What an incredible game. Felt bowl-like. So many great story lines coming to a head and such a great 4th quarter, led by the Texas Tech defense, that enabled the Red Raiders to finish the regular season with a win. More importantly, we learn about Kliff Kingsbury's status, and Tech becomes bowl eligible. 

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Yet another week where it's the biggest game of the year. Texas Tech welcomes #11 TCU to Lubbock, in what could be make or break for this season, bowl eligibility and, of course, Kliff Kingsbury's job. With TCU possibly missing several key players this Saturday, things are lining up for Texas Tech to get a nice win over a Top 15 opponent on senior day and secure bowl eligiblity. But what team will we see on Saturday? The all-systems firing one against West Virginia (until the 4th) or the lack luster team against Iowa State? Everything is there for this team if if they want it... both for themselves and their coach. 

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Texas Tech makes it the second year in a row to beat Baylor and get back to 5-5 for the season. We discuss possible offensive struggles, how big the defense is coming up with turnovers and answer a few of the mailbag questions. It's all good after a Tech win, right?

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Every game has been big and each game following each loss seems bigger than the others. But now, we've finally come to it. Texas Tech's season finally hangs in the balance. A win would mean a chance at a winning season, bowl eligibility and Kingsbury getting one more year. A loss all but seals the fate of all three. With the two blown 4th quarter leads looming large with the fans and the team, mentality is key going forward. A hungry Baylor looking to ruin their rival's season and basically playing their bowl game will come looking to win. Can Texas Tech avoid a 2017 version of last year's Iowa State game? This game means everything going forward. 

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With 3 games left to go this season, there is still plenty to play for and still a real shot at a winning season. Though the inability to close games seemingly in hand is hard to ignore. The return of Clayton Hatfield was met with wide adjulation until his 4th quarter miss that would have sealed the deal for the Red Raiders, but we should give him a pass it being his first game back and all. And because we don't dare want to talk about how Texas Tech hasn't made a FG attempt since Kansas... oy. 

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At a point in the season where rumors of job status swirl, Texas Tech has an opportunity to right the ship against a mediocre Kansas State squad this Saturday. The question of course is how does Tech respond coming in during a 3 game losing streak and needing two wins to become bowl eligible. They were in this position before last year and ended up going 5-7. A win on Saturday could be big to turning around that narrative and helping Kingsbury keep his job. 

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Another tough loss leaves Texas Tech looking for answers heading into the last third of the season. The next four games will determine the fate of Kliff Kingsbury and his impact on the university as head coach of the football program. In this recap we talk about what went right and where things feel apart as the fan base becomes increasingly impatient in the midst of a three game losing streak. 

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Oklahoma is pushing a social media campaign to drum up attendance and fan fervor for Saturday's game. The funny thing, they only do it when Texas Tech comes to Norman. We discuss this and the budding rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas Tech, how the Red Raiders match up with the Sooners and how many former Tech coaches Oklahoma can employ. 

It's gut check time for Texas Tech. A win could make a huge statement for Kingsbury and company and set the tone for the remainder of the season. It's not a must win, but it's as close as you can get without it being one. 

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First of all, we have had a large number of people join the staff in the past week and a half and I'm still working on a new pod schedule going forward. That should all be set by the next pod. So for today, it's just Ryan. Believe it or not, it's a little weirder to do a one person pod than a two person pod, even with how it's set up, so apologies in advance for any issues we didn't catch. 

Lots of talk on social media after the game, negative talk to be more precise. We get into that a bit as well as some Tech players reactions to the negative comments. We'll also hear from Kliff Kingsbury and Cameron Batson from the post game presser. And we'll take a look at when and where Texas Tech lost this game and it has nothing to do with Kliff Kingsbury. 

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Texas Tech coming off of a disasterous collapse and Iowa State riding high after dismantling Kansas has this game looking ever more important to how the season will turn out for these two teams. We break down what to expect from Iowa State, what Texas Tech needs to do to win and a quick look around the Big 12. 

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