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1. mojavereject said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 6:28 am

   oh god damnit McKinner

2. Paul said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 6:50 am

   Let him go to A&M where they are not required to meet any academic requirements. If he will let you down in the offseason, he will let you down during the season when it will be much more difficult to replace him. Not only that but he is taking up a scholarship that could be going to an athlete that is responsible enough to take care of his own business.

3. RaiderDufrane said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 6:54 am

   at least he is consistent. Play one good year, dissappear, repeat.

4. betty sparks said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 7:06 am

   that just like fans to kick you when your down. why aren’t those comments made when he’s on the field making sacks?

5. mojavereject said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 7:17 am

   Leach takes academics seriously enough that you know a player isn’t out on the field unless his grades are in order

6. dedfischer said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 8:13 am

   When he’s on the field making sacks is not the issue. The Big 12 is entirely aware of that. It’s when he’s not on the field that seems to be the problem here.

7. RRR said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 9:04 am

   The drama of the off-season is awesome! At this point all I know is that Colby Whitlock will start at DT. With Sesay having similar academic/attitude issues, it’s conceivable that we start Henley/Jones/Whitlock/Sharp with Howard/Hunter/Graves/Haliburton rotating in on passing downs. Maybe even Barr/Hyder.

   Everyone gets fired up over redshirting for depth, but in this case, with eight DL graduating (or not), I think some situational snaps for these freshmen would help for 2010.

   Which would currently look like this:

   (Barr or Hyder)/Graves/Whitlock/Haliburton

8. dedfischer said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 9:06 am

   At this pace, we will need Graves and Barr in a bad way for 2009.

9. TaylorTRoom said:

   April 14th, 2009 at 12:56 pm

   Am I missing something? Isn’t it the point of suspending him now to get his attention? Then he returns to class, and can stay eligible in the fall?

10. RRR said:

    April 14th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    That’s a good point TaylorT, but Tech fans have bad memories of Dixon’s academic commitment. His football IQ is muy bueno, but having lost him in the past, and barely making the cut last fall, any whisper of him not going to class or not showing up for study hall is alarming.

11. tt said:

    April 14th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Dixon got credit for sacks that weren’t all his,and he also was the benefactor of others that played with in the scheme and forced the QB to him. I heard he was already in the doghouse and banned from the weightroom for failure to show up for work-outs. Who needs the lack of discipline around to infect the new guys,let alone drag down the work ethic of the program, Hats off to Coach Leach, too bad more coaches don’t have the moxie he has. Dixon has had his chances, 3 strikes and your out, let’s move on to bigger and better things, like the kids that want to put forth the effort to facilitate a winning program. Sorry Ruff, but your project has failed you and the program, play the guys that will go to school and hustle on the field.

12. dedfischer said:

    April 14th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Taylor,

    No, you’re not missing anything. Our concern is that Dixon has never stayed eligible at the D-I. Besides the semester he was admitted on.

    tt,

    Dixon is a bad man and a lot of other guys got sacks that he caused. Not to mention he might be the best run stuffer at DE in the country. He virtually ended zone read success against Tech. Well, coupled with Duncan’s play at MLB and BWill not chasing play fakes. I wouldn’t call Ruff out on this particular JUCO as the risk was well worth the reward. As for the other stuff, maybe he is a head case, but I can live it for one more season.

13. Outback said:

    April 14th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Whether or not Dixon’s 9 sacks are attributable to him or not, and coupled with the lost production from B. Williams, we’re simply not to the level that we can plug & play our recruits & not expect a substantial drop-off in production. You just don’t replace guys like Dixon & Williams on the field that easily. This will really hurt, but given his track record, no one should be surprised.

14. RRR said:

    April 15th, 2009 at 9:21 am

    I just don’t want to have an OSU Dline next year. You know, the one that couldn’t get pressure on Graham Harrell or Sam Bradford and gave up like 8 consecutive scoring drives to each.

    Then again, even with Williams/Dixon, we couldn’t stop OU either. So we have that going for us.

    ded – what happened to pirate thread? Too controversial?

15. dedfischer said:

    April 15th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    I got you one going here. I think it’s still up on Rivals.

16. Tim said:

    April 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    You do have to give Leach credit for keeping his teams in line, no matter how much it hurts.

    At UT or OU a player gets a DUI or brings a gun to school, line them up to play the next week, and let them come to spring practice.

    At least Texas Tech runs a cleaner program and UT and OU, and usually beats them in Lubbock.

17. Frasier Crane said:

    April 17th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    Tim, what color is the sky in your world?..

18. jrad115 said:

    April 17th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    As I said in another thread, I had a class with Dixon last summer (the term he was admitted on.)That being said, this doesn’t surprise me even the slightest. Him being a college student makes about as much sense as me being a college football player. Sure, I can dream. But some things aren’t meant to be. It’s probably back to JUCO for this guy.

19. Plano Jeff said:

    April 18th, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    So if he passes his classes and maybe even hits summer I and II hard, will tech pay for his school, room etc. for Summer so he can get back ok the team?

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