> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thebarbedwire.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Does the Cruz Curse Count If He’s Not Even There? Maybe! - URL: https://www.thebarbedwire.com/does-the-cruz-curse-count-if-hes-not-even-there-maybe/ - Published: 2024-10-21T19:56:59.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-21T19:56:59.000Z - Author: Leslie Rangel - Tags: Culture, News, Sports, Austin, Ted Cruz, College Football The Texas Longhorns lost their number one spot as the best college football team in the country this weekend. But fans aren’t blaming the Georgia Bulldogs — they’re blaming Sen. Ted Cruz (who never attended UT) and podcaster Joe Rogan. The Longhorns had a huge matchup Saturday against the number five ranked Georgia Bulldogs. [Fox Sports predicted](https://www.foxsports.com/articles/college-football/texas-vs-georgia-prediction-odds-picks-october-19-2024?ref=thebarbedwire.com) Coach Steve Sarkisian’s team would win by 4.5 points. But the score was a devastating 23-0 at halftime. And fans didn’t quite take the 30-15 loss in stride, instead using it as an opportunity to rip the deeply unpopular Cruz — whom, it must be said, wasn’t even at the game. (Rogan *was* in attendance, however.) Cruz posted on X: “If I were there tonight, the Longhorns would be winning. #HookEm 🤘” But fans aren’t buying it. And some have suggested that even Cruz’s “sinister energy” is enough to ruin their teams’ chances. The Mothers Against Greg Abbott political action committee [wrote](https://x.com/MomsAGAbbott/status/1847817789744071091?ref=thebarbedwire.com), “The Ted Cruz Curse strikes again! He wasn’t at the game, but his face still haunted living rooms across Texas. Guess we’ve gotta add ‘TV appearances’ to the curse now too. 🙄 #TedCruzCurse.” > If I were there tonight, the Longhorns would be winning. [#HookEm](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HookEm?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) 🤘 [https://t.co/j1vlwZPMTf](https://t.co/j1vlwZPMTf?ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) [October 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1847806853868146700?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > Many people are blaming Ted Cruz for an awful half. But you gotta factor in this Californian too. [https://t.co/9lGB7B7oMc](https://t.co/9lGB7B7oMc?ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — Forrest Wilder (@Forrest4Trees) [October 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/Forrest4Trees/status/1847815601869213748?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > BREAKING: Ted Cruz spotted throwing a water bottle onto the field. > > Ban his ass, [@\_delconte](https://twitter.com/%5Fdelconte?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > cc: [@SEC](https://twitter.com/SEC?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) [pic.twitter.com/DuaThBnVy7](https://t.co/DuaThBnVy7?ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — Becca Rushworth (@beccarushworth) [October 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/beccarushworth/status/1848131473985216891?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) With Cruz’s opponent, Rep. Colin Allred, sharing the [lore of the curse](https://colinallred.com/news/allred-to-texas-sports-fans-lose-cruz/?ref=thebarbedwire.com), it’s hard to tell how much of the anti-Cruz sentiment was organic — or the result of Democratic strategy. But this isn’t quite new: Three weeks ago, Isabella Feistauer from Cypress started a change.org petition to “Ban T\*d Cr\*z From All UT Sporting Events,” collecting more than 2,000 signatures. “Last year, his downright sinister energy kept Texas from making it to the NCAA Football Championship, and that's a risk we cannot take again,” said the petition. In 2018, Houston Rockets fans [blasted Cruz](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2018/05/29/nba-fans-blamed-ted-cruz-for-the-rockets-embarrassing-game-7-loss/111169070/?ref=thebarbedwire.com) for the game 7 Western Conference finals loss against the Golden State Warriors, which cost the team a trip to the NBA finals. In 2019, [Cruz was blamed by Texas Tech](https://www.si.com/college/2019/04/09/ted-cruz-texas-tech-national-championship-game-loss-virginia?ref=thebarbedwire.com) fans for their failure to secure their championship win. In 2022, [Yankees fans booed](https://www.ktsm.com/news/ted-cruz-booed-at-yankees-game-criticize-our-city-and-this-is-the-proper-welcome-you-get/?ref=thebarbedwire.com) Cruz while he sat in the stands at Yankee Stadium in the Bronxand said his curse was at fault for their loss to the Astros, which cost the Yankees a trip to the World Series. In 2023, Cruz was also [blamed when the Astros lost to the Texas Rangers](https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-astros-curse-real-what-we-know-1837155?ref=thebarbedwire.com). In 2024, fans pointed fingers at Cruz for the [Texas Longhorn’s Sugar Bowl loss](https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-banned-texas-sports-games-curse-longhorns-1857011?ref=thebarbedwire.com) (37-31) against the Washington Huskies. Just days later, fans again [faulted Cruz](https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/cowboys-ted-cruz-curse-investigation/?ref=thebarbedwire.com) when the Dallas Cowboys [lost to the Green Bay Packers](https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-wild-card-sunday-packers-dominate-cowboys-with-48-32-victory-in-dallas-001509034.html?guccounter=1&guce%5Freferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce%5Freferrer%5Fsig=AQAAAALXN5spSCgWt99U-R6W-sSja6YDwQc0sfrkVxljRaOWijjkqtBeoUE5DCdUuHu8U-YjZahQrIPqVGcAmXLnrRjbaww4occDWssxe00yl4-ujIjo5FSZVOjLeNh7T4iwR3ZHDRxSNEyJo-V0h4aCOs3QlGQSR%5FYbvYDJRAOUFH0Y&ref=thebarbedwire.com) — that time, he’d only tweeted in support. Clearly, Longhorns fans aren’t the only ones who don’t want him at their games. The [Aggies don’t want him around either](https://clutchpoints.com/texas-am-football-news-ted-cruz-roasted-attending-aggies-loss-notre-dame?ref=thebarbedwire.com): Cruz was blamed in early September for Texas A&M’s loss to Notre Dame, and one woman went viral for [pretending to throw up](https://x.com/lucy%5Frohden/status/1830416070080950300?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1830416070080950300%7Ctwgr%5E65199d6c443d41cb8e425ac74dc19332bbb9b743%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fwomans-reaction-seeing-ted-cruz-goes-viral-same-girl-1947383&ref=thebarbedwire.com) when she saw him on the sideline. Y’all that’s a lot of “coincidence” to be coincidental right?? > The Ted Cruz Curse strikes again! He wasn’t at the game, but his face still haunted living rooms across Texas. Guess we’ve gotta add 'TV appearances' to the curse now too. 🙄 [#TedCruzCurse](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TedCruzCurse?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — MothersAgainstGregAbbottPAC/MothersforDemocracyPAC (@MomsAGAbbott) [October 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/MomsAGAbbott/status/1847817789744071091?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > I need a lifetime ban for Ted Cruz at all Longhorn, Rangers, and Cowboys games. The man is a walking sports curse on par with Drake’s betting. It’s borderline terrorism at this point > > — Bryson Buckner (@bcbuck40) [October 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/bcbuck40/status/1848057114465595787?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > Look [#Longhorns](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Longhorns?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) we just can’t risk it. The long term solution is the ballot box, but we need to focus on this weekend. He cannot be allowed at the game. Sign the petition now. [#texasfootball](https://twitter.com/hashtag/texasfootball?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) [#HookEm](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HookEm?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) [#UT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UT?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) [#bevo](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bevo?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) [https://t.co/7cqx5DZFFu](https://t.co/7cqx5DZFFu?ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — Coby Chase (@cobychase) [October 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/cobychase/status/1846755410599972871?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) > Hey [@coleycole2471](https://twitter.com/coleycole2471?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) \- Did [@TexasFootball](https://twitter.com/TexasFootball?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) fall victim AGAIN to the [#CruzCurse](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CruzCurse?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com) last night??? 🤔 [pic.twitter.com/TfiUJQxBLS](https://t.co/TfiUJQxBLS?ref=thebarbedwire.com) > > — Matt Lagos (@mattlagos) [October 21, 2024](https://twitter.com/mattlagos/status/1848167419283722724?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thebarbedwire.com)