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Texas Tech Football: Kirby Hocutt must hold Kliff Kingsbury to higher standard

Conventional wisdom usually suggests that any collegiate head coach deserves at least four years on the job before he can be properly evaluated. We are now well past that point for Texas Tech football head coach Kliff Kingsbury who is set to begin his sixth season tomorrow in Houston.

And it is far past time for Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt to put an end to the excuses, take off the kid gloves and hold Kingsbury to a higher standard.

By now, everyone is aware of the disappointing numbers Kingsbury has put up. Thus far, he has a 30-33 overall record (47.