I do not always listen to the Texas Tech football pre-game show. I had especially stopped because the Tech announcers sometimes talk as if it is a foregone conclusion that the Tech team will win. I was pleasantly surprised that their language included "we have to do this or else we will lose;" "let's hope this or that happens or doesn't happen;" "we were 3 and 0 last year at this time, and we know what happened last season;" "let's hope we don't see injuries like we had last year."
This is better. It is more realistic. There are times when the Tech announcers, in my opinion, spout so much braggadocios rhetoric it is sickening. It is okay to root for the home time. It is okay to be supportive and encouraging and hopeful. But to deny the facts and actually broadcast as if you assume the team is going to win is very bad journalism (if you can call radio sportscasting "journalism.")
Texas Tech football has taken a downturn since Mike Leach was dismissed as coach, and Tommy Tuberville was brought in. There is less fan energy, and less overwhelming interest and local media coverage. We road a big wave when Mike Leach was coach. Having a winning season was not a certainty, but it sure felt like it was. Now, we are back to reality.
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