Wednesday Morning Links at Viva The Matadors | 2013-03-06

Morning links: odds and ends, track and field, women's basketball, baseball, and football.

By Seth C Mar 6, 2013, 5:28am CST

ODDS AND ENDS

* Bleacher Report is gaming the system -- and winning. | SportsonEarth.com : Will Leitch Article | This is why I don't like Bleacher Report and Rant Sports is starting to do the same thing.

TRACK AND FIELD

* Red Raiders No. 11 in Latest USTFCCCA Rankings - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site
* Tech track and field prepares for season finale - The Daily Toreador: Sports

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

* Despite losses in final two games, Lady Raiders confident heading into postseason | Red Raiders

BASEBALL

* Red Raiders Fall 6-2 in Midweek Opener at No. 16 Arizona - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site

FOOTBALL

* Big 12 2013 Instant Impact Recruits College Football | This writer chooses Devin Lauderdale and I think this is a case where the writer chose the highest rated player and not the player who will really have the biggest impact. That will most likely be Demetrious Alston, Martin Hill or Dorian Crawford.
* Rediscovering a football mind - SBNation.com | #longread Good stuff on Bobby Petrino.
* Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech, and the Elements of Style - The Triangle Blog - Grantland
* Fox and ESPN: What’s behind unlikely alliance? - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global
* The National, 3/5/13: Wait, the National? What? - Bring On The Cats | I'm so glad the national is back and the focus is on football money. I wish I could write like this.