This is the one instance where SJWs have a point. These riots are treated completely different than riots with other objectives.
It was 1977 and I worked at a 7-11 in Austin near the University of Texas campus. The team had come off a 5-5-1 season the year before and not much was expected even after they’d demolished the first three opponents on their schedule.
The Longhorns then defeated heavily-favored Oklahoma and there was a spontaneous celebration in the streets around campus with much car-honking and consumption of alcohol. Back at 7-11, my co-worker and I had to alternate restocking the beer shelves because so much of it was getting sold.
The next week, Texas edged Arkansas and the celebration scene repeated itself. The following week, they won and Michigan lost pushing Texas up to #1. Another street party was underway.
By now, the party would begin on Thursdays and would not subside until Sunday. It was bedlam. There were many arrests for drunk and disorderlies. College kids filled with beer would relieve themselves in front yards.
The regular season kept Texas at #1 and the party scene repeated until after they beat Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. Assessing the field, I said Texas had a good chance to beat any team in the country except Notre Dame. Their Cotton Bowl opponent turned out to be #5 Notre Dame.
The Irish clobbered Texas, 38-10, and the mayhem stopped.
I actually hope Texas Tech wins Monday night. They certainly have little else to celebrate in that little cow town.
Flipping idiots.
Rioting over a stick and ball game makes about as much sense as voting demonicrat, although both are done all over the world.
Crazy. And BTW, Auburn got screwed.
Amazing, they ain’t won nuthin yet.
Now this is why Michigan State should have won, just sayin.
I wonder how many participants were actual students. Lubbock is a big town.
“Witnesses reported seeing fires set ablaze”
That sounds dangerous. A person could get burned trying to set an already existing fire ablaze.