Wednesday Notes
Lots of things today. First off, there's quite a bit on the rivalry between Tech and A&M. The first bit is from the DMN, which points out that Tech is on quite a roll in regards to recent history, but that A&M is more of a traditional powerhouse. I especially like this note from the DMN college blog.
The idea that A&M has, according to the experts, better players only gives credence that Tech is doing a better job of taking what they have and doing more with it. Let's face it, I truly believe that the perfect thing about the spread offense is that it allows less talented teams to compete with more talented teams. A spread offense can take a quarterback with average physical skills, but a high football IQ and can turn this into a dangerous offense. This of course doesn't take into consideration the idea that as this team wins, more talented teams will go to that school and eventually that team can compete with some of the best teams in the nation. I've always thought that this was Leach's plan from the beginning, and it's all starting to come into focus.
Lagrone Shields, a DT from Memphis, TN committed to Tech, which seems to be the most important note in the LAJ Notebook.
The EN notes that Harrell has become, at the urging of Leach, the team leader. As I said before, nothing that Leach does surprises me and last week's rantings were all part of his plan to make one attempt at motivating the team. Having Harrell be this team's leader makes perfect sense, he's going to be around for a while.
In addition to the above referenced article, the EN has another article about the matchup between Tech's offense and A&M's defense. Gary Darnell recognizes that it's the YAC that affect teams:
The idea that A&M has, according to the experts, better players only gives credence that Tech is doing a better job of taking what they have and doing more with it. Let's face it, I truly believe that the perfect thing about the spread offense is that it allows less talented teams to compete with more talented teams. A spread offense can take a quarterback with average physical skills, but a high football IQ and can turn this into a dangerous offense. This of course doesn't take into consideration the idea that as this team wins, more talented teams will go to that school and eventually that team can compete with some of the best teams in the nation. I've always thought that this was Leach's plan from the beginning, and it's all starting to come into focus.
Lagrone Shields, a DT from Memphis, TN committed to Tech, which seems to be the most important note in the LAJ Notebook.
The EN notes that Harrell has become, at the urging of Leach, the team leader. As I said before, nothing that Leach does surprises me and last week's rantings were all part of his plan to make one attempt at motivating the team. Having Harrell be this team's leader makes perfect sense, he's going to be around for a while.
In addition to the above referenced article, the EN has another article about the matchup between Tech's offense and A&M's defense. Gary Darnell recognizes that it's the YAC that affect teams:
"The mark of a real defense is how tough you are when the ball is in the air," Darnell said. "(Texas Tech) doesn't beat you throwing the football. They beat you after they catch the ball."Leach also poked fun of A&M last year and agrees that A&M's defense is better than it was last year.
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