If you missed the end of the Texas Tech-Texas game, you missed one of the great endings in recent college football history. Texas Tech scored on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Graham Harrell (right) to Michael Crabtree with one second left to lift the Red Raiders over No. 1 Texas, 39-33, in Lubbock.
The Longhorn who feels the most sick today has to be freshman defensive back Blake Gideon. A play before the touchdown pass, Gideon dropped an easy interception on a ball that fell right into his arms after it bounced off a Tech player. Getting a reprieve, Harrell hit Crabtree down the right sideline; Crabtree made the catch at the 5-yard line, spun and raced into the end zone.
The idiot Texas Tech fans stormed the field twice (once after the TD and again after replay confirmed the score). Tech was penalized for two unsportsmanlike conducts and kicked off from its own 7. But a squib kick ended the game and Texas’ unbeaten season. The Tech score negated a great rally by the Longhorns that saw them overcome a 22-3 deficit to take a 33-32 lead with 1:29 left.
The Longhorns’ loss means there will be a new No. 1 team and it will likely be No. 2 Alabama. I expect Penn State to move to second and Texas Tech to third. After that, there will start the parade of one-loss teams, including Florida, USC, Oklahoma and Texas. It will take the next month to sort it all out.
on Nov 2nd, 2008 at 5:52 AM
wreck ‘em texas tech!
on Nov 2nd, 2008 at 9:50 AM
What a GREAT game! Texas Tech is such a fun team to watch. It’ll be interesting to see where they are ranked later today. I sure hope the pollsters have the balls to move them ahead of Oklahoma (Tech beats Texas, who beat the Sooners) and USC. I would love to see this exciting team playing for a national title!
on Nov 2nd, 2008 at 3:05 PM
We were kind of rooting for Texas to win on a return on the final kickoff, just to punish the Tech fans for twice running on the field with that same 1 second clearly still on the track.
But the real goat on the Texas side should be the coaching staff who were equally bad about watching the clock. McCoy clearly should have been told to hold the snaps, let the play and game clocks tick down, and they could have easily left Tech with no more than a minute left, rather than a minute and a half or so.
It seems that no on really likes being No. 1 this year…
on Nov 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 PM
It was a great game. Big 12 football is incredible to watch this year. Tech has the first of their toughest 3 games under their belt. Next up is OSU in Lubbock and then they face OU in Norman. Tech gets to start living the wildness that Texas have had for the past 4 games. I’d love to see Tech end up in the BCS Championship game but both OSU and OU can kill that. BTW, Tech fans have a history of issues in Lubbock. Nothing against them but it’s not uncommon for overzealous fans to create issues in Jones Stadium.
on Nov 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 AM
It’s a shame the Texas DB dropped that easy interception with less than 20 seconds left. I’m not a Texas fan, but I hate to see a game decided one kid’s blunder.
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:07 PM
hey jim,
pretty obvious were your loyalty lies
those idiots you refer to at least have a school to cheer for
by the way , tech played the last 1:29 the same way they played the 1st 3 Quarters!!
starting with a safety,score ,22-6 at the half,13 carries mccoy for 16 yards! sacked 4 times hurried all night,shipley gets 40, guess we were just lucky again huh? oh yea 56-20 over okst .. What did tx do with em.. 4 points countem 4 your grapes are so sour and so is your column
wreck em tech