Colorado has an inferiority complex (the state in general).
It is a paradox. Rugged, scenic beauty complimented by poor, rustic farm towns, and waves of seasonal migrant labor.
Some of the ugliest towns in America are in eastern and southern Colorado. Its the western slope that thinks of itself as the true, romanticized Colorado of western movies.
Yeah, they hate Texas because every Winter Texasâ money is what fueling their economy. However, they lack the oil to be truly independent from the money that Texas provides to their economy. So, they envy Texas because of the wealth the state has from oil, shipping, and farming, but at the same time they rely on Texas to fill up their ski resorts. Adding to that is guys like me that remind them part of their state was a part of Texas!
I know plenty of âTexansâ that now live in Colorado. I remember one visit to Denver where I separately ran into half a dozen people I knew from Houston that had moved to Denver.
Iâm on a few forums with members from all over the country. One thing that brings them all together is their hatred from Texans and Californians. This includes the folks in Colorado. They hate us both, but for different reasons.
When Iâve traveled out of the country and people find out weâre from Texas itâs always a great reaction.
I imagine everyone is going to have anecdotal experiences that letâs be honest probably arenât truly representative of the population as a whole. Itâs called a limited sample size.
There is absolutely no chance that the PAC 12 announces that theyâll be looking to expand. That has no actual connection to whether or not they will or wonât expand when their media deal runs out in 3 years.
WellâŠmy Dadâs best friend Ed Epich (rip), was a long-standing member of the Denver CC, and Dad always played in the member/guest up there. On his first trip, they were putting out on the 18th green, where a huge tree overhung the greenâŠ
One of the members told Dad
âYeah, this is where we hang TexansâŠâ
Back in the day (70s) there was a joke about a Coloradan and a Texan were having a drink in a Denver hotel bar. They were both bragging about the economic prowess of each state. The Coloradan said his state has so much gold they could build a fence 8 feet tall around the entire state. The Texan thinks about that for a minute and then says something to the effect of âyou go on and build that fence and if I like it Iâll buy itâ.