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[Raider Red]

Well, many of my fellow Red Raiders thought it was just another DivI-AA team being lead to the gas chamber last night. Well, that was way wrong!!! I did explain to some that North Dakota peoples are kind of like West Texas folks. Tough as nails and don't know the word quit. I had a feeling it would turn out like it did. Hard fought.

In the last copule of years Tech has played sereral Div I-AA schools. Hell, last year we played a Top 15 in the Div I-AA poll Eastern Washington and has some trouble early but put them away with not much effort. Then came UMASS a so called staple powerhouse in the Div I-AA. Tech played them last year and I am certain they were ranked as well. It was over before it started. Many of the 53,000 that night left to go back to the tailgates by the middle of the 2nd quarter.

Last night. UND was scrappy and gritty. I just hope that this is a thing to come for UND and not just a flash in the pan type deal. IF UND plays like they did last night, sure we made some mistakes but it wasn't all just Tech not being focussed if was UND's effort, then UND will have a extrememly good season. I have never seen a Div I-AA team give us such fits.

I hope that the folks that came down had a good time. Your band, though small in size, put on a great show. Good sound and nice marching.

Anyway, here is a link to some of the sights last night and newspaper article of the game. The sights are more of Tech but some of ya'll might want to veiw.

You have made many fans here in Football Crazy Lubbock for the effort that your team showed. Good Luck and win all the rest. Raider Nation will be watching. Till next time!

GO SIOUX and GO TECH!

Articles:

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/090609/loc_490258851.shtml

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/090609/spo_490259542.shtml

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/090609/spo_490259085.shtml

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/090609/spo_490259045.shtml

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/090609/spo_490259448.shtml

News Coverage:

http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/dpp/news/local/090509techvsioux

http://everythinglubbock.com/content/redraidernation Click on "Raiders rusty in opener"

Pictures Gallery:

http://spotted.lubbockonline.com/galleries...x.php?id=441058

[#1Hakfan]

Thanks for all the great comments and posts by you and other Tech fans. I am surprised at how classy all the Texas Tech fans that have been that posted on here. Were not use to seing that very often. If you read on here you can tell that not many nice comments are mdae by opponents fans especially are rivals from NDSU and our hockey rivals the minnesota gophers. Thanks again and best of luck this season. I will be cheering for you especially vs. the Horns. Is that your biggest Rival?

[Raider Red]

Thanks for all the great comments and posts by you and other Tech fans. I am surprised at how classy all the Texas Tech fans that have been that posted on here. Were not use to seing that very often. If you read on here you can tell that not many nice comments are mdae by opponents fans especially are rivals from NDSU and our hockey rivals the minnesota gophers. Thanks again and best of luck this season. I will be cheering for you especially vs. the Horns. Is that your biggest Rival?

Any game vs a Texas school is BIG. However, we absolutely hate, dispise, vomit, when we see any or play aghole, (Texas A&M). From reading ya'lls board here, it is a bit like North Dakota and North Dakota State. But ya'll seem civil to one another.

Tech and A&M is a blood bath. It is called the "Hate Bowl".

As far as UT (Texas), we love to beat them and they are a intense rival, but after the game it is like, "Let's go get a beer", afterwards. When you play UT you are playing a school with true tradtion and a great program. If you win, it is joy, if you lose, it is well you lost to the best.

But with Aghole...it isn't pretty. Tech and A&M rival isn't normal. Sometimes called an unhealthy rival. Many Tech and A&M fans can't even be in the same room together. LOL Beating them 10 of the last 13 years makes us wonder if it is worth the time to even give them the time a day. LOL Poor Aggies

[Sodbuster]

Any game vs a Texas school is BIG. However, we absolutely hate, dispise, vomit, when we see any or play aghole, (Texas A&M). From reading ya'lls board here, it is a bit like North Dakota and North Dakota State. But ya'll seem civil to one another.

Tech and A&M is a blood bath. It is called the "Hate Bowl".

As far as UT (Texas), we love to beat them and they are a intense rival, but after the game it is like, "Let's go get a beer", afterwards. When you play UT you are playing a school with true tradtion and a great program. If you win, it is joy, if you lose, it is well you lost to the best.

But with Aghole...it isn't pretty. Tech and A&M rival isn't normal. Sometimes called an unhealthy rival. Many Tech and A&M fans can't even be in the same room together. LOL Beating them 10 of the last 13 years makes us wonder if it is worth the time to even give them the time a day. LOL Poor Aggies

Wow! is right........ND vs. NDSU is pretty intense, but I don't think it's anything close to that. My brother-in-law is an NDSU grad and a big Bison booster, whereas I'm a huge UND fan (although not a grad}. I cheer for the Bison when they aren't playng the Sioux and he cheers for the Sioux when they're not playing the Bison......after all, we're all North Dakotans, and I'll be damned if I 'm going to root for some other state against either one of our state universities. Also, although some of the NDSU die-hards won't admit it, there are hundreds of them who make the 80 mile trip north for UND hockey games (12,000+ sellouts for Friday/Saturday games) and cheer for the Fighting Siuox.