Intro

• As of today, it’s been 120 days without the main sports 133; only 1 more day to go
• We’re giving away “Dream No Little Dream”
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Basketball

• Kuminga update
  • “If it wasn’t the G League, I was going to play with my brother,” Kuminga told The Athletic.
  • Joel Ntambwe’s future at Tech in question?
• NBA Still set to start July 30th

Baseball

• MLB season starts this week
• Which non-Texas MLB team should we adopt this season?
  • Michael
    • White Sox
    • Royals
    • Rockies
    • Brewers
  • Spencer
    • Tampa Bay
    • Tigers
    • Atlanta Braves
    • Dodgers
• Little League update

Football

• Covid Football Update
  • Big10 & Pac12 down to conference games only
  • Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has postponed fall sports
    • Texas Tech without another home game (Alabama State)
    • Loss of Arizona means it’s down to 5 home games
      • Possible opponents? h/t Allen Corbin
      • https://twitter.com/allencorbin/status/1285357311137996800?s=19 
    • Hocutt still planning on playing a full home schedule https://twitter.com/cmsilvajr/status/1285391161667006464?s=20 
• New UA uniforms: https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/07/11/texas-tech-football-releases-new-uniforms-for-2020/ 
• UTEP Preview: https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/07/20/texas-tech-football-opponent-preview-utep-miners/ 
• Preseason All Big 12: https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/07/17/three-red-raiders-make-preseason-all-big-12-team/ 
  • DE Eli Howard
  • OG Jack Anderson
  • P Austin McNamara
• Riko Jeffers named to Butkus award watch list
  • Jordyn Brooks finished as a finalist
• Former Utah State quarterback Henry Colombi follows Matt Wells to the Lonestar State
  • https://www.thescore.com/s/14689693 
  • https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/07/21/utah-state-quarterback-henry-columbi-transfers-to-texas-tech/
• Favorite games from history: 1995 vs Texas A&M (October 7, 1995 – 1pm)
  • https://texastech.com/news/2011/10/5/Remembering_Zach_Thomas_Interception.aspx
  • A&M started the year at No. 3 and comes to Lubbock ranked #8 in the country (2-1) with wins against LSU, Toledo, and a loss to No. 7 Colorado (No. 7?)
    • Sidebar – Colorado was good that year
    • Finished No. 7 with a 10-2 (5-2 Big 8) record and a win against Oregon in the Cotton Bowl
    • Kansas was good, too
    • Beat Colorado, finished 10-2 (5-2 Big 8) including Aloha Bowl win against UCLA
  • A&M at their own 15 yard line, Tied 7-7, 37 seconds left, 3rd down and “flirtin’ with danger” – https://youtu.be/agt60-AsS5E?t=11175 
  • Announcer – “that automatically goes down as one of the greatest plays in Texas Tech history – no question there”
  • Celebration penalty – lol
  • Zach Thomas – 12 tackles, fumble recovery, pick-6
  • Thomas Post Game Interview – “been sick all week with strep throat” haha
  • Ended A&M’s 29 game SWC streak (back to 1990)
  • Ended 6-year losing streak to A&M
  • A&M finished the year 9-3 (5-2), defeating Michigan in the Alamo Bowl
  • Tech finished the year 9-3 (5-2), defeating Air Force in the Copper Bowl 

What Did We Learn 

• British Baking Show