Texas Tech Wants You To Punt For Them. No, Like, Seriously.

I don't care if you've never punted before, son, it's fourth and 38. I could cut you some slack on, say, fourth and 37, but we all have to live in a world where sometimes fourth and 38 happens.

What to do when you're swashbucklin' Mike Leach and you lose one punter to graduation, another to a broken leg, and a third to grades? 1. Adjust eyepatch. 2. Adopt roguish, princely bearing, preferably with one leg perched upon a handy bulwark. 3. Set sail for the classified ads!

McNeill said anyone can tryout for the position, and whoever is successful could wind up with a spot on the team this upcoming season.

"It would be good to have some film, if they don't then that's OK," McNeill said. "It could be one, two, three (people); there's no certain number. We try them, and if they are able to kick successfully, then they have a chance to go to the spring with us and maybe even through the fall." ... "No specific criteria on height and weight," he said of a potential punter's requirements. "Just be willing to work, be willing to accept coaching and be willing to compete."

Hyyyyarrr! All aboard the SS 600 Passes, bound for bowls unknown after adventure on the high seas. Must provide own linens and citrus fruit. Any candidates wishing to apply can call the Texas Tech Athletic Department at (806) 742-4260 and ask for graduate assistant Clay, who knew he was signing up for some crappy duties but couldn't imagine just what Angry Prothro-Hating God had in store for him. Please, only serious inquiries. Happy punting.

(Via EDSBS)