Rivalries in Texas just don't really resonate nationally. When CFB was strictly a regional sport, that was fine. But when the game started to become more national in scope, conferences with cross-state rivalries became more interesting to the larger CFB audiences. Tennessee vs. Alabama was more intriguing than Texas A&M vs. Texas. The SWC died as a result. Additionally, the Big12 was at a bit of a disadvantage with 4 teams in one state and only one of them with any broad appeal (Texas). Games like Alabama vs. Auburn or USC vs. UCLA attracted far more interest than A&M vs. Tech or UT vs. Baylor.

So this clamoring for UT and Tech to play each other is really only coming from one side. Oh, and also from off-season content creators.

I don't know anyone who thinks this game might actually happen. There's no realistic clamoring. This is a result of Sark shooting off his mouth and winding up with his panties down around his ankles.

"We've already talked to Abilene Christian and Texas State..

They're happy to do it and we'll pay the buyout for Texas..

There's no reason not to do this and we're ready to go" ~ @CodyC64 #PMSLive https://t.co/USo6Qhgzfs pic.twitter.com/OsZGEYsbJG

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 29, 2026

"When Sark opened his mouth and he picked a fight with a bunch of West Texas boys, he should have known that he better get ready to pack a lunch.”#TexasTech's Cody Campbell on @PatMcAfeeShow today on Texas and coach Steve Sarkisian 🔥https://t.co/lpvGVwvrSi pic.twitter.com/ePiXPe4Fxr

— RedRaiderSports.com (@RedRaiderSports) May 29, 2026

Really, it's Baylor, UofH, and TCU who should be calling out sippy since it's the conference schedule Coach Cutty is sheeting on. Would love to see them harangue sippy into some sort of round-robin scheduling of their old foes.

If this game happens….Tech and Cody needs to make sure there isn't a horn lawyer in the review booth.

lol. Tech needs to pay off acu and tx state, stephen f, wyoming, its September opponents through 2028, and pay off our OOC ohio st buckeyes and michigan and notre dame, our Sept opponents.
Tech would need to pay us off for going out of our way... they maybe should have scored 1 point last year against a ranked opponent outside the big 12. they really need to do the work, and their owner going on tv shows and puffing out his chest isn't enough. They should do simple things like vet their own crooked cheating players... They bring ridicule on themselves. UT didn't construct that weak-ass schedule. Everyone is allowed to comment on their weak ass schedule. and all their ****-ups. It's public information for which they alone are responsible.
We sign Arch Manning. They sign Brandon Sorsby. not our fault. prove you're not foolish on your own time.

Last time we played, Texas beat technical 57-7.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48909854/sorsby-placed-least-40-bets-indiana-football-hoosiers-qb
Sorsby placed at least 40 bets on Indiana football as a Hoosiers QB

After two years with the Bearcats, Sorsby was one of the highest-priced transfers in the college football market this offseason, breaking a contract with Cincinnati to land a bigger payday with the free-spending Red Raiders. In late April, Texas Tech announced that Sorsby was entering a treatment facility for gambling addiction. Shortly thereafter, news broke that he was under NCAA investigation.

Tech walked right into this. Too bad Tech owner Cody, can't pay off the facts of life and make all the results of their actual bad decisions go away.