Texas Tech has gained the verbal commitment of Dartwan Bush, a DT for Clute Brazoswood, according to the AJ. He had an excellent visit at Tech along with a few other athletes this past weekend. Also, V.J. Fehoko, Sam's little brother, has strengthened his opinion of Tech and could soon make a committment. Bush, 6-foot-1 and 255 pounds,  was selected by the coaches in District 24-5A as the league’s most valuable player, as he was probably the biggest single factor in this year’s charge by Brazoswood into the Regional playoffs. He had 81 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 15 sacks this season.

Fehoko, whom we are all a bit more familiar with by now, also had a very good visit, being escorted by his brother. At 5-foot-11, 225 pounds, Fehoko could vie for the strongside linbacker spot if he signs, enabling him to play alongside his brother.

Concerning the football team's outlooks for next year, the AJ also has an article about theredshirt receivers for Tech. Apparently, the coaches have witnessed the new group, including plit end Eric Ward, flanker Derrick Mays, “Y’’ inside receiver Aaron Fisher and “H’’ inside receiver Ernest Celestie, who have built the expectations of the coaches.

All of this in the AJ. It is just enough info to whet our appetites as we look forward to next year. Go there and read, it will be worth your time and get you excited for our Red Raiders.

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 Fred Harvey, a 5-foot-11, 230-pound linebacker from way over in Memphis, Tenn., credited with 21 sacks last season, has made a verbal committment to Texas Tech, according to the AJ's Don Williams. He also had over 70 tackles. He had about 8 sacks as a sophomore, with just under 70 tackles.  So who needs Fehoko's brother? If this kid is real, he could be the next Zack Thomas. I don't recall this name on any lists, so maybe Tech has gotten another "under-the-radar player. He looks like he may be the right size for a Middle LB slot, so he and Fehoko would be battling it out for the starting job. My guess is when he arrives he probably will not redshirt but be asked to contribute right away. I have not gone to Scout or ESPN yet to check him out but will do so now.

I wanted to say this separately from another entry. I really enjoy this blog site, especially with all of the differences of opinions that are offered, especially those that get me to maybe look at something just a bit differently. The below was posted as a comment on the other FanPost "Less is More?".

"When I visit other blogs, it is to shore up or obtain more information seen here. I am a member of a couple of other blogs only so I could make what I feel are quality statements, not demeaning ones. It serves me nor anyone else on other blogs for me to go there to be negative most, or all, the time. I enjoy a little banter, such as I have with a few of DoubleTNation’s bloggers. It is fun. But, there has to be a cutoff somewhere when someone gets way out of hand.

"I think most of the bloggers here keep withing the lines the majority of the time. If we do wander out, another blogger, or Seth himself, will set us straight. A place for us to go and vent a bit was never there for many years, at least not online. But it is opening up now. This site is one of the best. I can say that because I have visited other sites. I don’t make it a habit to go to other sites just to start something up because this is my team, not the others. I appreciate those backing me on this and hope we can all be contributors here for a long time. It sure makes the season a lot more fun. And as we like to say here…..WRECK ’EM!"

As said, I like this site and hope we all can continue to banter with good intentions as the '09 season approaches. If anyone from another blog, especially the ones in charge of the blogs, wants to come here and offer input, that is welcomed by us all, I am sure. But, some do seem to go a little overboard. Those persons simply need to be more civil when visiting, just as we Raiders try to do when we reciprocate. Thanks, Seth, for all your time and effort. Thanks, too to all those who are contributing editors. I appreciate it and look forward to the coming season.

Congratulations to the Lubbock Christian University Chaps for winning the NAIA Baseball Championship! The game ended about 12:15 a.m. on Saturday morning as there were 30 hits in this exciting game. Both teams really played their hearts out trying to win this championship. I know this is not a Tech team, butit is a Lubbock team; one with a great winning baseball tradition. This is the first championship since 1983 for the Chaps. They wind up with 52 wins on the year. This is the type season I am hopefull of that we will get to see from our own Red Raiders in the near future. All of Lubbock will be celebrating when they awake to hear this news and they will be hopefull also that Tech can follow up with one of their own soon. Again, congratulations to the LCU baseball Chaps for a job well done.

From the Lubbock AJ online Texas Tech sports page:

"Coach Pat Knight has signed another recruit to a National Letter of Intent. The newest Texas Tech player is from Temple Hills, Maryland.

"David Tairu, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound guard from South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, will enter Texas Tech next season as a junior. David averaged 17.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. He played 24 minutes per game, was the leading scorer for the Texans, and registered a season-high of 29 points."'

More to read at the site, but this seems to make it official. Now, if only PK can entice a really good BIG man of the 7-foot range to commit, this could e an amazing class.

I was wondering just what the effect the bowls and whether a team won or lost had on the final Ap poll. So I listed the teams and then showed their regular season W-L record, their rank and the number of points the received. Then I took the results of the bowls and applied them to the teams. The highlighted teams in pink (Texas, Va Tech & Rice) moved DOWN after WINNING. The lone green one (Ohio State) actually moved UP when they LOST!

The Amt Moved is how far they moved in the poll up, down or sideways (only Florida in the Ap poll stayed the same). I listed the teams originally, by the way, according to their final BCS standing, prior to the bowls. I hope this works. It is interesting to see the positive influence you see in the AMOUNT of movement up or down depending very much on the teams conference affiliation (esp. SEC teams).

Just a way to whittle away the spare time. I hope you all enjoy this, or at least get a laugh, cry, scowl, shrug, or something, out of it.