Once upon a time in Lubbock, a Texas Tech vs. New Mexico narrative…

I opened my eyes at 8:21 yesterday morning. I don’t get up this early or easily for school, yet the deep seated excitement for another day of tailgating and football was enough resistance to keep my eye lids from shutting again. A quick shower and the donning of my faithful red TEXAS TECH shirt was [...]

Why so serious, Texas? Friday rant corner

I’ve been avoiding writing anything about this game all week. I don’t know if it is because I don’t want to jinx anything, or because every year I lose more and more respect for the Texas fanbase and wish that this week didn’t exist. Either way, I’ve finally reached a “boiling point” on this subject. [...]

Tuesday Rant Corner

Last night I remembered why I’m not an NFL fan: the league is too scared of players getting hurt. I’m sick and tired of the NFL limiting the ways in which a defender can hit or tackle an opposing player. It seems like the path the rules committee is on is only leading to a [...]

Labor Day Rant Corner

So it looks like this will become a “demitradition” for the time being. Maybe it will survive to a 3rd installment, maybe it won’t. As the zen master said, “we’ll see.” So last night I was watching the Colorado State/Colorado game. I was reminded about my urge to be a color analyst for college football. [...]

Wednesday’s Rant Corner

So I’m going to start a new tradition here on AO. Of course, not being an Aggie, I won’t be held to strict tradition standards like those found in College Station, so odds are this won’t be something I always do only on Wednesday and always once a week. In fact, I could possibly only [...]

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