It’s fan-demonium as Tech beats UT in final second
By Joshua Hull | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
In Dinah Washington’s famous recording, she sings “what a difference a day makes.” For Red Raiders on Saturday night at Jones AT&T Stadium, it was more like 1 minute and 33 seconds. In that time, the lead between Texas Tech and the University of Texas switched hands twice, a missed catch almost resulted in a Longhorn interception deep in their own territory and Tech sealed the fate of the game with a literal last-second touchdown.
“It was the most intense thing ever,” said Tech freshman Abhishek Damle as he stood in the middle of the field after stands full of black-clad Red Raider faithful poured onto the fake grass.
Texas Tech's Eric Morris rests on the shoulders of Tech students on the field at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday night after Tech's 39-33 win over No. 1 Texas.
Despite the toll of Halloween festivities and long nights in Raiderville, the stadium was filled with a record 56,333 fans, including a large number of Texas fans wearing burnt orange.
“They’re spirited,” said Tech senior Jessica Strahan of her fellow fans, many of whom were wearing eye patches in honor of the team’s adopted pirate theme. “It is absolutely incredible.”
Brandon Montfort said he believes Tech’s victory showed that the team’s ready to seriously contend for a national title. “I just couldn’t be more excited,” Montfort said. “I’ve known this entire season we were gonna go all the way.” Even though Tech took out the No. 1 team, Taylor Insall of Abilene doesn’t expect to see the Raiders making a bid for the No. 1 slot.
“I didn’t expect Texas being down because of Colt McCoy’s ability,” Insall said of the Longhorns. “They’re not playing up to number one hype, and Tech should honestly win.”
Like many Texas fans at halftime, Wilkie Coyler said his alma matter wasn’t playing up to its potential, which he believes would have brought the Longhorns to victory.
“We gotta hit (Tech quarterback Graham) Harrell, and we will,” Coyler said optimistically at halftime. “We’re not worried at all.” Carl Detering, a Texas student, said he believes Tech’s fans had a major impact on the Red Raiders’ victory. “Tech expects to lose the game, so if they don’t win, they’ve got nothing to lose,” Detering said. “I wish they’d shut up.”
Les Miller, a 1973 graduate of Tech from Abilene, said he didn’t consider Tech’s performance to be surprising but rather what most fans had hoped.
His son, John Miller, said it was nice to see Tech’s defense pull the team through in a way many fans may not be used to.
As for the future? “I think they’re making their statement tonight,” he said of the victory.
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I am very pleased that the Red Raiders finally won a big game. I know that sentiment is not unusual right now among Tech fans. I am a graduate of Tech Class of 1955.
I was NOT proud of the way the fans at the game went completely, stark-raving mad at the (almost) end of the game. Their childish and unrestrained behavior in pouring onto the field resulted in the two unsportsman-like behavoir penalties. That COULD have been disatrous IF Texas had had even ONE snap of the ball, they might have made a score.
My hat is off to the Tech players and coaches! THEY remain undefeated and a championship class of guys!
David Allen, San Marcos, Texas, Class of 1955
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Well played Raiders!!
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You can’t bring your umbrella, you can’t bring your air-horn, you can’t smoke your tobacco, you have to be shook down at entry & you can’t do so many things at Tech football games anymore.
Hats off to the students & fans who can’t be kept down! You can still bring your hands & feet and heart to the games!!
marvin brock, class of 1966
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D.A., go back to your recliner and take your blood pressure medi. Your gonna need it. Tech is on the verge of something special that only a select few have been fortunate to achieve.
The fans of Raiderville have been waiting long ‘nuf. I agree that storming the field could have potentually cost our team, thank god the band stayed put or else it would have been right up there next to the bone-head play-of-both-centuries… i.e. stanford vs. cal
Anyway… let the bell ring, cherish the moment, praise to the players and coaches…… Raiderville is on the map! PERIOD!
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ITS ABOUT TIME THAT TECH PUT ONE TOGETHER AND SENT BEVO BACK TO THE STOCK YARD. DEFENSE WAS FANTASTIC EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF MENTAL LAPSES, BUT TO GET TO THE TOP , YOU HAVE TO FINISH THEM OFF WHEN YOU GOT THEM DOWN. I’M A PROUD EX , LIVING IN A PLACE WHERE FOOTBALL RULES ( LSU ====2 BCS CHAMPIONSHIPS ) NOW I HAVE SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT ======KEEP IT UP TECH AND SEND BOTH OK SCHOOLS TO THE BONE YARD ALSO. MY DOUBLE T IS FLYING PROUGLY IN THE YARD WHERE LSU ONCE FLEW
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ITS ABOUT TIME THAT TECH PUT ONE TOGETHER AND SENT BEVO BACK TO THE STOCK YARD. DEFENSE WAS FANTASTIC EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF MENTAL LAPSES, BUT TO GET TO THE TOP , YOU HAVE TO FINISH THEM OFF WHEN YOU GOT THEM DOWN. I’M A PROUD EX , LIVING IN A PLACE WHERE FOOTBALL RULES ( LSU ====2 BCS CHAMPIONSHIPS ) NOW I HAVE SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT ======KEEP IT UP TECH AND SEND BOTH OK SCHOOLS TO THE BONE YARD ALSO. MY DOUBLE T IS FLYING PROUDLY IN THE YARD WHERE LSU ONCE FLEW
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I am a Lubbockite living in Italy and so had to watch this game for sure! From 1:00am till 5:00am. and I’d do it again and will (as long as they are transmitted over here!) This team is a well oiled mean machine and fully functional in every way, and way more fun to watch (and admire) than the pros thee days! GO RAIDERS! I am proud of you! Yeh Haw!
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Congradulations from South Korea!!! We finally got over the hump. I have waited for many years TT class of “69. Just don’t lose focus. The Oklahoma teams will be tough and an old SWC foe like Baylor would like nothing better than to knock us off. Meanwhile, today we can enjoy the moment. Give ‘em hell Tech!!!
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GUNS UP BABY! I watched the game from Norfolk, VA. I graduated from Tech in ‘94 and was so proud to be watching my school make an even bigger name for itself. My husband is serving in Afghanistan and the only thing that would have made this game better is if he would have been here to watch it with me. There are many double T’s on cars here in Hampton Roads, it will be fun honking at each other and putting our guns up out the window this week. Congratulations to everyone in Lubbock and to Tech fans all over the world.
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David Allen is a complete idiot…..and am sure it’s a friggin’ longhorn…thank God it was not in Lubbock
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Congrats Red Raiders from an OU fan. If you guys will take care of Silo State next week ( and we beat the aggies) we will have the whole nation’s attention on Nov 22. It will be huge!
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Watching the game was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.
………without having to go to jail!
Way to go Coach Leach and all the Red Teamer Team!
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Whoops …still a little you know from post game party.
Way to go Coach Leach and all the RED RAIDER TEAM!!
Love you to Bobby Knight.
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I watched it from my brewpub here in Madison, WI. All I could say to the non-Raiders surrounding me (but cheering Tech for my benefit) was that they had no idea just how big this was. A couple of Longhorn fans were sitting nearby, but since we started the game by stuffing them for a safety they were pretty quiet. That is until Texas took the lead. Then they made the bad call that now was the time to start really lipping off. Then they were reeeeaaalll quiet again while I went absolutely nuts! We still won’t get the respect we deserve, the press won’t leap frog us to No.1 (like they did for Texas), but they can’t ignore us anymore and they can’t continue to put teams with losses ahead of us. Go Raiders, take care of business with the Cowboys and Sooners.
Patricko Class of ‘76
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Congrats from an NC State fan. I made the trip out there back in the early part of this decade when we played y’all and had a great time. Nice win, one of the best games I have seen in a long time.
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I’m a Raider fan and wow what a game!!! I’d like to tip my hats off to all the Longhorns in respect. They put up one mad fight near the end.
I wish you guys the best of luck the rest of the season. Wreck ‘Em Tech!
P.S. – To our fans: next time, read the freaking clock before you storm the field. The game ends at 0 sec, not 1 sec…idiots. That really took some of the fun out of our win last night. Simply pathetic.
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1996 graduate and watched the game here in Katy Texas. I woke up this morning and wondered was last night a dream? So I started going to my favorite websites this morning over coffee and and see Tech on the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Houston Chroncile, MSNBC, and etc. that we have arrived. We finally beat a no. 1 team and we are undefeated. Unreal. I have two small kids and yesterday we were driving through town listening to the Going Band From Raiderland and they had their guns up. This game has started a spark in my family that I hope never dies. Congratulations Lubbock… Congratulations Raiders…. I wish I was there yesterday. I won’t miss the bowl game that is a fact!
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Great win for Those Red Raiders. They played their hearts out
and I give special love to the D-LINE as they would not quit.
Crabtree is an awesome player and we did not quit .
From Watkinsville Ga. we say great job Coach Leach and
your staff…… Guns up and lets keep it rolling
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WAY TO GO RAIDERS!!!! I watched the game here in Nashville, TN and everyone on my block knew Tech won that game. I told them that THAT is how we play ball back in the state of Texas!!!!
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UT totally shut down the high powered Tech offense the entire second half — until one second left.
THAT could be the team’s Achielle’s heel. They had every chance to put the ‘horns away but couldn’t pull the trigger. And allowing a couple of BIG plays on defense didn’t help.
Check back in 3 weeks. Then we’ll know for sure what this team is made of.
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FANtastic!
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Congrats to the Red Raiders! Your fans are incredible and you set the pace from the first play. The Longhorns rallied, but it was not enough and you all won because you played better and you wanted it more. The fans rushing the fiels was NOT bad sportsmanship- it was a team celebrating FINALLY being noticed for the talent they are! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Sincerely,
A Longhorn fan
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Graduate of Tech in 2006, last night was a great night to be a red raider!! Yea our fans almost blew it, but i imagine games of historic perportions call for historic celebrations!
Wreck em tech from jacksonville texas!!!
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I am a 1993 TTU grad and watched the entire game from beginning to end and all I can say is WOW! It is hard to express my feelings but after years and years of being overshadowed by ut and a&m it’s a wonderful feeling to finally be on top, ranked high nationally and FINALLY getting the respect we DESERVE. I was at Tech when we won the National Championship with the Lady Raiders and can only imagine what this feels like for the students now. Savor it!! Keep it up and go beat OK State and then OU – show them who truly is #1.
Wreck ‘Em TECH – Love my RED RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here is my very accurate prediction from yesterday.
Texas Tech has two guys who will be trying for the Heisman trophy. Incredible athletes. Big play makers. Gamblers. Ready to take any chance. When you are heads up with an expert poker player, you shift gears, you ride momentum, you play the percentages, but you realize you must gamble and make them gamble. If we play along slow and ordinary, then the best team in the nation will win. If Tech comes out swashbuckling, throwing the bomb, making the tricky plays, hitting all that much harder, and the fans keep yelling, then we are going to show you a trick hand. They sat the line at 6 or 7. There is at least that much luck involved with 23 year olds playing the biggest game of Tech’s life. If you come to Lubbock from Austin, put your money in your shoe. We have some special tricks we are going to play on you.
Johnny Hughes, poker writer
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What an awesome game. Oh, I wish I could have been there. Sitting in a triple UT alumni house watching this game was very tense, but I have never been so proud to see such humble talent have such a solid win.
Put Your Guns UP !!!!
Mom of a Red Raider
Cumming, GA
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Gentlemen of now the highest Order, your time has come. Long suffering in the Western climes has made you resilient, but now victory is within your grasp and is only yours to loose!
Best of luck with your remaining games; and, may the computer gods who live within the BCS system look favorably on you!
Regards,
Larry L. Adair, Plantation, Florida
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This victory was redempion for fans like me who have supported Texas Tech football for 25 years, sitting in the stands through the brutal end of a defeat (remember thoseJerry Moore years?) and many oh-so-close-we-almost-won games (remember 17 seconds-SMU?) Texas used to come in to Jones stadium and beat us psychologically just by running onto the turf. It was nice to finally see that reversed.
It is the spirit, tenacity and dedication of decades of Tech teams and fans that have made this possible. Congratulations Red Raider fans everywhere.
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Watched the game with great joy. REALLY ENJOYED IT from Sulphur Springs Tx So many folks don,t even know where Lubbock is, They do now B
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I am a 1977 TTU grad and couldn’t be prouder of my team. The players and the coaching staff did an incredible job, and I know they will prevail. And let the students be students…Storm the field! This is history! Go Tech!!!
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Last nights game has to rank up in the top 3 i’ve seen or experienced….
1. Superbowl XLII
2. UT vs TTU
3. Sabathia pitches complete game on 3 days rest to lead Brewers into playoffs
What a awesome game from start to finish. Being a native/grad from Lubbock, I could only imagine the excitement going around the West Texas Plains.
My banner flys proud. Don’t let down and don’t ever give up.
Wreck’em Tech!!! Guns up, Horns down!!!!
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Congratulations from Sacramento, California…
TTU Class of 2003.
Fantastic WIN. I almost died when UT almost intercepted the ball; I ran to another room in my home; my brother called me back… “he dropped it, he dropped it….”
I was alive again…
With 9 seconds left in the game, The Red Raiders simply get back to business as usual… You know the outcome and the excitement I felt will never be forgotten.
To the UT unbelievers…. How about them Red Raiders?
This is our year to shine…
Congratulations coaching staff and players. You all won this one together. Though there may be others that get the spotlight, Red Raiders are a team and none of this would have happened if you did not play as a team…
Good luck the rest of the year. I am looking forward to five more W’s….
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Guns Up in SC!!
I’m proud to be a Red Raider – and even prouder of the way the players reacted to the media in the aftermath! Graham Harrell is a well-spoken and humble young man. What a class act!
The students stormed the field – big deal! They cleared it and got the game finished much better than I thought they would.
Wreck ‘em Tech!!
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“Ralph on November 2nd, 2008 8:28 am David Allen is a complete idiot…..and am sure it’s a friggin’ longhorn…thank God it was not in Lubbock”
Ralph, thanks for your endorsement. You don’t make any sense whatsoever. I have a Tech class ring which says 1955 on the side of it. Funny that they would issue it to a “friggin’ longhorn”, huh?
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I live in Austin! This victory is sooooo sweet. I cannot wait to go to work tomorrow! I did not sleep at all last night! Like so many other Red Raider fans this win is so huge. All the talk down here has been how bad the Tech fans are and about throwing tortillas.
There was some awefull this said about Tech and Lubbock in the Austin American Stateman blogs here. The post game comments in the Statesman the blog has Texas fans saying fire mack Brown and leaving the Charles Brown in Lubbock. Sweet!!!!!!! Tech fans need to proud of this student body! They were great and have so much spirit. This Class of 1986 grad is very very proud of all of you. Raiderville was so cool! This team and this group of coaches are so special too. RAIDER POWER FROM AUSTIN !!!!!
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John, well said….I also celebrated into the wee hours in JAX, FL.
And to the longhornfaninalabama, classy. very classy. A true fan of any sport appreciates such accolade. It’s only a game and whata game it was. For now. We have the same hype coming back to Raiderville, but now we are the target. Everyone in OKIE land is gonna try to do to us what we’ve done to UT. btw…Frank, it wasn’t your fault, it was just our time… you knooow??
TT’s focus is on Okie State, first. Then, like you said, we’ll see.
bfn… Raiderville is in a better place. Can’t wait ’til next Sat.
Guns Up!
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My wife woke up this morning and thought the band was still playing and the crowd was still cheering. I hope they were in Lubbock, but she was just dreaming here in Atlanta, Georgia. What a great win!
We loved watching the game and talking with friends and relatives in the stands via cell phone during the game. We can only imagine what it must have felt like to be in the stands and see that final touchdown!!!!
We actually thought it was pretty cool that the fans showed their enthusiasm a bit prematurely. And having the crowd penalized twice and kicking from the 7 was special! How fitting that the refs (who always try to give Texas the win) would pick up one flag on a UT touchdown when there were TWO blocks in the back and should have been two flags and no TD.
Just imagine. Harrell can win the Heisman. Crabtree can get a trip to New York as a runner-up. Tech can be ranked #1. Crabtree will be a high first round draft pick. And Tech will have 5-star high school football players coming to follow in their footsteps. It won’t be easy to beat OSU and OU and Baylor, but we can do it.
Thanks to Lee Corso for picking Tech and shame on Lee Corso and other announcers for not giving Tech the respect the team deserves after the win.
The only way to get the respect we deserve is to win, win, win, win. Best of luck guys.
Bill and Barbara Windsor
Tech Class of 1971
Atlanta, Georgia
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I live in Alabama now but I was born and raised in Lubbock, and I am so proud of the Raiders!!! My voice is totally gone due to all the screaming I was doing last night while watching the game. I love seeing Tech get the recognition it deserves. The whole team was fantastic and Mike Leach did an awesome job shaping them up to be championship contenders.
To all the fans who stormed the field: You Rocked!!!!! No matter what anybody says, y’all were great!
GUNS UP!!!!!!!
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David Allen…..Go back to your recliner and take a happy pill!!
This is our moment…”If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”!!!
End of Story!!
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I hope the TT coeds were as prepared as the football team for this win otherwise, there will probably be more babies born August 1, 2009 than any other day next year. Nothing like great sex after a great football game. Go Raiders
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In response to tessamrie, way 2 pipe! Guns Up!
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As an OU fan, I’ve always found it hard to hate the Raiders.
Always enjoyed the scrappy, full of heart way you play (hey,
you got one of ours in Wes Welker!) Congrats on the MONSTER
win. We’ll have a shootout in Norman soon!
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I was a Red Raider in the J.T. King years, before Tech was a university, and the SWC ruled. Last night was unbelieveable, and one of the proudest moments I have experienced where my school is concerned!! It was surreal in the last 8 seconds, and the feeling is still there this morning. We’ve waited a long time to storm the field and take down the goalposts in a victory like this one! If I had been there, I’d have been helping!!! Go Tech and the Red Raiders, Hit ‘em, Wreck ‘em!!!!!
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Ooops! sorry…. my apologies to tessmarie, I just took DA’s medi by mistake… ok for now, whew!!! fingers gotta ‘lil numb.
Guns Up! Once Again!
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GO TECH! RIDE ‘EM RAIDERS! I live in Austin and starve for Red Raider news. I watched proudly last night while we showed ‘em. One brother was there at the game to represent the family who are Tech grads.
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Thanks Tech for giving me a little more swagger. Can’t wait to walk into the office on Monday. Tech has always been the best school for me. The art program ‘92 to ‘96 was way better than Texas. Just had to wait a little while for the Football team to confirm what I have always believed, “Texas Tech is the better school.”
Harrell and Crabtree for Heisman 2008!!!
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love them raiders great victory last nite and i also can’t wait to go to work tomorrow around all my husker co-workers who won’t or don’t want to admit Tech is for real. now is our time to shine. love yall from ‘braska GO TECH!!!!!!!!
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Wreck ‘Em Tech! Thank you Red Raiders for putting an exclamation point on a week filled with anticipation and excitement! What an awesome win for the program, university and city. Let’s finish the season strong…one game at a time! The intensity in the city was electrifying! Let’s stay behind our team again this week, as it will prove to be another hard fought battle!
This was a team victory in every sense of the word team. Hats off to the players, coaches and fans!
Proud to be a Red Raider!
-Krista Melcher Class of 2002
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Was a student at Lubbock Monterey when the RR beat Texas for the first time….walked down Broadway with hundreds of screaming fans….welcomed the team plane home from Austin….live in Arkansas now and wanted to be there again….Coach Leach and the guys on the field have changed the way we look at the Double T….a special thanks to Coach Meyers, too….Go Raiders!!
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We’ve been struttin’ our red & black and flying our flags all week in Austin of all places. This is the SMASH MOUTH kind of play that we needed to show the nation. Thank you!! I am soooo proud of our Defense and the fans were AWESOME, we need the same heart this weekend for Ok St. Do us proud Lubbock!!
RAIDER!! POWER!!!
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Texas Tech showed the fans at home and the fans around the world that they can play and win under pressure. This is by far the greatest football team Texas Tech has ever fielded. Congratulations to Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree for the last second of the game! Congratulations to all the players that played so hard, the coaches who ran the plays, the fans who made the game electric and all the Texas Tech fans around the world that excitedly supported the Red Raiders! Lubbock Texas is on the map because of this football team. Wreck Em’ Tech! Check out videos and add yours from the game at http://www.RaiderCam.com
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Please correct the headline.
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I am very proud on Texas Tech and how the Red Raiders played last night, but we should all react like Mike Leach and realize this season isn’t about beating Texas – it’s about winning a national championship now.
Oklahoma State is a very good team and could steal one if we don’t stay focused.
Good Job Red Raiders! Keep it up…
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WOW!!! My son is a 2004 TT grad and loves football. I basically only comprehend a TD when it comes to football, but I loved every minute of the game!!!
The electricity from the fans seemed to come through the TV screen!!!
Thanks for a great memory Red Raiders!!!
Marcie Martin
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im not a raider fan im not a longhorn fan im a football fan. i saw one of the best games in college football history yesterday.. i saw the underdog beat up on the clear favorite and come out with a victory… the sad reality is if and its a big if the last remaining 3 undefeated teams stay undefeated its an almost guarantee that tech will be on the outside looking in for the national title in the #3 spot in the bcs poll. it would be nice to see tech play for the title but even the so called sports experts are not sold on tech even after beating #1 texas.
i agree with david allen i was not proud of the dimwitted crowd who ran on the field early not only once but twice b4 the game was actually over it could have actually been disasterous for the red raiders if there would have been just more than one second left on the clock…
i hope tech can winn the next few games and keep up the intensity they always have seemed to be one of those teams who have played great against a rival and when the next week comes around they play like old tech. i hope this is not the case of this years texas tech. we need a texas team in the national title hunt!
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Tim,
A LSU flag????? Good grief what were you thinking????? Please tell me you were working undercover.
GUNS UP!!!!!!!!!
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What a game!!! Best college game I’ve seen this year….for many years. At least we have something to be proud of this weekend.
Doesn’t look good for Cowboys today!
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Hey Rusty I feel your pain. I’m in Qatar right now and the game started at 0300L. I went to bed at midnight and got three hours of sleep, watched the game and then went to work. IT WAS WORTH THE RED EYED DAY ALL THE WAY. GO TECH!!!
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Thanks for a wonderful game from a Penn State Fan!
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pride cometh before a great fall. Just ask piscarcik. We have a long way to fall so let’s keep our heads next week
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It is hard living in a sea of burnt orange here in the Austin area! I was so happy when the Raiders won. Mac’s fault for leaving so much time on the clock for Harrell to play with! Tech plays down to the “second”, that is football! I never doubted. Anything over a minute means the Raiders have time for 2 or more plays! Way to go Raiders! I can’t stop grinning! Get those Cowboys and sooners!
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It’s a great day to be a Red Raider!! I knew something special was going to happen last night when my son called and told me he was the last student they admitted to the student section. Add that along with my brother, David Gaschen, singing the national anthem. It was meant to be…a Texas Tech victory!!! Clobber the Cowboys!
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Woohoo!!! Congrats to the Red Raiders from Pittsburgh, Penn State and Pitt country! My DH is a Tech Law grad, and we had a BLAST last night watching Tech trounce Texas. We wore our (old but still lovely) Tech sweatshirts yesterday despite a few dirty looks from the Penn and Pitt fans around here–at least we are in a town that appreciates good football. What a fabulous game! As Texas was about to score near the end, my DH said, “Just give us a minute and a half” . . . just what we needed! GO GUNS!!!
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WOW! what a GREAT game! I almost dropped my niece from yelling so hard and jumping up and down. I CAN NOT say enough about this Team, but what a great performance by the entire defense, especially Colby Whitlock! By far my player of the game, made play after play after play. We overcame a couple of bad calls, but that can never be an excuse for defeat, just make a another play the next time you have a chance. So proud to be a RED RAIDER FAN! Let’s enjoy this win, then let’s turn our attention to the “NEXT BIGGEST GAME IN SCHOOL HISTORY”, because from here on out, each game gets more and more important. Stay focused RED RAIDERS, we are on the verge of something HUGE!
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Class of 1984, What a game. The ref’s tried to give the game to TU. Punt return should of never happened as two players hit from behind and they put the flags back in their pockets. Crabtree being called for offense interference utter bs. But Tech prevails.
I am so proud of this team the Defense played a heck of a game Whitlock is a beast! Williams from South Hills here in Fort Worth is a Sack Master!
Leach and his coaching staff were prepared the best game plan ever on both sides of the ball.
The O-line for TECH eat tu’s D-front lines lunch.
Harrell and Crabtree unbelieveable team-mates.
Edward Britton excellent game!
Announcers Herbstreet and Musburger (were so baised, and wanted TU to win. They never gave our Defense or our Offense any credit, but as soon as TU took the lead they came alive! the suck!
Living in DFW and loving everyminute of it… Now go beat Osu and OU.
Red Raiders you deserve to be number 1. TU beat OU and moved to Number 1. We beat the short horns and should be No. 1.
Thank you for a great win. Wish we were in Lubbock to celebrate with you….TEXAS TECH 39 tea sips 33
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Something has to be done by the higher-ups regarding the lousy officials. This was the same crew that ref’ed the OU-Texas Game.
Texas got away with murder in that game and again last night with Tech.
The Big 12 should switch the ref’s and crews out so they work together no more than 2 games a season. I always find it interesting how some things are overlooked by those officials who live in Austin or College Station. Mike Leach made a reference to this last year and was fined. Let’s start a “Rotate the Ref’s” campaign!!
Go Tech!!
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I predicted two upsets this week. Texas Tech will SMASH TEXAS (As you saw Colt’s mouth in the post game interview) and John McCain will win. One down and one to go.
One thing I would like to point out is that Mike Leach was 100% correct last year to speak out about the officials blatant calls in favor of Texas. It cost him $10,000.00 but it will not cost me a thing. Last night they did everthing in their power to help Texas win.
First was the placement of the ball when Colt did a quarterback sneak early in the game on a fourth and one. I guess they thought the Longhorns needed a little help!
Second was the picking up of the flag after the returned punt for a Texas touchdown. The block in the back was obvoius. They needed a little more help.
Third was the offensive interference call on Crabtree when the defender fell down. They needed some help again which made it 25 yards to go for a first/ TOUCHDOWN.
If we would have lost they would accuse us of whining. No whining here. Just a VERY PROUD RED RAIDER. If the NBA officials can be found guilty maybe these guys should be found guilty and fined this year rather than Coach Leach.
We have now proven we are the best team in Texas. Lets keep it going and make all the sportscasters like Brent Musberger depressed because we continue to win,
Last comment. Did you here him annouce once Graham Harrell had passed over 400 yards in the game YET ONLY ONE TOUCHDOWN?????????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?///////
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From a ‘95 Tech grad in Chattanooga TN WOW Ive been waiting for this since I began going to Tech games in the “60’s during the JT King Era. That game last nite was the most fun Ive had in ages. Im Blown away and on Cloud Nine. Im telling everyone out here in SEC land to bring on Alabama!!!
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Agree with MassCom…the refs literally gave ut 7 points with the non-calls on the punt return by ut. One of our guys that was clipped from behind (at the 50) was barely able to get up on his own power after the hit from behind. I thought refs were there to protect the players. No integrity there, imo. And that is just one example
Also, my question is why do we abandon a 4 man D front that was working so well, to go to the 3 man front that didn’t work so well?? That alone almost cost us this game. (Didn’t see ut doing anything so differently on O that it warranted us abandoning use of the 4 man front.)
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The BEST EVER!!! Heart Stopper !!! then, super elation as that super combo— Harrell to Crabtree…. nailed it….
Also super game by the “D”…. Big congrats to Carbonnet for the interception and the immediate 6 points… also, the big “O” line, and accolades to coaches…. It was meant to be.
Keep this intensity for the rest of the season and gain a life-time memory.
Harrell should be a shoo-in for the Heisman…. What a CLASS GUY…. his tribute to CRAB at the end of the game—was pure class.
From the Class of 1954…. Yeah its been awhile…. but worth the wait..
VERN R. now from East Texas…still miss Lubbock..
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For all of you making comments about the fams rushing the field early, I was one of those fans. We were overcome with sheer excitement for our team. Most of us didn’t know what all wa going on wtht the game clock either. I was sitting second row so it was eithe get o the field or get crushed. we did not cost the team the game, so quit making a big deal oout of the fact that students were beyond happy.
Also, dd they show on TV that the whole game the Texas sideline kept inching onto the field?
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From the class of 1985…I couldn’t be more proud for the Red Raiders than I am today. I’m still proudly wearing my Double T’s in Longhorn country!
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As as 1976 graduate of TTU I have only one thing to say, YEAH!!!!
I have been a fan of college ball since I was in high school. I never missed a home game when I attended Tech. What amazing young men on this team. The defense was absolutly the best I have seen, and for the offense what patience and ability. My husband is a Cal graduate and so things in our household can get pretty exciting. Several years ago when Tech beat Cal in a bowl game, I had finally convinced my husband that the Big Twelve is unstopable. I do however miss the Southwest Conference and the Cotton Bowl. Well done Red Raiders, keep those Guns Up!!!!!
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I’m still NUMB!
Last night was the greatest game ever.!!!!!!! I am a ‘75 grad and have waited a long time for “my team” to finally get the respect that we deserve.
Be sure to include Walls in the list for playing great. His kick-off return really gave us a head start in our last drive
I’m ready for OSU. Bring ‘em on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m from Lubbock and graduated from Tech in 1973 . . . AND I am about the only Texas Tech football fan near San Antonio. The San Antonio Express News gives only token coverage of Tech football; everything is UT and Texas A&M. Well – that might just change a bit now!! I never miss a Tech game, but the Texas game was absolutely the most exciting football game that I have ever seen (I checked my blood pressure several times during the 2nd half!! I love my Raiders and I am so proud . . . keep on wreckin’ em.
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UNBELIEVABLE GAME! RED RAIDERS ROCK! I’m so proud of you guys, I was jumping on the sofa and screaming when the amazing Crabtree stepped over that line. I’ve been waiting for this game all season after watching the incredible talent on this team grow and devolp over the past couple of years. You put it all together and it paid off. Keep up the good work, you guys (Harrell and gang) deserve to go all the way this year. Great job Coach Leach, we love you! Stay focused and remember – YOU ARE RED RAIDERS! GREAT JOB – FROM A VERY EXCITED AND PROUD CLASS OF 84 RED RAIDER!!!
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Way to Go!!!! I knew you could do it! It’s great to be a Red Raider living in Austin right now! Soooo tired of hearing about the horns and how great they are. They looked WRECKED! You guys made us proud! Keep it up!!! Don’t underestimate those Pokes!
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C’est manifique. Listened to the game via internet in Bailly Romainvilliers, France. Never have I been prouder to be a Red Raider. Class of ‘67 undergrad, Class of “73 law. Now everyone everywhere knows what TexasTech is all about. Congratulations Coach Leach and the entire TechTeam. It ain’t over till it’s over. And for everyone Tech plays, it’s over. Fight Raiders, win !!!!
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I live in Salt Lake City, Utah and am a 1974 grad of Tech. My neighbors probably thought I was totally insane when I screamed and danced through my living room last night. I proudly fly a Red Raider flag in my yard, flanked by my neighbor’s BYU and Utah flags. I may be a long way from home but once a Red Raider, always a Red Raider. GO TECH!!!! mm
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You got to love those RED RAIDERS!!!!!!!!
I grew up going to Red Raider games knowing if we beat Texas, A&M, and Arkansas, we would go to the Cotton Bowl. Never happened. I suffered through the rotating coaches and then the Jerry Moore years. All the time wishing, hoping and praying for a great team. Thank you Mike Leach for the job you have done at Tech. Thanks Ruff for the job you’re doing. What a great bunch of coaches and players we have. I’m so proud of the team and the school. Keep focus and take care of business in the coming weeks. You are a team of destiny in Tech lore. I’m 51 and if I was at the game, I would have rushed the field too!!!!
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Wow! What a game. Great job! You should have heard the roar at Owen Field everytime they gave a scoring update during OU-Nebraska game. Lots of Tech admirers here in Norman, and of course Leach fans. Can’t wait for you guys to come up here and face our team.
Sooner Fan
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Congrats from Memphis. Graduated in ‘82 and ‘85. A game for the ages.
The “block in the back” flag on Shipley’s punt return (that was picked up?) and the offensive interference call when we were about to score 6 were both very suspect.
But the football gods were smiling on the Raiders last night and not about to allow mere mortals to hose it up. That’s why that freshman DB dropped the INT on the second to last play of the game.
It was preordained. The outcome was revealed to Mr. Crabtree in a dream. ,’>)
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My gosh! We had the Sports Bar a going here in Tulsa, OK….! Mike Leach is wonderful and so are the players….We are all proud of you!!! You did great!
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I am so… proud of you guys!!! What a great game! Couldn’t even go to sleep I was so… excited!!! My daughter will graduate this year and will certainly remember this game forever!!!
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Tech Class of 01′, I almost started crying when Crabtree ran it in for the winning touchdown. I blew my truck horn and probably woke up the neighborhood. The Longhorn fans would not leave me alone this week and now I can’t seem to find them anywhere. I am so proud of what this football team has become. I had the opportunity to meet Mike Leach when he first came to Tech. I was the Doak Hall President and asked him to speak to us at a meet a greet. Fifteen people showed up and he still spoke for an hour. He hung around afterwards and spoke to my girlfriend (now my wife) and I. He is a genuine person and a great coach. What am I saying…. He is a freakin genious. If we loose the rest of our games no one will be calling for him to be fired. Mac Brown looses one big game and the tea sips call for his head. Ruffin is also a great defensive cordinator..
At the beginning of the week, I said that if Texas gives us the same opportunity that they gave OSU, we will capitalize on it. Thank god that they did!!!!!
Raider Power!!!
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Tech’s win shook the ground all the way up in Oregon. Damn near had a heart attack. I graduated in 67 and have never seen a game or crowd quite like this.
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I just wanted to say “Congratulations” to the Red Raiders and to Coach Mike Leach for that “OVER THE TOP” football game last night. It was fantastic! I almost had heart failure, though, toward the very end when the score was 33 – 32, in favor of the Longhorns, but the Red Raiders came right back and showed those Longhorns what they were made of! I wish them the best of luck on the remaining games and hope and pray that when the season ends the Red Raiders will still be undefeated! WRECK EM’, TECH!!!
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Congratulations from New York City! Class of ‘93. Watched with NYC alumni group at a bar last night and the noise was deafening. What an exciting game, such hysteria! The NYC Marathon was today and saw a runner proudly wearing a Texas Tech Football t-shirt. Couldn’t help but scream my head off and give my best “Guns Up!” when I saw him. I’m sure he saw lots of that today. Great job guys – keep it up!
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A big cheer from San Antonio, Texas!!!!! Oh, how I wish I’d been in Lubbock last night, but there was plenty of screaming and cheering in our living room anyway.
Red Raiders, you’ve done us alumni proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be so much fun to go to work tomorrow, here in Longhorn country… Maybe Tech will get a little more respect down here.
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I have been a die-hard,staunch,bleed red and black Red Raider fan for my entire life! I saved money for tickets to the Cotton Bowl when I was a kid because I had faith we would beat everybody in the SWC . We didn’t. As a young man I moved to east Texas (Beaumont) and landed in a nest of Longhorns and Aggies. I have endured almost 35 years of $#!T,but endured it well. I always made sure there was bowl money in the bank and made as many regular season games I could. I have a Red Raider show truck that makes the local car shows and is a big hit. During football season my house is proudly and boldly decorated with Red Raider characters and signage. I am surrounded by Tea Sippers,Aggies and the ocassional LSU tiger. Some are nice,some are not ,and all of them are condescending.
Last night made it alright. I still have money in the bank for a Big 12 Championship game and I will take a second mortgage BCS championship if Tech makes it there. Then I can die a happy man
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I am still exhausted from the game. It was among the most exciting games I’ve seen. Too bad someone had to lose. I’m glad to see that someone else besides us noticed the announcers (Herbstreit & Musberger) were biased along with the officials. And when are the media types going to learn how to pronounce “Lub – buck” — not “Lub-bick.”?
GO RAIDERS! –I’m cancelling my bridge game for the Ok State/TTU game. l
Tech alums (1965) in Salem, Oregon
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Congratulations Tech but I don’t think it will last. You will lose to OK State, or OK or maybe even both. It’s the Tech Red Raider way or should I say curse.
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Jeremy,
I remember that day at Doak Hall. I was amongst one of those 15 believers…
Coach Leach talked about being a kid, a dog peed on him… he chased that dog down and peed back on the dog…
He owned that dog and now he owns the Longhorns… I have great memories at Doak Hall. I can’t talk about them here… I remember the tailgate parties, standing in line for two hours before home games, BUT Raiderville… that is amazing.
I wish I would have been there. I am watching ESPN right now, and Texas Tech keeps being mentioned…
We are now a well deserved #2 in the nation and I can only see us going the distance.
Thanks for the memories and WAY TO GO, RED RAIDERS…
Class of 2003
from: Sacramento California
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I was there at Doak Hall as well! I also remember his story about the dog!
From: Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Having suffered through the Sike Dykes’ ‘error’ (era), I can just say, ‘Thank you Mike Leach for finally putting Red Raider football where it belongs nationally! I was at Kyle Field for the A&M thumping, but living in the shadow of U of Washington mediocrity I am a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the PAC-10. So glad I can wear my Red Raider hat to work in the morning and have people that dogged me friday come up and congratulate me!
GUNS UP! All the way to the cover of SI in January! Co-Heisman winners Harrell and Crabtree!!!
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Uh, make that the Spike Dykes’ ‘error’! Still Go Raiders!!!!
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I’m a ‘79 grad. and am so glad I was there last night! One request, current collegiates, when you see a fellow Raider acting like a complete jerk to the fans of the defeated opponent, please have the guts to tell them to class up! Just celebrate your victories! There’s no reason to antagonize and be classless and rude to complete stangers/opposing fans after the game! After Tech defeated A&M in College Station, you saw nothing but polite Aggie students. If they’d beaten us, they’d probably have been even nicer! Come on, Raiders, act like we’ve won before! Then, there are the idiots who began tearing up their own stands! We’re not in South LA, guys! It’s pathetic and humiliating, and it will continue until classy Raiders put a stop to it. Remember, we all get a bad name because of a small minority of morons. Best wishes for continued success!
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I was there two years ago when we let them come back and beat us. I was there last night when it looked like they would do it again. I have watched these guys play football for years and they are now at a peak of what good coaching and training brings. The only awful thing was the students (12,000) of them storming on the field with one second left. The two penalties resulting still couldn’t rattle this team. My dad was a first member of the Saddle Tramps. Many of our family are TTU graduates and many more will be.
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Great job Lubbock and Texas Tech. I graduated in 94 and have always enjoyed everything about our University and the City of Lubbock. Raiderville caught my attention and I couldn’t wait to check the blogs for updates on what the kids were doing.
Please don’t stoop to the level of TU fans in blaming the refs. If you watch the replays of when Orakpo was injured, he was clearly being held and no call was made. Yes the offensive pass interference was bogus and it was very suspicious when the flag was picked up on the punt return. Let’s not take anything away from the way the team came out and slugged TU in the face. Way to go Colby on the safety.
The crowd at the Gameday set was awsome, I had to hold back tears as I never thought ESPN would bring the show to Lubbock. The game crowd was even better and I hope for a repeat performance this week against OSU as I am bringing my kids from Dallas to our annual trip to Lubbock this week.
Go Tech!!!! Keep it focused on one game. Like Leach said, If we loose against OSU then the win over TU really doesn’t mean that much.
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WRECK EM’ TECH !!! A very happy Red Raider in Atlanta!
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An incredible game!! Couldn’t be prouder of you Texas Tech….I have been wearing my Tech cap for 2 days….and in Austin, it has received many stares. lol! Wreck ‘em Tech!! Way to go Coach Leach and your outstanding team!! :)
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I’m a Texas fan and watched my team fall apart in the last minutes of the game. I will say this Raiders…when the fans stormed the field…that was ENTERTAINMENT!!! That has been the conversation today at the office…That was GREAT!
GREAT JOB RAIDERS…heck of a game…my hat’s off to all of you…
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Graduated 74.
One of the best college football games in my memory. Two teams played as well as they could, high intensity, lots of focus by the players, mistakes and great plays on both sides.
A final win by the Air Raid with help from defense, offense, special teams…and a great group of fans.
If I had been there, I might have stormed the field also…as early as the rest. In retrospect, it matter not a smittering one way or the other.
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Steve: check out Fox and The Hound every time the Raiders are on the tube. That’s where the Alumni meet for games in San Antonio.
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Watch the shootout between the Red Raiders and the Longhorns!
Go to http://www.ioffer.com/i/81614346
GO TECH!!!
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