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!

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.

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.

Michael Crabtree and the Texas Tech Red Raiders didn’t face Kansas State last year. That makes it difficult for us to judge what he’s going to do. Kansas State isn’t a bad team. They’re 3-1, yet unranked.

Texas Tech is coming off a bye week and Crabtree is coming off a game where he only put up 60+ yards. I’m predicting the Red Raiders to continue their dominance in the Big 12 and make a push to move up the rankings. There are four Big 12 teams in the top 10 and all have decent matchups this week. There’s a chance someone could get knocked off.

Crabtree needs to blow up this week, especially after he was only marginal in the last game. I want to see a 8 catch game with 170 yards and 3 touchdowns. That’s the Crabtree we enjoy seeing and that’s the Crabtree we love. Speaking of loving Michael Crabtree… someone at the Bleacher Report posted a Five Reasons to Love Michael Crabtree. Make sure you check it out before tomorrow’s 3:30 PM EST kickoff.

UMass had no way to stop Texas Tech’s high powered offense. Michael Crabtree and the Red Raiders destroyed the Minutemen 56-14. Harrell had all day to throw and was spreading the ball to all his weapons. Crabtree ended the game with 5 receptions, 62 yards and a score.

Harrell hit Crabtree and Morris on touchdowns, giving Tech a 42-7 halftime lead. I had predicted a much bigger statistical performance from Crabtree but in a blowout like this, Leach wanted to get more players involved and didn’t need to rely on Crabtree carrying the load.

For those of you who missed the game, I’ve got a video that a fan shot of Crabtree’s score just before halftime. It’s a quick slant route over the middle of the field. No way to stop it.

The Dallas Morning News had an article yesterday stating:

This is Texas Tech’s final nonconference game before opening Big 12 play at Kansas State on Oct. 4. Graham Harrell and his potent receiving corps are trying to find their way out of Mike Leach’s doghouse. Leach unloaded on his quarterback and receivers for poor passing and dropped balls after a 43-7 win over SMU last week.

It’s hard to imagine a coach getting on a team that put up 43 points and a receiver that had eight catches for 164 yards and three touchdowns. But I guess this is just Leach’s way of firing up Michael Crabtree and the rest of the Red Raiders. He’s trying to kick them down before they start thinking they’re hot shit and can beat anyone. A coach never wants his team too confident.

So Texas Tech is hosting UMASS on Saturday at 7:00 EST. There’s no line on the game, which means that it’s going to be a BLOWOUT! Could be 63-3 or something. Crabtree is going to have a monster game that’s for sure. I’m predicting 10 catches for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns.

What do you think?

In a matchup with the SMU Mustangs, Texas Tech’s sophomore wideout, Michael Crabtree, had yet another ridiculous showing as the Red Raiders’ main go-to target downfield. Crabtree had eight catches for 164 yards and three touchdowns. Texas Tech’s 43-7 victory helped propel them two spots into the top ten of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

SMU head coach June Jones had this to say about Michael Crabtree: “He’s a big time player, but like I said, I was proud of our defense. He’s going to get that on a lot of people. But we made enough plays on defense; we stopped him, stopped the ball. We did enough things to keep the game interesting, at least.”

So you stopped him, huh? And you’re proud of your defense that gave up touchdowns of 20+ and 40+ yards to Crabtree… all in the first half?

The truth is, no one can stop him. Crabtree is the best WR in the NCAA and is going to shred defenses like it’s nobody’s business.