TX fan almost castrated by OU fan

THL · 09-12-2007, 12:12 PM

My ex husband is from, and now lives again, near OKC. He and his family are huge Sooner fans. So much so, that when he and I had gotten our Doberman, he agreed to a female (he wanted a male) as long as he could name her. My sweet little red and tan Doberman puppy with the cute floppy little uncropped Labrador looking ears was named Sooner.

One day I called into work and as a surprise for my ex created the Sooner room in the den...I put up an Oklahoma Sooner wallpaper border along the top of the walls and painted from the chair rail down crimson red...the top was creme, of course. With the addition of OU pillows on the futon, an OU area rug and some framed magazines (TIME I think....OU won some big football game and was on some magazines) it was complete and became a shrine.

I think my ex owned more than 200 OU Sooner T-Shirts and hats...and that is low-balling. His and his familys obsession with this college football team went so far as when I was pregnant....I was sick and was in the hospital a few times. Once it happened to be in November....when OU was scheduled to play the U of OK. My ex-husband left his pregnant wife (me) in the hospital while he drove to OK so he did not miss that game. I accepted early on that I came second to his Sooners, and he accepted that he came second to my Sooner (I had difficulties getting and then staying pregnant, so my Doberman was my child until our daughter came along).

Reading this story below, many people who dont know the faithfulness or loyalty that some fans place to their "team" would think the guy in the article was crazy.

Not me....I had to look to make sure that my ex husband and none of his family were listed as the assaulting parties.

I say what I said many times (and which probably started the downward spiral of our marriage)...."It's football people, just football. Get over it."

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Longhorns fan nearly castrated in bloody bar scuffle
Posted: Tuesday September 11, 2007 6:57PM; Updated: Tuesday September 11, 2007 7:23PM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- To some Oklahoma football fans, there are things that just aren't done in the heart of Sooner Nation, and one of them is to walk into a bar wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt.

That's exactly what touched off a bloody skirmish that left a Texas-shirt-wearing fan nearly castrated and an Oklahoma fan facing aggravated assault charges that could put him in prison for up to five years.

The shocking case has set off a raging debate in this football-crazed region about the extreme passions behind a bitter rivalry. Some legal observers have even questioned whether this case could ever truly have an impartial jury.

"I've actually heard callers on talk radio say that this guy deserved what he got for wearing a Texas T-shirt into a bar in the middle of Sooner country," said Irven Box, an attorney in this city 20 miles from Oklahoma's campus in Norman.

According to police, 32-year-old Texas fan Brian Christopher Thomas walked into Henry Hudson's Pub on June 17 wearing a Longhorns T-shirt and quickly became the focus of football "trash talk" from another regular, 53-year-old Oklahoma fan Allen Michael Beckett.

Thomas told police that when he decided to leave and went to the bar to pay his tab, Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him to the ground and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to break it up. When the two men were separated, Thomas looked down and realized the extent of his injuries.

"He could see both of his testicles hanging on the outside of his body," said Thomas' attorney, Carl Hughes. "He was wearing a pair of white shorts, which made it that much worse."

It took more than 60 stitches to close the wound, and police interviewed Thomas at a nearby hospital emergency room.

Beckett's attorney, Billy Bock, concedes that his client commented about Thomas' shirt, but said it was just good-natured ribbing and that he apologized to Thomas when it appeared to upset the Texas fan. Later, Bock said Thomas approached his client at the bar and threatened him.

"My client is a little man, and this guy [Thomas] is 30 to 40 pounds bigger than him," Bock said. "He's bigger, stronger, younger and probably faster, and he aggressively leaned in and touched my client and threatened to beat him up. ... My guy was defending himself and just took control of the situation."

Thomas' attorney disputes Beckett's version.

"That's total malarkey," Hughes said. "My client never said a word to him. He got up to pay and when he paid and left a tip, the guy grabbed him."

Beckett, a 53-year-old church deacon, federal auditor and former Army combat veteran, has pleaded not guilty. His next court appearance comes Oct. 4, two days before the Sooners and Horns tangle in their annual football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Thomas, who once lived in Houston and became a Texas fan during the heyday of star running back Earl Campbell, is still recovering from his injuries but has returned to work as a meat cutter at a Sam's Club warehouse store.

Like Beckett and Thomas, many fans of the two college squads never attended either university, but have come to identify so closely with these teams that they attach banners to their cars, wear team colors on game day and even have programmed their car horns to play school fight songs.

Dallas police Sgt. Andy Harvey, a 12-year veteran of the force, said it's not uncommon for fights to break out between fans of the two schools.

"People are passionate about their teams and their universities, and that's a good thing," he said, "but when you mix a real passionate sports fan and then get a little alcohol in there, sometimes it's not a good mix."

On both Texas and Oklahoma fan Web sites, boosters trade familiar tales of having their car tires slashed or windshields smashed for sporting the opposing team's sticker in enemy territory.

Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said the rivalry will have no bearing on the way the case is prosecuted.

"It appears that it played a part in the fight," he said, "but that won't play any more of a role in our handling of the case than would a fight over a girl or a car or a song on the jukebox."

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Southie · 09-12-2007, 12:32 PM

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I say what I said many times (and which probably started the downward spiral of our marriage)...."It's football people, just football. Get over it."

And I've always said...It's just the Red Sox! Let's see we've got NESN, ESPN, NFL, and any other sports channel you can think of! So totally over it!!!!!

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-12-2007, 12:44 PM

It's just shoes, ladies. Get over it.

I N C O M I N G !!!!!!!!!

Southie · 09-13-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

It's just shoes, ladies. Get over it.

I N C O M I N G !!!!!!!!!

But I don't ignore someone just because I have a lot of shoes! Which I do, but that's besides the point!

THL · 09-13-2007, 14:13 PM

Southie is right....never once have I attempted to rip a guys didleywinks off because he criticized my shoes.

I may have thought about doing it, but I have never actually done it.

crooks · 09-13-2007, 14:27 PM

Ouch..............I really can't think of any other way to describe it, that's barbaric.

glyn · 09-13-2007, 14:31 PM

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Originally Posted by crooks

Ouch..............I really can't think of any other way to describe it, that's barbaric.

Welcome to the enlightened 21st Century eh? Why do I have this feeling that we have reached, and retreated from the high-water point of civilization? Are we doomed to go back to the Dark Ages?

**astralis** · 09-13-2007, 15:12 PM

glyn,

that ain't so bad, if you're a viking that is.

THL · 09-13-2007, 18:53 PM

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Originally Posted by glyn

Welcome to the enlightened 21st Century eh? Why do I have this feeling that we have reached, and retreated from the high-water point of civilization? Are we doomed to go back to the Dark Ages?

I will not be pulled around by my hair like some cavewoman...

...but if anyone knows of any long haired stud that are into that kind of thing, I could be willing to pull him around by his hair.

Southie · 09-13-2007, 19:17 PM

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Originally Posted by THL

I will not be pulled around by my hair like some cavewoman...

...but if anyone knows of any long haired stud that are into that kind of thing, I could be willing to pull him around by his hair.

Would that be the hair on his head or elsewhere?

I've never had a reason to intentionally injure a man and his precious jewels, but I would definitley make sure to take aim should I ever be in a position to do so!!

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-13-2007, 23:53 PM

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Originally Posted by THL

I will not be pulled around by my hair like some cavewoman...

...but if anyone knows of any long haired stud that are into that kind of thing, I could be willing to pull him around by his hair.

Well, the last set of photos we've got of Confed, you certainly can wrap your fingers around.

ChrisF202 · 09-14-2007, 15:41 PM

This is pathetic ... I will never understand the obsession this nation has with sports; particularly football and baseball. Its ok to sit down and watch the game with a beer but to some people these games are their whole lives and everything revolves around what time/day the games are and what not. Its just disturbing to me.

glyn · 09-14-2007, 15:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisF202

This is pathetic ... I will never understand the obsession this nation has with sports; particularly football and baseball. Its ok to sit down and watch the game with a beer but to some people these games are their whole lives and everything revolves around what time/day the games are and what not. Its just disturbing to me.

I agree with you. Over in the UK football is seen to be responsible for more lunacy than enough. What was a diverting game played for fun has developed into a big money making racket. I can boast that I have never seen a complete game of football in my life.

kams · 09-14-2007, 17:01 PM

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Originally Posted by THL

Southie is right....never once have I attempted to rip a guys didleywinks off because he criticized my shoes.

I may have thought about doing it, but I have never actually done it.

I pray that you ladies are not serious...even if you are, my wife is not so passionate about her shoes.

I 'cleaned up' the wardrobe last weekend, I discarded 2-3 pairs of shoes after finding the new shoe stand I bought her can hold only 20 pairs...

Should I rush to the shoe store and buy identical ones? or diamond ring is suitable substitute?

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-14-2007, 17:32 PM

We're gathered here to mourn the passing of a great WABer ... oh hell, he was stupid enough to throw away his wife's shoes. They have taught enough to create the best drugs on the planet but home survival skills were sorely lacking.

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Southie USAF Retired TSgt *Military Professional* Join Date: 04-09-07 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 1,675 Country:	[quote=THL;405497] I say what I said many times (and which probably started the downward spiral of our marriage)...."It's football people, just football. Get over it." And I've always said...It's just the Red Sox! Let's see we've got NESN, ESPN, NFL, and any other sports channel you can think of! So totally over it!!!!! __________________ “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

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Officer of Engineers *Military Professional* Moderator Scotch taster Join Date: 08-06-03 Posts: 16,554 Country:	It's just shoes, ladies. Get over it. I N C O M I N G !!!!!!!!! __________________ Chimo

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crooks Green, White 'n Orange *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 10-17-06 Location: Blarney, County Cork, Ireland Posts: 1,310 Country:	Ouch..............I really can't think of any other way to describe it, that's barbaric. __________________ 'An neart de an tir, an gra den daonra agus an gloir de Eireann'.

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astralis *Foreign Service* Moderator Lei Feng Protege Join Date: 08-23-05 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,188 Country:	glyn, that ain't so bad, if you're a viking that is. __________________ Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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THL *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 06-23-05 Location: 35 minutes outside Chicago (please don't refer to it as "Chi-Town"...that's annoying) Posts: 5,694 Country:	Southie is right....never once have I attempted to rip a guys didleywinks off because he criticized my shoes. I may have thought about doing it, but I have never actually done it.

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ChrisF202 *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-12-03 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 2,588 Country:	This is pathetic ... I will never understand the obsession this nation has with sports; particularly football and baseball. Its ok to sit down and watch the game with a beer but to some people these games are their whole lives and everything revolves around what time/day the games are and what not. Its just disturbing to me.

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Officer of Engineers *Military Professional* Moderator Scotch taster Join Date: 08-06-03 Posts: 16,554 Country:	We're gathered here to mourn the passing of a great WABer ... oh hell, he was stupid enough to throw away his wife's shoes. They have taught enough to create the best drugs on the planet but home survival skills were sorely lacking.

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