Open Game Thread :: Game #8 :: #8 Texas Tech 7-0 (3-0) @ #23 Kansas 5-2 (2-1)
by rockchalk on Oct 25, 2008 9:30 AM CDT
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Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks, Oct 25, 2008 11:00 AM CDT
This game is large. It isn't incredibly large, of course, as I mentioned, because of our Big 12 possibilities stay essentially the same whether we win or lose.
But, it is oh-so-big in numerous other ways. National perspective, allowing us some leeway the rest of the way, proving ourselves, all that sort of stuff. Plus, a win here sets us up nicely for clinching the 'Best Game of the Week' award for the week of November 15th, when the University of Texas pays us a visit. And as long as Texas stays in the BCS National Title hunt, with an 8-2 Kansas team, College Gameday will likely pay us a visit. Oh, and I'll be there. Can't wait.
But that isn't important now. For now, let's just focus on the Red Raiders. We need to come out on fire, outplay the Red Raiders at their own game and, hopefully, our defense will show up enough for us to win. Hopefully.
With the homer in me and all that, I'll take us to win; Kansas 42 Texas Tech 35. A good-but-not-great effort by our defense is enough, as our offense is clicking on all cylinders.
Won't be here for the Game Thread, hopefully some of you will carry it on.
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Welcome everyone...
I should be around for this one and looking very forward to it…I’m out for now but I’ll be back shortly before kickoff…give a shout out if your going to be around.
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Looks like red jersey's today...
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I may stop in occasionally
But I’m going to be all over the map, watching K-State and trying to catch a little of TTU/KU and NU/BU.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
happy to have you...
good luck today in your game…and looking forward to next week
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
You may be looking forward to next week...
…but I’m not ;-)
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
Things have certainly changed in the state of Kansas…but you never know
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I was asked if I wanted to go to the game...
…and I was like “Uhh, hell no.”
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Bring On The Cats
I can understand that for sure...
I’ve been asked for years to go to Lincoln for the KU game and this year is the first time I’ve even considered it.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
You should go to Lincoln
I actually grew up in Nebraska, and have been to at least 10 games up there. If you’ve never been, Lincoln can be a pretty good time. And who knows, you may get to witness history, seeing KU win there for the first time since The Great Depression (or whenever it was).
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
Unfortunately I’ve got a prior commitment and won’t be able to otherwise I think I would have this year…I have been to Lincoln for the flag football championships and went to a game as well, just not a game Kansas was involved in.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Is K-State OU on TV at all
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Lebron James...
picked….Tech…I never did like that guy
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Best Gameday Sign this week...
Forget the Dow
Invest in Tressel
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Here we go...
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stupid play
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not the way to start things off
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Ouch
Play-action from Tech should not work that well.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
I don't know why...
Kansas insists on starting slow every week
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looks like it could be a long day
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
yeah but you just get the feeling KU has to score every time.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
It would help...
…if they could keep Tech’s offense off the field for a while, which is what they’re doing right now.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
yeah I think...
that will probably be a focus
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might be able to run the ball this game
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Keep the chains movin
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Yes....
Kerry Meier
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I missed it...
…did they yell “rip his f****** head off”?
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
yep...
they had a contest to pick a new chant…the problem is the new chant doesn’t fill the time where the old chant was yelled so now they just yell both
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Defense might as well not even be on the field
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Whoa!
Did you see that lineman from Tech who looked like he was ready for Halloween?
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
guys a tool
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well that was a hell of a hit
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Hit...
….does not fully describe that. Try annihilation.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
Well at least the offense looks good...
have to feel bad for the D-Coordinator
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Kerry Meier is back in the gameplan
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Looks like we've got a shootout...
what I like about it is Kansas’ offensive attack is more balanced and is eating more clock…I think later in the game that could help us…Just want to see some sort of defensive adjustment.
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Let's Hope Your Right
It’s looking awfully easy for Tech right now. Poor poor Corrigan Williams.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Corrigan Powell...
but yes this has been a rollercoaster game so far…one minute I feel good about things and the next it feels hopeless
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If we don't score on every possession this game...
might be over
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That might have been the beginning of the end
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Oh no
Not good. Not good at all.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 11:59 AM CDT reply actions
I freaking love the official from 30 yards back overruling a catch called by official in perfect position, btw.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 11:59 AM CDT reply actions
that and on the pass interference on Powell...
the official from the other sideline made the call, while the ref right at the point of the incompletion throws no flag…really pisses me off…I think we absolutely have to stop them here or I’m worried about where this goes from here.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Thornton might want to turn around next time
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Do you think Clint Bowen has any idea what to do...
I sure don’t
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God
This is so frustrating to watch. Even when we get good coverage, they still get positive plays.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 12:05 PM CDT reply actions
This is the most frustrating defense I've ever watched
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Need a stop on 3rd down here
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We really need to hold this to a FG...
and then get a TD next drive…certainly can’t have a 3 and out
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Harrell
Is kind of a little bitch, isn’t he? And that o line is damned impressive, given that most o line recruits aren’t going to be interested in going somewhere in which they just have to sit back and pass block all the time.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions
O-line is very good...
and yes Graham Harrel is being a whiny bitch…
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4 Downs to score from the 2...
chalk up another 7
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They’ve got a pass rush, we don’t. Game.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions
Game over
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Well...
the next two weeks just became HUGE!!!!….@ Nebraska especially.
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Not gonna lie I'm a little worried about
Tech Scoring again.
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We got a stop!!!!
kind of
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We started getting away from the run again, and look what happened…
Insanity is just a state of mind.
very frustrating half of football.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Hey Denver
So, at the half… who’s better? Tech or OU.
I’ll be interested in hearing your opinion so far.
I have to say I have enjoyed chatting with KU fans this week. After talking to the morons at aTm last week, it has been nice chatting with fans that are respectful and not deluded.
Peace
... I'm just sayin'
You know I didn't get to watch the OU game because I was out of town at a business conference...
but 2 I so feel comfortable saying
1.)OU’s offense gave us trouble but not this much
2.)Tech’s defensive pressure is as good as anyone we have played
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I meant to say 2 things I feel comfortable saying....not sure what happened??
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K-State tied with OU...??/
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good for you bad for us
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I think Tech Beats OU again this year
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
all kidding aside...
I’d take a K-State win this week as long as they go back to their old selves next week.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Haha
A win by us this week may be just what KU ordered. Remember 2006?
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Oct 25, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Although a loss like we have shaping up is not what
KU ordered.
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yeah pretty disgusting...
Tech vs. Texas will be an interesting game
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Tech...
will get trashed by the media, and hopefully sneak into the Texas game as huge underdogs.
Don’t anyone tell them differently.
... I'm just sayin'
you really like the us against the world storyline :D
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I don't disagree with you at all...
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KU Defense should be
embaressed
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If I was Clint Bowen...
I wouldn’t want to be caught in a room alone with Mark Mangino this week…he might not come out alive.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Well let's see if we've got any pride
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certainly contributed to it but I'm not sure Tech even needed them...
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Unreal??
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it showed the first few drives but...
once your playing from down 14+ and your tackles aren’t putting a hand on the ends coming at you it becomes a tad more difficult…pretty dissapointing day to say the least.
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Holding
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well at least the return game seems slightly better
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Todd is falling apart out there
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Well I don't think there is anyone out there and I'm pretty much over this...
so Good Game Tech you beat us, your a great team and unfortunatly we might not be as good as we all hoped…time to regroup for K-State and it’s a must win next week for the Kansas Jayhawks…
see you all later
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Great, we get a...
…pissed-off KU team in Lawrence next week. Can’t wait.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
I hate games like this. They remind you of how much you suck, then you go and play teams like KSU and you look great…
Insanity is just a state of mind.
I hope we look great next week...
we need it for a confidence boost…this is a big blow…maybe we need to stop trying to outscore people and come up with a new philosophy
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
You mean like
Sticking with what’s working, like the running game? Sharp started the game out doing well, and suddenly we decided to stop running it. This was when we were still close. Why do we seem to do that?
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Crawford looked great on that drive...maybe he's coming along...
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Running game put together 143 yards and 5.3 per carry...
seems like that should have been a little more of a focus early on when we were in this game
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Totally agree
Plus it would’ve kept Harrell and Co on the sidelines.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
You absolutely MUST...
…run the ball on Tech if it’s working. Nebraska fully demonstrated how keeping Tech’s offense off the field can be an effective strategy.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Oct 25, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on...muffed punt...are you kidding
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I think they just gave that to us to keep it from getting out of hand...
cause it isn’t already :D
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Mike Leach is Hilarious...
Looks like your drunk uncle and then bust out that classic…I don’t give a crap about those dumb BCS standings…
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Thanks to all who joined me this week...
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We had a few cameo's
my tally was 5…hopefully we can start to get some more people to Join us here
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Wow
What a terrible 2 weeks… No more ranking for us, hopefully we can still get to a decent bowl.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
if we come out...
get our confidence back against K-State and win that one we are eligible, then it really hinges on the Nebraska game in Lincoln in my opinion as to whether we really lock it up…but as far as the top 25 that aint happening unless we beat Texas…
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In Retrospect
I don’t know why the hell I was confident about this game. Our secondary is terrible, and we were going against the most dynamic passing attack in college football.
Daymond Patterson playing cornerback? This is starting to look like the bad old days…
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Oct 25, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions
Hindsight is alway 20/20
I thought you’d give Tech a good game today. Nobody saw this coming.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Oct 25, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on...
no need to rub salt in the wound brother…surely even you guys didn’t see 63-21 and if you did I’d say your lying
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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes
Sorry, but if you really thought Tech would destroy KU like that, you’re a shameless homer who is hopelessly wrong as often as you are right.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
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