Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were . . .
We’re going to be out-of-pocket for a few days so I thought I’d take a minute and unload some thoughts so as to jettison some weight to get better mileage out there . . .as always, comments are welcome but not mandatory.
1. Texas Tech Sr. QB Steven Sheffield told Lee Barfknecht some things at Big 12 Media Days that are just now making their way back to the Hubbaplex. Sticks shed even more light on some of the issues that have been plaguing Tech football for the last few years, not that some Red Raider fans will want to hear it. Some are still so distracted by the Jolly Roger and card tricks that they don’t want to hear anything that might contradict their narrow world view of Mike Leach, Tech football and what might have actually been going on. Much of that is the media’s fault, our show included, for not doing a good job painting a truer picture of what was actually going on the last few season. Sometimes the media can get blinded too. Won’t happen again around here I bet . . .
2. I admitted on The Show Monday night that I was wrong about Texas Rangers G.M. Jon Daniels. In the last 45 days he’s done more to help the Rangers win than the sum total of all G. M.’s before him, including the oddly sainted, Mr. Ranger Tom Grieve. His moves this past month with everyone in baseball saying the Rangers were hamstrung by no money, no clear ownership future and no leverage were brilliant. Do they ensure a division, let alone a post-season series win? No. We’re they impressive? Yes. Heck, to get anything for Jarrod Saltalamacchia ought to get him G.M. of the century so far. So, I was wrong. Jon, you can stay as long as you want. Please don’t take the Mets job.
3. When Tommy Tuberville gets all the faxes in next February he will have inked the best recruiting class in Texas Tech history, surpassing what Jim Carlen did in the early 1970′s in terms of potential. Of course potential will get you fired lots of places, including Lubbock, Texas, so he better be ready to do something with all those “stars”. Fans in the Hubbaplex have never been hungrier and he’s got to feed the beast fast.
4. If Elliott Sadler had hit that fence at Pocono ten years ago instead of this past Sunday he’d be dead. God bless the HANS device and the new car design NASCAR implemented a few years ago.
5. Larry Scott is smarter than your conference commissioner no matter who your commissioner is. It would register in SEC territory until it is too late, but they’ll figure it out soon enough. Jim Delaney, meanwhile, just likes making statements about Notre Dame in Big 10 ( freakin’ change your name, please) country that cause the writers at the Chicago Tribune to actually make calls to South Bend for reaction. By the way Jim, Tom Osborne ain’t coming to your party just to stand by the lamp. Get ready to rumble.
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