Texas Vs. Texas Tech: Red Raiders Settle Into The Tuberville Groove

SB Nation’s Texas and Texas Tech communities swap interviews in anticipation of Saturday’s rivalry match in Lubbock. First up: Burnt Orange Nation wonders how Red Raider faithful are coping in the absence of their dread pirate captain.

There was a lot of anger about the dismissal of Mike Leach. Has the return to live football changed any of that?
Seth, Double T Nation: It depends who you talk to and the day of the week. I do believe that quite a few fans are buying into what he’s selling and Tuberville has essentially been to to as many Red Raider Clubs as humanly possible in order to rally the troops. When people leave those events, I think they generally come away impressed with what Tuberville brings to the program. I think I mentioned this when Tuberville was hired and I still believe this today, which is that Tuberville is “Mack Brown 2.0”. I really do believe that Tuberville is managing the program and leaving the coordinating to the coordinators. That’s not to say that fans aren’t skeptical, because they are, but there are a lot of fans who love what he brings to the program. I think Tuberville’s track record at Auburn keeps fans grounded because he could leave at any time. I keep reminding myself that as long as he’s continuing to better the program with high quality football and solid recruiting classes, it will be tough for me to complain.