Josh Fostel 🌵

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

@DannyGreenhands Yall crack me up. 4-0

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

@AmberUF85 Good take. That NIL did nothing for Tech Softball. They are right where they were 3 years ago. 🙄🙄

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

@gym_picker Totally agree. He knows they won the conference 1 time in the last 15 years they were in it playing their 1’s.

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

@EulaISD @cowgirl_bball @LCUWomensBball @Belle_Hoops @WTAMU_WBB

[Nick Alvarado @Nick_TXHSGBB]

Eula 40, Cisco 35 - 4th 4:47

If you don’t have Emma Damron in your best guards in the Big Country, you should.

Damron gets the steal and collects it for points off TO.

Buckle up, we got a good one here.

#txhsgbb

[Nick Alvarado @Nick_TXHSGBB]

FINAL: Eula 46, Cisco 37

#txhsgbb

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

😂🤦🤦

[Matt Patton @patton_matt]

4 reasons why I don't think Texas Tech will chase the CFP, or even the Big 12 title, in 2025.

#1: Tahj Brooks Is Gone:
In one game without Brooks last season, the Red Raiders got embarrassed by Washington State, 37-16.

Brooks was the model of consistency, rushing for over 100 yards in ALL 11 games he played in 2024. He scored a TD in 10 of 11 games. That's a massive loss that even the transfer portal can't fix.

#2: Road Schedule:
Tech only has 5 road games in 2025, but they are against 4 of the top 6 Big 12 defenses from 2024. Utah (#3), Houston (#2), Arizona St (#5), Kansas St (#6), and West Virginia.

#3: Offensive Line Concerns:
The Red Raider o-line wasn't great last season, and their top player and anchor, 4-year starting RT/LG Caleb Rogers, who started over 50 games dating back to 2020, is gone.

So is G Sterling Porcher (11 starts), who transferred to Vanderbilt, and LT Ty Buchanan (7 starts), who left for Arizona.

They've brought in LT Howard Sampson (North Carolina), LT Will Jados (Miami (OH)), and Hunter Zambrano (Illinois St) to join C Sheridan Wilson and G Davion Carter, while G Vinny Sciury should be healthy again after missing most of 2024 with a knee injury.

Still, there are a lot of question marks, and depth could be an issue.

#4: Defense:
Texas Tech gave up 34.8 points per game (only Oklahoma St and Purdue gave up more) and 461.5 yards per game (only Oklahoma St gave up more) in 2024.
They do get a pair of talented LBs back, including All-Big 12 First Team LB Jacob Rodriguez, who had 127 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and an INT.
However, they are hoping that their large flock of incoming transfers can help improve the defensive line and secondary, which has several holes to fill.

Prediction:
APBU: W
Kent St: W
Oregon St: W
@ Utah: L
@ Houston: L
Kansas: L
@ Arizona St: L
Oklahoma St: W
@ Kansas St: L
BYU: L
UCF: W
@ West Virginia: W

[Ryan Hyatt @RyanHyattMedia]

You know the answer, I know the answer and the American people know the answer... One of these programs is not invited to the party. One of these programs is the turd in the punch bowl at the country club.
How dare a program like #TexasTech play by the rules and think they can be a part of #CollegeFootball at the highest level. Know your role!
#WreckEm #Big12 #WestTexas

[Texas Tech Alumni Association @TTUAlumniAssoc]

Class of 2029, you’re #OneOfUs! Make the most of your college journey, have fun and make more memories than you can count! #WreckEm

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

The greatest gifts a Dad can give his children:

-Love them
-Believe in them
-Guide them
-Listen to them
-Spend time with them
-Pray for them
-Love their mom

[THSADA @OfficialTHSADA]

"That's what gets them out of bed every day."

Dr. Chris Allen-Superintendent at @MidwayISD on the importance of academics in athletics during yesterday's session: Beyond the Game: Exploring the Life-Changing Benefits of Athletics

#THSADA25

[Z.D. @redraider614]

@8natties4patty @barstoolttu @OUBarstool Another "you're paying a player $1MM!" card.

Here is how much each of the remaining schools spends on softball outside of NIL (2023 was the most recent I could find):

OU: $6,580,000/yr
Texas: $3,420,000/yr
TTU: $2,390,000/yr

We just spent more wisely. Enjoy the offseason

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

Hate to go and Wreck a perfectly good dynasty, but it was bound to happen Sooner or later.

#Big12SB | @TexasTechSB

[Bobby Ott @OttTempleISD]

This video provides real talk analysis of the shortfalls in the HB2 Committee Substitute.

[Evan Ren @BigCountrySport]

REGIONAL TRACK: Wall, Gordon take boys regional titles; Eula snags 1A girls regional championship
#BigCountryPreps #txhstrack @DPYoungblood
https://t.co/uqr4YWQR5n

[Glenn Rogers @RogersForTexas]

Good article in this morning’s Dallas Morning News.

[Ben Golan @BenjaminGolan]

Texas Tech lost this game on their own by missing free throws.

Florida should not have shot 14 more FT’s than Tech in the game the way both teams were attacking.

That 5 point swing with the overturned goaltend and phantom foul on the 3 turned out to be pretty big, I guess.

[Josh Fostel 🌵 @Coach_fostel]

Great take 🙄

[Eula ISD @EulaISD]

Great Players and Students also! Congrats to Layla Fostel, Laney Fostel, and Hailie Cauthen for being named Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) First Team Academic All State! WTG Lady Pirates! #thisiseula

[Eula ISD @EulaISD]

Congrats to Emma Damron and Hailie Cauthen for being named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All State Team! This is the Top 20 Players in Class A as determined by Coaches. WTG Lady Pirates! #thisiseula