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The Colorado Buffaloes basketball team was flat-out embarrassed Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas. The Texas Tech Red Raiders ran Colorado out of the building 78-44, handing the Buffs their worst loss of the season.
It was a completely forgettable showing from Colorado, and afterward, head coach Tad Boyle did not hold back. He was fired up and delivered plenty of memorable, heated quotes.
"I mean, that was a good, old-fashioned ass-whoopin," Boyle said after the Buffs fell to 4-8 in Big 12 play this season.
"There’s just no other way to say it," Boyle said. "A lot of you guys are from West Texas. You probably know what that is. We took one tonight. Credit Texas Tech. Their program has a motto: the toughest team wins. There wasn’t even a question who the tougher team was tonight."
Colorado shot just 29 percent from the field, making 16 of 55 attempts, and went 6 of 25 from three-point range. Abysmal numbers for Tad Boyle's Buffaloes. Even if this was a game they were not expected to win, losing by more than 30 is not acceptable.
"I’m embarrassed by our performance," Boyle said. "I’m embarrassed for our university. I’m embarrassed for the city of Boulder. I’m embarrassed for the state of Colorado. I’m embarrassed for every former player that's worn this uniform. We’ve got to own this."
Only two Buffs reached double figures in scoring. Isaiah Johnson finished with 13 points, and Ian Inman added 12. Texas Tech dominated the glass, with star forward JT Toppin grabbing 18 rebounds by himself. Colorado's leading rebounder, Bangot Dak, had just one.
Boyle even said that he and his team did not deserve a charter flight home, that they should be catching a 6 a.m. commercial flight instead. It was a strong message from a coach who is usually measured in postgame settings.
"That’s what we deserve right now. We deserve to be on a 6 a.m. flight out of Lubbock — commercial, Southwest, or whatever airline you choose," Boyle said. "We don’t deserve a charter plane back to Boulder tonight. We got one. We paid for it, but we wasted our money. We wasted our university’s money, and that’s on me. I’ll take the ownership of this because I’m the head coach. The buck stops with me. But I’m embarrassed. I’ve not said I’m embarrassed very often, but I’m embarrassed tonight."
Boyle and the Buffaloes will try to right the ship on the road Saturday evening against the No. 22-ranked BYU Cougars and projected first overall pick AJ Dybansta.
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This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: Colorado basketball embarrassed by Texas Tech, Tad Boyle reacts
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It was a completely forgettable showing from Colorado, and afterward, head coach Tad Boyle did not hold back. He was fired up and delivered plenty of memorable, heated quotes.
"I mean, that was a good, old-fashioned ass-whoopin," Boyle said after the Buffs fell to 4-8 in Big 12 play this season.
"There’s just no other way to say it," Boyle said. "A lot of you guys are from West Texas. You probably know what that is. We took one tonight. Credit Texas Tech. Their program has a motto: the toughest team wins. There wasn’t even a question who the tougher team was tonight."
Colorado shot just 29 percent from the field, making 16 of 55 attempts, and went 6 of 25 from three-point range. Abysmal numbers for Tad Boyle's Buffaloes. Even if this was a game they were not expected to win, losing by more than 30 is not acceptable.
"I’m embarrassed by our performance," Boyle said. "I’m embarrassed for our university. I’m embarrassed for the city of Boulder. I’m embarrassed for the state of Colorado. I’m embarrassed for every former player that's worn this uniform. We’ve got to own this."
Only two Buffs reached double figures in scoring. Isaiah Johnson finished with 13 points, and Ian Inman added 12. Texas Tech dominated the glass, with star forward JT Toppin grabbing 18 rebounds by himself. Colorado's leading rebounder, Bangot Dak, had just one.
Boyle even said that he and his team did not deserve a charter flight home, that they should be catching a 6 a.m. commercial flight instead. It was a strong message from a coach who is usually measured in postgame settings.
"That’s what we deserve right now. We deserve to be on a 6 a.m. flight out of Lubbock — commercial, Southwest, or whatever airline you choose," Boyle said. "We don’t deserve a charter plane back to Boulder tonight. We got one. We paid for it, but we wasted our money. We wasted our university’s money, and that’s on me. I’ll take the ownership of this because I’m the head coach. The buck stops with me. But I’m embarrassed. I’ve not said I’m embarrassed very often, but I’m embarrassed tonight."
Boyle and the Buffaloes will try to right the ship on the road Saturday evening against the No. 22-ranked BYU Cougars and projected first overall pick AJ Dybansta.
Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: Colorado basketball embarrassed by Texas Tech, Tad Boyle reacts
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