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Cecil Cooper, Thanks for Your Time in Houston!

I was pretty happy when Cecil Cooper was given the job as Houston Astros manager. I'm not totally sure why. He seemed to have done a good job as the Astros bench coach. He had waited his time and was a baseball lifer...

Written by Bryan Ford about 3 months ago 286 reads 0 comments
Michael Crabtree: Please Sign on the Dotted Line

Michael. It's time to stop listening to the crazy cousin. Call your agent and say, "It is your job to get me signed. Get over to San Francisco and don't call me until a deal is done." It probably won't be that easy...

Written by Bryan Ford about 3 months ago 763 reads 13 comments
Baron Batch Injured at Texas Tech Practice

The bad news slowly filtering out of Lubbock today is that starting tailback Baron Batch went down from an injury at practice. The extent of the injury isn't known at this time. It appeared to be an injury to an arm or shoulder...

Written by Bryan Ford about 3 months ago 170 reads 2 comments
That Was Not My Houston Dynamo Team

Blech.Double Blech.I've seen disappointing losses from the Houston Dynamo before. Thursday's loss to Dallas was way beyond that.You see, even when coming out on the wrong end of a match, these men in orange have always played with passion and heart...

Written by Bryan Ford about 3 months ago 55 reads 0 comments
How will Texas Tech Replace Harrell and Crabtree?

For Texas Tech, the numbers five and six equaled many things last season. Five and six = 11 wins overall. Five and six = seven wins in the Big 12. Five and six = 442 completions, 5,111 yards passing with 45 touchdowns and only nine interceptions...

Written by Bryan Ford about 3 months ago 415 reads 1 comments
When Life Interferes with Texas Tech vs Oklahoma

Being a sports fan it is important to schedule your life AROUND the important various sporting events occurring throughout the year. I've been pretty successful at this for the most part. My wedding was on August 21...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 695 reads 1 comments
Texas Tech Is Ready For Oklahoma State

I've heard a lot of experts and non-experts alike say that Texas Tech might come into this game unprepared. Whatever. There are several reasons Texas Tech will be ready to play against Oklahoma State as they were last week against Texas...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 380 reads 4 comments
Michael Crabtree Is Amazing

When Texas Tech played at Texas A&M this year, the Tech coaching staff decided to let Michael Crabtree return kicks. Hey, why not? He is the Red Raiders best play-maker. He is a phenomenal runner in the open field...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 553 reads 4 comments
What Texas Tech Needs on Saturday Night Vs. Texas

You may have heard about a football game being played in Lubbock this Saturday night: sixteen wins and zero losses between the two schools...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 1,009 reads 15 comments
Texas Tech-Kansas: Red Raiders Won't Look Past Jayhawks

Texas Tech opened up as a two-point underdog on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks—and that is very good news for the Red Raiders...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 681 reads 5 comments
Texas Tech Beat Aggies Again And the Uncontroversial Controversy

Texas Tech defeated Texas A&M yesterday in their annual conference match. There is nothing surprising there. It has become routine for the Red Raiders to lay waste to the abyss that has become fightin' Texas Aggie football...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 894 reads 15 comments
Why Do You Support Your Soccer Or Football Club: Why I Love Everton

I was born and raised in Alvin, Texas, just twenty miles south of the big city of Houston. I grew up loving the Houston Astros, Houston Oilers and Houston Rockets in the 1980's...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 242 reads 6 comments
The Good Ol' Nebraska Shows Up But Texas Tech Still Prevails

Joe Ganz and his Nebraska teammates showed up with a good gameplan for Texas Tech. The problem is teams don't always execute those plans fully. Today, Nebraska did everything right in trying to upset Tech in Lubbock...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 424 reads 6 comments
Texas Tech QB Recruit Jacob Karam Vs Santa Fe High School

Texas Tech only has one quarterback as part of their 2009 recruiting class and his name is Jacob Karam. Karam is from Friendswood, Texas. He is a three-year starter for the Friendswood Mustangs, who reside just south of Houston...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 1,203 reads 4 comments
Not Your Same Old Nebraska Heading to Texas Tech

There was a time when fans would fear the Nebraska Cornhuskers when they were coming to town. That hasn't been the case over the last few years. In the 1990's Texas Tech would have probably been a double digit underdog at home to Nebraska...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 252 reads 4 comments
Texas Tech-Kansas State: Graham Harrell Sets Record with Six TD Passes

The Texas Tech offense hasn't been running at full speed in 2008, according to Coach Mike Leach. It seems the team might be heading towards full speed after putting a beatdown on Kansas State, 58-28...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 338 reads 9 comments
Sage Rosenfels Taketh From Colts Then Giveth to Them

Many Houston fans have been crying for Sage to get his chance. And today he did thanks to a flu-like sickness developed by Matt Schaub overnight...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 340 reads 0 comments
Five Reasons to Love Michael Crabtree

There have been lots of five articles lately, so I thought I would join the party. So here are five reasons I love the NCAA's best wide receiver Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech University. 5...

Written by Bryan Ford about about 1 year ago 1,365 reads 2 comments

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Bryan Ford Article Archive

Cecil Cooper, Thanks for Your Time in Houston!

Michael Crabtree: Please Sign on the Dotted Line

Baron Batch Injured at Texas Tech Practice

That Was Not My Houston Dynamo Team

How will Texas Tech Replace Harrell and Crabtree?

When Life Interferes with Texas Tech vs Oklahoma

Texas Tech Is Ready For Oklahoma State

Michael Crabtree Is Amazing

What Texas Tech Needs on Saturday Night Vs. Texas

Texas Tech-Kansas: Red Raiders Won't Look Past Jayhawks

Texas Tech Beat Aggies Again And the Uncontroversial Controversy

Why Do You Support Your Soccer Or Football Club: Why I Love Everton

The Good Ol' Nebraska Shows Up But Texas Tech Still Prevails

Texas Tech QB Recruit Jacob Karam Vs Santa Fe High School

Not Your Same Old Nebraska Heading to Texas Tech

Texas Tech-Kansas State: Graham Harrell Sets Record with Six TD Passes

Sage Rosenfels Taketh From Colts Then Giveth to Them

Five Reasons to Love Michael Crabtree

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