In this weeks tailgate we discuss the 3 new entries into the TTU Football Ring of Honor, including one of our favorite players in Wes Welker (2:26). We also discuss the Big 12 seeking a title sponsor, say our goodbyes to Under Armour, and TTU Softball has a new HC! Then we hit on our final shots of the week (23:26) including the CWS and the fallout, NBA Finals, JJ Redick, and the NBA draft.

Then we head off to Westeros for the first edition of Dragon Talks (32:41). We talk about the first two episodes of Season 2 of House of the Dragon, name some winners & losers from the episodes, and make our first character comparison.

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In this tailgate we are talking about the release of College Football 25 (2:26). We discuss what it is like to have this game back in our lives, what we are enjoying about the game so far and some of our accomplishments to this point with the game back. We also discuss the Texas Tech player standouts including the cheat code, Tahj Brooks.

Then we dive into the episodes 5 & 6 from House of the Dragon (21:06). We recap the episodes, discuss our favorite parts, and pick our winners and losers from each episode.

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In this week's tailgate we discuss day 1 of the Big 12 Media days (2:18). We talk about Joey McGuire's different approach to media day and the things we took away from his interviews. We also talk about Behren Morton saying he is back to 100%!

Then we take the Tailgate back out to Westeros to discuss S2 Ep 4, The Red Dragon and the Gold (22:37). We recap the episode, hand our weekly winners & losers, then do a GOT/HOTD starting 5 draft.

In this week's tailgate we are discussing the official beginning of the partnership with Adidas and our thoughts on the role out on July 1st (2:59). We also give our thoughts on the brand new football uniforms that were revealed on the 1st, the leak that broke the night before, and the gear we wish Adidas had available. The Big 12 preseason polls and teams are out so we discuss where TTU sits here in July (23:40), we discuss the CFB 25 rankings, and Texas Tech basketball conference matchups before hitting our final shots (44:24).

Then we head back to Westeros for Dragon Talks for episode 3 "The Burning Mill. where we discuss the latest episode of the season, winners & losers from the episode, then we make our Big 12 Character comp for King Aegon. (51:28)

In this week's episode we discuss the addition of JT Toppin to the basketball team (2:31). We discuss what we are getting in a player like JT, what he can provide to elevate this team, and more. Then we discuss the end of the baseball season and the current exodus of players leaving the program (28:18). We briefly talk about the video of Behren throwing the football and looking healthy (41:17), some other Texas Tech news and then we discuss the Mavs and The Finals for our Final Shot (44:48) of the week. #WreckEM

We are back after a few weeks off to discuss the newest Red Raider basketball commit & potential transfer portal targets that could set us up for a huge year (3:24). Then we discuss the disaster ending to the baseball season and the Red Raiders baseball team clinging to their post season lives (31:43). We finish by giving our thoughts on how we are feeling about the upcoming football season and of course give our thoughts on the CFB 25' trailer that dropped (1:01:53). #WreckEm

In this weeks tailgate we check in on how we are holding up as the transfer portal finally comes to a close (2:26) and then we discuss the latest addition to the Texas Tech Basketball roster in Elijah Hawkins and what he adds for McCasland and the team. We do a quick shout out to the players drafted in last weekend NFL draft & a quick look at the baseball teams bumpy few weeks (25:36). Before we close out the tailgate we take a look at the first round of the NBA playoffs in our final shot (30:19). #WreckEm

In this weeks tailgate we discuss 2 key Red Raiders who are officially will be back for Grant McCasland next season (2:40) then we dive into the two newest Red Raider transfer portal commits (12:24). We talk about what's next for the staff after locking down two key pieces. Then we look back on what was a scary coaching carousel and how we handled the possibility of losing our coach yet again and what it was like rooting for Baylor to keep Scott Drew (32:08). We discuss the roller coaster baseball season after a tough 4 game losing streak (51:34) before our final shots as the NBA playoffs have arrived and Ludvig Aberg finishes 2nd in his first ever Masters appearance (57:10). #WreckEM