Texas Tech Beat Aggies Again And the Uncontroversial Controversy

Tech put up 307 yards of offense in the second half to finish the game with 561 yards. Harrell was 44-56 passing for 450 yards.

Tech rushed for 111 yards. Most of that came from red-shirt freshman Baron Batch. He continues to prove he is an up and coming back. Shannon Woods did his usual job of fine pass and run blocking and gaining 20 yards of his own on the ground.

Leading receivers for Texas Tech were Detron Lewis, 9 catches for 92 yards and Michael Crabtree with 8 receptions for 71 yards and 2 scores. Crabtree was hampered in the game by an injured ankle he nicked in the first half returning a kickoff. Swindall was the leading yardage man with 111.

The minor controversy.

Texas Tech scored their last touchdown on a one-yard run by Graham Harrell with twenty seconds left. What? Surely Tech was just trying to rub it in over their hated conference opponent. No. Mike Leach would have run this play against any team, anywhere. He has said it continually. You play the game all the way out until the final whistle blows.

Over the last few years Texas Tech has had some amazing comeback wins. One of the reasons is because of this philosophy. His teams play every play, full out, trying to execute the offense or defense the way the coaches expect it. Recent bowl victories over Minnesota and Virginia show how Tech never stops playing.

Also, Tech is ranked in the top ten and it would be foolish to allow any points to remain on the field in this BCS world we live in. Most voters never see when or how points are scored. They just look at totals. Bob Stoops knows it and so do most other coaches. You can't be nice because voters and computers don't care. They simply look at results.

Finally, A&M could have simply stopped the play. The A&M coaches knew they would have to. They just didn't get it done. Believe me, if A&M was the one scoring the late touchdown, Mike Leach wouldn't whine or complain one bit. He'd be mad at his team for allowing it. Maybe he's just not as whiny as a lot of people.

The funniest comment I heard about the play after the game came from a radio host on an ESPN channel I believe. I don't remember the exact quote, but the nonsense flying out of his pie hole basically was this.....

There is a mutual respect between the University of Texas and Texas A&M. (what a joke, there is no respect between these two teams) The players of Texas will remember this and will cheap shot Graham Harrell if needed to repay him for this disrespect. (whatever)

Idiots like the above guy make life almost not worth living. Except that it is so funny. So it pains me that he is that stupid, but it also entertains me. So I am thankful for his small brain and blatant nonsensical analysis.

Texas Tech has scored late when ahead in many games of Mike Leach's career there. NEVER has one of his quarterbacks been retaliated against or hurt by the opposition because of it. But this year, with so much on the line, Texas is going to risk a penalty in a big game, so they can restore the honor to Texas A&M.

It is not like the game was already 77-0. Tech was only up 35-25. Truthfully does 35 points or 42 points in a loss really matter. No. The team was beat and only the already sad and angry fans were really upset about it. The players and coaches didn't act like it was a big deal. They knew they could have stopped it from happening. They just have to do their jobs.

So remember, next time you are at work and doing something great, stop at the end so  you don't make someone else at work look bad. Just let up. Don't try and be the best you can, good enough is good enough.. right? Yeah, probably not.

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