By Alyssa Chrisope
To pump up the spirit at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday during the game against Oklahoma State Kingsbury declared the game a blackout and is encouraging students to get weird.
When Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury says #letsgetweird, you get weird. Students are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes. Maybe the “weird factor” will help Texas Tech seek their revenge against Oklahoma State and rebound from the Red Raiders first loss of the season to Oklahoma.
Texas Tech suffered their first lost of the season one week ago against Oklahoma University, dropping to No. 15 in the BCS standings. Tech redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Branden Jackson says the team will be ready to come back this weekend and pull out a win in Lubbock.
“This is going to show how tough our team really is out there,” Jackson said. “Taking the first loss and being able to bounce back. And showing that were as resilient as we proclaim to be.”
Texas Tech prepares to seek revenge in order to break Oklahoma State’s three game win streak against the Red Raiders, not to mention the Cowboys handing Tech the worst home loss in program history. Kliff Kingsbury says this will motivate the team to come out with a win.
“You’re coming back home to play against a team that’s really embarrassed you the last two years, to put it bluntly,” Kingsbury said. “I don’t think there should be any problem with getting them motivated to play this game.”
Playing at home with a “weird” student section is advantage for this game and junior tight end Jace Amaro said the Texas Tech student section doesn’t compare to any others across the country.
“Personally, I think we have the greatest student section in the nation,” Amaro said. “I’ve been to four other road games and none of them compare to the way that our students act and the way they cheer and stuff like that.”
This will be the last night game of the season in Lubbock, and Kingsbury says that hopefully that will bring the energy needed to the Jones.
“It’s going to be our last night game for the year,” Kingsbury said. “And I know our students love those night games. So I’m hoping that they’ll bring the energy, bring the passion.”
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