Year One’s most hyped contest, outside of Texas, under McGuire had to be the night game against Baylor. I remember being at a Halloween party, confiscating the hosts laptop, and watching the game throughout the party. In case anyone doesn’t remember, that game went badly. That is why in Year Two, against a flailing Baylor… read more

On day 40, we remember one of the fastest men to ever wear Red and Black, Jakeem Grant. Why day 40? Because this dude had the audacity, the sheer hutzpah, to turn in a 4.10 40 time at the NFL Combine. Jakeem Grant was one of the best receivers to wear the colors. Grant went… read more

Day 41 we remember The Red Raiders only win of non-conference last season. That would be a 41-3 drubbing over far outmatched Tarleton State. Going 1-2 in noncon is just bad, it sets the season up for disaster right out of the game. That hole is a tough one to climb out of, and with… read more

The title of this post can mean a couple of things. First, after a weather induced hiatus I can finally get back to writing our countdown to kickoff series. Or it could mean that the offseason is starting to finally feel closer to ending. But in this case, it means the return of EA College… read more

The last two seasons have been drastically different from expectation standpoints, but ended with one big thing in common. From a win percentage perspective, Texas Tech finished 0.55. Both seasons the team finishes over 0.5 on the year thanks to the bowl game last year. Texas Tech historically is about a 0.55 program, with mediocre… read more

Shimonek is an interesting character of modern Texas Tech lore. Nic transferred from Iowa, and would not become the starter till his senior year. In 2017 he would take the reigns, and the reviews were very mixed. Shimonek’s up and down season would culminate in being benched against Texas in Austin, but coming back into… read more

Look, I really tried to find a meaningful 57 reference for this. But then I remembered, I am the managing editor and can be way less literal. So in honor of a perfect offensive line number, lets give a shoutout to the guys who drive the offense. I of course am referring to everyone’s favorite… read more

The new uniforms are officially here, with Texas Tech unveiling their various new Adidas gear. I talked the other day about the overall rollout, but I wanted to spend one day out of our countdown talking about how insane these new uniforms really look. The uniforms, unlike many Adidas products for football, look nothing like… read more

Day 59 of the countdown, and I figured we could look back at one of the grossest moments in Red Raider defensive history. And one of, if not the greatest, performance from any college football quarterback ever. That would be Baker Mayfield making his return to Lubbock to take on Kliff Kingsbury’s squad led to… read more

The other day Texas Tech formally transitioned to an Adidas school. And the rollout was masterfully done. A buddy of mine works for Texas Tech’s media team, so a shoutout to him for handling some of that content and the entire team for executing a strategy. Texas Tech joins the Adidas ranks at a really… read more