Uncle Nate

SF coaching staff actually did some work this past week. Cowboys staff? Not so much.

I have full faith that the Big 12 refs have plenty more bad calls to make in this game, so I'm sure it will even out. But yeah, that was bad to call that a flagrant, ESPECIALLY after seeing it multiple times on replay.

I’m for Tech, but that was just plain incidental contact. Not sure what the debate is here amongst the refs.

I think we are seeing the effects of a 4th game in 7 days, 11am on the road. Very very tired legs.

Iowa State hasn’t played Tech in Lubbock yet. That’s next week.

Al_4_ISU's original point is the correct one. Come March, the selection committee isn't going to factor in the extenuating circumstances around that game. If Tech continues to have a successful season, it will be a heavily weighted W in favor of ISU. And for Tech the only way that L will be assessed favorably or unfavorably depends on how successful ISU is the rest of the season. They are not going to factor in the "only 7 players" either way.

Tech spring semester just started on Wed. A lot of schools don't start until next week. Probably why they chose to squeeze it in this week before the semester ramps up.

100% agree with this take.

Call me crazy, but I think our overall offense has actually improved. I hope these guys can continue to step up when he’s back in the mix.

I’m amazed at how everyone there at Phognet seems to want the offensive charge eliminated from the rules. Apparently they think an offensive player who passes the ball should be allowed to go ahead and plow through a set defender.

This is a surprise Clark. Just a real nice surprise.

Been there, done that.

I would like to echo this sentiment.

Did he just throw that into quadruple coverage?

Announcer jinx is undefeated.

Do you mean Raycom with Dave Barnett?

In all that, I do not read an admission by Hance to want to fire Leach. Again, Leach was offered the money. He turned it down so he could take Tech to court. It blew up in his face. He.Was.Offered.All.The.Money. He.Turned.It.Down. I have first hand knowledge how it went down. You have the internet.

Provide this Hance's own admission you speak of, otherwise you are the one who is completely full of shit.

I'm not going to go through all of the posts above to confirm or dispute the many things said. But I can tell you what are facts (I have first-hand knowledge of exactly how it went down with Hance and Leach): Leach was the only one on the coaching staff who wanted to offer Adam James. NONE of the other coaches wanted him. I wish he had listened to them. Leach was job shopping the last two years. This is fact. This did not endear him to the administration or to the big cigar supporters, especially after he was given a very, very hefty contract. Adam James was a spoiled rotten brat and none of this would have escalated up to the Chancellor's Office if his dad hadn't gone on ESPN national TV to whine about how his son was treated. Hance wanted to get Tech off the headlines, and wanted to appease Craig James so that James would quit talking bad about Tech. He offered a letter for Leach to sign that was NOTHING. A true nothing burger. It literally restated what was already in his contract...that the safety and well-being of the student-athletes will be honored. That's it. That's all it said. Leach refused to sign it. Hance, however, should not have cowtowed to the James' family like he did. He just hated Tech getting bad press, so his solution blew up in his face. Leach literally, and by literally, I mean he said these exact words to Hance after refusing to sign the letter: "You and the Board of Regents can go fuck yourselves." I don't care who you are, you don't do that. In response, Hance suspended Leach for the Alamo Bowl. Leach turned around and sued. And it was his filing of the lawsuit that triggered his firing. If he had just taken his suspension, he would not have been fired. If he had just signed the damn letter, he wouldn't have been suspended. If he had listened to his coaching staff, Adam James would never had been on campus, and this whole episode would have never happened. All of this has one thing in common: Leach's stubbornness was his ultimate undoing. Leach WAS offered his pay and bonus. This little fact keeps getting dismissed. He was offered "everything owed to him" and refused because he wanted his day in court to air his grievances. Bad move on his part (and his attorney should be disbarred for professional malpractice). Again, Leach's stubbornness to refuse the settlement and go to court is what kept him from his payday. Once he said "see you in court", the offer was off the table. Here is my opinion and not fact: I think Leach wanted out, and this was a convenient way to make it Tech's fault. He just didn't count on losing in court. But you could tell the last two years he was more interested in testing the job market than preparing for OU or the bowl games or recruiting. It was obvious to anyone paying attention. The greater sin committed by Tech after this fiasco was hiring Tommy Tuberville and then Kliff and then the lump on a log Matt Wells. What they should have done was what they did when they hired Leach...hire a professional search firm that can find good fits for Tech, the level of talent Tech is able to get, and that fits where the program was in 2009. Tech screwed up on the post-Leach hires so bad someone should do a case study on it.

What. The. Fuck.

What. The. Fuck.

Yeah call it both ways.

Arrgh, sorry man...I posted on the coaching carousel thread before I saw you posted this here. My bad. I am excited about this hire. I think the bend-until-you-break defenses we've employed have been the worst pairing to the style of offenses we have used. I am looking forward to seeing an aggressive defense compliment our offense for a change.

Tech hiring Tim Deruyter to be the new Defensive Coordinator. I think this is a great hire for us. Time to try a real attacking defense on the South Plains and rid ourselves of the bend-until-you-break styles we've been using for the past 20+ years.

Well, this is awkward.