The Wiz of Odds

Hitting a Wall

Here is the violent collision between Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson and Texas Tech cornerback Jamar Wall. There was no penalty on the play, even though it was a helmet-to-helmet hit.

Robinson is expected to play Thursday night against Colorado.

Leach Being Leach

Texas Tech's Mike Leach filmed this scene for DirecTV's "Friday Night Lights" on Sept. 18 in Austin, the night before his team played Texas in a nationally televised game.

While Leach is always worth a laugh or two, it's truly amazing what he gets away with. Few universities would allow their coach to run off and try to start a career in Hollywood on the eve of a big game. Too bad the same rules don't apply to his players. They can't even use Twitter.

Thanks to Dr Saturday.

The Big Hurt

Texas Tech's Jamar Wall puts a sledgehammer hit on Kansas' Jake Sharp.

Now Leach Is Picking on 'Fat, Little Girlfriends'

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach went off on his team Saturday night after a 52-30 loss to Texas A&M. The Red Raiders, coming off victories against Kansas State (66-10) and Nebraska (31-10), were 22-point favorites over the Aggies, who had lost the previous week to the Wildcats, 62-14.

"We talked about not listening to our fat, little girlfriends," he said. "We said we're not going to compare [Kansas State] scores. Well, ha, ha, ha. Hee, hee, hee. I'd like to have a dollar for every time somebody said how many points we’re going to score. It's all a bunch of crap. We got what we deserved. … If it was easy, I'd be coaching the Swedish bikini team."

Leach was still steamed on Monday.

"As coaches, we failed to make our coaching points more compelling than [the players'] fat little girlfriends," he said. "Fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is how great you are and how easy it's going to be."

The Bizarro World of Texas Tech Football

Mike Leach's decision to indefinitely suspend Brandon Carter and strip the popular offensive lineman of his captaincy is being roundly booed by Texas Tech fans, and it's becoming increasingly clear there is a deep level of discontent between the coach and his players.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's story of Carter's suspension received close to 10 times the page views of most stories the newspaper publishes on its website.

Carter was actually the first to break the news, announcing it Sunday on his Twitter page: "I am not a captain anymore and will not be playing this week. Good luck red raiders ill still be cheering on my family from the stands!!:)"

Hours later, linebacker Marlon Williams, the team's leading tackler, wrote on his Twitter page, "Wondering why I'm still in this meeting room when the head coach can't even be on time to his on (sic) meeting."

Leach was asked Monday about Williams' comment. "Anybody that's a malcontent doesn't stay around here very long, because we've got a pretty good line of recruits that are fully willing to replace him. Interestingly enough, he doesn't have a Twitter page anymore."

That's because hours earlier, Leach banned his players from using the popular social networking site.

Cougar Town

They played into Sunday morning in Houston, and when it was over, the hometown Cougars had pulled off a 29-28 victory over Texas Tech, their second stunning win over a team from the Big 12.

How crazy was it? The teams combined for 1,063 yards, 105 pass attempts and 60 first downs.

Case Keenum led Houston on a 16-play, 95-yard drive for the winning score. The two videos with this post show the final 4:26.