Of the legacy Big 12 schools, I've always wanted to visit Texas Tech. I've been to many of the Texas schools (UT, A&M, TCU, SMU, Houston, etc.) and was curious about the vibe of TTU being in West Texas and kind of isolated. I've always known they've had a passionate fanbase and probably rank third in the state (behind UT and A&M).
No nonstops from MCO obviously, so after connecting in Dallas I got into town last night around 8 p.m. There was a couple from Brevard on the same flights, they were visiting their daughter who is on the Texas Tech dance team. He joked that they've spent more on travel to visit her this season (every football home game) than her tuition.
Too dark to really scope things out, but drove around the campus a bit and got into the stadium and got an early look. I went back today, more about that below.
The first thing you notice about Lubbock is the wind - it's fairly windy here and apparently that's normal. It's flat and kind of dusty.
Anyway, I had already heard about Evie Mae's BBQ and made that the first stop. They open at 11, but people line up early and they're open until they run out of food. It was excellent - I went for the half chicken, brisket chili and jalapeno cornbread with banana pudding. Everything else (brisket, pork, turkey, sausage, etc.) was highly recommended. It was absolutely slammed with business - locals obviously know it's the spot.
Lol at this poster in the restaurant. The "Handsome Touchdown Boys," Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes.
From there, I got a daylight look at the Texas Tech campus. The terrain around here reminds me somewhat of UTEP, though UTEP is definitely more desert. The campus is fairly large and somewhat dated in terms of architecture, but not in a bad way. Very similar to other college campuses, UCF is just different because it's so young.
The baseball stadium reminded me of the Bounce House in that it's a basic aluminum structure that gets the job done. Nothing fancy or over the top. Texas Tech has a larger capacity than John Euliano Park, but UCF's baseball stadium probably comes off as more polished. Neither Texas Tech or Oklahoma had as good of a premium area as UCF has with the club.
No nonstops from MCO obviously, so after connecting in Dallas I got into town last night around 8 p.m. There was a couple from Brevard on the same flights, they were visiting their daughter who is on the Texas Tech dance team. He joked that they've spent more on travel to visit her this season (every football home game) than her tuition.
Too dark to really scope things out, but drove around the campus a bit and got into the stadium and got an early look. I went back today, more about that below.
The first thing you notice about Lubbock is the wind - it's fairly windy here and apparently that's normal. It's flat and kind of dusty.
Anyway, I had already heard about Evie Mae's BBQ and made that the first stop. They open at 11, but people line up early and they're open until they run out of food. It was excellent - I went for the half chicken, brisket chili and jalapeno cornbread with banana pudding. Everything else (brisket, pork, turkey, sausage, etc.) was highly recommended. It was absolutely slammed with business - locals obviously know it's the spot.
Lol at this poster in the restaurant. The "Handsome Touchdown Boys," Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes.
From there, I got a daylight look at the Texas Tech campus. The terrain around here reminds me somewhat of UTEP, though UTEP is definitely more desert. The campus is fairly large and somewhat dated in terms of architecture, but not in a bad way. Very similar to other college campuses, UCF is just different because it's so young.
The baseball stadium reminded me of the Bounce House in that it's a basic aluminum structure that gets the job done. Nothing fancy or over the top. Texas Tech has a larger capacity than John Euliano Park, but UCF's baseball stadium probably comes off as more polished. Neither Texas Tech or Oklahoma had as good of a premium area as UCF has with the club.
