I had a dream almost just like this

I was wearing the Texas Tech basketball jersey and scoring.

The more you know...

Ever wonder where the term "Tumbleweed Tech" comes from?



Yeesh.

Hey AJ Editors - pass me the bong...

Just after the AJ decided this was a good idea...

They came up with another...because stuff likes this makes sense when you're paranoid.

I've quoted my favorite part of their opinion, such that it is:

Raider Power: Raise sportsmanship bar

OUR VIEW

Perception is everything - and the perception others are getting of us is not good. In fact, the universities who visit here for athletic events go back too often with a bitter taste in their mouths.

We're rude, we're argumentative - we are downright disrespectful. And that's not just college kids - that's community members alike - and it needs to stop.

Toward that end, the Texas Tech Spirit and Sportsmanship Committee, comprised of administrative staff members within the athletics department, is kicking off Raider Power, a bold new initiative aimed at increasing school spirit and improving sportsmanship.

The campaign defines Raider Power in four words: "Honor, Respect, Pride and Tradition."

School spirit abounds not only within the walls of campus buildings and arenas but flows throughout the community and becomes a common bonding factor across all groups of people.

The differences we share both socially and economically are brought together by our love and passion for Texas Tech and our beloved Red Raiders.

For all these reasons, we encourage and support Texas Tech in its latest effort to create an atmosphere of Raider Power that fosters competition motivated by mutual honor, respect, pride and tradition.

We're not trailer park trash, and it's time to stop acting like we are.

Wow....just...wow.

For a little background and the Athletic Department's news release you can visit this link.

First, I applaud the University. To take extra care to focus on sportsmanship and school spirit is a noble cause and it is a difficult task on any campus. College students and alumni alike are prone to imbibing in adult beverages and depressing the "Hey - this may be a bad idea" part of their conscience. I have no issue with the school in this matter - I would take it as a matter of course that they would have a program already in place for this type of education.

On the other hand, the AJ has clearly conducted a fair amount of research and interviewed well known sportsmen who are above reproach in this matter. You know, like Dave South, the entire student section of Folsum Field, our best buddies the Cal Golden Bears....

Should I go on?

Because the list is a long one.

I especially favor the sportsmanship argument from the Aggies who claim that they are the paragon of virtue while you visit the Tacklebox...or even while they throw punches at each other in the South end zone of The Jones and attempt to blame it on the GAP kid...who looks like he has a mean streak like Chuck Liddell.

I want to be sure I'm crystal clear on this...I do NOT think all Texas Tech fans are perfect or even well behaved....except for the GAP kid who is a FREAK!


My take on college football fans in general is the same as I view fans of any sport...the majority are well-behaved and the minority ruin the other's good names...

But the AJ has clearly been reading, and worse, believing, what they hear about us from our rivals.


Lubbock AJ: "Uh Mr. Sooner, after Taurean Henderson scored a touchdown on the final play of the game did you feel like we represented Tech in the best light?"

Sooners: @#$##$%!#$!@$%@!

Lubbock AJ: "Trailer Trash, huh? Well, we'll have to work on that! I'm sorry to have bothered you. Yes, you can certainly get back to watching Jerry Springer now..."


After all, our Athletic Department sure doesn't have a problem rubbing a once in a decade victory in our opponent's nose now do they?


I've sat with former Tech football players who said that they had objects thrown at them and were generally shocked by the bad behavior of fans at road games at Georgia, Penn State, Ohio State, North Carolina and of course Colorado.

I also know that our fans have mentioned on more than one occasion that the best place to watch a college football game is at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln - that they were treated like champions there.

But I wonder...did the good behavior at Nebraska happen because of the Athletic Department's leadership, all of the championship banners...or because their local paper intimated that the alumni, students and Lincoln residents were "trailer trash"?

The AJ should be careful that the speck in their eye is not a log.

There's Someone Rational in the Lubbock DA Office!

Sex may not be illegal in Lubbock, after all!

Lubbock A-J Article

No charges filed in sex device case
MARLENA HARTZ
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

The Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office dismissed a case against a local peddler of sexually oriented material, a prosecutor with the office, Tray Payne, said Friday.

Payne declined to comment further.

It is the third time that the man has been cleared in a case of similar nature.

Police charged lingerie shop owner Gary Evans in May with promotion of obscene devices, citing a portion of the Texas Penal Code that prohibits the possession of six or more obscene devices - described "as a dildo or artificial vagina, designed and marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs."

Undercover police discovered dozens of such devices inside a closed cabinet at the rear of Somethin' Sexy, Evans' lingerie shop on Slide Road. They seized about 120 items from the shop, including a vibrating thong and vibrating tongue rings.

Here's the part that gets me.

The same police officer - Cpl. Bill Bates - was involved in all three of the investigations, court documents show.

It seems to me like Cpl. Bates has a vendetta against sex. When did sex ever do him wrong?

Here's a suggestion to the LPD: Remove Bates from all investigations regarding sex. They're stupid and a waste of taxpayer money.

Rivalries will make you stupid in a hurry (ver 1.2)

Once again, the Rivalries material is resounding with our readers PLUS I got a reader to send me a pic that I have been wanting! Christmas has come early for Mr. Bond!

So let's get back to this issue of Photoshopped pictures...can anyone tell me who this guy really is a fan of? Or was he some guy at the Livestock Show? (HT to TVTanLine for this pic)

Here's the pic I wanted along with a martini (although I did NOT get that!), so thank you Scott...

Y'all don't think that's shopped do you? It would break my little heart...

Anyhow, here's my tribute to today's 4th of July holiday...it's gonna be a stretch...

And another pair from Luis - and yes, the second one isn't a picture, it's a flowchart...we accept your Rivalry flowcharts as well...


Please enjoy your 4th of July responsibly, you're no good to us if you can't read our blog, and you can't read our blog from jail or while you're in Hell (although I hear they're working on that as an upgrade). And if you're so lucky as to go to heaven, there's plenty of internet access near Jones Stadium!

Wreck 'em!

A-J finally has the wheel figured out...

For their next trick they will try to harness the sun's light into something they call "fire"....

Story last updated at 9:57 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2007

LubbockOnline drops registration requirement

Starting today, Lubbockonline.com users no longer need to register or sign in with an e-mail account to view the Avalanche-Journal’s Web site.

Visitors to Lubbockonline.com used to have to register with the site in order to read various news stories and announcements. Today, the same content is now available instantly to anyone visiting the site.

"Our online daily audience has grown so much over the first five months of this year that registration had honestly become unnecessary. We know our audience and what it wants and we’re now better able to deliver content and advertising solutions to fit all needs," Online Director Michael Messerly said. "Our partnership with Yahoo will also be adding tremendously to our current growth so keeping registration around no longer made any sense."

Registration will still required for anyone wanting to post comments or photos on the site.

LubbockOnline.com averages more than 3.5 million page views a month from more than 185,000 unique visitors.

Dear Editor:

Now how about a RSS feed?

Lubbock hates alcohol, sex

Story last updated at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Shop owner could face charges after sex devices confiscated
BY HENRI BRICKEY
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

The owner of a lingerie shop where undercover officers arrested a store employee earlier this month could also face charges in connection with sexual devices that police recently confiscated from the store, Lubbock's police chief said Tuesday.

Registrasion may be required (Bugmenot.com does have entry data)

LubbockOnline.com Link

"We're not doing a store-by-store check," Jones said. "This was a complaint-driven investigation."

Jones cited chapter 43 of the Texas Penal Code, which prohibits the possession of six or more obscene devices - described as "a dildo or artificial vagina, designed and marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs."

Six, folks - the magic number is six....hmmmm...that means the next place the cops should be hitting will be the second floor of Chitwood Hall...

For those living in the Lubbock area, they know this is a part of a general crack-down on the sex business in Lubbock.

Lubbockites already have to drive to the county line to buy booze - now they can't buy 7 dildos when they need 'em? When I need 7 dildos man, no law is gonna stop me...that's the most important thing I have to do at that very moment in time!!! I can't tell you how many times the waitstaff (all the females of course) at Gardski's were headed to my place for a ride on my coin-op bed!

Soon I'm sure we'll read the story about how Lubbock has decided to start cracking down on me and the 98 rows of organic hydroponic in my basement...good grief.