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<B>Stoops sounded like a jackass yesterday. He was so cocky his team would be playing in Dallas, he forgot about OSU. Stoops sounds like a badass when his team walks the walk but like a total idiot when he can't back it up.
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One thing I did like is that he made no excuses after the game. He just simply said that they got outplayed. He didn't want to hear anyone say they were looking ahead, etc. So at least he didn't turn around and be a hypocrite. His pre-game comments, though, were kinda silly.

 

the loser of the big 12 championship plays in the cotton bowl. OU will probably play in the Holiday Bowl as of now, against Washington.

 

what did Jackass stoops say before the game yesterday? I must have missed the latest. can anyone fill me in?

"Longhorns need not apply". . .

typical dumbass OU. so you've got a ticket. . . a ticket you won't be needing, mind you. . . and you'd like to sell it. good idea to refuse to deal with your largest, most rabid demographic.

not even an aggie would be so obtuse.

you should've heard the sorry jim rome knockoff on the radio in d/fw today. he was going on and on about how lucky Texas is and how weak their schedule has been.

who does this moron root for? the miami hurricanes. I mean, really. if you want to take a shot at the 'Horns, there are certainly things you can say. but for a 'canes fan to diss the UT schedule was just funny.

 

<B>who does this moron root for? the miami hurricanes. I mean, really. if you want to take a shot at the 'Horns, there are certainly things you can say. but for a 'canes fan to diss the UT schedule was just funny.</B>

To be fair, the top part of Miami's schedule this year has not been weak at all, and they scheduled about as tough a non-conference schedule as they could (Penn State, Washington, Florida State). Washington, Florida State, Syracuse, Boston College, and Virginia Tech are all tougher than anyone we faced outside of Colorado & Oklahoma (and maybe North Carolina, but they are now 5-5, so that's kind of iffy). Tech could fit in there somewhere as well. Houston is 0-10, I think. Kansas and Missouri are the two worst teams in the Big 12 North. NMSU is terrible. Baylor and Okie State are about at NMSU's level.

The Texas schedule this year is about the easiest possible schedule any Big 12 team could play (part of this is because all the other south teams have to play Texas).

That's not to say it's Texas' fault -- it just happened to work out that way, partially because North Carolina is no longer the Top 5 team it was when scheduled. Next year, Texas will have maybe the toughest schedule in the nation with @Neb, @KState, @NorthCarolina, and @Tech.

 

How cocky is [paraphrasing from the postgame conference] "I won't comment on the officiating because that would take away from the Cowboys win"? Then he stormed right off.

Or saying [again paraphrasing from TV broadcast] "Call it whatever they (Texas) want. We'll be playing in Dallas".

Or I think it was Mike Stoops who was POed Texas players showed up in Lubbock.

btw, the loser of the Big 12 title game is technically supposed to go to the Cotton Bowl, however its not a guarantee. I don't see the Cotton Bowl passing on OU especially if CU loses on Saturday. NU is a lock for a BCS at-large. CU is known as a school that does not travel well. Plus the proximity of OU to Dallas would make it very simple.

 

(Back in Austin to my T-1 connection instead of NetZero in Houston)....

Stoops said in reply to Mack's claim that we're co-champions of the Big 12 South, "Well, we're the one's playing in Dallas next weekend, not them." This was said last Thursday or Friday, way before the OSU game. What an idiot. This is coming from a guy who's always talking about not overlooking teams. Well zerOU didn't overlook Tech, but OSU really shocked the world.

The Horns are clearly playing the best ball in the Big 12 right now. To come into a hostile crowd in Kyle Field and squeeze out a close win showed heart that I haven't seen from my Horns since Mike Jones dragged that Husker DB into the endzone in '99. Colorado is a tough opponent and clearly not the same team that we manhandled at DKR 41-7. You'd better think twice if you think Dec. 1 is gonna be a cakewalk.

Colorado has a terrific running game, and their QB, Pesavento is finally getting used to running the show. The Horns have an awesome run defense and the secondary is the best in the nation. CU will have trouble scoring this Saturday. The Horns' biggest enemy right now is Greg Davis. He better have the guys ready to play this Saturday, cause it's gonna be a battle.

BTW, for a cheap laugh, go check out www.soonerfans.com message boards. Total chaos.

Hook 'Em.

 

Why would you think that he's a Miami fan..because he dissed Texas?? Miami knows that they are in the Rose Bowl (assuming they win next week)...if anything, you would think that an Oregon or Florida or Tennessee fan would diss Texas's SOS because that is who they are battling with.

If you can show me that Rome is a Miami fan, then I'll agree with you, but to make an accusation like that, that is completely baseless is something that I don't understand.

 

A. He wasn't talking about Rome.

B. Apparantly this "Rome knock-off" is a confessed Hurricane fan.

 

My bad...is he really a Miami fan?? If he is, why is he concerned with Texas's strength of schedule?

 

yeah, I didn't really make myself clear.

first off, I'm not hating on miami. they've proven a lot in the last two weeks. the only reason miami even comes into this discussion is because this knucklehead is a professed [again and again] miami hurricane fan with a sunday afternoon radio show in dallas, texas going on and on and on and on about how undeserving Texas is to be where they are.

I just think that, of all the teams who could rightfully talk about Texas' schedule, someone who is a miami fan is the last person who should be using that argument. not only is it the pot calling the kettle black, but it's unnecessary. I don't know what of miami's this guy thinks Texas is threatening.

I think mainly he was just trying to rile up his listeners to get somebody to pay attention to his sorry radio schtick.

mission accomplished.

 

As of last week, Texas had the 54th toughest schedule in the country. The only teams in the BCS top 15 with easier schedules are Maryland and BYU. In the toughest game Texas had all year, they got stuffed and scored 3 points at home when they'd been racking up 40+ points every game. I think everybody can talk about Texas' soft schedule and have a pretty good argument.

 

Timing, the Red River Shootout has been played at a NEUTRAL site in Dallas for like the last 60 years or something, so this was anything but a home game for the Horns. We whooped a quality North Carolina team 44-14 that went on to beat FSU and is bowl bound. We pasted Texas Tech 45-10, a team that is 7-4 and likely headed to the insight.com bowl. Not to mention the total domination of the Big 12 North Champion #9 Colorado 41-7. Also, I think you underestimate just how hard it is to win at Kyle Field. That place is loud as hell, and it's almost impossible to hear snap counts, audibles, etc. The Horns came into this hostile stadium in a heated rivalry with the Gomers and pulled out a close one 21-7. The Aggies look to be Alamo Bowl bound. Oh, and we took care of business against Okie St unlike our land thieving neighbors at OU.

 

If "quality" means 6-5, then yeah, UNC is a "quality" team...

 

Cotton Bowl Stadium isn't neutral and no don't tell me how close it is to Norman. The Horns have probably played in the Cotton Bowl more than any team in the nation.

It takes 6 wins to be bowl eligible so pointing out who's going to bowl games doesn't say too much. BTW, A&M scored a grand total of 3 offensive points in the two games before Texas so they weren't exactly on a roll when Texas showed up. Also, the Texas offense didn't do a whole lot against A&M. Fourteen offensive points and seven of those were set up by a turnover deep in Aggie territory. Texas is the straw house waiting to be blown away by the big bad wolf.

 

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. That game is probably the only game in the nation, save the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (Georgia v. Florida), that has a truly 50-50 split in fans.

 

<B> That game is probably the only game in the nation, save the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (Georgia v. Florida), that has a truly 50-50 split in fans.</B>

Baylor vs. Texas in Waco would have a 50-50 split if more Baylor fans would show up.

 

Who is the Rome knockoff of which you speak? Mike Fisher? That guy is a total jackass. And you're right about his being a Rome wannabe. The other day I heard him say something about somebody kicking somebody's ass and he said it just like Rome does: a kinda deep growling AAAAAAASSSSSSS.

 

Um... hey genius, how many times have the Sooners played in the Cotton Bowl? I'll give you a hint, it's less than one. There is more to home field advantage than who's in the stadium. And you thought you knew...

 

How so? The Sooners play there every year, just like the Longhorns. The 'Horns, with this group of players and/or coaches, have also played two extra games there in '98 and '99. If you think that gives them a huge home field advantage over the Sooners, you're mistaken.

 

I wouldn't say it's a huge home field advantage, but it's an edge even if a slight one.