Comments on: Be careful what you wish for…A review of Coaching Hires from 2002

By: faint praise

faint praise — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:16:28 +0000

Stop it! Stop it!!
I can’t stand the thought of one of you guys breaking your own sternums.

Now that Callahan and Carr are gone, Brown is the undisputed king of pissing away talent.

By: 8straight

8straight — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:12:26 +0000

I/we do. UT has the best baseball fans in the country to go along with the best coach. As disappointing as the last two years have been I think most Orangebloods believe that Augie will have us back in Omaha in 2008.

By: PokeFan

PokeFan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:59:22 +0000

Wresting and golf have been high priorities with OSU for as long as I have been associated with the University. Baseball seems to have fallen in priority (and I really hate that, being a big fan), Basketball is important, and football, ahh OSU football. Never have so many contributed so little to the advancement of an athletic department.

It is difficult for schools not named Texas, OU, Bama, Florida or California something, to prioritize their athletics. OSU has done a good job all things considered, although they have not paid much attention to women’s sports until the last decade or so.

However if you view prioritization of both overall athletics programs and academics Texas is clearly in an elite group with USC, UCLA and maybe tOSU, and Florida slightly lower (IMHO).

FInal thought: UT Baseball, now that is a dominant program. I hope UT fans appreciate their good fortune in having the single best college baseball program in the land.

By: 8straight

8straight — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:58:30 +0000

As a frustrated golfer I have always been amazed at OSU’s continued success on the links. The Pokes have done a nice job of having a variety of good teams down through the years. When you look at our Aggies, two women’s softball championships and the 1939 MNC football, you see that tradition may not always mean winning.

By: PokeFan

PokeFan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:23:35 +0000

Drew: If we could count “livestock judging”, soil judging and other aggie sports, we would be kicking UCLA’s ass in total championships. But alas most of the country doesn’t appreciate these manely sports.

Sergio: Still bitter about letting one slip away? One? ONE? There is no doubt that UT is in the Pokes’ head. Glad we can serve as the Horns’ yearly confidence builder.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:15:37 +0000

aggy is still bitter about letting that one slip away in the last round of judging, Drew. they must have just run out of time

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:34:16 +0000

“Ooh, damnation by faint praise. But don’t forget Total NCAA Division I championships (all sports) UT 39, OSU 48.”

So I’m leaving a bar on Washington Street in Stillwater the weekend of the game, and I’ll be damned if I don’t look up and see an autographed banner tacked to the ceiling, praising the national champion *livestock judging* team.

Does that count in the total of 48?

By: 8straight

8straight — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:48:51 +0000

Wow, I had a zinger and didn’t know it. Sorry. Hope the AD thing works out for you.

By: PokeFan

PokeFan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:42:16 +0000

Nope, proud of “‘reslin” just as I’m sure your proud of the 16 swimming and diving titles. Not sure we have a pool. And since the golf coach is now the universally hated AD, the country comment was just plain mean.

By: 8straight

8straight — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:16:27 +0000

I was afraid you might be a little sensitive about all those ‘reslin titles. Now you are comparing football and equestrian titles? How country club of you!