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If you're behind on the news today, Texas Tech's very own Patrick Mahomes and Kliff Kingsbury were selected to grace the cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine. The shot is a homage to the old days of the magazine, but that doesn't mean the rest of the Big XII didn't poke a little fun at it. Here are the best tweets about the image, as well as some hilarious tweets from Kyle's caption contest.
@MisterLubbock reminds me of something... pic.twitter.com/mx9tY2VuVn
— Jason Carden (@Jasoncarden11) June 15, 2016
Not a caption but reminds me of this pic.twitter.com/K0sQhoSPOK
— Kyle Jacobson (@MisterLubbock) June 15, 2016
I you @vivathematadors but this looks like an awkward family photo where everyone is wearing denim on denim https://t.co/RVc4pP8aOO
— Melissa Triebwasser (@TheCoachMelissa) June 15, 2016
"Dad!" pic.twitter.com/Bymp9wcmn1
— VF Castro - Author (@VFdoesFootball) June 15, 2016
The Lion King jokes abounded!
Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
— odessa (@Dessa_Fortner) June 15, 2016
What about that shadowy place?
That's A&M, you must never go there. https://t.co/QFToS83DGN
Kliff: everything the sun touches is our kingdom
— Isaiah Lucio Lopez (@WreckEmLucio) June 15, 2016
Pat:what's in the shadows?
Kliff:that's Conference, never go there pic.twitter.com/XJO0in3ZZT
@MisterLubbock pic.twitter.com/CD6MmuKtiJ
— Burt Thompson (@BurtThompson) June 15, 2016
Friday Night Lights jokes are always welcome.
Shame on you, @Tepper. There was only one true Kingmaker to ever grace the DCTF cover: https://t.co/U3KO5cQQat https://t.co/Ru5vpnOZ7C
— Ross Taylor (@RTaylorTX) June 15, 2016
Kliff may have earned the cover of this year's @dctf, but never forget the original "Kingmaker." pic.twitter.com/3XgEs2rwlG
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) June 15, 2016
The implied bromance between the Ray Ban King of College Football and Patty Ice was lampooned a tad.
"psssst wanna see my abs" pic.twitter.com/IoBuf50rTp
— mattisbear (@mattisbear) June 15, 2016
Did they just announce their engagement? https://t.co/yjOFVSrhNC
— Bitterwhiteguy (@Bitterwhiteguy) June 15, 2016
"I love you, Patrick. So, so much. We've been through a lot, and that's just mad us stronger. Let me hold you." https://t.co/A0Nx16wWBm
— Michael Jenkins (@JenksCSN) June 15, 2016
"When you look in the sand and only see one set of footsteps bro, I'm totes there with you." https://t.co/yjOFVSrhNC
— Bitterwhiteguy (@Bitterwhiteguy) June 15, 2016
Arguably the funniest part of the whole thing was the Houston fans offended that it wasn't Greg Ward and Tom Herman staring pensively into the future. There were other various school's fans peeved that their stars weren't on the cover, but Houston fans took the cake in terms of being mad online.
.@dctf i cannot believe this....how are Peach Bowl Champs not the cover... Disgusting @UHCougarFB
— Troy Wootton (@TroyWootton) June 15, 2016
@AirTheMFerOut For starters Greg Ward and Tom Herman
— Troy Wootton (@TroyWootton) June 15, 2016
@dctf This is a joke, correct?
— #HTownTakeover (@ddaues) June 15, 2016
@dctf A team that went 7-6 last year makes the cover? We're all being punked right?
— JD Houston (@jdhouston2000) June 15, 2016
@Tepper 40yrs ago in 1976 you had a "yeoman and his QB", the 40th anniversary should have been "Herman and his QB" pic.twitter.com/lMYtGJh19i
— The Takeover Era (@basscase21) June 15, 2016
Is it time to make a new photoshop of this?
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Ultimately, it's still a great cover shot with some important things about it that aren't visible to those not paying close attention.
Coach is wearing Luke's bracelet. One day Luke will smile when I tell him pic.twitter.com/pgvllE7dHD
— Tim Siegel (@TimSiegelTTU) June 15, 2016