“Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” - Les Brown
Texas Tech Red Raiders. The very name in the football world garners chuckles, head-nods for the big plays, and ultimately ends in ambivalence and disregard. If ever you have talked to a non-Tech fan and brought up the idea they could win the conference this year (despite your better judgement) then their response would follow with “something something defense” or a variation of that. This football team’s defensive stigma has plagued the program’s respect and barred serious consideration in pre-season rankings from pundits across the board.