Texas Tech

7-1

Week 10 · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

Texas Tech beat Arizona 34-26 and is 7-1.

Fan mood in the week of the Arizona game: middle of the pack

Fan mood in each Texas Tech game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrighterat Oregon State W 35-24middle of the packvs Houston W 28-26middle of the packvs Sam Houston W 49-14on the bright sideat Colorado W 29-7on the sour sidevs Arizona State W 53-25all inat Cincinnati L 24-37middle of the packvs Arizona W 34-26middle of the packsourerbrighterSep 12at Oregon StateW 35-24middle of the packSep 18vs HoustonW 28-26middle of the packSep 26vs Sam HoustonW 49-14on the bright sideOct 3at ColoradoW 29-7on the sour sideOct 17vs Arizona StateW 53-25all inOct 24at CincinnatiL 24-37middle of the packOct 31vs ArizonaW 34-26middle of the pack
  • W 33-10 vs Abilene Christian
  • W 35-24 at Oregon State
  • W 28-26 vs Houston
  • W 49-14 vs Sam Houston
  • W 29-7 at Colorado
  • W 53-25 vs Arizona State
  • L 24-37 at Cincinnati
  • W 34-26 vs Arizona
  • Next: vs West Virginia, Saturday, Nov 7

Scores ours first. The loss came by 13.

Since the last game

Texas Tech won 34-26 vs Arizona, after trailing 10-17 at half.

The whole Arizona game

Then and now

Joey McGuire has taken Texas Tech to a bowl in each of his four full seasons.

Before West Virginia

Joey McGuire is 3-1 against West Virginia as a head coach.

The playoff simulation gives Texas Tech an 85% chance at home against West Virginia on Saturday, Nov 7.

In the playoff simulation, the West Virginia game has a playoff place on it for Texas Tech.

West Virginia game on Now

What the West Virginia game is worth

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what Texas Tech fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

What the reporters say

What reporters say

22 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

If you go back to Oregon State game, the Houston game in the red zone, that was our most effective games
McGuire · On3the day of Texas Tech's 2026 game against Arizona
We as coaches have to do a really good job of if we’re putting too much on him, then find a way to simplify it
McGuire · On33 days before the Arizona game
Lone regular season loss last year for Texas Tech was at the hands of Kenny Dillingham and the Arizona State Sun Devils
Pate · On32 days before the Arizona State game

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Fan chatter

Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Busy

The loudest night was the 28-26 win over Houston.

FirstSecondThirdFourthTexas Tech fansHouston fansusual

A usual night for Texas Tech fans is steady.

Arguments

Recurring takesThe takes and theories circulating about this team right now.

What’s in the air

The outcome could impact Texas Tech's roster and the Big 12's legal standing.

Will Texas Tech be allowed to play Brendan Sorsby this season?

Still openSep 7→ 285
Our sentiment model: 72.6% negative, 4.6% positive
If you are Texas tech, what sucks is you still have idiots like Cody Campbell and Kirby Hocutt making decisions, 😆 good luck with that circusYouTube · ESPN College Football
These are the same guys who fired Coach Mike Leach, denied him money he had earned and when Leach sued Texas Tech, claimed immunity.YouTube · Texas Tech Red Raiders

Smith is a key addition as Texas Tech looks to rebuild after heavy NFL Draft losses.

Does Zayden Smith's commitment keep Texas Tech's 2027 class in the national top five?

Still openAug 26→ 122
Our sentiment model: 61.5% negative, 8.2% positive
The entire sports world is laughing at you Texas Tech!!!YouTube · Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas tech fans are looking real pathetic today.YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.

Inside the fanbase: all 12 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
LLocked On
WWreck Em Red
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
7 outlets & communities talking

The split, staged

Warmest corner+0.15
Local
Most bought-in cohort
vs
Coldest corner+0.04
Bettors
Coolest cohort

How Texas Tech fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

This is so fucking embarrassing

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

From the team’s own coverage

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Locked On

Red Raiders' CFP Fate: what do the early projections really mean? | Locked On Texas Tech Podcast

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All 12 corners of the fanbase

negative
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positive
Bettors+0.04 to Local+0.15

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
33%
recent results
19%
where the program is headed
10%
offense
9%
the coaching staff
7%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

What fans are saying

program directionEarly signal — few voices

fans believe Cody Campbell is a divisive figure

Cody Campbell isn't TTU's biggest donor by liquidity and total donation. Just the BoR and spokesperson, and the rest aren't in agreement w/Campbell's talking points

With the Jones being called Galaxy stadium due to $$, whole Brendan Sorsby situation, Cody Campbell being an asshat on twitter, now Cody speaking at the Trump rally. Man it really does feel like we sold our souls to the devil to watch our favorite football team win doesn’t it’s?

Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Oct 28, 2026 · via CFB, TexasTechFootball

player performanceEarly signal — few voices

fans believe Texas Tech scores too few touchdowns in the red zone

We've always known we're not good in the red zone.

Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Sep 12, 2026–Sep 13, 2026 · via CFB

position battleOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Will Hammond is the key to Texas Tech’s success but question his readiness

The one thing standing between this and a real playoff run is the QB spot. Morton's gone, the Sorsby plan fell through, and now it's Will Hammond, the four-star you all have been waiting on but who's barely thrown 1,100 career yards.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 30, 2026 · via TexasTechFootball

program directionOne fan's take that season

One fan believes the team’s scoring output is too low

Last year we were ranked 133 out of 134 in offense can we please improve that

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 29, 2025 · via CFB

position battleOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Tommy Castellanos is not the starting QB

Texas Tech has officially announced quarterback Tommy Castellanos has joined the Red Raider football program "where he will join the competition for the backup quarterback role behind Will Hammond."

Tommy Castellanos joins Texas Tech where he will join the competition for the backup quarterback role behind Will Hammond.

Based on 2 comments across 2 threads · Aug 29, 2026

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program directionLimited signal that season

fans believe Texas Tech has the best defense in decades

First time we've won 5 in a row by 20+ since 1952 on the back of the best defense we've had in at least 50 years.

Statistically this is our best defense since the 60s. No slight against Zach, dude is every bit of the legend he has earned. He didn't have a David Bailey, Lee Hunter, SGH, or Height, let alone all of them. This D is insane.

Based on 3 comments from 2 posters across 3 threads · Sep 20, 2025–Oct 5, 2025 · via CFB

Rival talk

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent Free · r/CFB fan posts, 2026 season
Texas Tech fans 62% of posts bring up another team▲1pp saltier#24 of 77 saltiest · mostly about Texas
Who Texas Tech fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Texas11%
  2. Cincinnati7%
  3. Houston6%
  4. Oregon6%
  5. BYU5%
share of Texas Tech’s football posts that mention each team
Texas Tech lives rent-free in
  1. Houston6%
share of each rival fanbase’s football posts that bring up Texas Tech
Rivalry mirrorHow the rival's fans talk about you vs. you about them.
The rivalry mirror 2026 season
Texas Tech
×
Texas
← Texas Tech fans, on Texas
Texas fans, on Texas Tech →
stadiumz 5.8
offensez 3.9
locationz 4.9
sarkz 3.2
undefeatedz 4.7
archz 3.1
tablez 4.7
defensez 2.4
winsz 4.4
scorez 2.1

“🎺🎺🎺 That's 2016 Texas Tech Defense's music!”

reddit/CFB · fan post
Words each fanbase uses about the other far more than in everyday talk. A longer bar means the word stands out more. The number is its z-score, how far above usual it runs; 2 or more is notable.

How Texas Tech fans talk

Who they talk aboutThe people this fanbase names more than anyone else does.
Who they talk about Against the field · 2026 season

The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.

Will Hammond
×139.7 the field
Signature — named ≥10× as often as the rest of college football
Will Hammond×139.7
Thomas Castellanos×135.9
Joey McGuire×341.6
Mack Leftwich×703.8
Brendan Sorsby×157.9
Terrance Carter×372.6

“Will Hammond Could be Ready for Week 1 [Pete Thamel]”

reddit/TexasTechFootball · fan post
Fans on Will Hammond
  1. Hammond, Castellanos Shimonek doesn’t get enough credit. He wasn’t super good but he
  2. Hammond cannot run the air raid what are you talking about lol
  3. The problem is Hammond has maybe been on time on like 5 total throws all year. His timing and ability to
  4. 4/12 is more accurate than Hammond? Hammond's issue is that he's too slow to pull the trigger. The game is too fast
  5. Hammond seems to read the defense a little bit better tho
  6. Castellanos has been way more accurate than Hammond. Hammond throws are always so off, throwing behind the receiver, etc
  7. Castellanos can run the veer, but can't run the air raid. Hammond can run the air raid but can't run the veer. Leftwich can't adapt to the QB he
  8. It’s definitely more than just Hammond. For example, the OC is just horrid.
What they're calledThe slang the sport reaches for about this program more than most.
What the sport calls them 2026 season · from Words

How often college football reaches for these watchlist words about Texas Tech — against the average FBS program, or against their own usual rate — said by rival fans and national media as readily as by their own people.

The whole board →
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Measured
Optimism
59th
Joy
55th
Anger
72nd
Doom
37th
Sarcasm
46th
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season vocabulary

2026last
lasthammondwhitemiamicallingrun
We need an offense. Yesterday. last year.
2025sorsby
sorsbycourtbrendangamblinginjunctionbrendan sorsby
sorsby granted injunction: Set to play in 2026
2024defense
defenseoffensekittleyprobablyhudsonline
With our solid defense we can take risks!
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