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The MOB has developed a tradition of -- shall we say, irreverence in it's halftime shows. Although we've toned things down a bit in recent years, it's still not all that uncommon to get booed off of an insulted opponent's field. But we haven't seen the likes of 1973 since, well, 1973. The Halftime of Infamy occurred at a game versus Texas A&M that fall. The story is best explained by a 11-29-73 Rice Thresher article. Following are some other relevant articles from the Houston Chronicle: 11-16-73 Did we go too far? Read the script, and you be the judge. back to History |
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