Depending on where you stand on what your grandfather taught you about horseshoes and hand grenades, you may see moral victories on the scoreboard as either a sign of progress or yet another reminder that your team is just not good enough to get over the hump. But we can all agree that we are desperate for the Texas Tech football team to finally start turning some of their close calls into victories that can truly change the trajectory of the program.
Over the last six years, we saw the Red Raiders lose eight games to ranked opponents by eight points or fewer.