We've come so far.
As a kid and teen in Oklahoma, your fandoms of football and Trek were almost never even allowed to intersect, much less thought of as even on the same plane—and it wasn't from a mainstream culture-vs.-geek minority standpoint, either. Many litfans I know zealously guarded their anti-sports reputation (and in Oklahoma that might as well have been anti-football). IDIC, schmIDIC—you got it both ways if you were caught in the middle!
No longer. The subject comes up from time to time—and, with a growing relationship between Trekland and trek.fm, the podcast/online empire of Alabama native and fan Chris Jones, Thursday's Oklahoma-Bama meetup in the Sugar Bowl was an inevitable Tweeparama in the making.
First off, I had to share when this graphic flashed across the screen of
the pre-game show—and I knew any Vegas Khaaaaan veteran of more than 3
years could have told ESPN
Something was Wrong with their captions!
But then I was blindsided by this gem that Chris Photoshopped:
(Apologies to the Rikers and to Late Season 2)
But them, as my Sooner crimson outplayed the Crimson Tide and shocked not only the whole world but their
own fans as well ...thanks to the sudden blossoming of young quarterback Trevor
Knight!... I had this exchange of Tweets with Chris that hopefully you TOS'ers will appreciate:
Followed up by a great touche from my gracious-in-losing target:
Finally, after a goofy, salt-in-the-wound fumble off 'Bama for a late touchdown that OU unexpectedly added on:
What can I do when
they just keep
slapping me in
the face?
And if you are wondering just what that 47 is doing in my temporary Twitter avatar this weekend,
it has nothing to do with Trek or even that play. You're welcome.
So—do
you notice sports and geekery colliding more these days? Or is it ALL just becoming one big pastiche of enriching distraction?
We finally get back on track with our vidchats here—and while this was recorded a while back, the project is very much still in play:
