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Craig James IS Interested in U.S. Senate Seat (Update)

January 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Craig James Rumor #6, as seen yesterday in my post, Rumors Swirl Around Texas Tech Coaching Scandal, can now be confirmed as 100 percent true!  According to this report on Dallas’ WFAA-TV, Craig James is eyeing the U.S. Senate seat now held by Kay Bailey Hutchison. Below is the text of Rumor #6 as it [...]

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Mike Leach Profile Remains on Texas Tech Web Site

January 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Arguably one of the most innovative coaches in the country, Mike Leach not only has transformed Texas Tech Football, but also the face of college football with an all-out aerial assault. This is evidenced by the number of programs incorporating more passing into their schemes than before. Leach’s offense has become a hot commodity as [...]

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Rumors Swirl Around Texas Tech Coaching Scandal (Update)

January 6th, 2010 · 15 Comments

Rumors are spreading fast and furiously among supporters of recently-fired Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach.  But are they true?  I investigate. Perhaps the most-volatile rumor floating about is that Leach was ousted in a fashion similar to the one that cost John Kerry the presidency in 2004. Albeit in a much-abbreviated fashion, they [...]

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Texas Tech Fires Mike Leach, PR Battle Ensues (Update 4)

December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Texas Tech University’s firing of head football coach Mike Leach has launched what I predict will be a heated public relations battle involving YouTube videos and aggressive personal injury lawyers. Within hours of news breaking about Leach’s firing, a 16-second video (below) which purports to show the electrical closet where receiver Adam James, son of [...]

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Texas Tech Lets Down Big 12, Falls to Ole Miss

January 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

Though I only watched portions of the ATT Cotton Bowl today, the parts I watched showed an ugly effort by Coach Mike Leach’s #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders as they lost in Dallas to Houston Nutt’s #25 Ole Miss Rebels, 47-34. Yes, I know; in my “crystal ball” post last week, I predicted the game [...]

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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below: Monday, [...]

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Sam Bradford Wins Big in Survey of Heisman Voters (Updated)

December 11th, 2008 · No Comments

In a survey of 100 media members across the country who vote for the Heisman Trophy, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford collected almost as many first-place votes — 47 — as his two closest quarterback competitors combined. Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns and Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators received 20 and 31 first-place [...]

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