The point is not to hammer Texas Tech. The hammer will fall soon enough in Lubbock. I think Tedi gets a lot of credit for taking a real proactive stand and just getting us on the right track to start with. Mooney said Tech, however, does not have such a person whose sole responsibility is to act as a watchdog for such certification problems. Add the mess that a poor student or transfer drops off at the door, and the job becomes a major task.
Red flags fly up when discrepancies in compliance or eligibility occur.
Tech, apparently, is just Tech. But in the back rooms of the athletic department and in the academic support cubicles at Cain Hall, the Aggies are playing like national champions. You just have to feel for the kids on the Tech basketball team who are just looking at all their hard work over two semesters and years, really, for the seniors. And then suddenly, it all evaporates because of an error that could have been avoided. Without jumping up and down on Tech, because it is unfortunate, I think we've had some leadership here that has allowed us to step right up to the plate and hit a home run.