Kent R. Hance
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Podcast Host, Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas Tech University System; Former TX Senator, U.S. Congressman, TX RR Commissioner and Chancellor of the TTU System
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Texas Tech is the only school with a first rounder in most recent NFL, NBA and MLB drafts.
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The Texas Tech Vet School is a done deal. We are most fortunate for our legislative leaders. It would not have happened without the delegation from West Texas. This is a very important day in our history.
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Waiting for the TTU v UofH kickoff at NRG stadium in Houston with my friend Patrick Mahomes. He is one of the best representatives of TTU ever. Beat the Cougars!!!
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When the Big XII needed someone to beat the SEC they didn’t call on UT or OU. Nope, they called on Texas Tech 42 Ole Miss 25
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When the
@Chiefs
needed to win the Super Bowl they called on Texas Tech Red Raider
@PatrickMahomes
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@TexasTech
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@TechAthletics
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Please pray for the family of the Texas Tech fallen officer. In all my years at TTU this is one of the saddest days. So senseless.
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When the Kansas City Chiefs were down by 3 with 13 seconds left they didn’t go to a player from Alabama, Ohio State or Georgia. Nope, they went to Texas Tech Red Raider QB Patrick Mahomes. He is the best and we are very proud of him!!!
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22 years ago today Darvin Hamm broke the backboard as TT beat North Carolina to go to the Sweet Sixteen. I’m wearing the same jacket I had on that day. This is our day.
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When the Texas Rangers decided they wanted to win a World Series they signed Josh Jung at 3B. They obtained a Texas Tech Red Raider. They didn’t get someone from LSU, UT or OSU. Red Raider nation is very proud of Josh Jung.
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Final. Texas Tech 61 Michigan St 51
We are in the Championship game. This is one of the greatest moments in our history. Our defense is the best.
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Just got back 2 Austin. I still can’t believe that we are headed to the Final Four. Even though I knew Chris Beard could do it I still have to let it soak in. This is a great day for TTU and I’ve been waiting for since 1961 when I moved into Bledsoe Hall. Proud of The Red Raiders
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During the last drive of the overtime Super Bowl with a 4th and 1, the Chiefs didn’t go to a Longhorn or Sooner to keep the drive alive and win. Nope they went to Texas Tech Red Raider Patrick Mahomes. Final Chiefs 25 49ers 22 Texas Tech Raider Nation is so proud of Mahomes.
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When the Kansas City Chiefs needed to go to 4 Super Bowls in 5 years, they didn’t go to Michigan, Alabama or Georgia for a quarterback. Nope, they got Texas Tech Red Raider Patrick Mahomes! The Red Raider Nation is very proud of Patrick!!! He is the best!
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When a NFL team decided to do the biggest contract in the history of the NFL they did not go to a player from Alabama, Clemson Ohio State etc. they signed QB Patrick Mahomes of TEXAS TECH. “Dream no little dreams”
The
#Chiefs
and QB Patrick Mahomes have agreed to terms on a 10-year extension worth $503 million, sources tell me and
@TomPelissero
. He gets $477M in guarantee mechanisms and gives the ability for Mahomes to have outs if the guarantee mechanisms aren’t exercised. No trade clause
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When they needed the lead pilot to fly over the Super Bowl site they didn’t get a Stanford or Yale graduate. Nope, they got a Texas Tech Red Raider, Arielle Ash ‘12 a Navy pilot. Wylie girl makes good. TTU is proud of Arielle leading the air show while Mahomes leads the field.
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The Big XII has just reprimanded & fined Kirby Hocutt $25,000 for his statement about the “fumble” at the TT v Baylor game. As a private attorney I’m raising the money to pay the fine. Support Raiders & Kirby. Send to: Red Raider Club
ATTN: Andrea Tirey Box 45055 Lbk TX 79409
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The weatherman in Dallas wanted the Texas Tech model!! Not the Aggie model. Pretty funny. Our people do a great job!!!!
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This is from the top sports writer in Austin, Texas.
I know Oklahoma owns the Big 12 in football, but it just seems that Texas Tech is running things right now.
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As Bob Wills sang “Take me back to Tulsa” I’m headed north with my lucky Texas Tech jacket. I’ve worn it each 1st round and we always go to the Sweet Sixteen. Guns Up!!!
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When the L A Lakers needed a coach to get them to the NBA Western Conference finals they didn’t get a Kansas, Duke or Kentucky grad. Nope, they got Darvin Ham a Texas Tech grad!!
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When the NFL needed to announce the MVP they did not find someone from Alabama or Clemson. No, they found a Texas Tech Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes!!! Dream No Little Dreams!!!
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Mark Adams has been named the Head Basketballl Coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders!!! This is a great hire. He will do an excellent job.
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Two Navy Seals were killed last week. One was a 2019 Texas Tech graduate. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. He is a true Red Raider hero. God Bless Nathan Gage Ingram!
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When the Chiefs needed to go to the Super Bowl they got a Red Raider to lead the way. All the Red Raiders are so proud of Patrick Mahomes. We all know he is just as good as a person as he is football player.
@PatrickMahomes
@Chiefs
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Congratulations to General Charles Q Brown Jr, a Distinguished Alum of Texas Tech, he was named Chief of Staff of the US Air Force today.
Great appointment!! He was commissioned as a 2ed Lt when he graduated from TTU in 1985. He was a leader in the ROTC at Tech. Great man!!!
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@PatrickMahomes5
is at the TT v Florida game and loving the lead. He follows the Red Raiders in all sports. Good man!!
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About to head north to Minneapolis for the Final Four. The Red Raiders are going to win it all. Taking Mike Kunstadt with us. He was Beard’s high school coach. Carey Hobbs and Randy Stevenson are with us. Same group went to Tulsa and California. Lucky jacket is on and ready.
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Chris Beard is here in Omaha yelling for the Red Raiders!!!
Wreck’em Tech
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The SoFi stadium where the Super Bowl will be played was designed by
@HKSArchitects
They didn’t go to Stanford, Yale or Harvard to get the lead person. Nope, they went to Texas Tech alum Lance Evans a Kappa Sig. His first big work was on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Big time!!
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The Dallas Police have arrested two men on Capital murder charges in the death of our Red Raider Andre Emmett. Their bonds are set at $500,000 each. A special thanks to the fellow Red Raiders who contributed to the reward fund. Andre’s mother Regina Oliver is so grateful.
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We are going to the Final Four!!!!
Final score Texas Tech 75 Gonzaga 69
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🌵When they were looking for the best they did not look for a frog or a hog, they found a big Red Raider riding all over the the Southwest!
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I wish Texas Tech Legends Corky Oglesby and Jay Crofoot had lived to see the Men’s NCAA Championship by The Texas Tech Red Raiders plus what happened in Men’s Basketball and Baseball this Spring. This is the best spring in Texas Tech sports history.
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Today’s B.B. game 6Texas Tech v 8Kansas at Lubbock is the biggest game in TTU history. Be there early and be loud but not profane. Chris Beard should be National Coach of the Year. Picked 7th in the conference and now ranked 6th in the nation. Beard is the real deal. Go Tech!!!
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Big victory in today’s election in Texas. Huge win for research at Texas Tech, UofH, UNT and Texas State. Texas Proposition 5 passed today by approximate 65%-35% vote. Congratulations to the State of Texas!!
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When Oklahoma State needed to beat OU, the last time they may ever play. They didn’t use one of their recruits or the coach’s son at QB. Nope, they used Alan Bowman a former Texas Tech QB under Kingsbury. 😃😃😃
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Record enrollment of 40,332 at Texas Tech. As Chancellor I set a goal of 40,000 by 2020 and the BOR backed it 100%. A special thanks to Chancellors Duncan, Mitchell & President Schovanec for their support. The Undergraduate Admissions Team implemented the plan with perfection.
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When they needed some1 to make the big catch in the big game, they didn't get some1 from bama or clemson. No, they got a
#TexasTech
guy
#SB51
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2nd place at the Masters is great. Texas Tech Red Raider Ludvig Aberg was playing like the champion he is. Red Raider Nation is so proud of him. Congratulations!!!
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It’s now official. Texas Tech Alum
CQ Brown is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The number 1 military position of the greatest military in the world. Texas Tech is very proud of him.
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When Brandon Francis left Dominican Republic for University of Florida he never dreamed of a degree from Texas Tech but he got to Lubbock and Dreamed No Little Dreams. He worked hard and never gave up. All of us at Texas Tech are very proud for you Brandone.
“ IT’S A MARATHON” as one of my Idols would say 🏁. Man, I LOVE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 👆🏽❤️ I would be more than proud to represent you guys at my next destination On and Off floor. An Alumni 👨🏻🎓 forever and ever, WRECK EM!
#TTUGrad
#4
:1
#DominicanKid
#RIPHussleDaGreat
🇩🇴•🏁•🇺🇸
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Had a great visit with Patrick Mahomes. He is at the Jones to be inducted into the Texas Tech Ring of Honor tonight. He is the very best Ambassador for the Red Raiders! The Red Raider nation is so proud of him. Beat Baylor!!!
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The Texas Tech Red Raiders will play the Duke Blue Devils in Madison Square Garden on December the 20th this year. Chris Beard is bringing us to the level we have always wanted to be. This will be a fun game. Make your plans now. Fill the Garden!!!
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Happy Thanksgiving!! When Macy’s Parade needed a top band they didn’t go to Penn State or Michigan’s band. Nope, they invited the “Going Band from Raider land”. They will be on the Today NBC Show at 8:30-noon. TT men’s basketball v Northern Iowa at 11:00 on espn2.
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Great victory tonight for Texas Tech and Chris Beard. He puts the university and the players first. He takes care of details in everything he does and surrounds himself with great coaches and staff.
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Look what I found in New Mexico. We are everywhere!! I’m here for the Texas Tech Alumni Association golf tournament at Ruidoso.
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Texas Tech asst Coach Tommy McVay passed away today. He was one of the nicest and most genuine persons I’ve ever known. He was always positive and always a gentleman. He coached the Red Raiders for over 30 years and served under five head coaches. RIP Coach McVay, you are loved.
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Good Morning America!!! Yes, Texas Tech is going to the Final Four and this is no April Fool joke. Go to Minneapolis Raider Nation, this doesn’t happen everyday. We play the 2nd game, the losers of the first game will be selling their tickets. They will be cheaper after 1st game.
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Drive from Lubbock to the Honda Center in Anaheim is 15 hours. These events don’t come along everyday. Go for it Raiders!!! Come on out.
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When the NFL needed the MVP they didn’t go to Georgia, Ohio State or Alabama. Nope, they found Patrick Mahomes from Texas Tech! A great player who is even a better person!
The Texas Tech family is very proud of you!!!
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Texas Tech just won the Big XII outdoor track championship after winning the indoor earlier this year. The Red Raider scored 165 points to win 1st and UT scored 101 to finish a distant 2nd. The 165 points was the most by any team in the history of Big XII. Wes Kittley is the best
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My grandson Andrew Sorrells has been named Athletic Director at Lubbock Christian University. GO CHAPS!!!!
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Jace Amaro is here. One of the great Red Raiders of all time.
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When the Big XII needed a champion in basketball they didn’t go to Kansas etc!!! They went to the Texas Tech!!!
Dream No Little Dreams. Coach Chris Beard is the best. He dreams big, thinks big and executes. He puts the players and Texas Tech first in all that he does.
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Cody Campbell has given Texas Tech athletics $25M. Cody was one of the best offensive lineman in the history of Texas Tech football. He was also a National Merit Scholar. Thank you to Cody and his family.
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Our defense reminds me of a bunch of “Gin Yard Dogs”. No pedigrees, just a tough group that pulls together. Top 100 recruits with the teams were: Michigan St 8, Virginia 5, Auburn 5 & TTU 0. Our guys are just winners!!! I’m so proud of our fans. They showed up big time!!!
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Texas Tech has just won the NCAA Indoor Track Championship. Coach Wes Kittley is the best. He has a great team and they have a lot of talent!!! All Red Raiders are very proud of this National Championship team
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One of the greatest comebacks in the history of Texas Tech basketball.
Texas Tech 85 BYU 78 The Red Raiders are a group that does not give up.
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Pres George H. W. Bush has died at 94. A war hero, great businessman, US Congressman, Amb to China, Amb to the UN, Dir of the CIA, Ch of the GOP, V-P of the USA and 41st President of the USA. What a career! He was a gentleman and statesman at all times. Proud to be his friend
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My granddaughter Ellen Carol Sorrells graduated from Texas Tech School of Law yesterday. She will be joining the prestigious Ft Worth law firm of McDonald Sanders. I am very proud of her.
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I saw the Vice-President,Mike Pence this afternoon and the first thing he said to me was congratulations to the Texas Tech Red Raiders & their great year. The amount of good will that the Texas Tech men’s basketball team produced is impossible to measure.
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@CoachAdams_TTU
When the Big XII needed to find the Coach of the Year they searched high & low and came to Lubbock, Texas Congratulations to Mark Adams!!! The Red Raider Nation is very proud of you. A job well done!
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Kliff Kingsbury is being inducted tonight into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. Great honor for Kliff and Texas Tech.
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Jakeem Grant is at the TT v OU game. He loves Texas Tech!!!
We are down by 1 at half. We will come back.
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One of America’s finest and a proud Texas Tech Red Raider, US Navy SEAL Gage Ingram gave his life in service of our great nation earlier this month in the Arabian Sea. Texas Tech will celebrate his life and memorialize his all too brief military career over the weekend. Today, I
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This is well worth a few seconds of your time.
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My friend Senator John McCain has died. I served with him in Congress. He was always a gentleman, even when we disagreed. He was a POW for 5 1/2 yrs. and tortured everyday. He was a complicated man who loved his country at all times. A true patriot!!!
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Bradley Marquez was at the Texas Tech 74 UT 67 game tonight. Bradley was one of the best receivers to ever play for the Red Raiders. Good man!!
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This is the best the US Capitol has looked in a long time. 😂
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I’ve never been prouder of a Texas Tech team, the players and the coaches. They made us all full of Red Raider pride. There is more to come.
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TT 69 Fla 66. We are headed to the Sweet Sixteen in Boston. This is a great day for Texas Tech.
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Justice Ginsburg has died. I seldom agreed with her opinions but I always agreed with her manner of civility. She asked aggressive questions but was not hostile. She was dear friends w/ late conservative Justice Scalia. They disagreed but were never disagreeable. Model citizens!
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When the Texas Rangers needed a 3B starter for the American League All-Star game they did not get a Longhorn or an Aggie.
Nope, they got Texas Tech Red Raider Josh Jung! Josh is an All-Star both on the field and off the field. Josh, the Red Raider Nation is very proud of you!!!
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Graduation day for my grandson Andrew Hance Sorrells. I’m very proud of him.
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Congratulations to my granddaughter Ellen Sorrells. She passed the Bar Exam. The results were out yesterday but the site crashed & she couldn’t get the results until today. Needless to say, she did not sleep well last night. But all is well that ends well.
@ellensorrells
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It is Final in Austin!!! Texas Tech 79 UT 77. McClung hits a 3 with only 2.2 seconds left. Red Raider defense held the Horns to 29 points in the second half. This makes 3 years in a row that the Red Raiders have beat the Horns in Austin.
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Coach Chris Beard after the big game. The Red Raiders are the Champs of the Big XII. TTU 80 Iowa St 73
We lost 5 Seniors last year and were picked 7th this year and finished 1st. He is the real deal. I am so proud of this group.
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This Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes, has just been named NFL’s Most Valuable Player. Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to its first AFC title game since 1993. He is a great football player but he is even better as a person.
#texastechfootball
#kansascitychiefs
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Matt Adams has died. He was a man of faith,a very successful farmer & businessman in Terry County. He loved his family. His twin brother Mark Adams is the 1st assistant basketball coach at Texas Tech. The Adams family should be remembered during this trying time. Great people!
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At my house in Austin w/o electricity for 31 hours and no relief insight. Thermostat shows 43 in the house. That’s cold. House is in an area where the roads are impassable. I miss LP&L. Stay warm!!!
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When the LA Lakers needed a new head coach they didn’t go to Kentucky, Kansas or Duke to get one of their Alums. Nope, they came to Texas Tech & hired Texas Tech alum Darvin Ham as head coach | KLBK | KAMC |
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I’m at the Garden with the Red Raiders and my Lucky Jacket! This is the year of the Red Raider!
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The Texas Senate honored Coach Beard & some of the Final Four basketball team today. Resolutions praising the Red Raiders were passed in the Senate & the Texas House of Representatives. This team is just as impressive in person & in the classroom as on the basketball court.
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Jakeem Grant is a hard core Red Raider who loves Texas Tech.
I am so proud for him and his family. The Dream “Dreams No Little Dreams”.
.
@MiamiDolphins
sign WR Jakeem Grant to 4-year extension worth up to $24M. (via
@RapSheet
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At TT v Vanderbilt basketball game in Fort Worth with grandson Andrew Sorrells & Norense Odiase. Halftime TTU 33 Vanderbilt 25
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Took my grandson Andrew Sorrells to a Christmas tour of the White House. Great time. Now I have to get his sister Ellen and brother Will to a special tour. Grandkids are one of the great joys in life.
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I am excited to announce that my new podcast, “Kent Hance, The Best Storyteller in Texas,” will be launching soon! Come join me as I sit down with friends and recount old stories that will take you away from the bustle of everyday life.
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When NASA needed to hire someone to help select the next astronaut to go to the moon they didn’t go to an alum of OU or UT. Nope, they selected Joe Acaba a TTU graduate. The Red Raiders are proud of you. Congratulations!
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Josh Abbott sang tonight at Andrew & Kelsee’s wedding party. Davida got the prize for coming the farthest distance, all the way from Italy. Great wedding party.
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A special thanks to Chancellor Robert Duncan for his great service as Chancellor and as a member of the legislature. He loves Texas Tech and always put it first. Robert Duncan is a man of integrity, class and dignity. God Bless him for his hard work.
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When RSM Classic on the PGA Tour needed the winner they didn’t get an alum of Stanford, OSU or UT. Nope, they found a Texas Tech Red Raider Ludvig Aberg. He had a 72-hole scoring record for his first PGA Tour win. Raider Nation is very proud of Ludvig.
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Pres Trump named my friend CQ Brown Jr,Ch of Staff for the Air Force. Pres Biden is set to nominate CQ Brown Jr as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Neither President selected someone from West Point/Annapolis. Nope, they found a Texas Tech graduate to run all the military.
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Josh Abbott and I are on the company plane. Go Red Raiders. Josh is the best.
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Final
#8Texas
Tech 68 UT 62 Coach Beard is the real deal. This is a good team that plays tough defense!!!
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