Texas Tech basketball: Fans need better non-conference home schedule

With all but one non-conference game remaining this season, it is clear that Texas Tech basketball fans need a better non-conference slate next season.

Theses days, the only man in Lubbock that receives less criticism than Texas Tech basketball head coach Chris Beard is the guy from Bethlehem who recently celebrated a birthday. Certainly, the work Beard has done in building the Red Raiders into a national contender is worthy of all the praise he’s received.

But if there is one aspect of the Texas Tech basketball program that could be improved upon next season it would be the home slate of non-conference games. This year, with only one game remaining outside of Big 12 play (January 26th…