OTF Premium Putting the latest kerfuffle between Texas and Texas Tech to bed

[THookem]

 

[HonkEm]

58 minutes ago, selfdm said:

Very well written Jeff. The whole thing is tiresome man.

However I have to say that if you're in Tech position, you've played your cards pretty perfectly on this one. Clearly the goal was to paint Texas as a villain. The goal was to do all the things that you said. The more I think about it, I can't blame them for responding the way they are. In some ways it's working out in their favor perfectly — media buzz. 
 

I kind of felt the same way about the criticisms thrown at tech, at their desperation to be relevant.  Of course..what college football program doesn't want to be relevant? What program doesn't want to take advantage of all possible avenues to try to be more relevant, especially if they’re not a blue blood?

 

Well said....If you’re Tech, this is exactly how you’d want to play it. When you’re not a blue blood, you take every scrap of attention you can get and try to turn it into momentum. No shame in that.

But that’s also why the ‘desperate for relevance line isn’t really an insult - it’s just reality. Every non‑blue‑blood is desperate for relevance. That’s the entire sport. Tech isn’t doing anything wrong; they’re just doing what programs in their tier have to do.

The difference is Texas doesn’t need to manufacture buzz. Tech does. So yeah, they’re playing their cards well - but let’s not pretend it suddenly puts them on Texas’ level. It just means they’re maximizing the little window they have.

[THookem]

 

[horns96]

Here's the real story - 

 

 

Cody Campbell spent $6M dollars on this player.  

West Texas smart.

Edited 34 minutes ago by horns96

[Neil Leininger]

Last 3 games, Texas outscored Tech 161-79, or an average of 53.7 to 26.3. Yeah, Tech needs to quit talking.

 

[Alex Butler]

Breaking news: Texas Tech business and law school now advocating that insider trading is ok and legal as long as you feel closer to your clients. 

[Califashorn75]

Great article Jeff.