We're talking Texas Tech Football ahead of the 2023 season

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<p>It&#39;s that sweet smell of football in the air. Albie and Jeramey are in full preview mode, but this season we want to give you a lot of information in the shortest amount of time. Tortillas &amp; Takes is previewing multiple teams per episode and inviting on other podcasts to promote the schools they love so dearly. This episode we bring on Dominiqk with DuckZone503 to give us some help with the new Big 10 school on the block.</p>

<p>The Coaches Top 25 poll is here! Texas Tech lands at no. 24 so, naturally, Albie and Jeramey give a quick critique at some of those represented as well as how the Big 12 is shaping up with a few weeks before kickoff.</p>

<p>In the span of 24 hours the Big 12 brought in Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah to round out the conference to 16 teams. What does that mean for the conference and the college football landscape? Albie and Jeramey get into the weeds.</p>

<p>It&#39;s hot and heavy in the conference realignment talk. Albie and Jeramey talk Arizona&#39;s inevitable move to the Big 12, the war for the remaining Pac teams, and what it really means to be in this conference. </p>

<p>After Big 12 Media Days, there&#39;s a lot to like about the upcoming season. Albie and Jeramey discuss incoming programs, the TBT in Lubbock, and just how sweet it would be to get Texas one more time.</p>

<p>Summers are usually the dead period, but Lubbock has secured a bid to host a portion of the tournament at the United Supermarkets Arena. Albie and Jeramey preview the Air Raiders along with some of their opening competition.</p>

<p><strong>Albie and Jeramey take a mid-summer pulse check of the Texas Tech Football and Men&#39;s Basketball programs. What has Joey McGuire done to fortify his depth chart ahead of a possible preseason Top-25 appearance? Where are the McCasland haters following his last few transfers that have landed him some national kudos? </strong></p>

<p>This week Albie and Jeramey bring on Red Raider Sports journalist, Justin Apodaca, to talk about Texas Tech Baseball and the athlete-shuffle.</p>

<p>Albie and Jeramey stay chilling in the heat of summer, but Texas Tech football and men&#39;s basketball are steadily collecting recruits. We go over the success of McGuire and intriguing efficiency of McCasland as they look towards success in the upcoming year. </p>

<p>We&#39;re pressing play again and looking at the ending of the baseball and track seasons. After the ad break we peer into the football team and figure out what&#39;s setting this season apart, how optimistic should we be (and is that okay?), and wether or not Tyler Shough is a top three QB in the Big 12. Strap in. </p>

<p>Today Albie and Jeramey celebrate the Track &amp; Field teams along with Ludvig Aberg for phenomenal showings this past week with some substantial accolades. As for the baseball team, however, could we have got placed in a more difficult regional? </p>

<p>Why is Texas Tech getting looks at Alabama for the Sugar Bowl?? Also we close up the season for softball while keeping hope for baseball&#39;s post-season appearance. </p>

<p>Really it&#39;s as simple as that: Coach Gerlich is doing the most in the least amount of time! Join Albie and Jeramey as they breakdown some disappointing series from softball and baseball while looking towards the growing hype around the Lady Raiders team. Also is Coach McCasland alive?? </p>

<p>As the seasons for softball and baseball round third, so to speak, Albie and Jeramey break down their most recent play and how that affects a post-season bid. Also we chat about the Lady Raider&#39;s newest pickup as well as debate whether or not spring games for football even matter.</p>

<p>Albie and Jeramey do a quick update on how Texas Tech Softball and Baseball are doing before moving towards the topic-at-hand: is Jaylon Tyson&#39;s transfer announcement spell legitimate criticism of Grant McCasland?</p>

<p>Following last week&#39;s examination of Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt, we are excited to bring on Sportico&#39;s Daniel Libit for an exclusive interview regarding his work as an investigative journalist, his experience breaking the Stollings story, and what kind of morality can exist in the upper-echelon of college athletics. </p>

<p>In what will probably be our most controversial episode, Albie and Jeramey decide to take on a topic that has been largely avoided: Kirby Hocutt. The Texas Tech Athletic Director since 2011, Hocutt has done an exceptional job at creating visible progress around various athletic programs. He has also navigated six head coaches leaving the University on the basis of student-athlete abuse (five since 2020). Why hasn&#39;t there been more scrutiny of his tenure? Does Texas Tech have some sort of risk-reward scale pertaining to his employment? We look at Hocutt&#39;s best and worst of the past 12 years. </p>

<p>Albie and Jeramey go over Texas Tech&#39;s new basketball coach hire, Grant McCasland, following his presser on Monday. What&#39;s exciting about the hire, what&#39;s concerning about the hire, and where should your expectations be heading into year one? </p>

<p>Albie and Jeramey take some time to reflect on Texas Tech basketball. The Lady Raiders have their best season since 2013 making it to the WNIT Super 16 but ultimately falling to Arkansas, while the men&#39;s program seemingly is waiting for the NIT to finish before hiring their new coach. What&#39;s in store for the future of Coach Gerlich and perhaps Coach McCasland? This episode has all that and some boxed wine to boot. </p>

<p>Selection Sunday came and went and neither the men's or women's programs were invited to the Big Dance. The Lady Raiders, however, are WNIT bound for the first time since the 2012-2013 season! Albie and Jeramey touch on that along with new conference realignment talk and the mess that is our men's basketball program.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The season from Hell" finally met its close at the hands of West Virginia in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament, but that hasn't been the talk of the town for fans of Texas Tech. Mark Adams made some not-so-savory comments towards a student athlete and went from a suspension to downright stepping away from the head coaching role. Texas Tech is, once again, on the hunt for another head coach for its once illustrious basketball program. Albie and Jeramey break down the breakdown and talk through some of the names on the shortlist for the next HC.</p>