Texas Tech was established in 1923 so we are in a centennial year. Lots of celebrations are going on all over the state. At the Tech Museum there is a commemorative exhibit of the University. Today I went to the Museum to check it out. It was pretty impressive. I read all the stuff & looked at the pictures & took a few. Mostly, and sadly, the pictures I took were mainly sports. I graduated from Tech but it's the sports that cause the memories.
Ok, this is not athletic related. I feell a little better.
Model of Administration Building Construction started in 1924 |
The team lost 3 games that season. Truthfully, I only remember 1 loss but I'll go with the internet on that one. They rolled through the post season for a Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. It was glorious. The coach was Marsha Sharp. The city figuratively canonized her, even naming a freeway after her. She never again had the same glory though she possibly could have. Sadly, her later star player ended up pregnant & didn't mention it to anyone til it was too late to redshirt her. I can only imagine as a 19 year old, she was scared & confused. I certainly would have been. But the rumors I heard is that Saint Marsha berated & humiliated her & not only did she leave but her remaining teammates took it all a little personally. They didn't leave but the spirit & trust of the team was broken. Saint Marsha's days were numbered.
The program fell into disrepair & sadness. A couple of years ago, Tech hired one of the members of the championship as head coach. She seems to be doing well. I'd like to see that 1993 magic again.
Swoops went on to be the 1st player drafted in the WNBA.
1993 Lady Raider Basketball |
Coach Knight was both famous & infamous. He was a tough taskmaster & his players loved him. He made them go to class. He taught them that not everyone was going to be playing money ball & that they needed to take advantage of the education Tech was handing them. When he ended up leaving, his son took over the program. Pat Knight was not his dad & was kind of a disaster. I never heard anything official but I think the agreement was for a limited time to get Pat the job.
Coach Knight was rude & crude in some ways. He did not suffer fools at all. And I get that because there are fools everywhere. I liked him. I always loved it when they said "Texas Tech head coach Bob Knight". He deserved his solo picture in the centennial tribute.
Coach Bob Knight |
In 2008, we had us a football team. A real one. Mike Leach was out coach & we had a team that could score crazy points. It was awesome. And when the dreaded evil empire, the University of Texas, then the number 1 team in the nation came to town. We were undefeated til them (#7 I think) but definite underdogs. But that didn't sink in to Graham Harrrell or Michael Crabtree because they scored the most amazing final TD ever in our history & sent the bovine home crying. Of course, we lost to Oklahoma the next week like 55-0 & lost the bowl game. But that game was soooooo good!!
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