I'm such a @sportsiren Holly Rowe fan but I agree with Chris on this.
In football Texas Tech spends less on their roster than Texas and several SEC teams yet all anyone talks about is TT "buying players". Now I'm seeing the same double-standard in softball when anyone affiliated with the sport should be thrilled that a major university is investing so heavily in their program -- especially in today's 'football-only' culture.
Texas Tech should be applauded instead of having people throwing shade their way simply because they are going all in and winning.
For years in football the bluebloods of the sport used bagmen to help build their rosters under the table. Now that comping players and NIL are legal the bluebloods of the sport can't stand having to play by the same rules as everyone else.
Softball clearly has a little bit of that same blueblood arrogance, and the @GatorsSB softball team should be embarrassed for the "sore loser" mentality they displayed after the game today. No one faults these young ladies for being disappointed, but refusing to shake hands only reflects poorly on the University of Florida.
Furthermore, @bethmowins ought to be relegated to high school sports for sharing in this arrogance during the broadcast.
I'm a Michigan State alum, and like Texas Tech we've historically been chasing the bluebloods in our conference and nationally. The more success I see from Texas Tech the more I hope MSU's distinguished alumni are watching and learning from them so maybe we can join them as one of the "new bloods".
In the meantime, here's a message for Beth Mowins and/or anyone else covering Tx Tech's games going forward: if you're not going to discuss how much Texas, Florida, or Ohio State are paying for their rosters then kindly STFU about how much Texas Tech is spending.
Congrats to @TexasTechSB and good luck in the @WCWSsoftball !
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Really? A 1/4” of rain in the Lubbock area doesn’t make a crop or even put a dent into the D-3/D-4 drought ridden south plains. Those New York speculators don’t have a clue!
🚨 EL JEISMAN SNUB 🚨
With some historical context, it’s quite easy to make the case that Jacob Rodriguez not even being invited as a finalist is one of the biggest snubs in @HeismanTrophy history, and that the award’s voters are mostly asleep at the wheel.
Jacob Rodriguez and Manti Te’o are the only two players in college football history to win the Nagurski, Bednarik, Lombardi, and Butkus all in the same season.
Te’o was a Heisman finalist and runner-up to a quarterback with the following stat line:
• 295/434 (68%)
• 3,706 yards, 8.5 YPA
• 26 TDs, 9 INTs
• 1,410 rushing yards, 21 TDs
Te’o finished ahead of a quarterback with the following stat line:
• 197/304 (65%)
• 2,641 yards, 8.7 YPA
• 16 TDs, 9 INTs
• 920 rushing yards, 23 TDs
Jacob Rodriguez in 2025 became the first player in FBS history with 100+ tackles, 4+ INTs, and 7+ forced fumbles in a season. He also scored three touchdowns.
Yet he finished behind three quarterbacks in the Heisman voting who averaged roughly the following:
• 250/340 (73.5%)
• 3,165 yards (9.4 YPA)
• 30 TDs, 7 INTs
• 355 rushing yards, 5 TDs
Manziel was a man amongst boys and scored nearly 50 TDs with 5,100+ total yards. He was the only player who could beat Te’o in the Heisman voting in 2012.
J-Rod had a better season than Te’o.
J-Rod was up against weaker competition among offensive Heisman finalists than Te’o.
J-Rod was not invited as a finalist.
J-Rod didn’t even register on 75-80% of total ballots because most voters won’t consider the possibility of the most outstanding player lining up on the defensive side of the ball.
Sadly, a once prestigious award is being voted on by people who are apparently clueless about the singular and historic accomplishments of certain players that they’ve stripped the trophy of nearly all its credibility.
Manti Te’o was an outstanding inside linebacker and leader for his team. Fernando Mendoza is a great quarterback and leader for his team. At a minimum, Jacob Rodriguez deserved to be on the same stage last night and recognized as an equally outstanding player and leader.
And you can argue he should’ve won the damn thing. Biggest snub in @HeismanTrophy history.
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An unrealized capital gains tax would hit farmers the worst. They would be forced to sell to Bill Gates and Walz’ Chinese friends.
Remember how the Bolsheviks targeted Ukrainian farmers leader to millions dying in the Holodomor?
That is the end game of Harris Walz. Genocide.
Argentina: 25-30 million paper ballots
Maricopa (2020): 1.9 million ballots
Milwaukee (2020): 460k ballots
Detroit (2020): 250k ballots
Fulton (2020): 523k ballots
Explain to me how Argentina hand-counted all of their ballots in a few hours, but the big blue areas in our swing states take several days with machines?
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Texas Tech down 1 at home with the game on the line. Hard to score against 8 defenders! Death, taxes, Kansas gets coddled by officiating in B12 play #big12