Saturday night Marcus and I drove to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl to cheer on our Texas Tech Red Raiders. We bought the tickets in early December before the big Mike Leach controversy. We stayed overnight at Westin La Cantera which is one of our favorite hotels. Gotta love hotel points!
Walking from the parking garage to the game was filled with fanfare like we've never seen. The fans of Tech love Coach Mike Leach and it was evident from the crazy chants as we walked to the scores of handmade t-shirts on the fans. It was the most spirited I've ever seen and we loved watching it all!
There were so many signs in the crowd that were funny, mean, and so creative. Here is a sampling:
Craig James Detroyed SMU and Wrecked Tech
What's the Big Deal? Mack (Brown) has had McCoy and Shipley in the closet for years.
We Like Mike
Fire Myers
This one- ESPN Lies.
ESPN stands for Extra Sensitive Parent Network
Leach Power
We Support Pirate Nation
F-U AJ (Adam James)
Michigan State had a sign that said, "We Love Craig James"
Real Men Aren't Afraid of the Dark
Save Our Captain
I Wish Craig James was my Daddy
Once the game started, it was about the team and playing the game. They entered the field arm-in-arm with the interim coach on the front row. It was a touching sign of unity. They normally run out like crazy men!
It was a great game with turnovers, big plays, huge tackles and lots of scoring. My type of game! Tech ultimately won by 10 and we stayed for the trophy presentation.
I've never heard our interim coach speak, and he was awesome. He opened with, "Raider Nation, what up?" You know the players love him! He spoke about how professional the coaching staff have been, about how he gained 120 sons this week and how proud he was. You could just see his pride in his face, in the high fives and hip bumps during the game and in his entrance to the field with his players.
Walking from the parking garage to the game was filled with fanfare like we've never seen. The fans of Tech love Coach Mike Leach and it was evident from the crazy chants as we walked to the scores of handmade t-shirts on the fans. It was the most spirited I've ever seen and we loved watching it all!
There were so many signs in the crowd that were funny, mean, and so creative. Here is a sampling:Craig James Detroyed SMU and Wrecked Tech
What's the Big Deal? Mack (Brown) has had McCoy and Shipley in the closet for years.
We Like Mike
Fire Myers
This one- ESPN Lies.
ESPN stands for Extra Sensitive Parent NetworkLeach Power
We Support Pirate Nation
F-U AJ (Adam James)
Michigan State had a sign that said, "We Love Craig James"
Real Men Aren't Afraid of the Dark
Save Our Captain
I Wish Craig James was my Daddy
Once the game started, it was about the team and playing the game. They entered the field arm-in-arm with the interim coach on the front row. It was a touching sign of unity. They normally run out like crazy men!
It was a great game with turnovers, big plays, huge tackles and lots of scoring. My type of game! Tech ultimately won by 10 and we stayed for the trophy presentation.
I've never heard our interim coach speak, and he was awesome. He opened with, "Raider Nation, what up?" You know the players love him! He spoke about how professional the coaching staff have been, about how he gained 120 sons this week and how proud he was. You could just see his pride in his face, in the high fives and hip bumps during the game and in his entrance to the field with his players. I am so glad I attended the game. My raider pride is on high and I can't wait to see how the controversy ends and who our new coach will be.
2 comments:
so glad ya'll had a great time at the game and were their to support our team!!!!!!
Don't miss this Baylor fan's sign:
Please don't poach our coach!!
{wink}
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