“Fear the T” was the slogan on t-shirts that a lot of the Troy University students were wearing last night for the team’s home opener against the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.

I took my two oldest boys to the game and after a game-delayed deluge from the remnants of Humberto, OSU started to feel the heat early and often. OSU’s RB fumbled on an outside run on the first or second play of the game inside their 20. Troy took over and soon was up 7 to nothing.

While I expected Troy to be competitive, indeed to have a real shot at winning, I had no inkling that they would so dominant. The final score was Troy 41, OSU 23, but that score does not reflect the degree to which Troy outplayed their opponent. The score was 41-10 at the end of the third quarter (which is when we decided to head home, as it was clear even earlier than that Troy was going to win) and seven of OSU’s first half points came as the direct result of an insane call for a fake punt deep in their own territory by the Troy coaches. It was one of the dumbest play calls I have seen in some time. Further, Troy should have had at least a FG at the end of the first half, save for some moronic time management at that time.

Troy intercepted OSU twice and had a punt run back for a TD as well as a career day for its starting QB, Omar Haugabook.

No, not the USC Trojans, the Troy Trojans for winning their first bowl game (in their second try) by beating Rice 41-17.

I figured that there are a few readers out there that are either students or faculty from Troy so I thought I would post the activities that are scheduled for the New Orleans Bowl. For those non Trojan fans, my apologies for this post as it will not be of any interest to you.

THURSDAY
4:30 - Parade to Fulton Street Starting at the Sheraton.

• This is going to be a train of fans walking down to Fulton Street.

5:00 - Party on Fulton Street

• Party sponsored by the Bowl Folks for both teams. Live Music, Soft Drinks, Snacks, but no free Alcohol. There will be vendors selling Alcohol if you do not bring your own.

FRIDAY
4:30 - GoTroyTrojans.Com and Alumni Tailgate Party

• This will be a tent on the Bridge by the Superdome. There will be a Jazz band soft drinks and snacks. There will be Troy Shakers given away here for free as well as an enormous amount of vendors selling food and alcohol.

5:00 - Battle of the Bands - Rice vs Troy

• Both Bands will be battling for supremacy before the game. Make sure to be there for this to support the Sound of the South.

6:30 - Everything shuts down for tailgating and we will head into the game.

7:00 - Kick-off!