http://www.statesman.com/sports/con...ns/wednesday/sports_341360a2421e60d800d4.html Can Tech hit the century mark? After 80-point week, can 100 be next for Tech? Advertisement By Randy Riggs AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Some call it running up the score. But in reality, all Texas Tech is doing is running its offense. When Mike Leach's spread formation is clicking, like last Saturday and surely again this Saturday, you can get scores like 80-21 vs. Sam Houston State and heaven-knows-what against Indiana State this week. And for the record, the Red Raiders don't short out scoreboard fuses only against Division I-AA teams. Just ask California. Or Nebraska. Or Texas Christian. The Cornhuskers and Horned Frogs each allowed 70 points to the red-and-black steamroller last year. Cal, the nation's fourth-ranked team, surrendered "only" 45 points in the Holiday Bowl. What might transpire this weekend against the Sycamores has mind-boggling potential. Indiana State (0-3), after all, gave up 42 points in a home loss to St. Francis, an NAIA school from Fort Wayne, Ind. Tech's first-year starting quarterback, Cody Hodges, has even dared to mention the "H" word -- hundred. As in 100 points in a game. The last Division I-A team to do that was Houston in a 100-6 nail-biter over Tulsa in 1968. "If we play well and we capitalize on every drive, I think we could score a hundred points," Hodges told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. "I think if we're going to do it, we need to do it next week (vs. Indiana State). But we're not worried about points. As long as we're moving the ball and getting first downs, the points are going to come." Hodges, a fifth-year senior, later sought to clarify his comments. He said he meant no disrespect toward the Sycamores and that the Red Raiders' goal is to score a touchdown on each possession. Name an offense that doesn't have that as its goal. The thing is, Tech seems more capable of batting .1000 than just about any other team out there because when the Raiders get rolling, it's a fearsome thing to behold. It's also fun to behold, as long as you're not on the receiving end. Leach has insisted forever that it's not his goal to run up scores. Rather, it's his goal to get his spread-the-wealth offense running as smoothly as possible, even with the backups on the field. Tech throws the ball, so the backups are going to be playing catch, too. That's what they do. And if the score approaches triple digits? "I don't think about it," Leach said. "If you happen to put some points on somebody, it affects who you play out there, but it doesn't affect how you play or how hard you play." The eternal question, though, is when is enough enough? That, suggested third-year Baylor Coach Guy Morriss -- whose Bears have allowed an average of 57.2 points to the Raiders over the last four seasons -- shouldn't be Leach's concern. "I've always thought it's not the opponent's problem, it's our problem to get them stopped," said Morriss. "I don't have a problem with people scoring points, because that's what you ask people to do." And the Raiders certainly can do it, even against good defenses. The season is young and the opponents will improve, but Tech currently leads the nation in scoring, passing offense and total offense. That's nothing new, either. It doesn't matter if it's Hodges, Sonny Cumbie, B.J. Symons or Kliff Kingsbury, Leach's quarterbacks are going to throw the ball. And they have a wealth of wide receivers, this year headed by Robert Johnson and Jarrett Hicks, who are going to catch it. That's what they do, folks. And as Morriss noted, if you can't stop it, that's your problem.
With the schedule they're playing, absolutely. They put up 80 on SHS which has a decent school for I-AA. They're playing Indiana State which is BAD for I-AA.
The question is do they want to put up a 100? Nothing too good can come out of beating the hell out of a terrible, terrible school, because all it would be is running up the score (obviously). Can they put up a 100? Yes, their opponents are like h.s. teams. But I don't see what would be the point. Beat them 80-0 and leave it at that, putting up a 100 in a blowout will just bring critisism in my opinion.
i actually went to Tulane for a year and then to A&M, and to answer your question, i had a 3.9 after my freshman year, so you can take that for what its worth...
well it only ended up being 63-7 Tech scored 35 pts in the 2nd Q and then played backups the 2nd half
Fatty here: Tech is going to kill all comers. We're going to Austin for The game and heading up to Lubbock foe the OK game. Any interested people should inquire within. My email is in my ID. My gawd, I rock!
Such great preparation for lofty goals. If Indiana State and SHSU can't prepare you for the #2 in the nation, no one can!
Any chance if Tech beats the Horns I might be freed from this damnable signature bet No??!? O.k...had to ask!
The only good thing for me is Texas still has to beat OU... And even though OU would have trouble with Southeastern Missouri Valley Tech this year...they almost certainly can beat the horns...same as always!
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/3368493 Another knockout for Tech Red Raiders make quick work of I-AA Indiana St. LUBBOCK - Texas Tech's backups had another chance to shine during a third straight early season runaway. This time, coach Mike Leach said they didn't make the most of it. Taurean Henderson ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 19 Texas Tech beat Division I-AA Indiana State 63-7 on Saturday night. But the Red Raiders scored only once after taking a 56-0 lead on their first possession of the third quarter, leaving Leach worried about his team's effort. "The score affects the clock, and it affects the plays you select, but it should not affect how hard you try," Leach said. "We had some cases where it did, and we'll be addressing that Sunday." Texas Tech (3-0) was coming off an 80-21 win over Sam Houston State, another I-AA school. After that game, quarterback Cody Hodges said be believed his offense could score 100 points. He later clarified his comments, saying the Raiders expect to score every time they have the ball but weren't focusing on triple digits. Henderson and Hodges came out after the first half, and Indiana State (0-4) easily avoided the record book. "I think that coach Leach showed a lot of class by getting his younger guys in the game," Indiana State coach Lou West said. "They may need those guys down the stretch this season and it is good experience for them. I thought as a team they showed a lot of class and that is something I will not forget." Leach said the Red Raiders' lopsided wins — they also beat Florida International 56-3 in their opener — have enabled younger players to gain experience. But he was disappointed after Texas Tech had trouble scoring in the second half. "The backup offense I thought was poor," Leach said. "The backup defense I thought was good for a period of time." Henderson, the NCAA's active leader in touchdowns, scored on carries of 3, 44 and six yards to give Texas Tech a 21-0 lead. His first scoring run made him the Red Raiders' career leader in TDs and points. Henderson finished the game with 55 touchdowns for 330 points — James Gray had 52 TDs and 312 points from 1986-89. "What we do as an offense is score points," he said. "My job as a running back in this offense is to score points. Getting the record is something that just came along with it."
Yeah, the Raiders could have easily scored 100, but Leach obviously decided not to. They ran more running plays than passing in the 2nd half and pulled all the first string, and most of the second string. Made the 2nd half pretty boring. I was hoping for the hundred myself. Oh well, maybe we can shoot for a hundred against Kansas next week! They're a Big 12 team so nobody could complain! Seriously, though, even though Tech is like 8-1 against Kansas, for some reason the Jayhawks always seem to play us pretty close. Last year it took the biggest comeback in school history to beat them in Lawrence.
