Two crazy Mike Singletarys might be more than the world can handle. The sophomore at Texas Tech (no relation, apparently) scored 29 consecutive points in a big second-half run that pushed the Red Raiders over Texas A&M in the Big 12 Tournament last night. He finished the game with 43 points and probably several invitations for sex.

“I was just in the zone, I think,” Singletary said. “We didn’t want to lose this game. We didn’t want to go home.”[...]

The last basket in Singletary’s amazing stretch was a driving layup past Bryan Davis that put the Red Raiders (14-18) up 79-78 with 39.4 seconds left and erased the last part of a 21-point deficit. Alan Voskuil and John Roberson followed with a pair of free throws apiece to push the lead to five.

Singletary, a sophomore whose previous scoring best was 25 points, then iced the game with two more free throws with 2.9 seconds left that provided the final margin.

Video highlights of the run are after the jump. No word on whether Singletary also inspired his team by illustrating their performance in the first half. I have to admit that I’m not sure which inspirational method I like better. Choosing between a man’s ass and basketball isn’t really enticing. Unless you’re Jay Bilas.

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Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell is a surefire finalist for the Heisman Trophy.  That’s him in the upper left of this touching holiday greeting card unearthed by The Sporting Blog.  Yes, that is a cardigan with Christmas presents on it.  Yes, it actually says “Season’s Greetings 2008,” even though it looks like a time warp from 1992.

Your move, Tebow.

In a college football weekend that featured several games with wild endings, no game on Saturday — hell, no game this season – was as good as #1 Texas at #7 Texas Tech on Saturday night. The Red Raiders dominated the first half, but Colt McCoy led a second-half comeback that gave the Longhorns a 33-32 lead with just 90 seconds to play.  Then Graham Harrell worked Tech back down the field and — just one play after Texas dropped what would have been a game-sealing interception — found Michael Crabtree on the right sideline, who shook off his defender and scored the winning TD with a second remaining.  Fuh. King. Awe. Some.

Anyway, the point is, with Texas Tech undefeated and now ranked #2, we’re that much more likely to get televised performances of the fat guy jerking off into the bell.  Which is all I’ve ever really wanted from college football.

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I guess Hurricane Someone is going through Texas right now, and apparently hurricanes bring a substantial amount of rain or something, because these are photos of Texas Tech’s stadium that were sent into Deadspin this morning.  The SMU-Texas Tech game is tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.  Could be the first college football game played in galoshes since

Or, given Red Raiders coach Mike Leach’s

In the thorough 2 minutes of research I conducted on the interwebs, I discovered that women's swimming is a club sport at Texas Tech University.  Wouldn't be nice if these ladies had a state-of-the-art clubhouse?  Something roomy with some nice leather couches and maybe a few cocktail tables to enjoy a drink after practice perhaps?  And maybe a couple of vertical supports, poles if you will, in case they lose their balance or want to stretch?  Seems like a good idea to me. -KD

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UPDATE: People are saying this is not the Texas Tech swim team, which I guess makes sense, but really…. who cares?

This video, taken shortly after the invention of the moving picture, shows a young Bobby Knight calmly explaining why he enjoys the word "fuck" so much.  Huh.  And here I was, thinking it was just rage issues.