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Texas Tech Loses Margin of Error in Arizona State Defeat
Texas Tech suffered its first defeat of the season at Arizona State, losing more than a game. The Red Raiders also lost their margin of error in the College Football Playoff race.
Fair or foul, college football is as much a game of perception as it is a sport. The perception of the Big 12 is that it lacks the elite programs capable of winning national championships.
Maybe it is peers with the ACC from top-to-bottom, but it lacks the helmets – think Clemson, Miami, Florida State – that draw national attention. Critics of the league say it doesn’t sign enough blue-chip talent to compete against SEC or Big Ten programs in December and beyond.
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