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Raiders Weekly

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We're just a small-time Texas Tech sports podcast, formerly known as the Lone Raider Podcast, where we do a deep dive into everything surrounding Texas Tech sports, Red Raider Nation and the Big 12. Wreck 'Em Weekly is hosted by Texas Tech alums Jonah Young and Mia Gibaszek, where we give our takes on everything surrounding Red Raider athletics and the entertainment world. Officially powered by The South Plainsmen.

Episodes
174
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
58 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
5 days ago

Episodes

174 episodes, newest first

  1. EP #164: Mauled by the Bearcats & Arizona Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we actually skip our usual opening segment and get straight to talking about the Red Raiders brutal loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats in our Main Topic of Discussion as well as previewing the Red Raiders next opponent in the Arizona Wildcats on Halloween.

    We then get right into our College Football Pick 'ems segment and last weeks recap.

    We close out the episode as we usually do with our Traffic Talk and Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment. Let's Goooo!!!!

    1 hr 4 min
  2. EP #163: Homecoming Revenge - Arizona State Recap & Cincinnati Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we kickoff the episode as usual with our Red Raider Rundown segment, where we discuss the College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams as early as next year. We also discuss both Donovan Atwell and Thomas Castellanos bit receiving their injunctions this past week making them eligible once again, as well as Texas Tech basketball starting off the season ranked at number 19 and picked to finish 5th in the Big 12 conference this year.

    For our Main Topic of Discussion, we recap what was a dominate victory for the Texas Tech Red Raiders over the Arizona State Sun Devils, as they earned themselves a 53-25 victory on Homecoming.

    We then shift gears and talk about the Red Raiders next foe, as they travel up to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats. We give and in-depth preview of the Bearcats along with what we believe the outcome to be. '

    We then give out our Week 8 Big 12 picks in our College Football Pick 'ems segment.

    To wrap up the episode as usual we close it out with our Traffic Talk and Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segments. Let's Goooooo!!!!!

    56 min
  3. EP #162: Back to Business - Arizona State Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we jump straight into our Main Topic of Discussion as we do an in-depth preview of the Arizona State Sun Devils as they head out to Lubbock this homecoming weekend.

    We then shift gears and get right into our College Football Pick 'ems and Last Weeks Recap.

    We then close the episode out as we usually do with our Traffic Talk and Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segments. Let's Goooo!!!

    45 min
  4. EP #161: Beat the Buffs in Boulder - Colorado Recap

    Show notes

    On this episode, we start off with our usual Red Raider Rundown segment, as we discuss the newly ruled ineligibility of Thomas Castellanos and what it could men for other players seeking temporary injunctions.

    For our Main Topic of Discussion, we recap the Red Raiders trip out to Boulder, as they come away with a 29-7 victory. However, the victory did not come without its own trials and tribulations, as Texas Tech was forced to overcome some frequent struggles that have plagued them all season.

    We then transition into our College Football Pick 'ems and last week's recap, as we pick the Big 12 slat for Week 6.

    To wrap up the show, as usual we end with our Traffic Talk and Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment's. Let's Gooooo!!!!

    54 min
  5. EP #160: A Questionable 4-0 Start & Colorado Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we get straight into our Main Topic of Discussion by recapping the game from last Saturday as the Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the Sam Houston State Bearkats 49-14 to round out non-conference play. The victory however, did not come without very many pertinent questions surrounding this Red Raider football team.

    We then conduct an in-depth preview about the Red Raiders next opponent the Colorado Buffalos, as the team heads out to Boulder and hopefully come away with their second conference victory.

    We then get into our College Football Pick 'ems and last week's recap.

    As per usual we cap off this episode the same way we always do with our Traffic Talk and Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segments. Let's Gooooo!!!

    1 hr 2 min
  6. EP #159: A Thrilling Friday Win & Sam Houston Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we start off as we usually do with our Red Raider Rundown segment, where this week we give our thoughts on JaMichael Stillwell not being ruled eligible for the 2026-27 basketball season and Donovan Atwell's injunction hearing being moved to mid-October.

    For our Main Topic of Discussion, we recap last Friday nights thrilling win over the 22nd ranked Houston Cougars in Lubbock. We then preview the Red Raiders next opponent in the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

    We then jump into one of our favorite segments as we transition to our College Football Pick 'ems (and last weeks recap).

    To round off the episode we go over our Traffic Talk segment and our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment. Let's Gooooo!!!!

    1 hr 5 min
  7. EP #158: A Very "Meh" Win & Oregon State Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we open it up as usual with our Red Raider Rundown segment. This week we didn't have ton to discuss however, Donovan Atwell's injunction hearing is slated for this Friday Sept. 11. If granted, he will be eligible for the 2026-27 MBB season.

    For our Main Topic of Discussion, we talk about the very... interesting 33-10 win over the Abilene Christian Wildcats in Lubbock this past Saturday. We get into, what we liked, what we didn't like, area's of improvement, etc. We then shift gears and breakdown our next opponent in the Oregon State Beavers, as the Red Raiders look to head to Corvallis and come away with another win.

    We then get into one of our favorite segments with our College Football Pick 'ems & Last Week Recap, where we predict all the games across the Big 12.

    We end our episode as we usually do with our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment. Let's Goooo!!!!

    51 min
  8. EP #157: FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! - Abilene Christian Preview

    Show notes

    On this episode, we discuss the addition of Thomas Castellanos and the apparent "week-to-week" injury surrounding Trey White in our Red Raider Rundown segment.

    For our Main Topic of Conversation we conduct an in-depth preview of the Abilene Christian Wildcats as they head to Lubbock to take on the Red Raiders in their season opener.

    We the shift to a very well known segment that only comes around every football season, which is our College Football Pick 'ems for week one of the Big 12 College Football season.

    We end the episode as we usually do with our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment. Let's Gooooo!!!

    48 min
  9. EP #156: Football Position Breakdown & Preseason Podcast Awards

    Show notes

    On this episode, we open up as usual with our Red Raider Rundown segment, where we discuss the denial of eligibility for Donovan Atwell in a surprise reverse court ruling earlier this week. We also gove our thought on the new Mahomes "Let's Ride" uniforms that will make their debut on September 18 against Houston. We wrap up the segment discussing the potential news about Texas Tech signing QB Thomas Castellanos from Florida State to be QB2.

    For our Main Topic of Conversation segment, we conduct an in-depth breakdown of each position group, as we identify who we think will end up starting for the Red Raiders as well as players to keep an eye on this year. For our second part of discussion we dish out our Raiders Weekly Podcast Preseason Awards to several Red Raiders who we are expecting big things out of this year.

    Then an old segment makes its triumphant return as we are FINALLY able to conduct our first College Football Pick 'ems for week zero.

    Then as usual, we wrap up the episode with our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment along with some final thoughts and shoutouts. Let's Goooooo!!!

    1 hr 20 min
  10. EP #155: August Basketball News & Football Record Predictions

    Show notes

    On this episode, we discuss several major headlines from the past several weeks in the moth of August in our Red Raider Rundown segment. Several of which pertained to the Texas Tech men's basketball team gaining new and familiar acquisitions to the roster.

    For our Main Topics of Discussion segment we talk about Texas Tech football training camp, specifically focusing on the now healthy and fully participating QB1 Will Hammond. We then discuss what we are most excited to see from this roster coming out of training camp. We wrap up our discussion by going over which games the two of us are the most excited for and which game make us the most nervous, all before we give out our official record predictions of the 2026 season.

    We wrap up the episode as we usually do with our Traffic Talk & Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segments. Let's Goooooo!!!!!

    1 hr 1 min
  11. EP #154: 2026 Midsummer Media Days

    Show notes

    On this episode, we discuss several key events that took place during the Big 12 Media Days that were held last week.

    We dive into Coach McGuire's comments he made during his opening presser and give our thoughts surrounding his takes.

    We also discuss the article by Ross Dellinger in regard to Texas Tech officials meeting with other Big 12 officials to hopefully mend bridges that were otherwise fractured, regarding the recent offseason events in which Texas Tech was front and center of.

    We cap off the episode as we do every week with our "Traffic Talk" and "Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week" segments. Let's Goooooo!!!!

    53 min
  12. EP #153: The Short-Lived Sorsby Saga

    Show notes

    On this episode, we start off by discussing the same thing the entire college football world has been discussing, and that is the events from this past week involving Brendan Sorsby's injunction being granted and the existential fall out of events that occurred shortly after the ruling, which by our account pretty much lit the college football world on fire.

    We then cap off the episode the same always do, with our "Traffic Talk" segment and our "Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week". Let's Gooooooooo!!!!

    57 min
  13. EP #152: Thank You Softball

    Show notes

    On this episode, we start off our Red Raider Rundown segment with the news that Texas Tech football has reportedly secured a home-and-home deal with a perennial CFB "Blue Blood" however, the identity of said school has yet to be unveiled.

    For our Main Topic of Conversation this week, we recap the Texas Tech softball teams' recent trip back to OKC in the Women's College World Series, which unfortunately once again ended in the National Championship series at the hands of Texas.

    To round out the episode as usual, we go over our Traffic Talk and our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segments. Let's Gooooooo!!!!!

    50 min
  14. EP #151: Drama In The Swamp - Tech Is OKC Bound (Again)

    Show notes

    On this episode, we discuss the impending decision that the NCAA and the courts will have on whether or not Brendan Sorsby will be eligible for the 2026 season.

    We then discuss several people who had some choice things to say about the Red Raiders and whether or not we should care about it or not.

    For our Main Topic of Conversation, we talk about the Red Raiders softball team, getting the job done out in Gainesville in the Super Regional to advance to the WCWS in OKC once again. However, it did not come without some drama from several people involved.

    We cap off the episode as we do all of our episodes, with our "Traffic Talk" segment and our "Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week" segment. Let's Gooooooo!!!!!!

    58 min
  15. EP #150: A Quarterback Shake-Up

    Show notes

    Topics discussed:

    - Texas Tech football players drafted in the 2026 NFL draft.

    - Texas Tech football scheduling conflicts that continue to arise.

    - Brendan Sorsby enlisting himself to rehab for gambling as the NCAA investigates.

    - Texas Tech softball talk

    - Texas Tech baseball talk

    57 min
  16. EP #149: Spring highs and lows

    Show notes

    Topics Discussed:

    - Texas Tech football spring game recap.

    - Texas Tech basketball transfers in's and out's.

    - NFL draft week. Several Red Raiders looking to hear their name called.

    - Texas Tech baseball woes versus Utah.

    - Texas Tech softball update.

    1 hr 9 min
  17. EP #148: 2025-26 Basketball Postmortem

    Show notes

    On this episode, we recap both the men's and women's run in the NCAA tournament, which may have both ended sooner than we would have liked however, we put a nice bow on what was overall a good season by both the men and women's teams.

    48 min
  18. EP #147: The Duality of Fan

    Show notes

    Topics Discussed:

    - Texas Tech baseball sweeps Penn State in a series right before their conference opener against Kansas.

    - Texas Tech softball goes on the road and sweeps the Houston Cougars in their conference opener, as they get ready to host Arizona in their home conference opener.

    - Texas Tech women's basketball goes one-and-done in the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City after falling to the Kansas State Wildcats.

    - Should Krista Gerlich receive a contract extension?

    - Texas Tech men's basketball falls on their senior night to TCU

    - Texas Tech wraps up regular season play against BYU in Provo and falls against the Cougars.

    - Traffic Talk, Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week & shout outs.

    1 hr
  19. EP #146: Let There Be Madness

    Show notes

    Topics Discussed:

    - Brendan Sorsby's active lawsuit with Cincinnati.

    - Texas Tech football players showing out at the combine.

    - Texas Tech baseball and softball updates.

    - Red Raiders Men's basketball's dominate wins over Kansas

    State and Iowa State

    - Texas Tech ceiling in the NCAA tournament.

    1 hr 17 min
  20. EP #145: Season Isn't Over Yet, Calm Down

    Show notes

    On this episode, we start off with our Red Raider Rundown segment and recap the Red Raiders baseball team who had a not-so-great start to the season on the Shriners Children's Classic in Arlington but have since rattled off five straight wins. In the same segment we also talk more about Texas Tech softball and how well their season is going, as they FINALLY play their first game at home this weekend.

    For our Main Topic of Conversation, we go over the up and down week for Texas Tech men's basketball. We start off by recapping their win over top ranked Arizona in Tucson, followed up by a loss on Tempe to Arizona State which included losing our best player for season due to an injury. Then when everything seemed all gloomy, the Red Raiders came back home and had a resounding victory over the Kansas State Wildcats .

    To round out the episode we end it like we do every episode with our Traffic Talk segment and our Good Vibes, Vibe of the Week segment. Let's Gooooo!!!!!

    1 hr 10 min