Lubbock County has never been dry. The city was. Just south of town was "The Strip," a long line of huge liquor stores. These store owners basically bribed Lubbock city officials to stay dry. Lubbock went wet in 2008, I think, and The Strip is no more.

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Posted by aggressor

Austin, TX

Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 12/19/12 at 5:22 pm to daboman of Aggieland

I always loved the logic of the Strip. "Let's ban alcohol in town so we can encourage thousands of people, especially Tech Tards, to drive 20 miles and then hit a drive thru liquor store and drive back!" I'm sure there was no drinking and driving going on there and everyone waited until they got home.

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Posted by Agforlife

Somewhere in the Brazos Valley

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 12/19/12 at 6:01 pm to daboman of Aggieland

Ahhhh the strip the place many an Airman's check went to hookers and booze oh the memories

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Posted by ImperialPalace

Galveston, Texas

Member since Oct 2012

2888 posts

Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:34 pm to daboman of Aggieland

Hmmm, could there be any correlation between this:

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and Recruiting rankings

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#66 Tulsa 18 0 1 7 2.6 855
#66 Boise State 18 0 0 9 2.6 855
#68 South Florida 16 0 0 8 2.5 825
#69 Texas Tech 11 0 0 10 2.91 795
#69 UAB 21 0 0 2 2.11 795
#71 Syracuse 13 0 0 8 2.62 765