FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside the packed purple palace on Tuesday night in Fort Worth there was nary a Texas Tech Red Raiders fan on hand to yell and scream at their least-favorite former head coach. The Red Raiders have their eyes set on Feb. 1, when the Nature Boy Ric Flair and Tech (not kidding) host the University of Texas in men’s basketball and Chris Beard. Beard should do himself a big favor and just put himself in COVID protocol rather than return to Lubbock. He does not have the team to run with Texas Tech this year. Of the many developments this season in the Big 12, the most disappoint…
