After big wins over Missouri and Oklahoma State, No. 1 Texas has another test ahead Saturday in Lubbock. But will No. 7 Texas Tech be able to knock off Mack Brown and the Longhorns? I think so. When you have Michael Crabtree lining up at wide receiver… anything is possible.

Last year against Texas, Michael Crabtree had 9 catches for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns. If he can duplicate this performance against a No.1 team on national television… I just don’t know what I’d do. Everybody will be watching this game to see if the Red Raiders can knock Texas off their high horse. There’s going to be a lot of energy and emotions flowing.

I have a strange feeling this game could be a shootout just like last year’s 59-43 game. Except this year, if it’s a shootout, Texas Tech will be on the winning side. The Texas offense just won’t be able to keep up with Harrell and Crabtree.

The game is on at 8:00 PM EST and Texas is favored by 4 points. I like those odds. Give me a final score of 49-45, Red Radiers win! Crabtree will go 8 receptions for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Michael Crabtree and the Texas Tech Red Raiders pummeled Kansas on Saturday 63-21. Tech continued to do what they do best… throw the rock.

Crabtree ended the game with 9 receptions for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Because Graham Harrell loves to spread the ball around, Crabtree has seen some of his produciton decerease this year. But that doesn’t matter as long as he’s scoring and the team is winning.

Michael may not come close to the number of receiving yards he had in 2007, but he does have 14 touchdowns so far this year, and will likely end up with 20+. I’m not sure if a WR from a major D-I school has ever gone back to back 20+ receiving touchdowns.

Here’s one of Crabtree’s scores from the game. This video is shot by a fan so it’s a little shaky. But at least you can hear the crowd.

Michael Crabtree and the No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders are traveling the Kansas to play the No. 23 Jayhawks. Texas Tech is still undefeated, but some “experts” are worried about the way they’ve been playing the past few games. Some are saying this could be an upset.

I couldn’t disagree more! Texas Tech has the best offense in the country and no way will te Jayhawks stop them. Michael Crabtree is going to run wild on them. He’s a master of YAC and will prove it on Saturday when he goes 8 receptions for 180 yards and 2 scores.

So far through 2008, Crabtree has 103.4 yards per game and 12 scores. Tim to get that average up!

When asked about Michael Crabtree’s ankle yesterday, Coach Mike Leach simply said “Like everybody, they like a little attention. Some people try to get their 15 minutes at once and some try to spread it out.”

I’m not quite sure what that means though. Does it mean he thinks Crabtree is acting out just to get his name in the papers? Nah… couldn’t be that. Who knows? All we can do is assume he’ll be ready to play on Saturday vs. Kansas. Texas Tech needs Crabtree on the field if they want to keep this undefeated season going.

Michael Crabtree extended his 2008 touchdown streak in Texas Tech’s 43-25 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday. Crabtree has now scored a touchdown in every game of the 2008 season. I doubt there is another WR in the country who has done that.

Crabtree had 8 receptions for 72 yards and two scores. You may think Michael’s numbers are a bit low for such a high scoring game, and you’re right. He was hampered by a teaked ankle during a kickoff in the first half. It limited his play during the second half and his ability to go for the deep ball.

Texas Tech is now ranked No. 8 in both the BCS and the AP Poll.

Michael Crabtree and the No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders are off to Texas A&M for a battle. This game doesn’t mean as much to  A&M as it does for Tech. With another win, they’ll probably move up a spot or two in the rankings because Florida is idle this week.

Last year against Texas A&M, Michael Crabtree had 8 catches for 170 yards. This game could be an absolute shoot out, so seeing numbers like that again this year shouldn’t surprise you. Crabtree has the capability to take it to the endzone on any play.

Opponents are averaging 33 points per game against A&M. So really there’s no reason why Texas Tech can’t drop 50 on them.

I predict a huge day for Crabtree. Something like 9 catches for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns.

A few weeks ago I posted about Pass or Catch 2008: You Decide. It’s a Heisman campaign with a Presidential twist that Texas Tech is running with Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree.

Here’s one of the Crabtree campaign videos.

Texas Tech pulled out a narrow victory in overtime against Nebraska on Saturday. Nebraska scored 21 points in the 4th quarter to come back and tie it up. “It was really a strange game,” Leach said. “I haven’t been in one like this.”

Michael Crabtree also broke a school record in the game yesterday. I’ll let you read about that from a snippet of a Dallas Morning News article by Bill Nichols. He can write way better then me.

Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree broke the school record for touchdown receptions on Tech’s second drive. He made the record score, his 31st, a memorable one. Crabtree turned a quick slant into an electrifying 35-yard touchdown, breezing through the secondary after making the catch about five steps from the line.

He led Tech with five receptions for 89 yards. But his biggest catch wasn’t a touchdown; it was a 47-yarder on fourth-and-5 from Tech’s 36 in the fourth quarter.

Crabtree, who entered the game tied with Jarrett Hicks (2003-06), also scored on a 4-yard pass from Harrell. With 32 touchdowns in 19 career games, Crabtree needs two more to move into the top 20 on the NCAA’s career list.

So with the school record, and the ultimate Red Raiders victory, I’d say it was a pretty good day. Oh ya, plus Texas Tech is now ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25.

After just getting their asses handed to them by Missouri, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are off to Texas Tech to face the nation’s No. 1 offense.  “You want to play against good competition. Texas Tech is obviously good competition,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “That’s who you’ve got to measure yourself against defensively  –  the best out there.”

It won’t be a fun day for Nebraska defensive backs when they have to line up across a man by the name of Michael Crabtree. They’ll be shaking in their cleats. Crabtree has never played against Nebraska, so I can’t tell you how he did against them last year. But with Michael going over 100 yards in 3 of the 5 games this year, I would say he’s scheduled to do it again tomorrow.

I predict we’ll see something like 8 catches for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns. And Nebraska is probably thinking the same thing. “You’ve got to pay attention to (Crabtree), but they have a lot of other guys that can hurt you, so you can’t just spend all of your time trying to stop him,” Pelini said. “You’ve got to be well-balanced, but you’ve got to pay (Crabtree) the necessary attention and give the guy respect because he’s a good player.”

Go Red Raiders!

No. 7 Texas Tech showed up in a big way at Kansas State on Saturday. Graham Harrell set a school record for all-time yards passing in the Red Raiders 58-28 victory. “It’s a huge honor with all the great quarterbacks that have come through here,” Harrell said. “It comes with a lot of help.”

On the receiving end of 107 of those yards was our favorite player, Michael Crabtree, who hauled in 9 receptions including 2 touchdowns. For those of you who missed the game or want to see a recap, check out this Michael Crabtree highlight video from the Kansas State game.