New Texas Tech Coach. And the winner is.........

[Mr. Red]

Tubby

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9121347/texas-tech-red-raiders-reportedly-hires-tubby-smith

 

[Daledangdarn]

Good for Tech and good for Tubby.  I would rather live on the surface of the moon with no oxygen tanks than in Lubbock, but to each their own.

[hhcmatt]

It's a pretty good get for Tech.

[Norm Peterson]

He runs a clean program and graduates his players.  Not exactly known for being up-tempo, though.  That's really important for attracting recruits.  You have to be up-tempo.  Players won't go play at programs that aren't up-tempo.  Unless they wear Nikes.

[AuroranHusker]

It's a pretty good get for Tech.

 

I had hoped that Doc would come off the NU pay(off)-roll.

[HuskerCager]

Well, congrats Tubby.  I just think Norwood Teague pulled a Steve Pedersen last week up at Minnesota.  But as for the job in Lubbock, would anyone here agree with me that Tubby could have held out for a better opportunity 400 miles west in Albuquerque? 

[Huskerpapa]

Hmm, I wonder who one of his first hires as an assistant coach will be???

[Daledangdarn]

Hmm, I wonder who one of his first hires as an assistant coach will be???

You think he'll hire his son again?

[Huskerpapa]

Hmm, I wonder who one of his first hires as an assistant coach will be???

You think he'll hire his son again?

Perhaps not...according to this article.

 

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_22916359/tubby-smith-takes-texas-tech-helm

[Handy Johnson]

Granted Tubbys' spent time in Tulsa, but going from the Edina Country Club to Lubbock TX is beyond culture shock. I think Tubby will rue the day he jumped on the first job he was offered (which is what this looks like).

[Lincoln Gopher]

Granted Tubbys' spent time in Tulsa, but going from the Edina Country Club to Lubbock TX is beyond culture shock. I think Tubby will rue the day he jumped on the first job he was offered (which is what this looks like).

I agree with you.  Donna loved the bigger city.  Also, I can't see Saul going with him.  The DUI that Saul got this past season was not a good thing for him.  Recruiting is not Saul's strong point either.

[AuroranHusker]

Tubby seems to be ridin' out the last years of his coaching career at wherever he's wanted, and there's nothing wrong w/ that mindset as there's no sense peein' into the wind... Lubbock isn't so bad, as long as you're a Texan at heart (I would suppose). Guess we'll have to figure he's now Tubby the Texan, oh my.