On Thursday, a couple in Austin tried to steal a ton of beer -- "more than 100 beers" -- at a tailgate party, before the Texas Tech-Texas game. According to the Austin Statesman, Jose and Sandra Hernandez tried to pull off their beer heist by parking their pickup truck next to a tent, and loading the alcohol while the party was going. The party host saw them and he was not having it:

Sandra Hernandez had backed up a pickup to the party’s tent while Jose Hernandez hopped out and began loading beer into the truck’s bed, the affidavit said. They then drove off, but by then the host of the tailgate party had jumped into the back of the moving truck and started fighting Jose Hernandez, the affidavit said.

As the fight went on, Ms. Hernandez drove around the block, but then returned to the party while her husband and the host were still going at it in the back of the truck. Per the Austin Statesman, this is the list of alcohol they tried to steal, which was estimated to be worth $400:

Given that Texas lost to Texas Tech -- getting beaten with this clever trick play -- those fans were close to losing the one thing that could help them cope with said loss.

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