Unless you've lived here, you may not understand how big a deal the Red River Rivalry is every year. The Red River is more or less the border between much of Oklahoma and Texas and every year UT come up from Austin, TX and OU goes down from Norman, OK to fight it out during the Texas State Fair. This year was the 101st year of the rivalry and I saw no lack of enthusiasm from either side.
To make a painful story short, OU lost and I heard today from a friend who works in the Emergency Room about one really great related story.
One OU fan, clad in his OU pajamas, showed up at the Emergency Room on Saturday evening shortly after the game. He drove himself there with a very seriously bleeding hand. He told the attending staff that he was so upset about the game that he punched right through his TV. That's right. My friend (the Dr.) said it looked like he had filleted his hand! He had lost so much blood that they had to give him blood and take him into emergency surgery to put it all back together.
Man, some people really take this game seriously. This guy could have easily got local TV news coverage over it. Maybe he was embarrassed after the fact. Or too sedated. =
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