The Man:
Alamo MikeThe Myth:
"It was like the Alamo, they were just coming up over the wall. I grabbed my binoculars and said, 'The next one that comes up gets it.' Then somebody, I didn't see who it was, knocked the fool out of me. "I'm sure (Gov. Perry) will be real proud of this." - Mike McKinney
The Reality:
In initial interviews after the game, McKinney said he was assaulted by an unidentified Tech student. In offense reports from the Tech Police Department released to The Avalanche-Journal through the district attorney's office, the student who hit McKinney, Reginald Wallace, said he was trying to prevent fighting when McKinney shoved him and hit him with binoculars. The A&M student told Tech police that he got angry and punched McKinney in the eye.
"After the separation of the two men, (McKinney) proceeded to make threats to the police and other stadium workers that they will hear about this later because of some 'high' governmental position that he held,"the report stated.
When McKinney entered the Aggie locker room, he simply said, "Welcome to Lubbock" to a surprised RC Slocum. The offense reports said McKinney's son, Aggie player Seth McKinney, planned to seek revenge after the game for the injuries his father suffered.
After the game, McKinney's son exited the visiting team dressing room, along with a few other players, and went up the ramp to Gate 4, apparently to avenge the injury, or at least that is what A&M fans above the ramp were shouting, a Tech police officer reported.
Parents and a few students from the A&M section decided to throw ice violently directly into the faces of the Tech students," student Nicklus Beihl said in his sworn statement.
"Once the A&M fans ran out of ice to throw, a few Tech student climbed into the stands and tried to bring the pole up into the stands," his statement said. "The A&M students started to hit the first Tech student and after two or three seconds, five people were beating this particular Tech student."
"The behavior by the Tech fans was not unprovoked, and the A&M fans could have left numerous times, but the dozen or so that stayed kept arguing and screaming and threatening the fans on the field," Joel Corbin said in a sworn statement. "I was amazed how grown men and one woman kept arguing and screaming at the Tech students
The Coach:
"A&M wants to rip on our fans and all that. Our fans are as good as their fans are. One thing our fans don't do is sit around and whine about other teams' fans. A&M spent a significant part of the week whining about what our fans are like. Why don't they worry about what themselves are like?
There may be an individual or two that got out of hand. If someone commits criminal behavior ... then that individual is responsible for it. It's interesting to me that all these Aggies — whether they're at A&M or here — are sitting around with halos over their heads and they have some divine expertise on fanmanship. I just don't believe that's the case. For the record, I think our fans are better than the Aggie fans." - Mike Leach
6 comments:
poor Tech students, always being provoked. this post is hilarious. ONLY A TECH FAN WOULD BRAG ABOUT THIS.
Quote from www.redraiders.com:
" After the game, Red Raiders fans tore down the goal post on the south end of the field and marched it the length of the field and taunted Aggies fans by putting it into the stands."
This is bullshit anyway. Your jury was still out on Leach even in 2002. I remember because I was the one reassuring you.
He wasn't drunk, he was a confused, old man is so afraid of the charging Tech fans that he accidently slugs someone on his own side. He had probably been hit in the head with an Everready too. Yeah, that's definitely his fault. Nevermind the goalpost that was about to be rammed up his ass.
that's funny. WE are making excuses, and YOU are just telling the other side of the story. So, tell me again who tore down the goalpost and rammed it into the A&M section? Don't make excuses, just tell me who did it. If it was Alamo Mike, I will apologize, mow your yard, and wash your car.
I don't have it, but I will gladly reprise it: I defended the average Tech fan from the blanket label of violent and aggressive. I made it clear that I was treated well in Lubbock and on the Tech campus by the Tech fans, and that most Tech fans were not like the small, violent, aggressive group that garners so much attention every year.
I DID NOT excuse the actions of the violent group that tore down the goalposts and started the altercation in the end zone. I DID NOT try to pass the blame off onto Aggie fans who had stayed behind for yell practice.
You said "balls"...he he he
if it does not fit, you must acquit
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