[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

  (Mr. Arrington of Texas was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, as we say in west Texas: ``Sun's up. Guns 
up.'' Our Texas Tech Red Raiders have gone through this football 
season, guns ablazing, and have taken the Big 12 by storm. They posted 
a historic 11-win regular season with an average victory margin of more 
than 35 points and their best year since 2008.
  Now, after securing their outright Big 12 championship, the Red 
Raiders are knocking on the door of their first-ever national 
championship.
  I congratulate Coach Joey McGuire, his tremendous staff, and the 
outstanding student athletes at Texas Tech, all of whom represent the 
spirit of west Texas: tenacious, relentless, and 100 percent class and 
character.
  Mr. Speaker, Texas Tech, I would argue, is America's team. It is a 
Main Street university in middle America made up of mostly kids from 
working families. It is a heartland culture that reflects our Nation's 
traditional faith and family values.
  Like our pioneering fathers who braved the harsh elements to settle 
the Great Plains of west Texas, Red Raiders know how to work, how to 
fight, and never quit. They don't expect anybody to give them anything. 
They don't waste time complaining about being underrated or 
underestimated.
  They know that respect is earned and not given. They know it is not 
about pleasing the crowd or the pundits. It is about giving their best 
to each other, to themselves, and to their university that they love.
  I am proud to be a Red Raider. I am honored to represent Texas Tech 
in Congress. I am fired up for the country to know more about west 
Texas, the food, fuel, fiber, and football capital of the world.
  Mr. Speaker, as for me and my house, we will be in Miami on New 
Year's Day with a lot of proud and rowdy Red Raiders cheering on 
America's team to win it all.
  Guns up. Go, Red Raiders. Let's win that national championship.

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