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Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:19 am EST

Counterfeiters take Texas Tech fans for a ride

By Matt Hinton

Between an over-excited bell-ringer, half of the student section whispering "Why so serious?" and multiple stormings of the field, Texas Tech fans got about as rowdy Saturday night as 51,000 people can without reenacting the watering hole scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey or trampling on one another's heads. It was probably the biggest, most intense three hours in campus history.

But not everyone in Lubbock was overcome with the pageantry: Tech officials said Sunday that 500 latecomers trying to score tickets around the stadium -- including at least one Raider player trying to get a seat for a friend -- missed out on the fun when they were taken in by counterfeit tickets:

"They got robbed is what it was," said Dave Welsh, Tech assistant athletic director for ticket operations. "These (counterfeiters), I think they hit the big-time bowl games and the Super Bowl and so forth. They look just like our regular season-ticket stock, but the bar codes obviously aren’t going to match. It was heartbreaking seeing all these people get ripped off."

Heartbreaking to miss the game-winning Harrell-to-Crabtree connection and subsequent crowd explosion, yes. But if the same people showed up early for Game Day, they got to survive Bobby Knight, nailing the pick in classic Bob Knight form, and Lee Corso firing a pair of shotguns while blinded by a giant cartoon head for free.

So it's kind of a wash.

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  1. Kev Oh
    1. Posted by Kev Oh Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    I generally despise College Gameday and all things Lee Corso... but that was the greatest pics clip I've ever seen.
  2. schaef77
    2. Posted by schaef77 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    when are these networks going to realise that we have had enough of bobby knight. everybody that has kids would not let there kids around this peson if he was there next door neghbor why do they think that we as parents want to here anything this jerk has to say. any parent that would allow a couch to talk to there kid in high school the way he has conducted himself the last 40 years is beyond me but because he is bobby knight we are suppose to look the other way .no parent would let there family memeberes talk to there kids that way but because he is a coach we are to except it. my chidren are all in there twenties and they have all heard that kind of talk but i do not talk like that around them and i am just like 99 percent of parents who conduct themselves in a grown up manner but these networks think we want to listen to a jerk we dont steven w schaefer
  3. Super Chaaaargers.
    3. Posted by Super Chaaaargers. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    Wreck 'em Tech!!!!!!
  4. White Squirrel
    4. Posted by White Squirrel Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    lee corso is a hero
  5. Chris C
    5. Posted by Chris C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    wow
  6. galvestonsuks
    6. Posted by galvestonsuks Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    Scew TEXAS. I am glad Tech won!!
  7. DT
    7. Posted by DT Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:52 pm EDT

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    Lee Corso is the biggest joke on College Gameday...
  8. teabiscuit7
    8. Posted by teabiscuit7 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:59 pm EDT

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    bobby knight is the man
  9. FutureGiantsGm24
    9. Posted by FutureGiantsGm24 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:03 pm EDT

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    1st! Corso is a college football icon i love college gamday its the greatest
  10. Brian W
    10. Posted by Brian W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Really?...So how is it kind of a wash? The game was awesome and it was another excellent college football game. Who gives a crap about counterfeit tickets, moronic kids and yet another over dramatized commentator? Its about football, and in this circumstance i think its ridiculous that this (along with myself wasting my time with it) is a useless waste of time that is taking away from an incredible game.
  11. Ryan
    11. Posted by Ryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    I generally despise the Georgia Bulldogs and all things Knowshon Moreno....but that was the greatest game between Florida and Georgia I've ever seen.
  12. Scott
    12. Posted by Scott Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    Good game.
  13. Rhett K
    13. Posted by Rhett K Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 pm EDT

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    Go penn state!
  14. CookNasty
    14. Posted by CookNasty Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    That's really terrible. What a hell of a game to miss.
  15. mr. funny
    15. Posted by mr. funny Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:19 pm EDT

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    Go usc.....
  16. Leslie W
    16. Posted by Leslie W Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:49 pm EDT

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    Personally, schaef77, as a new parent I agree w/you at the heart of your matter, but I also agree you need to laugh and take the guy for who/what he is, to get a grip on reality that it is DOUBTFUL that 99% of all parents conduct themselves as grown-ups, and I suggest that perhaps in your free time that you should consider a spelling class. U kant spel two guud.
  17. Morgan
    17. Posted by Morgan Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    Bobby Knight is a genius and no one but you has a problem with him Steven!
    Wreck Em!!!
  18. Christina G
    18. Posted by Christina G Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:24 pm EDT

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    i would like to know why texas only dropped 3 spots..
  19. Cleetus Van Damn
    19. Posted by Cleetus Van Damn Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    schaef77 is right: Any parent that would allow a couch to talk to their kid in high school is beyond me....but that's mostly because a couch, as a cozy piece of furniture, generally shouldn't be talking at all.
  20. BIGDAWG77
    20. Posted by BIGDAWG77 Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:49 pm EDT

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    Lee Corso is a fool.......The only two words that idiot knows is "Gino Toretta".....remember that loser that played QB at University of Miami about 15 years ago.
    Lee Corso was just short of declaring that this guy could walk on water....shows what he knows about talent huh???
    Hey Corso ...go back to Indiana and get lost in a corn field somewhere you A$$hole!!!
  21. Brett P
    21. Posted by Brett P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    Wow! Schaef77, that might be the worst grammer I have seen in a while. Maybe Bob Knight could teach your kids how to use the correct forms of words.
  22. mmc710
    22. Posted by mmc710 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    schaef77: It does not appear you played for Coach Knight, so how would you know how he talks to his players and what language he uses? You might not like the guy, but he is a great coach that had very discpliplined teams. I assume you would rather your kids play for a coach that let them do whatever they wanted. I on the other hand would prefer my kids play for a man like Coach Knight or any other hard nosed coach that would instill discipline. I don't agree with everything that he has done, but that doesn't mean he hasn't done the right thing for his players. Why do you think he is so well respected by past players and other great coaches alike? It's probably because he is doing the best things for his kids, even if he makes a mistake or two. If my kids played for Coach Knight and did something wrong, he wouldn't have to punish my kids, but if he did, they'd be punished worse when they got home. I'm sure you're the type of person that never thinks your kids do anything wrong and always want to blame the teachers, coaches or administration in the school. By the way, I didn't go to any schools he has coached at and I am not a fan of any of theprograms.
  23. Farva
    23. Posted by Farva Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Little children probably shouldnt being talking with Bobby Knight, however teenagers and adults i'm sure will agree that Bobby Knight is THE MAN. You can sit back in your pretend fantasy where nobody curses or gets angry, Schaef77, but i'll take the reality that Knight actually cares who wins and is fired up about it! Also they didnt have him on the show to be plain and normal.
  24. Jen
    24. Posted by Jen Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    As a longhorn.. Congrats to Tech.. What an awesome game!!!!!!!!

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