Lots of hugs, lots of congratulations, lots of love on that field. “The program can’t give back as much as you’re going to give the program.” — Matt Wells That’s eight players who are now on scholarship: Tight End Tyler Carr Tight End Connor Killian Wide Receiver Caden Leggett Linebacker Michael Nelson Inside Receiver Mark […]
College Football Open Thread | 2019.08.24
Let’s do this.
Texas Tech Football Prop Bets
Myself and Kyle Jacobson made prop bets on the 2019 Texas Tech football season and made predictions based on them
Introduction to Patterson’s Defense | Part 3 – Strengths & Weaknesses
We’re just about a week away from the start of the 2019 season. With the new defense from Keith Patterson and having seen very little of it at Tech so far, I wanted to preview it a little before game 1. How it works Both Texas and Iowa State have employed this base front defense […]
Texas Tech Football Scratch Pad: Ibeneme & McIvor Have Surgery; WR’s & DL’s Impress
Head Coach Matt Wells: Two surgeries, defensive lineman Gilbert Ibeneme is out for the year with upper body surgery and quarterback Maverick McIvor had surgery on his foot, an extended amount of time, could be back in November. Reduces it by one and can’t tell you who the back-up quarterback is, Jackson [Tyner] has good […]
Using Analytics to Inform Gambling Decisions
Yesterday, I did a giant preview of Texas Tech and the Big 12 using multiple analytical models. I mentioned that as a hobby, I track how these models perform relative to the oddsmakers in Las Vegas. Let me first say I don’t gamble. So when I write about picks each week, I’m not actually placing […]
Top 3 Wins | 23 Personnel Podcast – 104
Intro The Big News – joining The Countdown to Kickoff pregame show with Rob Breaux and Karson Robinson on Talk 1340 (News, Money, Sports) Move in week: https://twitter.com/_KyleJacobson/status/1163237285627879426?s=19 Basketball Bahama Tourney Recap Starting 5 in Game 1: Moretti, Edwards, Ramsey, Clarke & Holyfield Ramsey goes OFF in game 2 Injuries – Moretti dealing with a […]
Utah State Defensive Back Ja’Marcus Ingram to Transfer to Texas Tech
Maybe the last addition.
By the Numbers: Texas Tech and Big 12 Preview
College football is right around the corner, and you know what that means. Fight songs, tailgates, highlight plays, and spreadsheets. Yes, spreadsheets. Lots and lots of spreadsheets. Last year I took an interest in college football analytics, mostly by referencing ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) for each and every college football matchup every saturday. I […]
Texas Tech Football Scratch Pad: Injury and Kicking Situation Updates
Things coming into focus.