Typical Tech? Well, I guess you’re right about that. A winning season and a bowl game every year since the Big 12 started is in fact typical for us.

Losing today and ending up 11-2 sure beats the hell out of being the new Baylor (no offense to Baylor intended).

p(.1st – TT barely bothered to show up – at least consistently. And the coaching staff left their coaching skills back at the hotel. QB sneak on 4th & 4? Not since Jr. High or against Podunk U. has that worked.

p(.2nd – Probably not as important, but I think it’s important that we understand Ol’ Miss didn’t need any help. * WHAT WAS WITH THE OFFICIATING CREW??* All day, the crew made sure that Tech was playing from the bottom of the barrel. Case in point – the Linesman was running right alongside Green on the punt return when he stepped out of bounds, not once, but twice, before “scoring.” The replays show him looking RIGHT AT Green’s foot as it hit the sideline. Seems he just didn’t want to make the call………

P(.Another case in point: Mississippi gets 2 penalties the entire game? For only 15 yards?

P(.And another: The Umpire makes a holding call when TT is inside the 15 on a crucial play, but can’t seem to identify the TT lineman who did the deed. Careful replay – or NUMEROUS replays – shows no one holding. Curious.

P(.Want another? TT Center, #71, Hamby, asks the Umpire to penalize Miss. for simulating snap counts on defense, but TT is the one penalized for delay of game.

P(.And another? Hamby is again penalized for striking a Miss. player in the facemask, which he did. It came, however, after the Miss. player was in Hamby’s face, taunting him, very obviously. Any penalty on Miss. for taunting? You got it…………not a thing.

P(.I’m no TT fan. I’m a NM Lobo guy, and believe me, that’s tuff’ to admit. I just think it’s terrible when game officials are so obvious in their calls against one team or another. The Rebels were doing just fine without the striped shirt help.

-jwcusa-