As a graduate of Texas Tech University and a current employee of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center it would be a shame if I didn't take a moment to say, "How 'bout those Red Raiders!?!?!?"
Autumn is a time for changing colors, cooler temperatures, and college football of course. This past weekend the Hub City was rockin' as we hosted the number 1 team in the nation, the University of Texas. All week there was a new kind of energy and excitement in the air. Students camped in tents at the stadium for days to ensure they got a seat in the free student section. Everywhere you looked there were fans wearing Tech t-shirts. Saturday I was at the Mall and although it was fairly dead for a Saturday (most of the town was enjoying a little pre-game tailgating) the one store selling Tech merchandise was packed. For a moment I thought they were having a big sale. I stopped in to check it out, hoping to get a new t-shirt for the B-Dog since his school has Texas Tech day every Friday, but nope, it was just a bunch of fanatic fans purchasing last minute t-shirts.
I am perhaps the furtherest thing from a sports fan. Maybe one day if the B-Dog plays a sport I'll change my opinion. But, if he is anything like his mom and dad he is more likely to join the drama club than the football team. However, I do have to admit that Saturday night I was perched at the edge of my couch (the best place to enjoy a football game) yelling at the t.v. The first half of the game Tech came out and really let Texas have it. It was great. And I cheered right along with more than 90% of the rest of Lubbock. Texas came out the second half and delivered quite a comeback. It was during the second half that I chewed all my fingernails off and got reprimanded by T for using a "grown up" word in front of the B-Dog. Just when I thought we'd lost it we made one final touchdown in the last minute and a half. Needless to say there was a lot of celebrating Saturday night in little ol' Lubbock, TX.
There were rumors circulating that a handful of celebrities were in town for the big game including Mr. Matthew McConaughy. I heard he was out enjoying the tailgate and that later he was being pretty annoying with his pro-Texas antics. The rumor that he was in town was confirmed today when a friend sent a link to his sister's blog. She wrote a little post about her husband spending time Saturday with Mr. Yummy himself. If Mr. Yummy could have had a little taste of the pork tenderloin T smoked for the game I am quite sure he would have been all about hanging out with us.
I can't remember this kinda of excitement since Ms. Sheryl Swoops and the Texas Tech Lady Raiders came home with the National Championship in 1993. And then a few years later in 1996 when the Tech men's basketball team made it to the Sweet Sixteen and Darvin Ham came out in the the first moments of the game with a heck of a slam dunk which shattered the backboard. I distinctly remember this moment because I was actually on my honeymoon and my ex-husband, being quite the basketball junkie, made us watch the game in our hotel room. I didn't think things could get much better until Sunday night when the new national rankings came out and Texas Tech had made a nice leap forward, now being ranked 2nd in the nation. Woo-hoo! Students are already camped out for this weekend's game against OU. We'll see if our boys can keep up the winning streak.
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