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<\/a>Big 12 Previews – Texas Tech Red Raiders While they haven\u2019t been at the very top of the standings, Texas Tech is a program that has enjoyed a lot of success of late. Did you know that Texas Tech has now put together 18 straight winning seasons?<\/p>\n The Red Raiders are slowly transitioning away from Mike Leach\u2019s spread offense and into a run first system employed by Tubberville\u2019s staff. The Red Raiders lost a lot of talent on the offensive side of the ball from last year. Can Texas Tech continue their streak of winning seasons?<\/p>\n Fans in Lubbock expect to see Tubberville\u2019s team be highly competitive in 2011.<\/p>\n Texas Tech returns their entire offensive line, and they have a chance to be dominating on the front line this year. If Tubberville really wants to start running the football more effectively, this is the type of offensive line he needs to have to make it happen.<\/p>\n Expect the quarterback to get plenty of time to check down to their third and fourth options when the Red Raiders are in the shotgun.<\/p>\n While the Red Raiders lost Baron Batch, I think they are actually deeper in the backfield this year. Eric Stephens showed that he is a solid tailback last year, and this team recruited some very good running backs that are coming in 2011. Both Kenny Williams and Brandon Marquez are ranked in Scout.com\u2019s Top 16 running backs in the nation, and I expect both of them to get plenty of playing time.<\/p>\n The defensive line returns six players who have started at some point in their career.<\/p>\n While they struggled quite a bit last year, I think the defensive line should contain the run much better in 2011.<\/p>\n The Texas Tech secondary was absolutely horrible in 2010, and I see no reason to expect things to be any different this season. The Red Raiders allowed opposing quarterbacks to complete 61% of their passes, and the opposition racked up 294 yards per game through the air. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n Texas A&M threw for 449 yards against the Red Raiders last year.<\/p>\n Texas Tech\u2019s defense lost their top two linebackers in Brand Bird and Brian Duncan, and replacing them could be quite difficult. The Big 12 will have plenty of very talented offenses, and I think the Red Raiders will have some difficulty finding linebackers that are up to the task of stopping those offenses.<\/p>\n While I expect Seth Doege to fair well at the quarterback spot in the long run, the lack of play makers at the wide receiver spot has to be concerning.<\/p>\n Texas Tech lost Detron Lewis and Lyle Leong, and they\u2019ll need to have someone step up on the outside.<\/p>\n I think the Red Raiders will move their streak to 19 straight winning seasons, but it won\u2019t be easy. The offense should be pretty good, but they won\u2019t be as dominate as they have been in the last few years. At the same time, the defense has some severe problems.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t be surprised if Texas Tech gives up 40 points or more multiple times during Big 12 Conference play. The last two weeks of the season the Red Raiders must travel to Missouri and Baylor, so the final push won\u2019t be easy.<\/p>\n The non-conference schedule should allow the Red Raiders to secure another bowl berth, but I expect them to struggle in the Big 12.<\/p>\n 2011 Texas Tech Football Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Sept. 3 – Texas State College football preview guide for the 2011 Big 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders CFB betting season. 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\nHead Coach: Tommy Tubberville
\n2010 Record: 8-5
\nTexas Tech Gambling Odds from Sportsbook to win BCS: +20,000<\/strong>
\n Texas Tech Team Page – Players Stats – Roster – 2011 Schedule –><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nTeam Strengths:<\/h3>\n
Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n
2011-2012 Texas Tech Football Prediction: 7-6<\/h3>\n
\nSept. 10 – Open
\nSept. 17 – at New Mexico
\nSept. 24 – Nevada
\nOct. 1 – at Kansas
\nOct. 8 – Texas A&M
\nOct. 15 – Kansas State
\nOct. 22 – at Oklahoma
\nOct. 29 – Iowa State
\nNov. 5 – at Texas
\nNov. 12 – Oklahoma State
\nNov. 19 – at Missouri
\nNov. 26 – vs. Baylor (Arlington)<\/p>\nClick here to check out MORE 2011 college football previews for the 2011-2012 NCAA Football Season!<\/a><\/h3>\n
CLICK HERE TO VIEW KYLE HUNTER’S DAILY EXPERT SPORTS PLAYS –><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"