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Texas Tech Fans Are Blaming This Selfie From Ted Cruz For Their NCAA Championship Overtime Loss, and We Kind of See Why
Jinx much?
It looks like Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is Texas Tech's bad luck charm.
Cruz tweeted a selfie yesterday from the NCAA championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and observed that Texas Tech held a 1-point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation.
"35 Seconds. ONE Point LEAD. GO RED RAIDERS!!! #1 Defense," he wrote.
35 seconds. ONE point LEAD. GO RED RAIDERS!!! #1 Defense. https://t.co/S5XBefCsk1— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1554780211.0
But Cruz spoke too soon, and Texas Tech fans claimed he jinxed the game after the team was defeated in an 85-77 overtime victory by Virginia.
this is why they lost https://t.co/WNIa0IEDJ1— Harry Lyles Jr. (@Harry Lyles Jr.) 1554782224.0
Ted Cruz cursed Texas Tech https://t.co/8Ax9ZlKG9T— Mack (@Mack) 1554784273.0
@tedcruz @nycsouthpaw Now I know why we lost.— The Book Viking (@The Book Viking) 1554782230.0
@tedcruz hey ted what happened next?— Jamison Foser (@Jamison Foser) 1554782818.0
Cruz didn't address the roasting, but he did praise Texas Tech in a tweet afterward.
"A heartbreaking loss, but an AMAZING game," he wrote.
A heartbreaking loss, but an AMAZING game. Congrats to @TexasTechMBB for a history-making season. Overtime in the N… https://t.co/UEUYh0LDhH— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1554783600.0
This isn't the first time Cruz has made (rather hilarious headlines) for being a jinx.
Last year, his #ClutchCity tweet during Game 7 of the Warriors/Rockets series last year was also roasted.
8 min 27 seconds to go. Rockets — it’s now or never. Houston is #ClutchCity It’s Q4: get ‘er done. GO ROCKETS!!!!! https://t.co/4HCL4dX06J— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1527562827.0
Fans said the tweet was the reason for Houston missing 27 straight attempts from 3-point range in defeat.
@tedcruz You RTing your own photo along with “get ‘er done” was the black magic conjuring that cursed their 3’s #zodiacurse #tedcruzsucks— JMJ (@JMJ) 1527566319.0
@tedcruz This explains why we're losing!— Moni (@Moni) 1527562869.0
@tedcruz Dang @tedcruz you jinxed the @HoustonRockets SMH 🤦♂️— Andres Puente (@Andres Puente) 1527575499.0
@tedcruz Ugh. You’re giving the Houston Rockets bad luck. Sit down!— Chassity Robbins (@Chassity Robbins) 1527565256.0
Poor Senator Cruz. He just can't win.