On March 20th, my entire Texans fandom was put into question. This was the day when Bill O’Brien decided to ship All Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona for a rusty bike and a couple of scratch-offs.
The news was immediately vaulted into the “where were you” category of Houston sports, along with the Oilers-Bills debacle in 1993, the Phi Slama Jama loss to NC State in the NCAA Tournament, and oh, losing to the Chiefs this past season after being up 24-0 (among others). For me, I had just woken up and was in my kitchen when my family group text started buzzing louder than an aggravated beehive.