now we’re talking hard to replace… ugh…
GUNS UP!!!

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As a Tennessee fan I couldn’t be happier with this hire. I have a great respect for Tommy Tuberville and wish Tech all the luck in the world. However I’m really pleased that we got Bennie Wylie. I was at the Tennessee vs. Texas Tech game in Knoxville in 1997 (won by the Vols 52-17 thanks to a guy named Peyton Manning) and I remember how classy the Tech fans were especially Zebbie Lethridge’s parents.

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Only good enough for a six month try out at Hance Tech, but
good enough for the permanent job at Tennessee.
Way to go Tubville.

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Wow, yep, hate to lose him, Bennie is awesome and will do a great job for the Volunteers, its our loss, but the way Tubby is compiling coaches, i am sure we will have a quality replacement soon. I just hope after a few winning seasons that we don’t wave goodbye to an entire staff that has absolutely no ties to Tech, because i can assure you, that as soon as we win our 10th game next season, the calls will pour in for Tubby and we will see a mass exodus of coaches to greater things. I hope the Tech administrators have an eye on a replacement coach, we will need one soon, I am sure. I hope I am wrong, but i doubt it.

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scheffield should transfer to oklahoma state, cuz it’s going to be run, run, run, punt here. it would be a shame for his air raid talent to go to waste. he should go play for holgerson.

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I’m a Salesman Tuberville has now achieved his goal of completely dismantling the 2009 Texas Tech football staff and losing 2010 recruits and recruiting ranking.

Tuberville stated that he was going to keep the Air Raid Offense and on the air with ESPN he said he was going to keep 80% to 90% of the 2009 Texas Tech staff. Well, just as Tuberville lied to the Ole Miss constituency, he has lied to the Texas Tech faithful.

Red Raider Nation can now get ready for the “All Hat & No Cattle” era of Texas Tech football under I’m a Salesman Tuberville.

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VOICE OF REASON

You shouldn’t have counted on Tuberville keeping the Mike Leach offense (which was your best shot). Tuberville will bring the powermouth SEC style football to the Big 12 and will eventually leave TECH. Possibly for Tennessee when Derek Dooley takes over at Georgia. See we play real football in the SEC. Why not come to the SOUTHeastern conference? However I am a Tech Fan!

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Tube says what he thinks we want to hear and then does whatever he wants. It’s doubtful he will keep the offense ANYTHING like it was. I sense run, run, pass, punt!

This whole thing was a set up job!
Tube was buddies with james at ESPN, james told him about the plan with hance to fire Leach, Tube said he would take the job after they fired Leach

Tube has LESS LOYALTY to tech than Leach did……………Leach was here 10 years and would have been here indefinitely, tube may be gone next year!

So yeah, you HANCE LOVER/ Leach haters… let’s move on huh, sweep the corruption and cowardly way we did Leach under the rug and …” Move On” to ONE year of tube ..and then what????

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Probably most of you Tommy haters have never been to a Tech game. Judging Tuberville’s loyalty when he just got here is really silly.

Tech has replaced a clown with the real deal.

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talk about the pot calling the kettle black………….LOOK what you just did Jason55

judging tubervilles loyalty when he just got here……………………….and then the next sentemce you say he is the “real deal”

hahaha how could you know………HE JUST GOT HERE..REMEMBER!!!??

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You hance lover/leach haters are LIKE tubbyville in that you will say…..ANYTHING

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Great hire in basketball Myers. TT Basketball is a joke men and women, I think football next. Myers you and Hance doing a great job in TT sports. Does Myers remember how bad of coach he was. If not look at TT basketball now-cuase it was this bad then, too.

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What is done is done. Give Tech and the new coaches a chance.

Tech was already “all hat and no cattle”…..could never get to a BCS bowl when it comes down to it. Rarely won the big games…Texas was the exception.

I’m looking forward to professionalism, class and more importantly consistency.

Go Tech!

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Will Rodgers

you’re hoping

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Oh, I forgot Knight was Myers buddy. That’s how P. Knight got job. You talk about the good ole boy system. Tub should fit in great with all the smoke he blows

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Yes Tuberville is the real deal. (His coaching career didn’t start in Lubbock)

Tommy had nothing to do with Leach getting canned….. yet people seem to dislike him because he is replacing the quirky one. Doesn’t make sense.

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Jason 55
the last year he coached …2008, his record was 5-7 at Auburn
He got fired that year!!
The real deal??…if you say so Jason55

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I don’t understand why so many of you doubt that Tuberville will continue to air the ball out? Didn’t you see the offense that Troy ran under our new offensive coach? Hasn’t he said that he researched the type of offense that kids want to play in today? He said that Tech has gained national recognition because of the offense that we put on the field! It sounds to me like most of you are calling Tuberville a liar before you give the man a chance. I understand from some Auburn alums that he is a man of high moral character, a very good person. He has all of the tools in place to continue on the air raid offense along with beefing up our defense. The assistant coaches that he is hiring will help build a very strong recruiting pipeline into Lubbock. No after I think about it you are all correct, lets second guess every move he makes, talk bad about every coacing hire he makes and just throw in the towel before he ever gets the football team on the field. Give the man a chance!

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i think most are willing to give him a chance even tho he worked with Craig James at ESPN and rumors tie them together in this scandal.

What i think most DONT like is the corrupt administration and if throwing the football program under the bus is the ONLY way to get the corrupt administration out, then sometimes harsh measures must be taken

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Jason55=Craig James. C’mon Craig, choose another name, this one’s getting worn out.

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In the matter of the offensive style of Tech football, by October 1, you will be comparing Tuberville to Barack Obama. What he reads from the teleprompter to influence you and what he does are two different things. It’s like the great Sugar Ray Robinson said when he left the ring after his final fight: “Your best days are not always ahead.”

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What a great loss to Tech. He was an all around nice guy and a great motivator. Thats why Wes Welker would come back to Tech in New Englands off season to train with Bennie. It is now sinking in that the Raiders i knew and loved and that my son and all of his friends and the coaching staff worked so hard to finally get the respect due to the Red Raiders, is dismantled and gone. We’ve lost some wonderful people but I will always love Tech and follow them. It’s just that now I will be watching alot of other teams and rooting for them too.

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Russell and now Bennie. What does Dooley see Tubby overlooked. Good luck Coaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Techster…..i think most are willing to give him a chance even tho he worked with Craig James at ESPN and rumors tie them together in this scandal.

So Tommy and Craig started plotting this at ESPN. (according to rumors)…. That’s hilarious. You need another cup of coffee.

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Craig James is not a demon. He is (or at least was) a tremendous athlete. He’s now a very successful business man as well as a very good sports TV personality.

His son was victimized by the coach and Craig reacted to that, just as most fathers would do. The outrage against Craig and Adam is senseless.

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Good for Coach Wylie, he deserved to be coaching where he was respected and appreciated, not retained on a six month trial basis.

He will be missed.

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“Russell and now Bennie. What does Dooley see Tubby overlooked. Good luck Coaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Maybe Tommy has better people in mind…… Tuberville will put together a first class staff.

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Hey Will, I thought Pa done whupped all them thoughts out of ya, but I guess I was wrong. Didn’t Pa always tell ya that here at Raider Ranch, we make do with what the Good Lord has given us, and we don’t pine away for all them things tha big ranchers like Texas, OU, Florida, USC, and some of them others have? Yer complainin about us not going to a BCS? Well mebbe we didn’t, but we shore had the respect of them big guns, and all of the mid-size ranchers wanted to be like us. The family was excited ever year about how well the boys did, and loyalty to tha home ranch was tha highest I’d ever seen it in at least 30 years. I always knew that New Yawk gal ya picked up a while back would addle yer brain, she’s done convinced ya that tha yankee way of doin business is fine.

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Jason55

You, like Craig, would call a PR firm before you ever made a complaint about you little baby 6’3″ 220 lb son, because you are so worried that he is in the dark?

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Where is RaiderForEveryYear

Did somebody already take him up on his offer and now he has a concussion like his baby sister, adam?

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I do not know why TTub only gave him a six-moth extension. But, let’s see who he brings in. Could be another coach with nfl-experience. Stay positive.

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techster, you’re nothing more than a snot nosed brat, filling up some recliner in a dorm room. when you actually have a clue about the game and REAL coaches, c’mon back! oh yes, the REAL world as well. coaches who cuss out their boss, flip off their boss, disobey their bosses, and file suit against their bosses don’t keep their jobs. hint for ya greenhorn, neither do employees… EVERYONE is replacable. do figure that out baby boy before things go badly for you as well. btw-what’s your major? i’m guessing it’s not business;>)
WRECK’EM!!!

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nice buck…hehe…

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oh yes, nice conspiracy theory techster. next you’ll be telling us that you “heard” that nixon shot jfk… what a punk!!!
GUNZ UP RED RAIDERS!!!

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Our university is sinking

sinking in a quagmire of corruption and 2nd rate athletes like adam james

i wouldn’t be a bit surprised to see him start in 2010…if he does, the rumor is true.

What’s after tier 3…..trade school status?

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if we go trade school because of all this, i’m transferring to Baylor!

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Mr. 65 Raider………..Not sure what Dooley see’s in these guys………..I’m not sure what TN see’s in Dooley??? Talk about riding your daddy’s coat tales……………..My dad tells me his dad Vince, was a great coach at GA, I don’t see any tangibles why TN would hire him other than his dad????? I don’t read anything into TN hiring these two ex-Tech staff members, they’re good people and come from a winning program!

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Don’t hang this on Tuberville…This is not unusual. My concern with Tuberville is his potential to be one and done when a job he really wants comes open next year or at best within the next 3 years. Tuberville mainly took this job because he did not want to spend another season on the sidelines and at the time of the opening it looked like the Texas Tech job was the only viable D-1 job that was going to be availble.
He could become Texas Tech’s Lane Kiffin….

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Settle Now – totally agree. All of this makes me feel sick to my stomach. Anyone around when David McWilliams came to Tech to coach for one year and then took off to coach at Texas?

For Tuberville to dismantle the staff that had loyalty to Tech and replace them with folks that have no reason to stay if/when Tuberville moves on shows he does not care about the future of the program. I am now 100% convinced Tuberville does not “get” Texas Tech.

And the fact that he can tell us all that he’s not going to clean house with the coaching staff, and then does just that, is not okay. But, does fit in with the way Hance and co. seem to operate.

I may have to go back to school for another degree just so I can have another alma mater…I’m not feeling good about Tech’s future right now…

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come on Techster…………..These are Great Times for Tech!!

You must be struggling in your classes????? If you think the majority of folks who attend Tech do so for the football program or administrators in charge, think again!

Why did you first attend Tech??? Are you from the DFW area and wanted to see what it’s like to be away from home?? Are you from Cotton Center and need to see something other than a Dairy Queen?? Did your parents go to Tech and you grew up a Raider??? How about your education, did you come because of your major and the Great dedication of the Tech educators?
I would bet you did not come because of Mr. Leach, Mr. Hance or Mr. Baliey!!!

Techster……. figure out why you’re at Tech, take control of your education, don’t be concerned about the administration or the football coach, neither will be there when your out searching for your calling.

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TTU Student – Are you seriously advocating for Tech students to ignore Administrators who potentially act in ways that are not in the best interest of the university? It doesn’t matter why you went to Tech, but once you are there, or are an alum, if you care at all about Tech you will not sit idly by while possibly unethical folks take the university in a direction that could be harmful.

Find out what is going on, form your own opinion and get involved if necessary. Let’s not advocate for folks to turn a blind eye when there is potential wrong-doing at the highest level.

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I can’t blame anyone for wanting to go to some other college to coach.

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Were all these coaches that were here born at Tech? Were they always here, or were they “new hires” at one time? Why is everyone so concerned about this guy leaving or that guy staying? I know we have been successful, but we have been middle of the road. When did we become addicted to mediocrity? What we had was good for ONE 11 win season in 10 years and a bunch of mediocre bowls that most of you complaining didn’t even bother to buy tickets for much less travel to!

My advice to all of you haters is get over it and give the guy a chance!! Most of you biggest complainers are probably the empty seats at most of the “boring” games anyway. I am sure that is real impressive to all of the big name recruits you all covet!!

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Fil_Gman,

“haters”…
This is just a discussion…I and others were just raising some concerns and observations. Admittedly, much of it is conjecture, but there isn’t any “hate” intended.
What is wrong with being cognizant of the possibility because of someones background there is a possibilty something could happen.
Personally, I really think under the cirumstance Tuberville was the best hire….The problem was really the circumstances created and instead of having ample time to look for a replacement for Leach, Texas Tech had its back to the wall and had to hire the person with the best resume without taking into account how long he might stay.
There certainly isn’t any “hate” here toward Tuberville or anyone else, but just some inductive thinking for the sake of awareness and discussion

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When people talk about the ” POWER HOUSES ” in the Big 12, wouldn’t it be nice if we were mentioned in the same breath with Texas and Oklahoma?

We were JUST ABOUT there….

Thanks a lot hance, james and myers…thanks a lot!
Now, we never will be

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This strength coach would have been leaving anyway next January when coach Tubby heads for college station.

This coming fall will be a good warm-up for him & his new staff.

The loss happened when coach Leach was fired.

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You guys keelhauled your old hc after 10 years of service. It’s no surprise assistants are leaving. If nosey school admin is going to be tying Tuberville’s hands you’ll lose him too! THAT will be the nail in the coffin! It’s no wonder we are owned by the SEC.

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Wylie should have been signed to a long term contract! If Tubbs would have opened his eyes and looked at Wylie’s track record here at Tech he would have realized this. The bench press record has been set 3 times by 3 different guys since Wylie took over at Tech. Manny Ramirez (Detroit Lions), Louis Vasquez(San Diego Chargers), & Rylan Reed all benched 225 lbs 40 or more times for NFL scouts leading all draft prospects each of their years. BAD LOSS FOR TECH, GREAT HIRE FOR TENNESSEE!!!!!!

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Mr. Sportsmanship………I’m advocating each Tech student take ownership of what they control, not what our administrators control. WE don’t need to agree, we can voice our opinions for or against. I’m not advocating turn the other cheek, I choose to say the circumstances surrounding the firing of Leach do not reach the level of unethical behaviors that would cause me to pack up my life and move on to another university!. I doubt this is the worse so called unethical behavior that’s happened at Tech, or for that case any other University. I’ve got no problem w/Leach standing up for what he felt was unjust, each of us would need to make that decision. My choice today is Fully support Tech and the many opportunities offered!

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the opportunities offered are tainted with the tase of corruption, of course if we are only concerened for SELF, then yes, graduate and get out of here as quickly as possible…if we are concerned with what used to be OUR GREAT university, we must rid it of the VERMIN….NOW!!!

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Another sunny day on the South Plains of Texas, not much wind, temps may hit 55 degrees………………

I guess we can talk about the weather, can’t discuss much else without being attacked……….MOVE ON

Team Leachers=idiots? Anti-administration folks= idiots? Money withholders=idiots?

You pro-Hance, anti-Leach, big spenders, knock yourselves out. You are projecting attributes onto T-ville

he has never shown to have. We’ll wait for the court ruling, but you’ll have a much longer wait to discover

whether T-ville is what we need.

In the meantime, I hope it’s a nice sunny day when Bennie packs his bags & leaves Lubbock.

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TTU Student – that’s Ms. Sportsmanship! Yes, everyone has a right to their own opinion. The facts in the case aren’t out there yet and until they are I’m not giving the administration a pass.

I’ve had one question all along – why couldn’t the administration have waited one week to suspend Leach/take action? If they would have waited until after the Alamo Bowl it seems this could have been settled in a way that Leach could have kept his reputation, the players and fans could have enjoyed the Alamo Bowl with less scandal and the university would never have taken such a beating in the media and been so divided. I cannot come up with one GOOD reason they couldn’t have waited.

BTW, I am not a Team Leach member. Just and alum who cares a lot about my university.

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Given a 6 month trial basis after being on the staff for 5 years, what does that tell you, slap in the face, and you have 6 months to find a job, good, Bennie for you, I wouldnt want to be here either, just another example of Hance, being behind the scenes and Tuberville the hired hatchet man to get rid of anyone assosociated with Leach, left Cumbie and Moore on the staff as tokens, they will be gone as soonas all this dies down. also, take a look at todays front page, kind of unusual article at this time.

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And you Leach lovers think that Leach is a better coach than Tuberville, get a real life. All you Leach lovers can see or remember is the UT game in 08 , don’t forget OU 65- Tech 21 in 08, that was the same Leach coaching that team.

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David: In reference to POWER HOUSES in the big 12: I don’t think there are any real power houses in the big 12.

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Ms. Sportsmanship,

Exactly! This irrational approach by the administration is what was the real problem. Before the Alamo Bowl, talk to Leach tell him we will visit this issue after the Game when it could be done out of the spotlight.
If Leach was uncooperative at that point tell him we do not think you can function as our coach anymore and offer him a settlement to resign…then the whole atmosphere would not be near as incinerative as it is today and Texas Tech would have been able to prevent some of the hit it is taking on its image.

Administrators jobs are to prevent situations like this from arising…not be in the center of them.

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unknown alien

Well, Texas and Oklahoma occasionally play for the championship and a few years ago Nebraska was up there too

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techster you go and do that. tech will be tier 1 before a year passes. bu will always be in waco, which makes it the WORST place on earth in my mind. my brother did 2 semesters there and it was the worst experience of his life! he already knew spanish from having lived in mexico for a year and having grown up in corpus christi. his spanish hours wouldn’t transfer though he could talk circles around the head of bu’s spanish dept. his exact words, “pompous a$$ed students and administrators.” so big boy, take your little punk self to bu and have a great time. you deserve each other!!! you are certainly no red raider!!!
WRECK’EM!!!

btw harvey (t-shirt fan) that would be credibility…

thank GOD we have a grown up in charge and not some bozo w/ a pirate fetish…GEEZ!!!

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also, leach lovers, where’ that BIG job offer we were all to hear about so soon? NOBODY wants that unstable jerk. perhaps when he lays off the rum a bit and actually lands an OC job somewhere or a HC job at some directional school he can work his way back to a real job. ’til then, DAMAGED GOODS!!! tenn. passed, fl. passed, and so will the rest until little mikey grows UP!!! did you get that techster? GROWS UP…same advice i have for you. you can be a part of the next big thing or you can be an FN BEAR!!!HA!!! what a joke…
GUNZ UP!!!

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6 month trial basis?

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JRR,
Careful calling Leach “Damaged goods” you may be helping him make his case against Texas Tech and it doesn’t sound like you would want to help him.

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SettleNow
don’t pay any attention to JRR, it’s obviously delusional.
Obviously doesn’t know right from wrong or much of anything, for that matter.
Have another drink JRR

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I’m trying to think of all the BCS bowl games Coach Quirk won……… Surely there were 2-3 in his ten year span…… Anyone recall ALL the BCS bowl games we played in??

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Glue and brain cells dont mix either, do they?

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The rats are sliding off the Myers-Hance-Beavis-Butthead “Pirate” Ship.

Geez, wish those leaving were Myers and Hance.

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Jason55,

You made a comment in one of your posts about Craig James….”wouldn’t most parents do what he did”

Under the circumstances I do not think so. Most parents would have had their “college” age child (21 in Adam James case) who was under scholarship…deal with the coaches on their own. Remember we are not talking about peewee sports here and he was over 18 and away from home

Let me tell you what I did…

I had a daughter that was one of the best in her class in her sport at her position in the nation. She was recruited by about 70 D-1 schools, which is alot for a female athlete.

During her Jr Year she severely hurt her ankle, but came back and finished strong…During her Senior Year she began to use the ankle injury as an excuse to get out of certain drills. I recognized that and mentioned it to her. In spite of her decreased work ethic, She was good enough to coast through her Senior Year and had an unbelivable season, but I knew it could have been even better with the proper work ethic.

She signed with a school that was coached by an acquantince and friend of mine for over 30 years. During her freshman season she would complain about the coach and some of the senior players because she felt they didn’t treat her with enough respect and that sometimes the coach had her on the second team when she felt she was a first teamer (she was ability wise and performance wise, but still not work ethic wise) She wanted me to talk to the coach. I refused and said you are in college now and you are going to have to prove to the Coach and the senior players that you deserve to be treated with their respect and you need to quit using your ankle as an excuse not to do certain things. She would get upset with me but I held my ground. Even though I could have, I never talked to the coach about anything in regards to her playing and only did one time talk to him about her not doing as well in some class when he promised me he would make sure she was at study table to maintain her grades…He assured me, he had tried, but she would not always show up. I took his word for it

I will add that if I was Adam James father, I would have told him to leave the team if he felt he was being mistreated. I would have advised him to deal with this situation on his own and if Coach Leach was so Bad he should go to another college to finish it out.
I do not view anything of what I know about this as abuse of Adam James by Mike Leach

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Not a big deal…..I could go find a hundred guys at the gym and they could become a strength coach, as far as Leach’s offense, which was a gimmick offense, produced a .500 bowl record no bcs games, no big 12 championships, not even a south division title, there is a reason that every time we played a mediocre SEC team we got shut down, so I dont understand why everyone is making such a big deal, that we are changing it up a little, maybe we can finally start playing defense which is something Leach ignored throughout his tenure

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What is the point of running Tech into the ground in this forum?

The AJ is a second rate newspaper not read outside of Lubbock. Any thing posted here is not going to change the Tech Administration, bring the old coach back, lower ticket prices, or solve world peace.

I for one am looking forward to next season and will support Tech regardless of who the coach is.

IF you want a change, contact the regents or the govenor although I doubt it will do you much good.

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Govenor’s Director of Governmental Appointments
512-463-1800

This is the office that appoints Texas Tech Regents

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Good luck, Bennie Wylie, from what we have heard youdid a good job and was well thought of, Gods speed..

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You have an interesting post BlueChipperDad…….

Maybe abuse is not the proper word. But I believe Leach, in a very prima donna way, did this strictly to humiliate Adam James, not to “help him become a man” or to help the team. James was diagnosed as having a concussion by a medical doctor. We don’t know the extent of the injury… but any concussion should have been taken seriously. Evidently Leach was highly miffed and agitated with Adam for other reasons….weak performance, attitude, whatever…

Now was this action brutal or violent…… no of course not. I’ve been through boot camp and served in ‘Nam many decades ago……… that was brutal, that was violent…. Leach’s actions, IMHO, were very stupid, very child like.

In my opinion what Leach should have done is written Adam James off at that point. Rather than lose his cool (which is what he did) and send Adam to the “shed” he should have told Adam to gather his things and go to his dorm room…….. Then later made ever effort to take Adams scholarship away. He should have sent Adam packing.

A head football coach at a major university should know better. I can’t see the head coach at Texas, Okla, Alabama, etc taking the approach Leach took.

Bottom line is everyone lost.

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Voice of Reason said: “Tuberville stated . . . .on the air with ESPN he said he was going to keep 80% to 90% of the 2009 Texas Tech staff.”

Prove he said this. You and others continue to make statements against Tuberville that you cannot support with facts. He never said this. Search the AJ archives for the article in which he talked about the coaches. He said he would first hire an offensive coordinator and a defensive coordinator and would then let them be involved in the decisions regarding the remaining staff. He said essentially the same thing on ESPN.

Sportsmanship said: “For Tuberville to dismantle the staff that had loyalty to Tech and replace them with folks that have no reason to stay if/when Tuberville moves on shows he does not care about the future of the program. I am now 100% convinced Tuberville does not “get” Texas Tech.”

You do understand that Leach completely dismantled the existing coaching staff when he was hired at Tech? He only kept Tommy McVay who was in a non coaching role. Does that mean that Leach did not “get” Tech. Look, most coaching changes end up dismantling the existing coaching staffs. That’s just the way of life in the coaching world. Fans don’t like it but the coaches understand it. Also, any of Leach’s staff who were vocal in support of him during this debacle were not going to be retained. The lawyers made sure of that.

That said, I’m sorry to see Wylie go. He was great coach. Tennessee got a good one. Hopefully Tuberville will find someone even better.

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Tuberville will assemble a top notch group of coaches……. And he will win…… He will do it the old fashion way….. He wont need props…… eye patches, etc… Hate to disappoint you but this coach is not a clown. He’s solid and will make Tech fans proud.

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Jason55 is a Teasipper. Don’t pay attention to him.

Baylor beat UT in Austin. Teeheehee

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Blue Chip Dad

A true blue Dad ..growing children and molding them into adults… Congrats

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HEY GUYS! DID ANY OF YOU GUYS HEAR THAT MIKE LEACH WAS SUSPENDED FOR THE ALAMO BOWL? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? DID ANYONE HEAR THIS? WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS IS A COMPLETE SHOCK!

You idiots need to drop the complaints against Tuberville and let him get a freaking season under his belt. Also some of you need to learn how to spell: LEACH, SHEFFIELD etc…

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RaiderBacker,

The quote below is from ESPN.com when news was breaking that Tech was hiring Tuberville:

Tuberville, 55, became a strong candidate when it was determined he would not insist on hiring his own staff, a source told ESPN.com’s Maisel. Tuberville also will not cost Tech a contract buyout.

Here is the link if you want to look it up:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4811310

While these words didn’t come out of Tuberville’s mouth it is absolutely implied – perhaps by Tech’s administration – that there will be a high level of retention of Tech’s current coaching staff.

Of course, neither ESPN nor the Tech administration are trustworthy sources of information at this point…

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ah techster, go on back to your bong greenhorn… let the folks who understand business and football take the reins… we got this…
WRECK’EM!!!

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JRR
You and Tabor go pick adam up and the 3 of you can go do whatever 3 little girls do together, Maybe Marilyn james will bake cookies for you 3 girls and then you all can play dolls

We men will handle this football talk

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I hope that Turbeville is on a 6 month trial basis. I’m ready to pull the plug. By the way: Bailey, Hance and Meyers your six months is up and we decided not to extend the time. Your gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sportsmanship said: “RaiderBacker, The quote below is from ESPN.com when news was breaking that Tech was hiring Tuberville:

Tuberville, 55, became a strong candidate when it was determined he would not insist on hiring his own staff, a source told ESPN.com’s Maisel. Tuberville also will not cost Tech a contract buyout.

Thank you. This proves my point perfectly. Tuberville never said what people are claiming he said. The administration didn’t say it either. There was a “source”. Probably someone within the program wishfully thinking that what they wanted to happen would. And it seems a lot of Tech fans are hearing what they hoped to hear but what was really never said.

I am a Leach fan and I hope I get to continue to support him down the road. But I am a Red Raider first. Coach Tuberville is now our coach and deserves our support. He doesn’t deserve all of the lies being told to try and discredit him.

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Jacko Waco……Jason55 is a Teasipper. Don’t pay attention to him.

Baylor beat UT in Austin. Teeheehee

My father is a retired Baylor professor…… Baylor is a great school….. And yes I saw the game….. I’ve helped “guide” players to Baylor……… I’ve helped “guide” even more players to Tech…….

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lyn mcclellan said: I hope that Turbeville is on a 6 month trial basis. I’m ready to pull the plug. By the way: Bailey, Hance and Meyers your six months is up and we decided not to extend the time. Your gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lyn, I doubt you have the stroke to decide anything……. You don’t do you?

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@Jason55 – I’ll agree with you that TT could prove successful at Tech, and he’s made some decent hires thus far. BW is a real loss and will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to replace. The players absolutely loved him. He connected with them like no other (intangible that can’t be replaced any time soon). Those who spent any time around the program know what I’m talking about.

CJ may be many things, but he is not honest, a man of character or a dad like any other dad. He is a spineless, deceptive, overbearing and enabling father. CJ is anything but a courageous father. His behavior in this fiasco speaks volumes about his son’s work ethic and privileged attitude.

A man of character and integrity would not have hovered over the coaches begging for more playing time for his son or used his influence to threaten the University. He would have told his son to work harder to earn more playing time. He would have made AJ apologize to the coaches and pay for the door he shattered in the athletic department and then had the coaches work him until his tongue dragged the turf. He would have made his son sit down with he and the coach to resolve the issue. He would have used this as an opportunity to teach his son perseverance and grit. CJ has a track record at Plano High, Prestonwood and now Tech. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

I remember my dad telling my coach to be tougher on me than the other players. I also vividly remember him telling my coach work me until I couldn’t run any longer after a three day HS suspension that let my teammates down. Thanks DAD – 28 years later I am a better person for it!

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Why have we heard nothing about recruiting in the past two weeks from the AJ what the heck is going on anybody know

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Get over it, Team Leach! If this guy wasn’t interested in proving to Coach Tuberville that he had what it takes, then he’s better off somewhere else. Go, Coach Tuberville!! Guns up!

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BIG T

You are 100% correct!

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RaiderBacker – someone – I think it’s the Tech Administration – put it out there that Tuberville would keep a lot of the then current coaching staff. No, the words didn’t come out of his mouth. I would have to look up exactly what he said – I think it was something like once he hired his OC and DC they would have to see who might fit at that point.

I think the Tech Administration was trying to make their choice as HC more palatable with folks so upset about Leach.

But I also think Tuberville is a smart enough guy to know he walked into a pretty unusual situation with a divided fan base-which he has acknowledged – and that getting rid of pretty much everyone associated with the success of the last decade isn’t the best move. After getting rid of Ruff, which I understand needed to happen – how could he stay? He could have kept a couple of the successful, proven guys that the players respected, liked and helped recruiting. He got rid of Lincoln Riley – who may have left with Ruff anyway. But I don’t get why he put Bennie Wylie on a six month probationary contract…keeping him around seems like a no brainer.

When you’re in management you look for easy wins, and win-win situations – keeping Bennie on was a gimme. That’s what makes me question his judgment. Oh well. Let’s see what comes in tomorrow’s installment of, “As the Weed Tumbles”.

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George, there is something wrong with you. You have an anger problem. Seriously. You should see someone.

But Bennie did get a better deal – Tennessee – good for him!! It is definitely our loss. That’s what happens when you don’t offer the right kind of packages to keep proven winners around.

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blewchipperdad.

blah, blah, blah.

whatever dude. no one belives a word you said after daughter.

unless you’re the ogre “dad” that believes his little girl is going to bring in billions to help pay the debt.

and then again, if she were “mistreated”, you’d be looking for blood.

divorced? absentee dad? deadbeat dad?

probably.

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Blue Chip Dad – “I heartthis” does not speak for everyone. I read all of your post. I thought you offered a great perspective.

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Big “T”…….. if you actually get a chance to know Craig James you will know he’s not a demon at all. He’s a decent family man, who was once a great athlete. He is a successful business man…… and did this on his own.

You probably don’t know Craig………. and to call him spineless, deceptive, etc is simply irresponsible. “Senator” James will represent Texas very well……..

And let’s not forget……. it was Leach who was responsible for this mess…….. not Craig, not Adam. (How can anyone not see that locking an injured kid in a shed is wrong???)

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Football scoop is reporting the following TTU coaches will be joining Ruffin at ECU
former Texas Tech offensive grad assistant Brandon Jones = ECU staff as offensive line coach.
Clay McGuire (former Texas Tech running backs)
Dennis Simmons (former Texas Tech wide receivers).

Plus you add Lincoln Riley and Brian Mitchell and ii sounds like TTU part 2

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Jason55 is a on the senatorial campaign team I see – surprise! surprise!

Yes Craig should be very proud , and so should his son Adam. Big bad coach made him do what the doctor said to do.

WHAAA WHAA!

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@Jason55 – I didn’t say demon… and no I don’t know him personally. I do know of him through several sources. One being my HS buddy’s older brother who was a defensive end at SMU during the CJ period. That being said, one doesn’t need to personally know a rapist, murderer, thief, etc. to call him for what he is. His actions speak for themselves, as well as his track record.

He won’t get my vote. If elected, I hope he doesn’t take that enabling mentality with him to congress. Lord knows we have enough of it as is. Maybe I should run against him in the fututre and upon completion of my military service to this country (currently at 20+ years).

Yes, ML made a poor decision wrt AJ. However, had CJ not been trying to relive his glory days through his son and hovering over every move the coaches made, he might have had a good enough relationship with the coaching staff to resolve the issue w/o threats, etc. In fact, the incident would have more than likely never occurred.

I have a son playing several sports, and I encourage him to earn his playing time by working harder than the others. “If you want to be the best, work harder than the rest”. I do not hover over his coaches and try to influence them. I do know that in the same situation, I would not handle it in the manner he chose.

I extend my support to the current coaching staff and hope they have as much success as the past 10 years. I extend my thanks to coach ML and wish him much future success. I withdraw my hand of respect from the James family. They will reap what they sow!

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Adam James will have a permanent scar for this. It will be with him for life. He doesn’t realize it now and his parents had no idea it would evolve into this. When he enters the world of employment, he will be remembered for being the 21 year old 6’3″ 220 lb. man who was escorted out of the daylight by an athletic trainer and who’s father then allegedly threatened to sue a university who’s actions then resulted in a successful collegiate coach being fired.

You’re an employer with several qualified candidates to choose from, knowing this history, are you swayed when offering employment to the most responsible and trustworthy applicant?
I am.

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We can’t compete with the big boys moneywise. I hear UTenn doubled what we were paying. Who wouldn’t leave?

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Techster You have made several very good points. Do not pay any attention to Jason55. He is a blow-hard conservative who cannot rebut a comment.He has no idea who I am, but he says I have never had any job above entry level jobs. This is in response to a remark I made about the three muscatels (Myers, Bailey and chancellor Kent (republican lobbyist) Hance). Hiks idea of rebuttal is to make a cutting remark whether it has any basis or not. You appear to think the same way that I do and that is that we must get rid of the administrators at Tech if Tech is ever to amount to anything. Unfortunately, all of the administrators have been appointed by governor perry who will not admit to his political mistakes. I n order to replace chancellor Kent (republican lobbyist) Hance and get rid of his appointee Alberto (I can’t remember) Gonzales who makes $850.00 per class hour, we have to replace governor perry. I personally think Bill White, the former mayor of Houston, will make a great governor. If someone cannot vote for White, they can vote for anybody but perry. Jason55 told me that White would take his gun away. B&*(^S$%#@,m the governor of Texas cannot take his gun away, even if it is good for his neighbors. Amendment 2 is part of the United States constitution and President Obama will not let anybody ruin the constitution.

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David As an employer, I would never hire baby James. I have hired and fired many people over the years and fortunately, I have hired morfe than I have had to fire, but baby James would not be one of them.

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according to another web site Coach Tub has already hired former Auburn and TCU S and c coach Joe Walker. Didnt even have to wait 24 hrs. This is kinda like us setting a guy up with a friend for a date who is a “knockout”! But they just didnt click. He obviously did not share a chemistry for whatever reason, so what the heck it is his team and he wants to move forward asap. So lets get on board with the new hire who obviously was about to be hired anyway.

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Bennie was a hell of a coach! Very sad to see him go.

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FIRE THE 3 STOOGES AND THE COCKROACHES..

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Here is the background on Joseph Walker, the new hire to replace Bennie Wylie. It’s clear to see that Titanic Tuberville likes to trade down and he has done in coaching hires, recruiting and now the strength and conditioning coach who was the S&C coach for Baseball and Softball and an assistant for football at Auburn. This new guy could not carry Bennie’s jock strap.

Responsibility:
Strength and Conditioning Coach for Baseball. Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for football. Director of Sports Nutrition for football. Strength and Conditioning Coach for softball.

Professional Experience:
Comes back to Auburn after serving as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at TCU from May 2005 to January 2007. Served as an intern strength and conditioning coach at Auburn from January 2003-May 2003 and as a graduate assistant from May 2003-May 2005. Also served as an intern strength and conditioning coach at Kansas State from May 2002-August 2002 and at Pittsburgh from May 2000 to July 2000.

Mediocrity, here we come with the Ringmaster Tuberville!

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Hey voice of treason, put a muzzle on yourself and stop playing on your computer in your mommas basement until you can get some oxygen to your severely deprived brain. Go back to Dungeons and Dragons or go to a Trekkie Convention, or better yet, a leechie convention! Stop drinking the Kool-Aid of the leech cult!

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Jason55,

You said what leach did was “stupid” and not abusive. So, everytime we do something at work that is stupid we should either be suspended or fired? Who among us could make it through a month?

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HH re:RECRUITING go to
Rivals.com
Red Raiders Sports
Si Sports
Foxsports
CBS sports
Scout

and ESPN if you can stomach it. They are all over recruiting and are updating several times a day. Just go to the main page click college football and then select team.

There are others. LAJ seems to be way behind.

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http://www.doubletnation.com/2010/2/1/1286773/recruiting-on-the-high-plains-well

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HH FYI
http://recruiting.scout.com/2/939802.html

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Texas Tech
Danny Amendola (16) St. Louis Rams WR
Michael Crabtree (15) San Francisco 49ers WR
Keyunta Dawson (96) Indianapolis Colts DE
Dylan Gandy (65) Detroit Lions C
Joselio Hanson (21) Philadelphia Eagles DB
Daniel Loper (70) Detroit Lions G
Darcel McBath (31) Denver Broncos SAF
Sammy Morris (34) New England Patriots RB
Manny Ramirez (63) Detroit Lions G
Dwayne Slay Chicago Bears DB
Louis Vasquez (65) San Diego Chargers G
Wes Welker (83) New England Patriots WR
Brandon Williams (59) Dallas Cowboys LB

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Huge loss. Very disappointing.

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“Maybe” – Wylie was supposed to get a big raise next season from Leach. With him gone Wylie told Tuberville about the agreement and TT said to “give me six months” and I’ll see if I can do it. In the meantime Dooley calls and say he will start him at a higher pay than TT is even trying to get for him.

Tennessee is an established SEC football powerhouse. Wylie gets to prepare a team to play Florida, Georgia, South Carolina every year and Alabama, Auburn and LSU every other year. Knoxville is a great town, the UT campus is nice and the fans are great. Of course there is that god-awful color of orange they have to wear. The scarlet and black are so much better looking, but knowing you only get to prepare for TX and OK and Nebraska every so often just does not sound as impressive.

This may have just been too good an opportunity for him to pass up and TTU could not match. I wish him well

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Jason55 said: “And let’s not forget……. it was Leach who was responsible for this mess…….. not Craig, not Adam. (How can anyone not see that locking an injured kid in a shed is wrong???) “

Jason, it is obvious you hate Coach Leach but you have no proof of your accusations. The fact here is that James was never “locked” anywhere and could have left at any time. His injury is suspect at best and fraudulent at worst. There is no physical evidence he had a concussion. Word on the street is that he had a hangover and Coach Leach knew of this. The punishment was for disobeying team rules, not for having a supposed concussion. The punishment did no harm (doctors words, not mine).

But none of this matters. If the real facts are allowed to come out, we will find that Tech planned to fire Leach all along and simply used the James incident as a catalyst. This became evident to Coach Leach during the supposed investigation which is why he reacted the way he did.

You must have a relationship with the James family. Please spill the beans and tell us all about it.

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Tubby needs to get some of those steroid pushers type “strength” coaches that OU & UT have.

Maybe that’s why he didn’t care if Wylie stayed ot not.

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Folks you have to understand that Jason55 is just a step ahead of the rest of us. He’ has ridden corporate jets for decades and has little time for those that are entry level in the workforce. He has led those among us,worthy of his choosing, to great universities across the state. He has become a master of all subject matter concerning this sports blog. Now, when in so short of time he was asking questions, he is the unquestionable authority. It’s rather hard to believe that a man of his stature and importance has found time from his daily routine to enlighten those of us who think small.

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A nother good Coach is gone and another one replaces him, I am happy for Bennie and wish him the best hopefully the new coach will just as good, time will tell.

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