Texas Tech and Oklahoma State have developed a rivalry similar to that of Brennan Huff and Dale Doback, two fictional characters played by Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in the 2008 movie “Stepbrothers”. Unable to get along after being forced together by their parents’ marriage, neither Brennan or Dale want to admit how much each has in common with his new stepbrother. Likewise, the hate that exists between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State exists because the two schools are so similar.
For years, many Texas Tech fans have claimed that Oklahoma State has copied a number of Texas Tech traditions like the “Guns Up” hand signal or the “Masked Rider”.