So, What About That Free Stuff Chris Beard Was Supposed to Get? Chris Beard's betrayal comes after fans and businesses in Lubbock did everything in their power to sway the now former Texas Tech men's basketball coach into staying on the South Plains, throwing as many freebees as we possibly could at his feet, only to be rejected like a bad prom date. Get our free mobile app But let's think about all of the goodies that Chris (I won't call him "coach" anymore) passed up on his way down south. I mean, who wouldn't have wanted to stick around for a free hemorrhoid banding for life? Sign me up!