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Okies vs Horns

Posted on October 2, 2010 | Comments Off on Okies vs Horns

At the half it’s Oklahoma 21 to 7. Hard to say what will happen. The Texas defense has had some good stops, but the Texas offense looks too ragged for optimism.

UPDATE:  With less than 2 minutes to play, it’s obvious the Horns will lose this one. Okies 28 to 20, so far.

You held your breath every time the Texas offense had the ball. Whenever they did something good, which wasn’t often, they either couldn’t capitalize on it or they drew penalties that called it back. This is the worst Texas football team in many years. If they don’t wind up with a losing season, it will be a miracle.

Nebraska will definitely get its revenge. Heck, Baylor probably has a shot, too.

MORE:  Alamo Bowl on line 1 for you, Mack. Assuming you’re bowl-eligible, by then, which is not to be comfortably assumed at this point.

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Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford

Posted on September 7, 2009 | Comments Off on Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford

I was truly sorry to see Bradford injured but I was cautiously delighted to see the Sooners lose to BYU. Even before their star QB took his shoulder injury they looked to be struggling. And the main reason he was hit hard enough to be injured was that his offensive line wasn’t protecting him as well as they did last year.

Bradford may be out for two to six weeks. Can they win without him? Maybe. Landry Jones, his backup, looked pretty good. A delay-of-game call on a crucial play was the only apparent thing that kept him from winning it. It would be a good thing for Texas not to have to face a Bradford-led OU for the Red River Shootout. But it might damage Texas’ chances for a national title, if their strength-of-schedule is further diminished by a weakened Oklahoma. And it’s also scary. The same thing, after all, could happen to Colt McCoy.

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Horns a question mark

Posted on July 30, 2008 | Comments Off on Horns a question mark

Oklahoma seems to be the favorite of the betting line, both to win the Big Twelve South this year and, less so, the Big Twelve itself. The Longhorns may not even be up in the pre-season Top Ten–which will be released soon The daily’s Kirk Bohl’s says what the Horns do this year depends on whether Coach Mack Brown keeps the growl he acquired before last season’s Holiday Bowl win. We might be able to bet on Burnt Orange Nation coming up with an optimistic prediction when they get around to it.

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OU falls to dirty play

Posted on January 3, 2008 | Comments Off on OU falls to dirty play

I don’t ever cry over Oklahoma’s spilt milk. I couldn’t care less whether they lose a football game. But their 48-28 loss to West Virginia last night still leaves a bad taste. The Sooners may have been the only team to have a DT arrested for shoplifting, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many fouls in a college football game. And not all of them were called. Fox kept replaying video of one play showing a WVA player punching an OK receiver in the crotch after he fumbled a pass and was already down. No flag on that one. Gang tackling by WVA was the norm, late hits, pass interference, face masks, punches thrown, words exchanged. WVA clearly was the faster team, keeping the Sooner’s pimply-faced QB running for his life all night, but they didn’t have to play dirty. Except, I guess, they’re used to playing dirty. Shame on them and shame on their coaches. And on the MSM whose stories after the game proved, once again, that what you can see is what you don’t get.

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