23 Personnel

By Spencer RogersSports Basketball Football

23 Personnel episodes

March 13, 2018 Selection Sunday, NCAA Tourney Prep, Baseball Road Trip and Spring Football
What on Earth is Sonic trying to do to us by destroying the all-American burger? They've come out with a slider that is 25% mushroom and we can't believe the lengths the tree huggers are going to "protect the environment." What about the manatee, the humble sea cow? Those things pump out methane on the regular to float and we're worried about cows burping? Come on.
There are so many great movies with one word titles, so we break down our top 5 movies in that category. Spencer selected (in no particular order) Memento, Se7en, Armageddon, Alien, and Interstellar. Michael selected Goodfellas, Gladiator, Braveheart, Tombstone, and Predator.
Red Raider basketball has been seeded third and sent to the Eastern bracket in Dallas to face off against Texas foe Stephen F Austin. The Lumberjacks aren't intimidated as a 14 seed facing off against a Big 12 foe, as they took down a third seeded Press Virginia a couple of years back. Even as a 10+ point favorite, we're a little cautious in our optimism for this game. Dan has a Q&A qeued up with writers from the SFA site The Sawmill to help us prep for the matchup with the Lumberjacks. The possible rematch with Press Virginia is not ideal, but a lot would have to happen for us to get to that point - let's just win this game against SFA first.
Baseball went on the road against a top 5 team Kentucky and went 1-of-3. The Wildcats ended the win streak in fairly comfortable fashion. Tech just looked out of sorts on both Friday and Saturday. As a top ranked RPI school and top 5 team, there isn't much to gain from scheduling like this unless the team is learning from this experience to help them avoid a similiar let down in postseason play.
Dates for open practices and scrimmages have been announced for the football team and we're probably going to have a legit spring game this year. Michael, LaBarre and Spencer will probably get together to view that event in April.
Listener questions included thoughts on what we would want to change with the football offense under the new offensive coordinator, how many Tech fans will show up in Dallas for the game against SFA, how many front seven defenders Tech will likely be recruiting, and how Michael ranks Motley Crue concerts he's attended.
We wrap it all up with things we learned this week. Michael learned how much he enjoyed watching a movie with the older ladies. Spencer learned just how much he sucks at staining a fence.
In case you want to skip right to the good stuff: Intro 0:01:00; Basketball 0:17:55; Baseball 0:44:15; Football 0:53:10; Listener Questions 1:01:00
1 hr 26 min
March 07, 2018 Podcast Rebrand, Big 12 Tournament, Perfect Baseball, and OC Sad News - 009
We address the rebrand and why the sudden switch.
Food can be such a divisive topic and we delve into foods everyone else likes that we can't stand. Michael's is crawfish, Spencer's is green chiles. BBQ is king.
The Big 12 basketball tournament is this week. We of course discuss what Texas Tech needs to do to secure a favorable NCAA tournament seed, who needs to be healthy and play well, and who we don't want to face in the tournament. Chris Beard and Texas Tech agreed to a contract extension for the next six years that will pay the man his money, as well as touch on why him being named Co-Coach of the Year in the Big 12 was garbage.
Texas Tech Baseball is off to the 2018 season with a perfect 13-0 record, with an impressive four-game series sweep over a top 15 team. They are preparing to go on the road this week to face off with Kentucky and Louisville, both Super Regional teams from last season.
Red Raider Football spring practice started this week, quietly, and we discuss why the offensive coordinator made us sad. The NFL Combine was this past week and we discuss how underappreciated Dylan Cantrell may have been throughout his career at Tech.
1 hr 15 min
February 27, 2018 Texas Tech Basketball, the Whole TTU Basketball, and Nothing but TTU Basketball - 008
Dan Swany joins Spencer and Michael this week to discuss nothing but Texas Tech basketball (and acceptable pizza toppings at buffets). Swany brings the heat and expertise like no one else can. He gives up the outlook on the remainder of the season with and without Evans, Smith, and Gray, and predictions for how far this team will go into the Big Dance.
1 hr 9 min
February 27, 2018 Texas Tech Basketball, the Whole TTU Basketball, and Nothing but TTU Basketball
Dan Swany joins Spencer and Michael this week to discuss nothing but Texas Tech basketball (and acceptable pizza toppings at buffets). Swany brings the heat and expertise like no one else can. He gives up the outlook on the remainder of the season with and without Evans, Smith, and Gray, and predictions for how far this team will go into the Big Dance.
1 hr 9 min
February 21, 2018 Texas Tech is Cursed and the Big 12 Refs Suck - 007
On this week's episode, Spencer and Michael go into how Texas Tech is cursed, how the Big 12 refs suck (duh), Red Raider basketball, baseball, listener questions, and our all new segment: what did we learn. Prepare yourselves thusly for a jam packed episode of goodness.
1 hr 19 min
February 20, 2018 Texas Tech is Cursed and the Big 12 Refs Suck
On this week's episode, Spencer and Michael go into how Texas Tech is cursed, how the Big 12 refs suck (duh), Red Raider basketball, baseball, listener questions, and our all new segment: what did we learn. Prepare yourselves thusly for a jam packed episode of goodness.
1 hr 19 min
February 14, 2018 INSTANT REACTION versus Oklahoma, Signing Day Post Mortem, Baseball Preview - 006
This week, Spencer and Michael dive right into instant reaction to the basketball win over Oklahoma. We also welcomed our first full-feature guest in Michael LaBarre as he helped us dissect the 2018 signing class and helped us prepare for the first pitch on the 2018 baseball season.
1 hr 9 min
February 08, 2018 Super Bowl snacks and ads, Big 12's best basketball team, signing day disappointment, and Lubbock's best queso - 005
We delve into the Super Bowl's best and worst ads and what delicious snack food we were putting away. Of course we talk about the Big 12's best basketball team as Texas Tech takes down Iowa State live on the recording. We had to mention the elephant in the room in the disappointing signing day and finish it off with Lubbock's best queso.
1 hr 8 min
February 08, 2018 Super Bowl snacks and ads, Big 12’s best basketball team, signing day disappointment, and Lubbock’s best queso - 005
We delve into the Super Bowl's best and worst ads and what delicious snack food we were putting away. Of course we talk about the Big 12's best basketball team as Texas Tech takes down Iowa State live on the recording. We had to mention the elephant in the room in the disappointing signing day and finish it off with Lubbock's best queso.
1 hr 8 min
January 31, 2018 Super Bowl, Burrito Follow Up, Blocked on Twitter, New OC, and Ruffin McNeil - 004
This week, Spencer and Michael duscuss the upcoming Super Bowl, they bring in their first guest to settle the burrito vs. taco debate, and of course talk about Texas Tech athletics. Basketball was impressive this past week going 2-0, moving back into the Top 10. Football hired a new offensive coordinator, and our Twitter account got its first block. They then wrap up with some more excellent listener questions.
1 hr 3 min