Neanderthal Oklahoma University fan violently attacks UT fan

I hope the Longhorns dedicate their game to this man when they take on OU next month.

http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2007/09/11/760722.html&cvqh=itn_tshirt

OKLAHOMA CITY - To hear Oklahoma football fans tell it, some things 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.

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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.

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maybe it did happen the way this Thomas guy says it did, but read on:

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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.

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I'm no Sooner fan, obviously, but I think every team has its share of idiot fans that don't represent the rest of us. :shrug:

There are crazies on both sides, especially as October 6 creeps ever closer. Now, I'm not exactly unbiased, but I'll have to say this sounds plausible, since it happened in Oklahoma. Although I think worse things probably go on in Dallas on game weekend. No end of f*ckery! Heck, cars get vandalized during the game, parked at the Cotton Bowl, in broad daylight, depending on who's winning. It's a bitter, bitter rivalry with no love lost on either side. I'll be following this one!

Hook 'em!

Peace,

RV