Michael Crabtree is going to try his absolute hardest to get his team into the Title game. He still thinks about the time when his High School squad missed out on States.

“From my years in high school, I feel like I didn’t give it all I could give,” Crabtree said. “I feel like I could have gone to state if I would have given it my all. I didn’t want to feel like that again – should’ve, could’ve, would’ve. I’m at that time right now that I’m remembering that, so every time I go on the field, it’s like I’m giving it my all because I’m not going to feel that same way I felt in high school. I don’t want any regrets.”

I have no doubt that Michael Crabtree won’t give it 100% on gamedays and lead this team to the promise land. The Red Raiders season feels magical in a way, almost like it’s their destiny.

Crabtree is going to use this week off to heal up a bit. “The ankle is getting better,” Crabtree said. “It probably won’t even be hurting at all come the next game.”

When asked further how things are going:

“It’s been all right, but a lot of people have been going at my foot, so every time I get hit they try to twist it or whatever,” Crabtree said. “But it hasn’t been enough to keep me from playing.”

The Red Raiders will need all their weapons healthy and ready to roll come next week at Oklahoma. Everything will be riding on that game and the entire nation will be watching.

Both of those opponents are tough, but I think Crabtree can manage 2 touchdowns against Oklahoma, and 3 against Baylor. Stats aren’t all that important to him, but as fans, it’s one thing we love. Fans are obsessed with stats and always wanting to see their favorite player outperform someone else (or in this case, himself).

So what do you thin? With 2 games left, can Crabtree do it?

“I feel like every week we have something to prove,” Crabtree said. “We really don’t too much worry about what other people think. We worry about what we can control, and that’s us, and that’s our team.”

Crabtree finished the game with 8 receptions for 89 yards and 3 touchdowns. Michael Crabtree extended his streak of recording at least five receptions and a touchdown catch to 13 games, placing him in a tie for second-longest all time. Only Larry Fitzgerald is ahead of him (by 1 game).

You can definitely feel something special going on with the Red Raiders. It feels like destiny for them to be in the BCS Championship game. They are just playing at such a high level and keep beating ranked teams every week.

Tomorrow at 8:00 PM EST on ABC, the No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys are headed into Lubbock to play the No. 2 Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Big 12 just keeps on delivering top 10 matchups. The Red Raiders are on such an emotion high, I just don’t see them letting up at all against the Cowboys. Their offense is just too prolific. There are no Big 12 teams that can stop them from scoring.

They’re going to try and limit what Crabtree does. The Cowboys have watched the game film and studied what other teams have done. They can try all they want, but there’s just no stopping this powerful receiver. Crabtree shines in primetime. I see him grabbing 9 balls for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns.

However, that amazing performance he had against former No. 1 Texas (10 receptions, 127 yards and a game winning touchdown) has propelled him back into the discussion. ESPN has him ranked #4 on their Heisman Watch.

Here’s what they had to say:

4. Michael Crabtree — I have Michael Crabtree at No. 4 even though his numbers are slightly down from last year. If you can live with calling it a down season while he’s on pace to catch 93 passes for more than 1,200 yards and 20 TDs despite being the No. 1 focus of rival defenses every week. Simply put, Crabtree is better at what he does than any other player in college football. He carves up defenses, snatches passes away from defenders in traffic and runs through would-be tacklers like he’s a tailback. The only downside is his QB is drawing a lot of the hype since Tech’s attack is just so diversified.

It’ll be tough for him to win it because Graham Harrell is also on the list, and in fact he is No. 1 on ESPN’s Heisman rankings. But there is still hope!

That final catch was just 1 of his 10 receptions for 127 yards. Crabtree just proved that he is the best wide receiver in college football. He looked like a man among boys on that last play. Most WRs would have caught the ball and ran out of bounds. Michael just shredded the defenders like children and ran it in for the score.

The fans then charged the field… even though there was 1 second left on the clock. It was an amazing game and awesome spectacle to see. The 9-0 Red Raiders are now No. 2 in the BCS Standings.

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.

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.

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!