6/28/24: Most Texan Thing You’ve Done This Week, Raiderland Hot Links Featuring Texas Tech Softball, Roger Staubach, The Brat Pack And Kinky Friedman

June 28, 2024 Ryan Hyatt Raiderland Hot-Links, West Texas, Pop-Culture, Questions Of The Day Comments Off

Kinky Friedman addresess supporters in Austin — Texas Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman addresses supporters during his election night party at Scholz Garten in Austin, Texas, in this November 7, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Donald R. Winslow/Files

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Happy Friday Y’all!

Been a busy week with another busy day coming up. So let’s get to the Friday Fun!

Most Texan Thing

Every Friday you tell us The Most Texan Thing You’ve Done This Week. Big or small. Post in the comments and then encourage your friends to tell the world how Big A Texan they’ve been this week.

Raiderland Hot Links

Each morning we serve ’em up, fresh and hot. The best links in Raiderland!

Good morning! pic.twitter.com/hpzkEL75YU
— Dane Dewbre 🌵 (@MarlandDane) June 28, 2024

TTU Matrix Unloaded (2025)#TTW | @Big12Conference pic.twitter.com/oETYFnQPEy
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) June 27, 2024

Big 12 opponent matrix just dropped 💥 #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/eDk9Gc48fA
— Lady Raider Basketball (@LadyRaiderWBB) June 27, 2024

🤝🔥😀 pic.twitter.com/40KEofwdVf
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) June 28, 2024

NCAA Champ Caleb Dean through to the semis and dominates his heat with ease #TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/zMX6Vp98kX
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) June 28, 2024

New softball coach Gerry Glasco was introduced on Thursday.

He has signed a five-year, $1.33 million deal that runs through the 2029 season.

Glasco will receive $250,000 in the first year of the deal… pic.twitter.com/AKYdGAY6iA
— A David Collier (@CollieronTV) June 27, 2024

https://t.co/13VlyNZmTy pic.twitter.com/KbbPn22e0X
— Gamblin' Gauchos 🎙️ (@GamblinGauchos) June 27, 2024

41-year-old Gaylord Perry threw an 81-pitch, one hour and 49-minute four-hit shutout versus the #MNTwins on a 109° day in Texas on this date in 1980.@RoySmalley5 had three of the Twins' four hits.

Gaylord Perry's first professional team was the @StCloudRox way back in 1958. pic.twitter.com/hVfMXQi4yc
— The Twins Almanac (@TwinsAlmanac) June 28, 2024

John Madden takes the train from the Duper Bowl to New York#Raiders pic.twitter.com/bCKoBeP2tg
— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) June 27, 2024

John Elway in high school pic.twitter.com/0XhURipsoT
— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) June 28, 2024

A Great Debate

"The Hail Mary"
1975 NFC Divisional Playoff#Cowboys. #Vikings.

Offensive pass interference or no?

Your thoughts? pic.twitter.com/RMjkWGoYk2
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) June 27, 2024

"Old Days""Double Sticks"we're always a Treat,but on a
Hot Day,like today, you had to eat fast. #icecream #summer #nostalgia #snacks pic.twitter.com/UELxMbHNEP
— Tom's Old Days (@sigg20) June 28, 2024

June 28, 1985: St. Elmo's Fire was released in theaters. #80s pic.twitter.com/BMhYDdjd5E
— Old School 80s (@OldSchool80s) June 28, 2024

June 28, 1983: Men at Work released their 2nd studio album, Cargo. #80s pic.twitter.com/zLCEVgH2IM
— Old School 80s (@OldSchool80s) June 28, 2024

The Texas Quote of the Day:

"Amarillo is literally full of hogs, and the flea crop looks very promising —- getting ready for the summer visitors. If we have another press convention or protracted meeting of any sort, visitors coming in needn't bring any flesh brush or other… pic.twitter.com/utquXLe8GM
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) June 28, 2024

Texas 101: Mobeetie is supposedly the Comanche word for “sweet water.” But it might actually be a Comanche joke played on unsuspecting whites settlers, meaning “buffalo dung.”
— Derrick G. Jeter (@derrickjeter) June 27, 2024

RIP to Texas legend Kinky Friedman.

The bard of the Hill Country was many things: a satirist, author, singer-songwriter, and raconteur. We spoke with him in May of 2022. https://t.co/wGclnG0y7X
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) June 27, 2024

Saddled up and ready to ride.

📷 Belton McMurrey#xitranch #saddle #lariat #cowboy #ranchlife pic.twitter.com/hOSvothYbe
— XIT Ranch (@XITRanch) June 28, 2024

Heat remains the main story for today as temps climb back above the century mark. There is a slight (10%) chance of showers/storms developing late this afternoon across the South Plains into the far south central Texas Panhandle which could produce gusty winds. #lubwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/ZZM3AU1d0q
— NWS Lubbock (@NWSLubbock) June 28, 2024