Christmas in July! We discuss our favorite Christmas movies and how Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie. Tim Tadlock was named D1Baseball Coach of the Year. Gabe Holt received yet another honor for his 2018 campaign as he was selected to Baseball America’s First Team Freshman All-American Team. Two more basketball players have signed […]
Independence Day, Baseball Wrap, Summer Basketball, and Football Rule Changes – 023
After celebrating this country’s Independence Day, we discuss all things 23 for this the 23rd episode of the 23 Personnel Podcast. The deadline for drafted baseball players to sign with their teams has come and gone and all but one player has signed with their team and will not return – Caleb Killian. Summer basketball […]
Baseball in Omaha Wrap Up, NBA Draft, and Bill Connelly – 022
As summer has officially started this week, we start off by discussing our favorite flavors of ice cream. We put a bow on the 2018 baseball season. The Red Raiders finished their season in Omaha with a record of 45-20. In my book, any baseball season that ends in Omaha is a good one. There […]
Super Regional Mailbag – 021b
In this week’s mailbag, we answer whether or not Tech is a football school, or something else. 7:46 We build the Mt Rushmore of Tech athletics, which Spencer is terrible at. 15:54 Tadlock must be some kind of wizard as he balances recruiting high school and JUCO talent that could very well not end up […]
Super Regional Hosts & Preview – 021
Editor’s note: we’ve added time stamped bookmarks if you want to skip around and don’t mess with all of our nonsensical ramblings. McDonald rejoins the podcast and brings it with an interesting intro topic this week of what TV/movie world would we like to live in. Texas Tech general news and notes, including Women’s Tennis […]
Tech Baseball Set to Host Regional Tournament – 020
Texas Tech is gearing up to host a regional tournament against Louisville, Kent State, and New Mexico State. WIth Tech’s position as the number one seed and limited starting pitching depth, we think they should probably pitch the series backwards and take advantage of playing the no. 4 seed. The basketball recruiting class should be […]
Sausage Wrap with White Bread? – 019 Mailbag
Movement on the new Texas Tech Vet School going up in Amarillo and A&M shaking in their boots. Here are the articles we referenced in the recording: http://www.amarillo.com/news/local-news/2018-03-08/tamu-unveils-vet-education-plan-wt-texas-tech-continues-push-amarillo http://www.amarillo.com/news/20180518/texas-tech-regents-give-nod-to-69m-agreement-with-amarillo-edc-on-vet-school/1 Proper bread product to put around sausages for sausage wraps. Pitching rotation for conference tournament. Which WR and RBs have the most catches for Tech in […]
Baseball’s Unwritten Rules, Texas Tech Graduation, and Big 12 Baseball Tournament – 019
The unwritten rules in baseball are discussed after watching Kody Clemens break them in a win over TCU this past weekend. Here are our top 10: Don’t talk to a pitcher about a no-hitter in progress Don’t steal or bunt when game is out of hand (4+ runs either way) Don’t “pimp” (admire) a homerun […]
What Makes a Texan, Disappointing Baseball Slump, Football Win Totals – 018
We’re back! After returning from a trip to the Pacific Northwest, Spencer and Michael compile a list of things that make Texans unique and special. We determined that you need to at least check off 10 items on the list of 15: Knows pecan is the state tree Like pecan pie Knows mockingbirds are the […]
Mailbag for Episode 17
We start this week’s mailbag with building the best ever Tech offense from players in Tech history (1 QB, 1 RB, 5 WR). We discuss which team had better position groups: 2017 or 2018. We talk about how the defense might fare without a key player or two. And finally, we discuss the hypothetical of […]