Need Arkie Game Advice

[dark_arts]

I'm going to the Texas/Arkie gamewith my girlfriend, an Arkie alumna. Also going with us will be her parents (both Arkie alumni) and her brother (Millsaps, but an Arkie fan, natch).We'll be sitting in the Arkie section thanks to our ticket source. During my entire time at UT as a student and since graduating in '94, I have never gone to a UT game with someone who was our opponent's fan, much less an alum. For those of you who have been in this situation, how do you handle it? How do you maintain a modicum of grace and sportsmanship between you and your guest(s)? What kind of reaction can I expect from myself when my girlfriend and her family all start doing the hawg calling in our stadium before the game? And should I try to remain sober'ish prior to kickoff, or would being inebriated to one degree or another help me remain mellow in an effort to maintain good relations with her family during/after the game, and to make sure that one of us (hopefully her) has angry sex after the game?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[MaceHorn]

It is Arkie, bro. No need for a modicum of grace and sportsmanship. You ever been up there to a game?

 

[notanative]

Why would you want to make sure she's the one having angry sex? He's her brother, isn't he?

 

[dark_arts]

No, haven't been Mobilehoma East for a game yet. But we're going to one next year maybe. Maybe.

 

[kmac30]

alcohol before could go either way. i would definitely need something to get over the sounds they're making, but if you go overboard, it could get bad. my wife is a baylor grad. she's basically turned into a horn fan, except when they play. and then she gives me grief while we mess around, only to show a little anger when baylor starts playing like baylor and gives up 40 in the 2nd half. cockiness gets me through. i know we'll prevail.

what you need to consider, are you going to marry this girl? if not, don't worry about it. if possible, then just be gracious, nod and smile. just remember, you have a better education and are part of something they will never understand, no matter what happens. after texas wins, just say that arkie played great. it's the mack brown approach, but it works.

 

[longtex]

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[TheFied]

My wife is an Aggie but fortunately a 2%. I have been to games with her at A&M when she wore maroon and games at A&M where she wore burnt orange. I of course had the burnt orange on regardless.

Same with games in Austin.

Show class. If people talk trash, just shrug and walk off.

And when the good guys win, enjoy your Victory Beer afterwards. That is what I do. For some reason, Victory Beer tastes better when the other team talks more trash.

 

[Bernard]

Dude. Man up and buy some seats in the UT sections. The visiting team seats are crap, AND you have to sit with the visitors. I like sitting in the opposing teams sections on the road, buy why do it at DKR-TMS? Makes no sense.

Bernard

 

[dark_arts]

As for why we're sitting in the visitors section, the tickets are girlfriend's birthday gift from a relative who's an Arkie season ticket holder. I've known this girl and her parents for a few years, but we only started dating earlier this year. I get along great with everyone in her family, and she and I are getting pretty serious relationship wise. So I think I should take the high road with the nod and smile and "ya'll played a good game" approach. None of her relatives have given me much grief so far - they've all been very nice and gracious about the whole thing.

 

[dark_arts]

And victory beer is made a lot sweeter by trash talk. I'm looking forward to buying her dad and brother a consolation beer after the game. It'll probably be bitter for them. Heh.

 

[Statalyzer]

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[TenDeadF1ngerz]

Before the game starts, punch her Dad and brother in the junk and tell them not to [censored] with Texas.


That should do it.