Big 12 football was among the last topics you’d expect to come up during today’s Congressional hearing, but, given the news cycle these days, perhaps the unexpected should be expected.
As FBI director James Comey testified before Congress, Texas Representative Mike Conaway tried to equate the 2016 election with the Texas-Texas Tech football rivalry. Or something. See if you can make sense of this.Some levity in the #RussiaIntelHearing - Watch this #YogiBerra exchange between Rep. Mike Conaway and Director Comey! #WhosOnFirst pic.twitter.com/UUSlTGxjnG
— Justice&Mercy (@JRDarius1) March 20, 2017
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSuddenly drawn into the inner-workings of Washington, Texas Tech sprung its head up to take advantage.
Not sure what’s going on at the moment, but we want the Red Raiders to win and our opponents to lose... #ComeyHearing #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ZfsZpYvbTQ
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) March 20, 2017
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Tune in next week, when the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry somehow gets drawn into the health care debate.