I would like to say that it started with the "save the oilers" rally in 1996 where less than 50 fans showed up, but it started earlier than that--because football gave the houston fans plenty of misery throughout the oilers tenure here. Why do the football gods hate us so much? what have we fans done to deserve this? Is it because we leave games early? we're only trying to appease the traffic gods! I think it it because we invented AstroTurf and the domed stadium. we made football unnatural. The football gods will never forgive houston for that unless we sacrifice something...maybe we can all smoke "grass" at the next game! at least if it doesn't work, we will not care as much. worth a try.
Houston sports in general as been one big sucker punch to the junk. The Rockets saved us from what could have been a Cleveland like misery. Misery has worn many faces... Pete Rose, Jesse Orosco, Elway, Don Bebee, Montana, Bird, Magic, Stockton/Malone, Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz, Kevin Brown, Carlos Beltran, Rolen/Pujols, AK47/Okur, Kobe and of course Yao's foot.
Sweet Jesus, WHY!!!! Is it dumb that I didn't think I would get that? It was literally the furthest thing from my mind... Now that I googled it how could I have not seen that coming?
We all know this Houston NFL franchise was meant for LA in the beginning, I believe Bob McNair made a deal with the devil. He wins the rights to bring a football team to Houston, but we suffer of losing and not going to the playoffs for at least 20 years
Don't forget that Earl Campbell has to get around in a wheelchair these days. That's like putting the city's dick in a sling. I refuse to care too much about the Texans. I like football and the NFL, but I already live and die by the Rockets, and the Texans have got to be the most hapless team I've ever seen. It's classic behavior for Houston teams to do just well enough to get the city's hopes up big time only to self-destruct in spectacular fashion, and I just don't want to deal with it. I watch them all the time, but when they blow it I just laugh. Honestly, they can be pretty hilarious. I've never seen some of the things they've done before or since. UH seemed primed for a special season, but Case Keenum broke his freaking collarbone tackling a guy who intercepted him. It's always something. I have my ways of dealing with it. :grin:
