Kirby Hocutt Kept Tim Tadlock in Lubbock in a Fishy Way "There was another school that was being aggressive in trying to recruit Coach Tadlock," said Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt, reminiscing about his favorite Tim Tadlock memory. That was several years ago, and we know that Hocutt did indeed lure Tadlock to remain at the top of the Texas Tech baseball program. So how did Hocutt do it? Did he money whip him? Tim Tadlock is certainly paid well and is under contract through 2025, but that isn't what sold the man. That other school, *coughTexasLonghornscough* has been known to pay coaches well. It's not in Texas Tech's nature to flex the monetary arm for coaches.