ODDS AND ENDS | I was in Johntown this weekend. No, not Jonestown, but Johntown. And the commercial where the guys go camping and don't have any cell service, well that's where this is at. Middle of no where. So I'm most likely not going to ...
Texas Tech junior second baseman Jamodrick McGruder has been named one of 35 semifinalist for the 2012 Dick Howser Trophy, an award given annually to the top collegiate baseball player.
Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech was shut out for the second time Saturday as the Red Raiders ended their season with a 2-0 loss to Harvard in the final elimination game of the NCAA Washington Regional held at the Husky Softball Stadium.
Source: Big 12 Football Blog
From Bob Przybylo : LaColtan Bester, a junior college receiver from Mississippi, has signed with the Sooners and will be eligible to play this fall. From Brandon Chatmon : With the addition of LaColtan Bester, the OU coaches show that they are prepared to move on without suspended receivers Trey Franks, Jaz Reynolds and Kameel Jackson.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Post-Game QuotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech closed its 2012 season with an 8-2 victory over Kansas State while eight seniors were honored on Senior Day prior to first pitch on Saturday afternoon at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Washington limited Texas Tech to just two hits and avoided a pair of late rallies to take the winners bracket game of the NCAA Washington Regional with a 2-0 victory Saturday afternoon at the Husky Softball Stadium.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech's final round of the NCAA Greensboro Regional was a struggle from the start and its hopes of advancing to the NCAA Championships came to an end as the Red Raiders finished 10th overall after shooting 18-over par here at the Grandover Resort.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Wow, what an ordeal. And I know a lot about suffering, because I work out. A lot. I think we have a clip. Florida State to the Big 12? Where were the Seminoles during the West Virginia/Louisville debate, writes Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman. Former Seminoles coaching legend Bobby Bowden says FSU should stay in the ACC. Are you ready to see the WVU Mountaineer and Dana Holgorsen in an ESPN commercial? You better be. West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck isn't leaving for Stanford, reports Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Post-Game NotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
Post-Game QuotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
With a 5-1 loss to Kansas State on Friday night at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, and with Kansas defeating Missouri, the Texas Tech baseball team has officially been eliminated from advancing to the Big 12 Championship.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Postgame NotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech used a four-run sixth and six shutout innings of relief from Brittany Talley to open the NCAA Washington Regional with a 6-1 victory over Maryland Friday evening at the Husky Softball Stadium.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech will head into Saturday's third and final round of the 2012 NCAA Greensboro Men's Golf Regional in contention for a berth in the NCAA Championships as the Red Raiders stand in sixth place at 13-over.
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Congratulations to our May 2012 student-athlete graduates!GO TECH! twitter.com/RedRaiderClub/…
— Red Raider Club (@RedRaiderClub) May 18, 2012
I'll be away from the computer for the weekend, so consider this your open thread to cuss and discuss any and all of the fantastic spring sports that are finishing up their final games, NCAA Tournament Regional tournaments, etc. I'd also add that this weekend, Texas Tech will have a handful of new graduates,
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Thanks for all your mail this week. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. On to your emails! Justin in Austin, Texas, wrote: I'm sure I am not alone in disagreeing with your OOC Rankings by team (aside from OU, no team with an FCS opponent should be above those without one), but you are certainly right in the idea that this year's OOC schedule as a whole is pretty weak. With that said, what do you think the overall record will be for the Big 12?Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
RECRUITING ON THE SOUTH PLAINS Measurables DARREN DOTSON
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RECRUITING ON THE SOUTH PLAINS Measurables STORMY BUTLER
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The John Walker Soccer Complex has earned a reputation as one of the top venues in college soccer, and Friday that was proven yet again. The Red Raiders officially ranked No. 15 in the nation for average home attendance during the 2011 season as announced by the NCAA.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
The days of the Rose Bowl being the bowl of bowls could soon be coming to an end now that the SEC and the Big 12 have agreed on a five-year bowl partnership. The new deal, announced Friday, will have the champions of the Big 12 and SEC meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season. So while it won’t have the tradition of the Rose Bowl, it’ll have the viewers and it’ll have the popularity. We’re seeing more and more how power is truly the most important component in college football, and this is a great example.
Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
Chatting with a Scout about the 2012 Draft - Minor League BallJohn: Of all the hitters you saw this year, who impressed you most and why?
Scout: The most impressive hitter I have seen this year is probably Barrett Barnes of Texas Tech from an overall standpoint. I'd pay to watch him take batting practice. He didn't perform to well in the series that I saw him though, missed at least 4-5 pitches that were big mistake pitches. However the two hits he had in the three-game series were absolutely smoked. He is the best overall hitter from this year I have seen when you combine the power and
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Kidder leaving Tech coaching staff | Lubbock Avalanche-JournalJeff Kidder, who spent last season as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech men's basketball team, is leaving coach Billy Gillispie's staff to become the head coach at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville, Ky.
Kidder said the decision was "very difficult" due to his close relationship with Gillispie, but he is making the switch to be closer to his aging parents, who live about 40 minutes from Campbellsville, and to spend more time with his wife and two young children.
Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Colleague Mark Schlabach uncorked his post-spring top 25 on Friday, which included six Big 12 teams. Here's a look at how he slotted them. 1. LSU 2. USC 3. Alabama 4. Oregon 5. Georgia 6. Oklahoma 7. FSU 8. West Virginia 9. Michigan 10. South Carolina 11. Michigan State 12. Stanford 13. Arkansas 14. TCU 15. Wisconsin 16. Clemson 17. Ohio State 18. Kansas State 19. Texas 20. Florida 21. Washington 22. Oklahoma State 23. Virginia Tech 24.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech senior women's basketball player Jordan Barncastle will take one final walk through United Spirit Arena today as a student-athlete.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech senior women's basketball player Jordan Barncastle will take one final walk through United Spirit Arena today as a student-athlete.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
From Bob Przybylo: Four-star Texas quarterback Cody Thomas committed to the Sooners on Thursday. In Przybylo's mailbag : New Oklahoma quarterback commit Cody Thomas might play baseball in college, but he’s worth the risk because of his talent as a signal-caller. Sooner Intel : Notes on the Sooners’ pursuit of junior college tight end Beau Sandland, elite 2014 offensive tackle Braden Smith and more. More from Przybylo : Texas linebacker Jordan Mastrogiovanni, an admitted Sooners fan, was offered a scholarship by Oklahoma on Thursday.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced a five-year agreement for their football champions to meet in a postseason bowl game following the 2014 season.Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
SEC, Big 12 agree to bowl matchup if left out of four-team playoffs - NCAA Football - CBSSports.comSource: Big 12 Football Blog
Wow, what an ordeal. And I know a lot about suffering, because I work out. A lot. I think we have a clip. Florida State to the Big 12? Where were the Seminoles during the West Virginia/Louisville debate, writes Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman. Former Seminoles coaching legend Bobby Bowden says FSU should stay in the ACC. Are you ready to see the WVU Mountaineer and Dana Holgorsen in an ESPN commercial? You better be. West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck isn't leaving for Stanford, reports Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a bowl game annually, sources have told ESPN.com. The agreement will begin with the 2014 season, with the champions of each conference meeting provided that neither team is in the BCS national championship game. An announcement is set for noon ET later today. For more on this story, go here.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Jones AT&T Stadium will be available this weekend for Texas Tech graduates and their families to take photos on the field. The field will be available Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
SEC, Big 12 agree to bowl matchup if left out of four-team playoffs - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and BCSÂ RankingsSource: Big 12 Football Blog
We're moving on in our series on the Big 12 Blog pegging the single player each team in the Big 12 can't afford to lose. He's also the player that will be most responsible for the team's ultimate success. Next up, the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Find more indispensable players here. Most indispensable player: RB Joseph Randle 2011 stats: 208 carries, 1,216 yards, 24 TD. Averaged 5.85 yards per carry. Caught 43 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
Alabama and West Virginia will meet for the first time when the two storied football programs open the 2014 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, bowl officials announced Thursday. Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen said the event is a great way to showcase his program. "Alabama is one of the top teams in college football history, and it will be a tough challenge for us," Holgorsen said in the statement. The Crimson Tide are 10-8-1 all-time against teams from the Big 12.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
It's that time again, boys and girls. The spring is over, and the Big 12 stock must be checked. Here's how I slot the conference heading into the summer. 1. Oklahoma: The Sooners' lead on the rest of the league looks like it's slimming after the suspensions of Jaz Reynolds, Trey Franks and Kameel Jackson. The pressure's on for an impressive haul of freshman receivers, highlighted by spring star Trey Metoyer and juco transfer Courtney Gardner, to offer Landry Jones solid targets.Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
SOFTBALL | The softball team starts their Regional in Washington today. LAJ's David Just has an article on the team and here's head coach Shannon Hays:
"Just making it is not enough for these girls," Hays said. "They want to end up in Oklahoma City. It’s a tough road to get through this regional, then you have to get through (No. 1 seed) Cal. But playing in the Big 12 prepares you for these types of things."
Congrats to Adriana Perez for being named on the
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Post-Game NotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
Post-Game QuotesSource: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough as Kansas State won the Big 12 series opener over Tech, 7-5, on Thursday evening at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech wrapped up its preparations for the NCAA Washington Regional Thursday as the Red Raiders went through a two-hour practice at the Husky Softball Stadium.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole by junior Finley Ewing IV and freshman Clement Sordet helped push Texas Tech into fifth place (6-over) after the first round of the NCAA Greensboro Regional at Grandover Resort.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole by junior Finley Ewing IV and freshman Clement Sordet helped push Texas Tech into fifth place (6-over) after the first round of the NCAA Greensboro Regional at Grandover Resort.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
After a near-record setting inaugural campaign in scarlet and black, Texas Tech junior Adriana Perez was honored on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) All-Central Region first team Thursday morning.Source: Texas Tech Official Site
Texas Tech officially qualified 26 athletes and four relay squads for the NCAA West Preliminary meet as the official field was released Thursday afternoon. Tech will send 12 men and 14 women to Austin for the NCAA first round meet set to be held May 24-26 in Austin, Texas.Source: Big 12 Football Blog
By now, the only question seems to be whether Baylor's new stadium will be ready for the 2014 or 2015 season. The school received another major donation from Sheila and Walter Umphrey for naming rights of the bridge over the Brazos River that will connect Baylor Stadium with the campus and law school. Here's a mock-up. "Baylor University is making enormous strides, and we believe this new stadium will be a showpiece, reflecting the University's remarkable progress and its strong standing in higher education," Umphrey said in a statement.Source: Double-T Nation by Seth C
Texas Tech (28-24, 6-15) vs. Kansas St. (24-28, 5-16)Date Start Time Texas Tech
Official Site Notes: Here
Location: Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | Lubbock, TX
Radio: Affiliates
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You saw us break down each team's 2012 nonconference schedule, and, well, it wasn't pretty. So what's it look like if we skim off the top? Here are the Big 12's top five nonconference games in 2012: 1. Notre Dame at Oklahoma, Oct. 27: Chalk this game up as the lone Big 12 game against a team in the ESPN preseason top 25. Notre Dame checks in at No. 24, and even though the Irish have meager expectations in 2012, the Big 12 has to take what it can get in this one.
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