Monday, November 24, 2008

Trail of Tears,Grapes of Wrath


Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-bitch. Okie means you're scum. Don't mean nothing itself, it's the way they say it.
-John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath

The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects... - PBS. org




Nov 22 is a day that will live in infamy. Not just for the 45th anniversary of JFK's assassination, but the virtual assassination of Tech's bid to win the Big XII conference championship out right and the chance for a National Championship bid at the Orange Bowl. Tech came riding in on the coat-tails of success and floundered. The University of Oklahoma just played better and did everything better and exposed weaknesses not seen in Tech since the early part of the season. OU turned Tech's offense and defense in too Swiss cheese. Many factors were attributed to Tech's poor performance on a national stage. Leaving the game it was hard and angry, the next morning was even harder driving back 6 and a half hours back to Lubbock. I'm glad Baylor is last on the schedule.

- Homefield advantage in Norman, record is 60-2 with Bob Stoops coaching.
-The Bye Week
- Lack of tackling
-Questionable calling by Mike Leach
- A bad night in general.

I still support my team. GO RED RAIDERS! WRECK 'EM!

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