Tailgate Talks

In this weeks tailgate we discuss 2 key Red Raiders who are officially will be back for Grant McCasland next season (2:40) then we dive into the two newest Red Raider transfer portal commits (12:24). We talk about what's next for the staff after locking down two key pieces. Then we look back on what was a scary coaching carousel and how we handled the possibility of losing our coach yet again and what it was like rooting for Baylor to keep Scott Drew (32:08). We discuss the roller coaster baseball season after a tough 4 game losing streak (51:34) before our final shots as...

In this tailgate we had to bring RC Mayfield back to the tailgate after Pop Isaacs hit the portal to discuss all things Texas Tech Basketball and the offseason. We start off by discussing the Steffe tweet (3:30) and RC's reaction to it. Then we dissect how we ended up with Pop in the portal (7:30) and discuss the other names that have entered as well. We shift our conversation to an overall view of this portal/NIL era and discuss programs that have struggled and succeeded during this era (25:46). Then we discuss how Texas Tech will handle this portal season (1:00:48...

In this week's tailgate we recap the disappointing loss to NC State in round 1 of the NCAA tournament (2:22). We discuss what went wrong and why the Red Raiders never seemed to get control of the moment. We end the hoops season by remember how special this season has been and the amazing job Coach McCasland did in year 1 to get this program back on track. With the end of the season comes Transfer Portal season, so we rank the guys on the squad based on how sure we are we will see them in the Red & Black next season (23:20...

In this weeks tailgate it is officially March Madness! We discuss Texas Tech's trip to KC and what we learned from the Big 12 conference tournament (4:08). Then we shift our focus to the tournament that matters and the 6 seed for the Red Raiders (13:15). We talk about the draw for TTU, the matchup with NC State and peek ahead to see what could be a possible second round matchup with Kentucky. Then we take a look at the tournament as a whole and rant about our issues with the committee (48:29) before making our official 2024 Tailgate Talks Tournament picks (1:02:56). Its long tailgate...

In this week's tailgate we discuss the Red Raiders closing out the season with 3 straight wins to earn a tie for 3rd place in Grant McCasland first season in the Big 12 (2:08). We talk about the two road victories to secure a double digit conference win record then talk about the impressive win over Baylor in the regular season finale (15:50) Then we shift our focus to the upcoming Big 12 tourney (42:18) and what we want to see from the Red Raiders in KC. Before we end this weeks tailgate we discuss a rough weekend at The Law for Red Raider baseball (42:18...

In this weeks tailgate we discuss the Texas Tech basketball recent 1-3 skid late in the season (2:24). We touch on the games we missed discussing last week then dive into the incredibly disappointing effort on Tuesday night in the last battle at the USA against Texas (21:12). We look back at the rough night it was and then discuss the moment that everyone will be talking about with the worst basketball player to ever exist in Brock Cunningham (28:40) and the chaos that followed. We wrap up this weeks tailgate by welcoming the start of college baseball season and the 24...

In this weeks tailgate we discuss the back to back victories for the Red Raiders to get back on track in Big 12 conference play (2:46). We talk about the too close for comfort victory over UCF to get back in the win column. Then we discuss the dominating victory over the #6 ranked Kansas Jayhawks (12:15). We talk about the EPIC performance from Darrion Williams, Bill Self's ejection, and more that came in the fun big Monday night victory. Then we close out the show with our Super Bowl final shots as Patrick Mahomes gets his 3rd ring (49:10). #WreckEm

In this weeks tailgate its flu week for the Red Raiders. We discuss the 0-2 week for the Red Raiders with loses to Cincy and Baylor (2:28). We talk about our concern level after the 3 game skid, discuss what happened in each game, then have our yearly discussion about the state of Big 12 basketball officiating as it continues to get worse and worse. Then we hit on the coaching change news for the football team (52:36) in our final shots for the week. #WreckEm

In this week's tailgate we discuss the Red Raiders going 1-1 on a tough back to back Big 12 road trip (3:30). We talk about the Chance game in the win over OU in our last trip to Norman and then the hard fought loss to TCU on the worst court in America. Then we do a quick lookahead to the next few games that could help the Red Raiders stay in the Big 12 title race.

The Big 12 released the 2024 football schedules so we take a quick look at what the 24' Red Raiders will be up against and...

In this weeks tailgate we discuss the Red Raiders sitting atop the Big 12 Conference after a 4-1 start to conference play (2:24). We discuss the tough loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars (9:48) and then the epic comeback lead by Pop Isaacs against BYU(18:38). We then look ahead to an important two game road stretch that can teach us a lot about this team before hitting our final shots of the week. #WreckEm