Subject: Texas Tech University

• The Buffalo Will Not Die This Week

  January 22, 2007

• Knightmare

  January 2, 2007

• SMU Wins!

  May 26, 2006

• Billy and the Jets

  April 19, 2006

• C'mon, but Lubbock?

  March 24, 2006

• Buffalo Chambers Spared, This Time by the U.S. Supreme Court

  April 30, 2007

• Only One More Shopping Day Till Football Season

  August 31, 2007

• Guns Up 49, Pony Up 9

  September 4, 2007

• Mount Righteous Dispatches From The Road: Day Two, Panic! On the Great Plains

  May 18, 2008

• Duck For Cover

  June 19, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: T. Boone Pickens Tours Cotton Bowl, Considers Tech-OSU in Big D

  October 17, 2008

• Pro Football Comes to the Cotton Bowl? Or Close Enough. Maybe. If You Say So.

  October 23, 2008

• My Round of Golf with Dorf's Taller, Wackier Brother

  October 28, 2008

• The Unbelievers

  Minister James Simmons says he awoke from a coma one day to find himself a gay amnesiac. Some of his Dallas parishioners aren't buying it.

  February 1, 2001

• You Betcha: Week 11

  November 7, 2008

• Video of the Week: Greatest. Weatherman. Ever.

  Seriously, how can you not love Texas Tech coach Mike Leach? His favorite weather: “When it rains mud.” His half-ass name for the live radar: “The beam.” His favorite creed: “You’re going to be dead in 100 years anyway. Live dangerously.” Still hope he somehow winds up in Dallas. Not to replace Pete Delkus, but Wade Phillips. As if the video isn't enough to convince you to root for the Red Raiders in tomorrow night’s showdown against OU in Norman, allow me to pre

  November 21, 2008

• Don't Mess With Texas. Oh Crap, Too Late.

     I don't love Texas. I don't hate Oklahoma. But what transpired yesterday in the Big 12 is absolute bullshit.   I know life ain't fair, but college football should be. Or at least it should use common sense trying.   Let me apologize to Texas. I posted some of the best assets of Texas Tech and Oklahoma, but am just now getting around to the Longhorn lovelies. Obviously, I'm the reason UT is getting royally screwed, right?   Okay then, you tell me. How is

  December 1, 2008

• Texas Tech v. Ole Miss. One Last Cotton Pickin' Time

  So, you jazzed about the old Cotton Bowl's final matchup? The Only Team To Beat Florida vs. The Only Team To Beat Texas. Maybe it's just me, but I'm intrigued by Mississippi vs. Texas Tech.

  December 8, 2008

• Whitt's End

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *I got $1 for the first person who can show me - like Tony Romo did last week - any time that Terrell Owens has ever uttered the phrase: "This one's on me." Owens has every right to be jealous of Romo and Jason Witten because they're both something he's not: Humble. And likeable. *Since 2006 no NFL combo has produced more touchdowns than Owens-from-Romo. They have 33, well ahead of Plaxico Burres-f

  December 12, 2008

• Whitt's End

   Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest of Live 105.3 105.3 The Fan; or B) a springboard for Russ' return to the local radio airwaves. Remember, the dude is getting paid through April 2011. He may not be drenched in class, but he's no d

  December 19, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Michael Crabtree Coming (to Dallas) and Going (to the NFL)

  In news that should surprise no one, Michael Crabtree's last college game will be Jan. 2 in the last Cotton Bowl played in Dallas. No official announcement, but I hear the Texas Tech All-World receiver and two-time Biletnikoff Award winner is making plans for the future. And they include more Dallas than Lubbock. Seems he's coming home for the Cotton Bowl. And he may be staying awhile. According to a source, Crabtree, a former star at Carter High School, plans to participate in Deion Sande

  December 23, 2008

• Happy New Year! The Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Cotton Bowl History

  Pass the Advil and crank up the wayback machine. Let's kick off 2009 with one last, long, loving look back at the Cotton Bowl. Oh, the refurbished stadium will still be around, but its namesake game is moving to Arlington after tomorrow's Texas Tech-Ole Miss curtain closer and, other than Texas-OU, looks like nothing else of note will call its hallowed ground home. From founder J. Curtis Sanford's idea in 1937 to Jim "Hoss" Brock's glad-handing to Michael Crabtree's final college

  January 1, 2009

• Texas v. Ohio State: The Siesta Bowl

  Was watching the Cotton Bowl with some buddies on lower Greenville when Ole Miss sacked Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell for a game-clinching safety. While most of the joint emitted a primal scream, spiked their red-n-black hats, or ordered another mind-numbing shot, one dude sat and calmly declared: "Dudn't matter." And you know what, he's right. In news that will surely prompt an "A-Men" from the congregation, I hate the BCS. Why? Because it robs fans of quality bowl games. Ton

  January 5, 2009

• Whitt's End 1.9.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *First things first. If you plan to see this movie, or even think it looks remotely entertaining, please, leave these premises immediately. *Nothing official yet (UPDATE: Now it's official), but I hear Eric Nadel's new broadcast partner in the Texas Rangers' radio booth will be former Mavs' voice Dave Barnett. Which, to me, would be a splendid choice. *Toldja. *Dallas Stars' icon Mike Modano earned h

  January 9, 2009

• The Top 10 Announcers in Dallas Sports History

  In retrospect, Ole Miss and Texas Tech are merely above-average college football teams. Their little clash in Dallas last week, however, was called by two of this area's icons of announcing. Though he's looked better, it was good to see Pat Summerall working the game on TV. And on radio - with his primary team's season short-circuited - there was the legendary Brad Sham. Hearing those two got me to thinking about the best voices in Dallas sports history. Then turning on the new Baseball Networ

  January 6, 2009

• Cotton Bowl Classic, One Last Time

  Speaking, as we were yesterday, of Ole Miss-Texas Tech (sorta), David Sanderson was kind enough to provide us with this panoramic farewell snapped during the final Cotton Bowl Classic ever to be played at Fair Park. A much larger version can be found here. --Robert Wilonsky

  January 6, 2009

• Buzz

  March 14, 1996

• Hanging by a string

  April 25, 1996

• Didn't Take Zach Thomas Long to Get His Fill of the Cowboys

  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Zach Thomas. Unlike Brad Pitt in the movie, Zach didn't exactly grow younger as he got older. But boy did he grow sick and tired in a hurry. This is how it was supposed to work: After a successful, yet ultimately unfulfilling career in Miami, Zach Thomas returns to his home state. A hero at Texas Tech, he'll be a legendary spittin' image of Lee Roy Jordan with the Dallas Cowboys. In February he signs a one-year, $3 million contract to play inside li

  January 21, 2009

• Letters

  December 4, 1997

• Across the Bar

  August 26, 1999

• Cheesed

  Throw a couple around with Texadelphia's Tom Landis

  April 5, 2001

• Baylor, Texas Tech Are Raiding North Texas!

  Courtesy Texas Tech UniversitySo says the Texas Tech athletics Web site this afternoon, as the Red Raiders make it official: Tech and Baylor are moving their next two games up to North Texas sooner than later. As in: This year, on November 28, the Red Raiders and Bears won't play in Waco, as scheduled, but in Jerry Jones's Arlington EnormoDome. Then, on October 9, 2010, the teams will skedaddle over to the recently renovated Cotton Bowl. To which Mayor Tom Leppert responds with a hearty yippee:"

  March 25, 2009

• Whitt's End: 3.27.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Dallas Police Chief David Kunkel can apologize all he wants for the indefensible actions of Robert Powell, but unless the officer is fired it will be a complete and utter injustice. Powell, who detained, lectured and threatened NFL running back Ryan Moats despite the player's mother-in-law dying as he spoke, in no way should make a living that requires/allows him to use a gun. Kudos to Moats - wh

  March 27, 2009

• Picking Cotton

  Texas-OU is great and all, but what about the Cotton Bowl's other 51 Saturdays a year?

  October 23, 2008

• A Killer F5 Tornado Rips Through Dallas County -- How Ready Are We for this Nightmare Scenario?

  April 16, 2009

• Fallen Star

  A small town turns away from a football hero convicted of drug crimes

  September 7, 2000

• Too Cool for Fools | Twist and Shout | Little Guy's Lament

  March 15, 2007

• Ambassador Class

  Marques Haynes should be wealthy and celebrated. He was always content just to be the best.

  August 23, 2007

• Wine, Loin and Kiddie Tech

  Bin 555 is good for grownups too

  May 24, 2007

• Borderline Justice | Straight Poop | Loony Tuna | Swilly Reception | Zing

  January 12, 2006

• Letters

  July 29, 2004

• Clueless

  June 10, 2004

• Born to Run

  Lace up, Gramps

  November 27, 2003

• The Back Page

  I would tell you about the Big 12 tourney, but my stomach hurts

  March 20, 2003

• 2002 Revealed

  An aging Buzz finds little to celebrate in the year gone by. What did you expect?

  January 2, 2003

• Odds and Ends

  The more things change, the more we try to keep up

  January 3, 2002

• Days of Glory

  Former high school football champs pass the torch to a new generation

  November 15, 2001

• Whitt's End: 5.8.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Looks like The Ticket's parent company - Cumulus Media - is asking forcing employees to take five unpaid days off before June 30. Ouch. Maybe not a big deal to on-air talent with six-figure salaries, but to office staff and board ops, etc., missing an entire week's pay is significant. Though the move is voluntary to on-air personnel, I hearby welcome any Ticket host to sp

  May 8, 2009

• Part Coach, Part Cheerleader, Sunset High Principal Anthony Tovar Aims to Prove That Inner-City Schools Can Be Winners

  May 28, 2009