As the rest of the country gears up for the return of
college football next week; I am a little bummed about watching my alma-mater
play. I have never had such low expectations for my Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Oh I don’t expect much from my team, especially in the sense
of titles. Yet, they were always fun to watch and cheer for because it was that
entertaining. Remember the amazing comeback against Minnesota in the Insight
bowl? Remember the incredible 2008 season? Remember the Pirate talk from the
head coach?
I thought when Tech first hired former Red Raider
quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to take over as head coach that they were going
back to where it should be. The “Air Raid” offense was back and was ready to
score a lot of points at Jones AT&T Stadium. The first year was fun,
compiled with a 7-0 start and an upset win over #16 Arizona State in
the Holiday Bowl. The program was
finally getting back to where it belonged.
Then last year happened and I was sick to my stomach. It
wasn’t just bad in 2014, it was horrendous. It felt like they had no defense at
all. Like as soon as the other team was on offense, the Red Raiders took a
break and returned to the sideline. Then three games into the season their defensive
coordinator is let go because of an unknown substance abuse problem.
The offense wasn’t any better, but they at least tried to
keep up with teams. The quarterback play was up-and-down and honestly I was
confused as to who the starter was from time-to-time. The Red Raiders were
falling back into mediocrity, something former head coach Mike Leach tried to
prevent for so many years.
I am not saying fire the head coach, but he really needs to
make something out of this year. They need to hark down on recruiting and find
those diamonds in the rough that the big schools overlook. It is also
imperative they keep bringing in talent for the defensive side of the ball.
This team runs through defensive coordinators as much as Rob Gronkowski goes
through playmates. Eventually, they need to realize maybe it is the lack of
talent on that side of the ball. You can’t win shootouts if you can’t stop
them.
If these problems don’t get fixed this year and another slow
start happens, watch for Kingsbury to be on chopping block. Well at least they
still have some of the best uniforms in the country. #gottastaypositive.
Speaking of College Football, here is my way to early
College Football Playoff predictions:
1.
Alabama
2.
Ohio State
3.
TCU
4.
Oregon
This will be wrong, just like every other person who is predicting
this mess. That is why we love college football!
Who do you think will win the National Championship? Who do
you have in the final four? Tweet me at @easportsdfw and let me know.
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