The last time Texas Tech made the trip to Norman, in 2008, there was plenty of buildup. The undefeated Red Raiders came in as the nation's No. 2 team, set to play No. 5 Oklahoma. The Sooners led 42-7 just before halftime when the opening horns of the 90's House of Pain classic "Jump Around" hit the loudspeakers, an homage to the weekly pre-fourth quarter proceedings at Camp Randall in Wisconsin.

Oklahoma's fans obliged, as did the players on the sidelines. The Sooners cruised to a 65-21 win.

"Best game I've ever played in," said Oklahoma linebacker Travis Lewis. "National championship, the Big 12 championship, no. That was the best game. Just the atmosphere, two top-five teams playing, coming back home where we feel like we can’t be beaten. It was a huge game and something I’ll always remember."

The next year? A different story. Texas Tech delivered the beating. Late late in the fourth quarter of the Red Raiders' 41-13 win, it was time for payback. House of Pain blared in Jones AT&T Stadium, but this time, Texas Tech's players and fans were the ones joyously jumping around.

Even the coaches joined in.

"We got our butts handed to us," Lewis said. "They came out and established a run game, they were able to throw the ball and they completely dominated us."

Despite the musical antagonism for both sides, Oklahoma says there's no budding rivalry here.

"We just feel like they’re just the next opponent. We have a chance to be playing in the Big 12 championship and we know that. To do that, we need to beat Texas Tech," Lewis said.

Said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops of the past two lopsided games: "I don’t think it matters. You’re talking about different teams, different times. Everyone tries to correlate them, but we’re a different team, they’re a different team. They’ve got different coaches. ... To me it doesn’t matter, it has nothing to do with this year."

Lewis says any time the two programs get together, it gets physical on its own, regardless of a rivalry. Texas Tech has been a perennial overachiever the past decade, while the Sooners have enjoyed consistent success and six conference titles.

"No matter what the circumstances are, it’s always a chippy game," he said. "They’re a gritty team willing to do what it takes, and, of course, we’re Oklahoma, we’re very prideful of ourselves and our program. Put those two things together and it’s always a great game."

Texas Tech, all but eliminated from the Big 12 South race, comes to Norman off the team's biggest win of the year, an upset of Missouri. The Sooners have struggled, losing two of three games, but can still win a division title with a string of victories to close the regular season.

"We’re OK, we’re killing ourselves right now and we know that. We’re not being beat physically, it’s a bunch of mental things," Lewis said. "We think we’re capable of being one of the best teams in the country, we just need to go out there and play like it."

And there's that whole issue of Oklahoma's 35-game winning streak at home. Both of Oklahoma's losses this season have come on the road, at Texas A&M and Missouri.

"It’ll be down and dirty, won in the trenches even though they throw the ball all over the place, this game will be won in the trenches and our front seven needs to play huge," Lewis said.

If they don't, Texas Tech might not need any music this time to be jumping around, and they'd be doing it on Owen Field.