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    Football: Baylor Preseason Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 40:42


    Jeramey and Matt from Between Two Bears chat a little bit about the Baylor Bears and how they can turn around from a 3 win season. Is there hope for the future of Aranda in Waco? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Football: Arizona Preseason Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 46:33


    Joe brings on Shane Dale of the Wildcat Country Podcast to tell us more about this Arizona team and what we can expect from their first year in the Big 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Football: Cincinnati Preseason Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 48:39


    Jeramey brings on Justin and Steve from the Viva la Cats podcast to talk about Cincinnati's bleak first year in the Big 12. A lot of offseason changes may lead to one of the greatest resurgences in Bearcat football history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Football: Arizona State Preseason Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 56:53


    Joe takes the lead on our preview of the upcoming conference opponents in 2024 by brining on John Healey from the Speak of the Devils Podcast. What are ASU's expectations for the upcoming season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Football: The Non Con 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 60:51


    Albie, Joe, and Jeramey get the football train going by previewing Texas Tech's non conference schedule: ACU, Washington State, and UNT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Football: The First Look

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 64:10


    Albie, Joe, and Jeramey talk Texas Tech Football! Kickoff is August 31 and we've got a lot of reasons to amp up the excitement about the upcoming season. Is all the preseason conversation kool aid, or something more real? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: Canady and Pick Six Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 48:10


    Jeramey and Joe hop on to talk about the crazy transfer of P Nijaree Canady to Texas Tech and the annual publication of the Pick Six Previews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: Caleb Dean the Speed Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 46:26


    Albie and Joe bring on Texas Tech Track & Field Alum, Caleb Dean, to talk about his life, his experiences in the running world, and his time as a Red Raider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: College Football 25 and real life realignment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 58:36


    Albie and Joe are back to talk about the much anticipated College Football 25 video game. What did they get right? What did they miss completely? How cool is it to get to be doing this ten years later!? Also, realignment talks were quiet for just a short while. Now Yormark has his eyes set on a pair from the ACC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: The New NEW Big 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 63:37


    Albie, Joe, and Jeramey are back this week to talk about Big 12 Media days, the new Big 12 teams, and a little bit about Brett Yormark's conquistador attitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: The Three Stripe Life is For Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 59:26


    Albie, Joe, and Jeramey review the Adidas reveal in full and measure the impact that this new brand partnership could have on the future of Texas Tech athletics. Also, we talk the early success of softball recruiting and the olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: stuck on ZOOM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 47:57


    This week Albie, Joe, and Jeramey fight technology in an attempt to talk about the new softball hire, the drama in baseball, as well as the most hated figures in Texas Tech Athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: Softball Coach Update and "Big 12 Bests" talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 46:22


    Jeramey and Joe lock in midweek to follow some rumors that are cropping up about Louisiana head coach Gerry Glasco being the head coach elect for Texas Tech softball. While everyone gets excited about the pedigree, we wonder what and for how long someone who is 65 is looking to contribute to the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: Hocutt et al. averse to helping women's programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 67:29


    In the wake of Craig Snider leaving his post for a lesser one at Tennesee, Tech twitter has been abuzz with conversation around Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt's inability to sustain women's programs at Texas Tech. Albie, Joe, and Jeramey talk about the softball situation, the women's basketball program, as well as the WNBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer Tapes: NIL, What Is It Good For?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 51:37


    Albie, Joe, and Jeramey discuss the progression, ethics, and pros/cons of paying student athletes as well as College Football 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Trailmix Dairies: Baseball and grading the full athletic year

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 70:05


    Albie, Jeramey, and new staple of the show Joe Lopez gather together to mourn the end of the Texas Tech baseball season and look back at Texas Tech Athletics as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Softball: SNUBBED (but really this time) feat. Phillip Slavin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 35:58


    Texas Tech softball team was at the wrong place in the wrong time when it came to the NCAA's selection of the post season field. Jeramey and Albie bring on Ten12 leader Phillip Slavin to talk more about why Texas Tech deserved a spot and why we shouldn't be discouraged going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Baseball: Avoided the sweep!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 56:37


    Texas Tech baseball loses another tough series, this time against Oklahoma State. The season comes to a bitter close ahead of the conference tournament and, hopefully, the postseason. A lot of things are up in the air but Albie and Joe settle down to talk about the what-ifs we could be facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Baseball: burn the bats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 61:04


    Back-to-back conference series where Texas Tech has been swept, what is going on? Albie and Joe sit down over a tough dose of reality. Can Texas Tech baseball do something to right the ship late here in the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Softball: Texas Tech eyeing postseason appearance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 31:53


    Texas Tech has had an up-and-down season, but steadily they crawl up the rankings in a number of important metrics. Despite a sub .500 conference record, many are looking at Texas Tech as the last four in for the postseason. A huge series against No. 1 Texas this weekend likely won't break that, but it could go a long way at solidifying it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Baseball: it giveth, it taketh away (frick)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 58:02


    Another swing in mood, another opposite result from the baseball team. Losing against New Mexico and then being swept by Kansas? Albie and Joe stack up the receipts and try to figure out the trajectory of this team with two big series left in the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Baseball: SWEEP 'EM UP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 57:58


    Albie and Joe hop on to talk about an incredible sweep over the West Virginia Mountaineer baseball team. Just when pessimism started to creep in we have new life in the season ahead of an important series against Kansas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Baseball: Texas Tech struggles continue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 61:27


    Texas Tech baseball just cant find it's rhythm, now sitting sixth in the conference the Red raiders are struggling to put it together to even see the post-season. Joe Lopez comes back on to talk stickball and some other news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Softball: Searching for the dirty 30 (wins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 23:25


    While conference hasn't gone our way, the softball team has not relented on effort. Coach Snider & co. have continued to bring energy and connectedness to their game that has all the makings of paying off. As the hardest part of our schedule is out of the way a path to 30 wins seems clearer than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Tournament, transfers, and tough looks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 60:12


    This week we're letting the guys chop it up a little bit about the basketball world (sans Texas Tech). NC State refuses to quit, Caitlin Clark is HER, and honestly... it hurts to lose good players. Always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: So long, farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 51:12


    Well well well, look what the chef cooked up: a big steamed CROW. Albie and Jeramey tear into this NC State loss and early exit from Texas Tech and grieve over what could have been. Plus a little more examination of the tournament as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Stickball: Softball looks to bounce back, Baseball looks for help

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 51:39


    This week, Jeramey briefly recaps the end of the Lady Raider season and the interesting circumstances surrounding it before moving on to softball. We bring on Joe Lopez again to give us the update on a recently abysmal performance from the Texas Tech baseball team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: It's the Big Dance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 59:05


    At the end of year one, Grant McCasland has done an incredible job by elevating Texas Tech to the tournament after they disappointingly missed last season's. What tricks does Miracle Mac have up his sleeve for the biggest and brightest stage in college basketball? Time will tell as they face off against 11-seeded NC State on Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Conference tournament time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 63:51


    We brought on Phillip Slavin of the Ten12 Network to talk about the Big 12 Tournament and Big 12 basketball as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Combination Plate: Lady Raiders, Softball, and Baseball with guest Joe Lopez

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 47:24


    This week is marking the end of the basketball season and the beginning of stickball season. Lady Raiders pick up a huge win over Houston, advancing to the next round against Baylor. Softball picks up a nice win in Provo to open a three-game series against BYU. Baseball is actually really good, but just HOW good - we bring on Joe Lopez to give us the insights and analytics of a team on the rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Did you know, in 2019?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 61:43


    If we see another "in 2019," tweet we're going to lose it. Albie and Jeramey bring on Brooks and Dustin of Tailgate Talks Podcast to recap the Texas and West Virginia basketball games while looking ahead to Oklahoma State and Baylor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Looking to take Texas to the woodshed (again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 57:06


    With Texas off to the SEC, every home game against the Horns is one more chance at an eternal scoreboard. Today we've got the basktball team looking to bounce back from a tough loss at UCF by bringing in the Longhorns to the United Supermarkets Arena. Albie Shore brings on Gerald Goodridge to talk all things Texas v Texas Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Roundup: Big 12 Track & Field Championship, Lady Raider loss to Texas, and softball!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 31:29


    This episode we're covering quite a few things that are going on for Texas Tech programs: men and women indoor track programs have a chance to win the conference title, the Lady Raiders have a culture-reset against Texas, and the softball program is better than non-believers thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Men trending up, Women trending way down

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 52:06


    This week we're smashing both basketball programs together to highlight where the MBB are but more importantly discuss the contention around the Lady Raiders. A lot of people online who aren't watching the WBB program sure have a lot to say, what is valid and what isn't? Albie and Jeramey weigh in on this tug-o-war between pessimism and soft-imism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Red Raiders carry momentum ahead of largest matchup

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 49:30


    A huge win over No. 6 Kansas has brought eyes back on Lubbock, Texas as the Red Raiders look to make a late-season surge for the conference title. A lot has to fall their way, but a huge matchup against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, presents an incredible opportunity on the path. Albie brings on Jackon, the Chef, from Ramblin Raiders to talk Texas Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: It's time for some momentum for the Lady Raiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 47:05


    In true Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde fashion, the Lady Raiders have been night and day when they're playing on the road versus playing at home. Thankfully against UCF and Oklahoma State we get a friendly home crowd and plenty of rest. Will the Lady Raiders be able to make a statement in the last stretch of games this season for a tournament bid? Jeramey brings on Albie to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Men lose momentum against TCU and Cincinnati

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 49:38


    Every game is a challenge in the Big 12. After getting out to a hot start in conference play, Texas Tech drops two games in a row to TCU and then Cincinnati. Albie and Jeramey recap what could be an outlier in the Red Raider's performance if the allegations of the team suffering from flu are true. Either way - Baylor on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Lady Raiders need a road win (Softball on the horizon!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 23:51


    The Lady Raiders have had a pretty good season overall, but being 1-3 on the road isn't doing them any favors. Nine games left in the season means nine chances to move back into tournament conversations, but four of those games are away from home. Can the Lady Raiders right the wrongs and show up against a floundering Cincinnati team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Basketball: Top of the table, having a laugh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 56:34


    The Texas Tech men's basketball team has done a phenomenal job at jumping out to a 5-1 start in the Big 12. Much to the chagrin of sports pundits and haters, McCasland has shown his knack of winning wasn't excluded from a Power Five conference. Albie brings on TJ of the Nation Podcast to talk more about this impressive team and what we could expect going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Basketball: Men remain unbeaten at home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 53:29


    Grant McCasland continues to find ways to win. Texas Tech is 4-1 in conference and leading the Big 12 after a huge 16-point comeback win against BYU last Saturday. Albie brings on one of the brightest Texas Tech minds to cover the sport, Ryan Mainville, to talk more about the state of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Basketball: Lady Raiders topple Cyclones (with guest Erica Martinez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 43:54


    Back-to-back losses be damned, Coach Gerlich had her squad ready and able to take on a strong Iowa State team in the United Supermarkets Arena. Winning 71-63, Texas Tech is carrying a lot of momentum to Provo, UT in the hopes to overcome their recent road woes and continue to stay positive in conference play. We bring on Super fan Erica Martinez of the High Riders to give our listeners more insight in what it means to support this woman's program and the experiences she's had along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Basketball: Texas Tech leads the Big 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 59:10


    Playing in the Big 12 is like playing in the NCAA tournament. Twice a week. For months on end. Albie Shore brings on Steven Rodriguez of the Talking Tech Pod to recap our victory over Kansas State and preview a tough match up against Houston. Listen to learn more about what things make this program so special and continue to defy expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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