I'll be spending Saturday and Sunday in Lubbock attending the game. One of my sisters goes to school at Texas Tech and she just moved into a new apartment, so it'll be a family visit as well as a way to root for the Aggies' downfall.
The Red Raiders and the Aggies will square off in a matchup that has been debated between both sides as a rivalry, and offensive lineman E.J. Whitley said he is ready to face the Aggies and is tired of having to prove Tech's worthiness."There's nothing like going on the field knowing you're about to play A&M," he said. "I can't really explain it. I think it's the fact that we've beat them six out of the last eight years, and they continue to think they're better than us."
Whether it's a rivalry or not will not matter after kickoff at 9 p.m. at Jones SBC Stadium because the Raiders have one thing on their minds - a win.
© 2003 University Daily
UPDATE(10/6/2003 1:15am)
HA! Eat it, Aggies!
Texas Tech laid waste to Texas A&M 59-28 before 51,772 fans at Jones SBC Stadium, kicking its rival for four quarters as [B.J.] Symons set a Big 12 Conference record with eight touchdown passes in the league opener for both teams.[...]
Texas A&M allowed the most points in school history, also the most points scored against a Franchione-coached team (over 21 seasons).
Tech's 669 total yards were the most allowed by A&M, smashing the previous record of 603 set by Texas in 1970. The Aggies also hadn't lost a game by such a wide margin in four years (37-0 at Nebraska in 1999).
The Aggies haven't won in Lubbock since 1993, or since the current freshmen were in elementary school.
"There's some type of black magic (in Lubbock)," Aggies senior offensive lineman Alan Reuber said. "There's some type of mystique out here that I can't explain. We come in here and these boys are ready to play us every time. It's a weird deal."
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Texas Tech and Texas A&M are not RIVALS! The only true and important rivalry in Texas is that of the Aggies and the teasips(Longhorns). Texas Tech wishes they could ever amount to what A&M simbolizes. Tech is just a mediocre tier three school! Sorry Raiders but Aggies are better than you regardless of any football victories u manage!
Posted by: Juan Garcia on August 9, 2005 02:05 AMThe typical aggie. The fact of the matter is you are right its not a rivalry. Its would actually take the aggies beating the raiders to become a rivalry. As far wanting to be what you guys symbolize PLEASE I decided to go to a University not join a cult.
Posted by: TRUE RAIDER on January 15, 2006 11:18 PM