Texas Tech football: Early 2020 signee superlatives

To help you get to know that latest class of Texas Tech football signees, here are some superlatives that will hopefully put into perspective what to expect from some key members of the class.

There was a time when signing day was one of high drama for Texas Tech football fans.  Those of us who are invested in the program’s efforts on the recruiting trail would get no work done as we sat around refreshing message board pages and social media apps waiting to hear news of the latest wins and losses as players made their final decisions.

But more and more, signing day (both the early window in December and the traditional day in February) has become anti-climatic, especially for Red Raider fans.  That was the case this year when there were no surprises either positive or negative for Matt Wells.

Maybe that’s a good development for the program but it has taken a ton of fun out of the day for fans.  In fact, it is hard to remember the last time the Red Raiders were involved in a high-stakes recruiting battle that came down to signing day.

I don’t have numbers to back this up but it feels as if there are fewer players making their decisions known right before they sign.  My theory is that the ever-expanding world of social media has given players the type of platform that they used to only have when cameras showed up at their schools on signing day.

Now, to get plenty of attention a recruit can simply put his announcement on Twitter or Instagram and generate buzz for days and even months in some cases.  He no longer has to rely on the local media to supply him with an outlet through which he can be the center of attention.

Of course, Tech’s poor efforts on the recruiting trail also have something to do with the lack of signing day excitement in recent years.  There simply haven’t been many important recruiting battles that Tech has been part of this decade and that’s a product of no longer being relevant on the national scene…or even in the Big 12.

Hopefully, that will change in the next few years and if it does, there will be some 2020 signees to thank.  So let’s get to know a few of the individual players in the latest recruiting cache by throwing out some old-school yearbook-like superlatives.