburn comments, most fans think he became lazy in his last three years of coaching. I imagine he is using TTU just to get back into the door of coaching. I really dont imagine he will be in West Texas long!!!

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Tweaks = not running the same offense

My guess is that he thinks he knows how to win with a different offense – the current players have been recruited and coached to do something different – Mark it down, the news conference is coming when he says he needs different players. This shouldn’t be a rebuilding effort – but is obvious that it will be one that never ends. The other big 12 schools are rejoicing – welcome back to the “You all don’t matter” status…… When do Meyers and Hance lose their jobs? The not so funny thing is no one will care after next year.

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TTU just got blindsided. Tubberville will be running the ball out of the spread. He was on the FOX news today and Chris Level is quoted as saying he wanted to know how big the running backs are are how mobile the quarterback are. He also plans to hire his own offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. The leach air raid is finished. He is a “salesman” remember. The G.O.B. network just got what they deserved today. Salesmen tell people just what they want to hear. Before he was hired “I plan to keep the staff 80 to 90% in tact. At 2:30p.m today

“I’m a believer of having a great offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator,” Tuberville said. “But I also believe in letting them have the opportunity to interview coaches, to make sure that they fit into their beliefs and how they want them to coach, either receivers, running backs, quarterbacks, offensive line.

“So what will happen is my first order of business, as I told the coaching staff last night, the present coaching staff, is that I will hire those two coaches first, and then we will sit down with each coach here on the staff. We will evaluate them and we’ll evaluate other people.”

The new coach did hint that changes to the staff could be in the offing. When asked if any of the coaches currently on the staff will be candidates for the coordinator positions, Tuberville acknowledged that he’s “thought about that” before quickly adding that there are “four or five guys on each side of the ball that are not on the staff that I want to talk to first.”

TTU just got burned and Tubberville will not save the ded raiders. Tech will always be behind UT, OU, A&M. All this move did was give Tech a leg up against Oklahoma State and Baylor. Bob Stoops and Mack Brown do not fear the Red Raiders and the entire Big 12 is excited that they no longer have to play defense on their toes agains the Mad Scientist of Football. Leach will win BCS Championship if secures a job at any of the schools in the PAC 10. Tubberville will not be successful running his schemes will the lower level recruits that he will get at Tech. The SEC is a stronger conference than the BIG 12 and we saw that on Thursday Night at the Rose Bowl. It truly looked like Men amongst boys. TTU has officially taken a step backwards.

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Hance: Ah Wont Mahk tu be mah coach.
Sowell: Ah don’t lak Leach.
Craig: You hurt mah baby.
Hance: Mak, yew is fard.
Tubville :Ah wont me uh Spred Ofince. Ah got me one them spred
ofince cordnaturs. We gonna thro thu bah.
Big Booster: That thar Spred ain’t real football.
Tubville: Noo cordnatur, yew is fard!
5-7 Year
BigBooster: Tubville, yew fard.
Tubville: Ah wont me a job whur they done got one them spred ofences.
Hance: Tubville, Yew hared.
Tubville: Now we gonna keep the Air Raid. Ah ain’t gonna change nothin,
‘cept the Qurtrbak gonna run, an Runnin Bak gonna run mo, an
we ain’t gonna thro as much. Other than that, not gonna change.
An we gonna try to win maybe 13-10.
Voters: Rick Perry, Yew Fard

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Oh, please! Nobody was ever locked in a shed. I believe that fact has already been established. If you don’t like Leach, fine, but he DID NOT lock anyone in a SHED.

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Trump funniest post I ve seen today, what a f…….. ng circus!!!!!

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TTU fans – think next level.

Tuberville is going to be bringing in NFL quality players by the double handful. High quality recruits are not dumb. They know Leach’s playersdon’t usually make it in the pros – but dozens of Tubervilles have. It’s obvious that Tuberville can offer great young talent early playing time, because Leach either didn’t sign NFL quality players or couldn’t coach them to that level. Tuberville does both – and recruits can see his record as proof.

TTU defense is ok by Big 12 standards, but really pretty weak. Tuberville will bring in great coaches and players. TTU offense is woefully one dimensional. Harrell couldn’t win a conference championship with it and even McCoy and Bradford with MUCH stronger programs could not win national championships. The next level means stopping all sorts of offenses, so 65 point catastrophes are not even remotely possible. Balanced attack offense means you can’t be so easily shut down like the SEC has routinely done to Big 12 passing only opponents for the last few years.

Tuberville was not hired to keep the Leach team, or the Leach offense in place. He was hired to win championships – championships against the big boys Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska. The great Leach and his team came close once in 10 years. Based on his record, Tuberville will have TTU finishing 1st in their division about half the time. Some of those times they will lose out on tiebreaks for the championship game, but sometimes they will win and also win the championship. He is used to that level of competition facing Alabama, LSU, Florida and more week after week. Get ready for higher calibre football.

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TT used the UCF opening to pressure the administration and they caved in panic. Who said we have a few others we’re interested in interviewing and then TT is hired without any further discussions. This is an iept AD and he lets his emotions cloud decisions. For those who remember, there was one person in the administration who said they loved RM, but they chose otherwise. Hearing that GM was adamant about the hire and one key person finally succumbed. Keep your ears to the ground after the ML law suit is final. Those who want a new AD will be happy.

On the bright side, I personally have been saying for several years Tech needs to move to the 3-4. This will put more speed and blitz options on the field. It allows for speed on the corners and power in the middle. On the dark side, the air raid will be tinkered, tweaked and chiseled away in three years. Tech will look more like Mizzou, Boise State and BYU than the old Tech. I promise!!. TT said he will keep the air attack before hired. After being hired, he says he won’t change “much” and they will be subtle changes. Sounds like what he told the Ole Miss faithful. “They’ll have to carry me out of here in a pine box.” He immediately took the AU offer. It is integrity folks or lack thereof.

If he hires Dana Holgerson and keeps Lincoln R. and Sonny C. as o-coaches, we have a chance. Otherwise, you will not recognize the offense in a few years. He destroyed three o-schemes and coordinators at AU by throwing in a wrinkle here and there. The new OC will throw in his wrinkles or mark, if not the aforementioned, and we loose our identity. Beginning of the end folks! The first thing you will notice is no more wide o-line splits. The other thing you’ll notice is the QB draw and zone read, which is not bad. Then he will slowly implement more running game. If your looking for an example, look back at OU under ML, then under Mangino and now there is no resemblance of the air raid ML implemented. Hello Tech – we’re next in the evolution of the air raid to a balanced offense. I for one am going to miss the excitement. We have about 2-3 years before it is unrecognizable.

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Oh, forgot to mention my discussion today with an AU source. He told me Tech should get ready for 5-7, 6-6 & 7-5 seasons within a few years. This guy is one of the best football minds I know. He believes with all his heart that TT will ride the ML wave and current recruitng classes for 2-3 years before the slide. TT did the same thing at AU. Rode the momentum and wave and Alabama decline for several years and then as he began losing recruits he destroyed the offense and went through three OCs to cover his failures. The pendelum is now swinging back to A&M, OU, UT & NU dominance over Tech. We’ll be competitive against BU, OSU, KU, KSU, ISU, MU and CU. Well, CU until they fire Hawkins next year and hire ML. I’m not a pessimist, but I am a sad RedRaider alumni and ex-athlete. I do not believe the future, beyond three years, is bright. There’s a track record here if the TT ding-bats will dig deeper than 2-3 good seasons.

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Jason55 and oh really………go back to where you came from! You don’t belong in Raider Nation.

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At the press conference, is it just me or did the AD stumble when doing the intro of CTT did he stumble on the name TUBERVILLE..he did not seem as enthused as Bailey

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Big Cigar said:
TT used the UCF opening to pressure the administration and they caved in panic.

The opening is at USF, not UFC!

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Unless “Balloon Dad” James pulls another stunt and locks his son in Tuberville’s car trunk then the obvious will be written in cement when the offensive coordinator and staff are chosen. That’s to say there is no reason to doubt Tuberville’s word about keeping the current offensive scheme. Tuberville is no fool, he knows a great equalizer when he sees it and he’ll have the right horses coming back next season. Adding a stronger ground game is gravy. As someone here mentioned earlier, Tech’s offense was never better than ’08 with Woods and Batch. Depending on recruiting, over time (a few seasons) the offense may evolve into a more wide-open Rodney Allison-style, but that’s not shabby either. Tuberville will be bringing his own defense – good – so It would seem to be a given that he will hire a new defensive coordinator. In due time Tech’s defense will be as feared as the offense. It will be sad if Ruff goes, but it is hard to see him taking a demotion. His defense put Tech in a position for a national championship in ’08, and his performance at the Alamo Bowl under such difficult circumstances was one of the best jobs of coaching in the nation this past season. This is not the last we will hear from Ruff. His star is on the rise and other schools are noticing.

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Leach will be missed

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Our new coach has a fine track record. I appreciate the work Ruff did, but we can do better. I enjoyed the Leach era to a certain degree. He was an odd person. However, he put together a great offense and in doing so put Tech on the football map.

As a Tech employee I often spend hours in meetings with my Dean. I would be long gone if I “cussed” him out or treated him with anything but respect in spite of differences.

Mike Leach was full of Mike Leach. However, Texas Tech did not handle this situation well and now the powers that be need to take a long look at themselves and make changes where necessary. Way too many chiefs with input and alums with power ran all over us indians (no disrespect to native americans intended)..

Tech Alum

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poor Leechers. So pathetic in thier sad lonely lives.

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At least we are not afraid of the dark!

We want the truth, the truth shall set you free. A sin has been committed and it must be spoken to.

Strive for honor evermore…

Team Leach

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Tuberville is a gentleman and brings class to Texas Tech, which has long been absent from our head coach and fan base. My wife and I have three degrees from Tech, and we are finally proud to be Red Raider fans again. Guns up!

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#1_TTU_Fan

I seriously doubt you even know where SE Asia is. Try doing the Google Earth thing to find it. . .

Tuberville coached in a conference even more competitive than the Big 12. Just as Leach knew how to beat Texas and OU, Tuberville knew how to beat UF, UGA and UA–no mean feat.

Could Tech’s offense stand some improvement and changes? Absolutely. If Tubs can also establish a strong running game–as he did at Auburn, Tech will be unstoppable.

Read that again–Tech will be unstoppable.

The icing on that cake will be a quarterback who can–and will–scramble outside of the pocket and is a threat to to pickup or gain ten/fifteen/ or more yards any time he does that. Opposing linebackers will become suicidal and depressed beyond salvation to face an offense that can do THAT.

Defense? Ruff made some nice improvements, but defense has never been a priority since Leach arrived. Look at the Alamo Bowl. It was Ruff’s team, and the defense had more leaks than the White House. Michigan State exploited the defense. MICHIGAN STATE!

Bottom line: Tuberville adds a strong running game, mobile and wiley quarterbacks to the offense, and establishes a defense like those found in the SEC, Tech will be a PERENIAL BCS contender.

Take it to the bank.

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Time to move on, Leach supporters.

Either get behind your team, or take your pathetic whining to the next school Leach gets to, where you’ll think the program is WAY better than it actually is.

Tech will win with Tuberville. No doubt in my mind.

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AttentionTech fans: Get off this Ruff talk! He was an average D cordinator at best. He’s a nice guy…great. Nice isnt going to elevate Tech to the next level. Tuberville knows defense and will hire the best available DC out there. Ruff is not that guy.

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Ruff was treated like a old newspaper,he wasnt news anymore,. there has not been any acknowledgement of the job he did at the Alamo Bowl , keeping a team focused in extreme circumstances, lately by the ad or the current coach a coach that was highly thought of in the community, not a thank you, nothing, but that does not surprise me any, the man had class, Just goes to show you..

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I agree with you garyount, it is this new and spoiled generation. They just can’t stand being told what to do. Jason55, maybe TTU should put patio fruniture with umbrellas on the sidelines, just in case one of the players, like baby James, gets too hot. He needs to man up and so do you.

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Once again, Chris, learn how to spell. My life is in no way pathetic. I do know right from wrong. And I know a woos when I see one! And again, fire Myers, Hance, and Bailey!! Go Team Leach! 60,000 people deserve to be heard!

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60,200+

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60,000 people deserve to be heard only when what they have to say deserves to be heard. If you think Leach was wronged in any way other than by his own stupid mouth, then that really doesn’t deserve to be heard.

Coaches like Leach are behind us, gone like the dinosaurs. It has nothing to do with the “new and spoiled generation”. It’s just that no one wants to be associated with programs that punish student athletes for reporting injuries. Don’t believe me? Check out how many colleges in need of a coach are knocking on Leach’s door. He’ll be lucky to land a D2 job.

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Jayess, you are obviously a fool. A dinosaur, I think not! That little panty waist is so weak and deserves to be suckling on his Mama’s tit rather than playing football! Are there 60,000 people in his court? NO!

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You don’t “deserve” crap. You didn’t hire him. You don’t pay his salary.

Deserve? You’ve got to be kidding.

You deserve nothing in this mess. You want it. Ok, want it all you want, but you and your 59,999 other leechies don’t “deserve” anything.

Now get back to work and bring home some of the leftover pizza again.

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Oops, sorry Jayess. I know you were yelling at PJ and I just got caught up in the minute. Sorry dear. We all know PJ is a moron.

Good night.

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I can’t believe there is actually 60,000 people that don’t mind looking as stupid as Mike Leach does right now. WOW

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You won’t see the same style explosive, fast paced air attack that we had just gotten used to…that’s done!…gone, forever

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David I can live without the air raid We need someone who can win titles. not go to the toilet bowl every year. in ten years leach racked up miles and miles of offense but didn’t play for one not one big 12 title. He sucked deal with it

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truck, you don’t even know the meaning of sucked, but you will for the next several years so you just monster truck right on up there and get yourself a $30 ticket on the 50 and enjoy the game

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David anyone that can score 50 points and still lose SUCKS deal with it moron

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He’s lying, folks. He said he will keep the Air Raid, but the Air Raid does not exist without some key components of it, namely Lincoln Riley or Dana H, etc. He is planning on bringing in Troy’s offense. I didn’t realize that Troy’s offense was the nation killa.

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i love tuberville…he will rule!!!!!!!!!!!

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BY THE END OF NEXT SEASON THE AIR RAID WILL BE GONE.
DON WILLIAMS- I HOPE YOU MARK THIS SPEECH BY TUBBY.
NEW OFFENSIVE CORD. NEW DEF. CORD… AIR RAID WILL BE GROUNDED BY NEXT SEASON………
WE STILL DEMAND THE TRUTH FROM HANCE, MEYERS AND BAILEY AS TO THE FIRING OF LEACH………
GO RAIDERS………….

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TECH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE for 2010 this was published back in November not sure if it will change.

9-4 SMU
9-11 at New Mexico
9-18 Texas
9-25 Open
10-2 at Iowa St.
10-9 Baylor at Cotton Bowl
10-16 OSU
10-23 at Colorado
10-30 at A&M
11-6 MIssouri
11-13 at OU
11-20 Weber St.
11-27 Houston

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I hear that Tuberville is intrested in the Tennesee opening. What is going on?

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