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.

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.

In a knockoff of the Presidential Campaign going on right now, Texas Tech has launched a new web titled: Pass or Catch 2008. It has a picture of Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree in suits and looks like a candidates website. It’s supposed to be their official bids for the 2008 Heisman. They’ve even got a “secret service” section.

Check it out at: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/athletics/passorcatch2008/

No. 10 Texas Tech is off this weekend, so I’m not going to have much to write about. They’ll play their first conference game next week against Kansas.

So far through 4 games, Michael Crabtree has 29 receptions for 457 yards and 6 scores. Those are great numbers for a receiver. I’m not sure if they’re Heisman-worthy, but they will definitely keep him on the national radar and assure he’s a 1st round selection in the NFL Draft.

Texas Tech has 8 more regular season games. If we project his stats out for the remainder of the year, they will look something like 87 receptions for 1371 yards and 18 touchdowns. I’d really like to see Crabtree get the yardage up if he wants to win a Heisman. But that’s months away, so we don’t need to worry about it right now. As long as the Red Raiders keep winning, everything will fall into place.

Doublenation.com posted the top 5 reasons why Texas Tech will win the Big 12 South. Reason number 5 is our very own Michael Crabtree. Check it out:

Reason #5: Mr. Crabtree

Michael Crabtree (29 catches, 457 yards and 6 TD’s) is still the unquestioned playmaker on offense and despite not having quite the burst onto the scene as he did last year in no way diminishes what he brings to this team. There is not a player in the Big 12 that has Mr. Crabtree’s combination of size, speed and ability to turn a short pass into a game-breaking spectacular play. Defenses will have to game plan around Crabtree, which is part of the reason why the receivers mentioned above are having so much success. His presence allows for other players to step up and make plays. I’m not sure that Mr. Crabtree has the type of season that he had last year, but make no mistake that his presence is helping this offense be that much more efficient. Crabtree will get his in conference play, I’m fairly confident of that. Teams can’t cover him and everyone else. He’s just too special not to make a difference.

What’s your take?