How I became a Louisiana Tech Fan (For Life)

Yesterday was our college team draft for life at one of our favorite watering holes, Hooligans. It’s a great place for 2 for 1’s after 9pm and you always can get some great fish tacos or flapjacks with a side of curry. This all started with a story from our favorite pull tab pulling buddy. After hearing the story of how they were fed up with their local sports team, they decided to choose new teams to cheer for FOR LIFE. Although most of us are still die hard fans of our local teams, we thought it would be a great idea to draw another team to cheer for the rest of our lives. So the draft began last night with 14 of our buddies and we each drew two teams out of a hat. My first team that I drew was Eastern Michigan and my heart sank. Eastern Michigan was the third worst team that I didn’t want. West Virginia and Virginia Tech were my number ones that if I got, it was possible that I might cry. Eastern Michigan I thought to myself, they have terrible teams, terrible coaches, terrible fans and a terrible mascot. I had to wait until the second round of the draft to see how my other team would be. As I reached my hand in to the “The U” hat that we were drawing out of I thought, please give me a team that I want to cheer for and BAM Louisiana Tech it was. My decision was made almost instantly. Do I want a team like E. Michigan with terrible teams, coaches, fans and mascot or a team like Louisiana Tech with great teams, coaches, fans and mascot. I was so excited and thought of all the great athletes that have played there from Karl “the mailman” Malone to Terry Bradshaw to Teresa Weatherspoon. And this is how I became a fan of Louisiana Tech for life and how I have a new hated team in E. Michigan. Below is how the draft went for our group and the teams we drew and had to choose from. Picks are in bold.

DB – Washington or Syracuse
Rosie - Toledo or Boise State
Rob - Wake Forest or Bowling Green
Manuel – Ohio or Idaho
Russell - Texas Tech or Florida
Swenson – Mississippi or Alabama
Neal – UTEP or Maryland
Joe - San Jose St. or Akron
Hanson - Texas A&M or UCLA
Steve – TCU or Troy
Sprout - Miami (Fla) or Central Florida
Bendy – USC or Louisiana-Monroe
Hotlanta Cox - C. Michigam or UNLV