There are currently four Big 12 titles residing in Lubbock, Texas. For an athletic department that was a relative non-factor in the spring semester sports a decade ago, the success of the men’s basketball, track and baseball teams as well as the rise of Texas Tech softball, golf and tennis has made the Texas Tech athletic department the dominant force in the conference, especially in the second half of the school year. But for all this success, there remains a tremendous void in the athletic program that can only be filled by the Texas Tech football program.
Certainly, there’s no way any Red Raider fan will soon take for granted success of the basketball program under Chris Beard or the baseball program under Tim Tadlock.