Raider Power!!

They say every dog has its day. Well today that dog is the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Nationally ranked at the number 2 spot, the Red Raiders are enjoying arguably their best year ever. Now football is HUGE in Texas, be it high school, college or professional, every weekend it is the ticket to entertainment, but in my opinion nothing compares to college football! The excitement that it brings every Saturday is second to none and Texas Tech is no exception. Unlike certain colleges like Texas, USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma to name a few, who are constant contenders for a National Championship, Texas Tech is new to this stage. Holding their own fate in their hands, if Tech continues to win with games against number 5 Oklahoma and Baylor, then meeting up with Missouri more than likely in the Big 12 Championship game, then they will play in the biggest game in school history, the National Championship. The atmosphere surrounding the Texas Tech campus, Lubbock and the south plains reminds me of that of the early 90's when the Lady Raiders brought home the National Championship trophy in NCAA women's basketball. The success of those ladies carried on for a decade afterwards with several repeat performances in the NCAA basketball tournament. So I am hoping that Gerald Myers {the Texas Tech Athletic Director} and the athletic department are smart enough to pay whatever amount of money is needed to keep our pirate captain Mike Leach aboard! With talk of teams such as Tennessee willing to pay whatever Leach wants to bring his style of football to them, he is certainly a hot topic among struggling programs. Surely the Texas Tech Athletic Department has noticed the positive change he has brought to our beloved University. Sell out games, national t.v. coverage and the birth of Raiderville prove that he is worth the dollar amount that comes with his master mind! So come next Saturday, in Norman, Oklahoma the Raiders and Coach Leach will try one more time to beat a top ten team and get one step closer to a trip to Florida! Go Raiders!!