The term Cinderella has been thrown around in the college football world as the NCAA Tournament is underway and we consider whether or not the Texas Tech football program is a Cinderella team, set to take the stage in 2015.
Bret Bielema Discusses His Fear of Speed
By now, most have heard of Bret Bielema’s distaste for the Hurry-Up No-Huddle offense, and have seen his willingness to co-opt any and every story into his argument, no matter how ill-advised that may be. However, Bielema proved (painfully) last season that his slow heat-death offense is more than capable of keeping up with HUNH teams. So why so […]
Gridiron on the Plains: Ten Texas Tech Spring Thoughts
Texas Tech and their students are on spring break, but we’ve got ten thoughts on Texas Tech’s spring practice (including, but not limited to #NoBabyDeerSkin).
The Morning Stake: Baseball Wins; Texas Tech a Cinderella
In The Morning Stake: Baseball splits series with Oral Roberts; Texas Tech football may be a Cinderella in 2015; Blayne Beal resigns yesterday and so much more.
Five Spring Thoughts on the Defensive Backs
Trial by fire. That was the mantra for the cornerbacks, and maybe most of the defensive backs last year, as they all appeared to be young and inexperienced, but they received that experience and they *should* be better. At least theoretically. We discuss those cornerbacks, the safeties and the idea of injecting a ton of […]
The Morning Stake: Introducing Land Grant Gauntlet; Baseball Loses to ORU; Top Players
In this morning’s The Morning Stake, we introduce a new Big 12 blog, baseball loses to Oral Roberts in extra innings and ESPN considers Texas Tech’s best players. The cover photo is from Staking The Plains reader Chad of the Roy Furr Ranch, taken in 1985.
Gridiron on the Plains: Darrin Chiaverini Tells Receivers to Embrace Being Uncomfortable
In another really informative interview, Double-T 104.3’s Chris Level interviewed wide receivers and special teams coach Darrin Chiaverini, who is stressing to the receivers that they need to embrace the pressure of being receivers and embrace being uncomfortable as receivers. Really great stuff.
The Morning Stake: Results from the Pro-Day; Smith Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
In the Morning Stake: A deputy AD is to be named AD at Colorado State; Bradley Marquez and Kenny Williams pro-day results; Flora honored; Cameron Smith named pitcher of the week; Crabtree gaining interest.
2016 Quarterback Options
With 2016 quarterback from DeSoto, Tristen Wallace, backing out of his commitment to Texas Tech, but still naming Texas Tech to his top five, there are still a handful of quarterbacks that Texas Tech has on their radar. We’ve got video and details after the jump.
The Morning Stake: New Look for Staking the Plains; Recruiting Updates from the Weekend
In The Morning Stake, we have a new look for Staking The Plains, so don’t be afraid. Baseball takes the rubber match against San Diego State, and we have a bunch of updates on recruiting as Rivals in Austin and Nike in Dallas both held camps this weekend with lots of Texas Tech mentions.