Texas Tech regent and top booster angers many with "Pink Raiders" comment on X

There is no question that former Texas Tech football player and current university regent Cody Campbell is doing all he can to help the football program now that he is one of the country's top young businessmen. In fact, he's done so much for the program that the field at Jones AT&T Stadium is named in his honor.

Thus, many Red Raiders are grateful for his contributions to the program, which include being a leading voice for The Matador Club, the NIL collective that supports Texas Tech athletics. However, recent remarks that he made on X did not sit well with a large portion of the fan base.

Following Texas Tech's 35-34 loss to TCU, Campbell took to social media to criticize fans for being "Pink Raiders".

"I'm seeing a lot of Pink Raiders out there today," he wrote. "Nobody is more disappointed than I am, but I am still going to keep doing everything I can do to keep building this Texas Tech Football program. I'm going to continue giving time and money, and I'm going to keep pushing harder.

"We ARE moving in the right direction for the long run, we ARE getting better, and we have some great days in front of us!!

"So, instead of sitting around and bellyaching and feeling sorry for ourselves, let’s get our damn Guns Up and do something to actually help! Give some money to and/or, and make plans to have your butt in a seat at Jones Stadium in 2 weeks when we play Colorado!"

These remarks have sparked quite a bit of debate among Red Raider fans, many of whom did not like being called "Pink Raiders" for expressing their frustrations with the current state of the football program.

Obviously, Campbell's remarks hit a nerve with the Texas Tech fan base. What seems to have been the biggest issue is that a billionaire decided to on one hand insult the fans who are critical of Joey McGuire (whom Campbell had a huge hand in hiring) and then turn around and on the other hand ask those fans to donate money to The Matador Club.

Trying to get regular people to give their hard-earned money to a college football program's N.I.L. collective is not best achieved by starting your pitch with an insult. That seems to be where Campbell went wrong.

There's no questioning that he cares immensely about the program that he helped build as a player and now as a booster and a leader. Thus, most fans should remember that Tech is fortunate to have Campbell as an alum and as a donor.

However, Campbell must also be smart enough to know that it is fair to criticize McGuire, especially after the last two games, one in which his team didn't show up against Baylor and the other in which his coaching staff made an egregious late play call that cost their team a win. To bring up valid points against McGuire is not worthy of the label "Pink Raider" but rather it is part of a healthy discussion that takes place in almost every football program around the nation.

This is not the time for Red Raiders to be divided by insulting comments or infighting. We experienced enough of that during the Tommy Tuberville, Kliff Kingsbury, and Matt Wells eras. Instead, all Red Raiders should come together to do whatever each individual can to support the program.

Whether that means giving money, attending games, or simply being passionate enough to be emotionally invested, everyone has a part to play. Hopefully, the spat that Campbell started is just something that blows over and not the start of another rift within the Red Raider fan base.