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topo gigio commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 8 minutes ago
Ah Scipio — the UNSAVORY BOWL. Wonderful. And what would the trophy look like for said game?
Handcuffs around a bottle of snake oil mounted on a partially burned copy of NCAA rulebook with numbers of Bail Bondsmen on the back cover?
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gus-vega wrote a new blog post: Where Can My Hate Go? 21 minutes ago
I have always had a list of teams (outside the big 8/XII) that I just couldn’t like or root for and eventually I grew to hate them. The list has slightly adjusted over the years but in general the top three or four teams have always remained the same.
The teams I have maintained a
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Stoopstroops wrote a new blog post: Miami VISE! 27 minutes ago
When one conjures up images of Miami most are the picturesque pearl beaches and aqua-green waters of Key Biscayne, flamingos, scantily-clad women on South Beach and the glitz and glamor of the neon skyline.
However, for the Sooner Nation, most still have nightmarish images of Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Vinny Testaverde and
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Phenomenal Smith commented on the blog post Almost Official BCS Standings 33 minutes ago
The Harris Poll, part of the BCS formula, has voters that include K-State in the top 25. What’s up with that?
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Phenomenal Smith wrote a new blog post: Lines We Care About (Week 5) 34 minutes ago
This week’s slate is sparse. Let me tell you, there are more byes in the schedule than attended the last Lillith Fair. *rimshot*
Only six games involving Big 12 teams and five conference teams taking the week off. I believe there’s a Tony Robbins retreat scheduled at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
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Phenomenal Smith commented on the blog post Between the Tweets 54 minutes ago
I checked my email – it was early November 2008. Whatever – basketball’s stupid anyway.
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Phenomenal Smith commented on the blog post Between the Tweets 54 minutes ago
I checked my email – it was early November 2008.
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SizzleChest commented on the blog post Cobi Hamilton watch 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
My Dad grew up near La Grange, so I’ve spent a fair amount of time in that area during my life. I took a shit in Giddings once, say around 1990 or so.
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Sasha is a Longhorn Dog commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
I may or may not have an internet crush on Scipio for his ability to use the English language in such creative and stimulating ways. The elephant analogy was fabulous.
I was so sad to hear about Griffin. Tough loss for Baylor. But, perhaps we’ll see exactly how good of a coach Briles
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Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Excellent assessment. Thanks.
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Gene Claude commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Both. Nebraska’s schedule is such that if they beat us, it is going to be tough to get ahead of them for the North title. I realize that winning the North serves only to offer us up to the alter of the South, but that’s the only route to a BCS bowl and
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Euclid commented on the blog post Between the Tweets 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Phenom, I remember that, but I think it was about January 15 of this year…
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Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
parlin –
Pelini camo is effective, but I was actually just looking at our opponents. That’s why no coverage of ISU, KSU either.
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parlin commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Scipio, your post confirms Pelini’s “camouflage” factor vis-à-vis press coverage. He’s such a strangely two-dimensional personality that people can do write-ups of the Big 12 and stop after 11 teams, forgetting to mention him.
It’s great that Tiger fans bring this blind spot to your attention: they hold bitterness in their hearts still, and can
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Euclid commented on the blog post Almost Official BCS Standings 2 hours ago
Absolutely, there are several non-BCS teams that have a chance to crash the party. The lack of undefeated BCS conference teams at the same time there is potential for several undefeated non-BCS teams could make things very interesting. I like interesting.
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Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Nate -
Thanks, man.
Gene Claude:
Regarding a preference for beating NU over UT – are your feelings strategic in terms of the Big 12 North title game or are you simply motivated by a desire to crush Nebraska?
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Heath commented on the blog post BCS Conference Watch 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Beauty
Contest
System
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Magnus Bleuveigner commented on the blog post Almost Official BCS Standings 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
What about UH? They have better non-conference wins than Boise St. and will be favored in the rest of their games provided they keep winning. This is going to get real interesting with the possibility of Bama/Florida, Texas (fingers crossed), UH, and Boise St going undefeated. Not to mention TCU. I want as many teams
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Euclid wrote a new blog post: Almost Official BCS Standings 3 hours, 7 minutes ago
BCS Guru has put together a preliminary BCS poll based on the human polls and 4 of the 6 computer polls. He also points out some very valid criticisms of the human polls.
It would usually be this time of the year where I start to point out how schools like Boise State won’t be able
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Gene Claude commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
The biggest beneficiary of the RG4 tragedy and the Leachplosion is likely Nebraska. Having to play at KU and at Missouri put them in the hole to start, and a road trip to Waco was looking like a possible deal breaker, not to mention TT at home. Now they can afford to drop
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Euclid commented on the blog post Chet’s Chart 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
They ought to allow “Phone a Friend” so Pinkel can ring up Chet on his sofa to help him decide what to do when there is some question about whether to go for 1 or 2.
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dedfischer commented on the blog post Houston Post-Mortem: Your Own Worst Enemy 4 hours, 22 minutes ago
Tim, I always appreciate your optimism, and in this case, I share it. We’ve got to keep Batch/Jeffers/Stephens involved thoughout the game, if not run the offense through them.
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Tim commented on the blog post Houston Post-Mortem: Your Own Worst Enemy 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
“This season is not over, Raider fans, I still believe this is a good football team that will be hard for anyone to beat as long as they keep putting forth the kind of effort they’ve put out the last two weeks.”
Good write up, and completely agree ded this is a good football team.
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Black Scholes commented on the blog post Cobi Hamilton watch 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
I thought Brock Fitzhenry was the starting quarterback for Tulsa?
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Tom G commented on the blog post Cobi Hamilton watch 4 hours, 40 minutes ago
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Nate Heupel commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
Scipio, you have just successfully and precisely summarized a decade of Texas Tech football under Mike Leach in less than 50 words. I bow to your greatness.
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Nordberg commented on the blog post Grading the Defense: UTEP Miners @ Texas Longhorns 5 hours, 50 minutes ago
Does it matter if the #60 is officially retired now?
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Blake commented on the blog post Grading the Defense: UTEP Miners @ Texas Longhorns 5 hours, 57 minutes ago
Or Acho, for that matter…
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srr50 commented on the blog post Football Around the Big 12 5 hours, 58 minutes ago
The reason Tech gets to keep Leach is because his insanity scares off all the schools that he is interested in. Sometimes you gotta take the bad with the good. He is still an offensive genius.
Mike Leach is not a genuis. Mike Leach is an idiot savant.
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srr50 wrote a new blog post: BCS Conference Watch 6 hours, 4 minutes ago
With a full month of football in the books, we have a deep enough database of non-conference games to take a look at how inter-league play has gone so far among the BCS conferences. First a couple of generalities.
HOME SWEET HOME
Obviously the six BCS conferences know they are working from a position of strength
Groundhog Day said:
September 20th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
CAl is overrated but will not stumble this weekend against a bad Oregon team.
I think Miami should be at number 3 followed by Texas. The game with VT will be interesting.
I think Ole Miss and TCU will fall from the ranks of the unbeaten this weekend. Could Penn State be exposed as an overrated outfit as some suggest this weekend by a gritty Iowa team?
Arkansas will be interesting to watch this year as they beat a few teams. Do they have enough defense and can they score enough to scare Alabama?
gohornsgo90 said:
September 21st, 2009 at 12:22 am
Miami is a damn good team.
vibe said:
September 21st, 2009 at 2:22 am
Man, I love Texas, but i don’t think they belong in the top 8. Offensively, they don’t know who they are. Colt 09 is nothing compared to Colt 08— why i don’t know, but it’s plain for everyone to see. TV commentators are scared to say it, becuz he’s such a good guy—- But he’s not the same guy.
Last year the team had MOJO! It was a surprise, it was a shock, but that was the year to cash in. This year’s expectations ruins the mojo—- it is just ruined. Last year the offense was in some sort of beautiful synch. you can’t prepare for that, you can’t practice that—it just happens and you better cash in when you feel it. We blew it when Shipley dropped that bomb at Tech, when Gideon goofed the easiest interception, when thomas couldn’t push a man out of bounds.
Bob in Houston said:
September 21st, 2009 at 6:04 am
I’ve been thinking that the top 25 needs to go back to being the top 20, or maybe even the top 10. There aren’t enough good football teams to honor 25 with being ranked…
Orangechipper said:
September 21st, 2009 at 6:13 am
If Texas had played UNT we would’ve been just as dominant as Bama. We should not be punished for playing a decent opponent.
As far as Colt goes, I agree. He is more like Colt of 07 than of 08. However… how much of that is due to the flu??? Arguably he could’ve had it during the Wyoming game… The flu normally doesn’t JUST effect you for 4-5 days.
coloradoag said:
September 21st, 2009 at 6:14 am
“College football is fortunate that Brian Kelly doesn’t have Tressel’s job.”
Amen. Kelly is a damn fine football coach and would wreck shop with tOSU’s resources - namely, an extremely gifted QB that has been handcuffed and shell shocked by tightass Tressel.
Yassir Sanchez said:
September 21st, 2009 at 7:05 am
I realize that Colt does not appear as sharp as he was last year, but then again to complete 80% of your passes TWO years in a row would have me wondering just how often the devil got so screwed on soul purchasing. But, to say a player is in “free fall” after they complete 70 % of their passes is a little extreme. JMO
I would be the first to say that it would appear that there are times when Colt is “pressing” a little bit and perhaps should throw the ball away instead of taking a sack ESPECIALLY when he has held the ball for five seconds. Eventually the pocket is going to break down no matter how good the OL is or how bad the DL is. But there is something to be said for having a player think that they can “will” a succesful outcome. Playing with confidence is one of the most important atttibutes a player can have.
Bateshorn said:
September 21st, 2009 at 7:54 am
I like Miami in the 3 slot. They looked very for real. Texas needs to slide a spot for the general good of the order.
parlinhall said:
September 21st, 2009 at 8:35 am
Virginia Tech seems too high, especially in light of the beadown Miami is going to administer this Saturday. But it’s hard to make a good argument for anyone below them.
jsw said:
September 21st, 2009 at 8:58 am
I fully expect to see Texas Tech on that list before long, at this point they deserve more credit than Oklahoma State does.
santini said:
September 21st, 2009 at 9:31 am
Miami has about as much business being in the top five at this juncture as Scipio Tex has in coaching someone’s offensive line. lol.
VaTech will beat Miami in Blacksburg and OU will absolutely annihilate them the next week in Miami.
Bateshorn said:
September 21st, 2009 at 9:55 am
Wait, the same VaTech team that had to go to the last minute against Nebraska and has already used it’s one accurate Tyrod Taylor throw for the year?
magnusbleuveigner said:
September 21st, 2009 at 10:29 am
Bama and Florida are on a collision course. Being #3 is basically being #2.
Most years we wouldn’t look like a top 5 team, but I don’t know who is better, so #3 works for me.
Miami has every right to be #5 based on the way they’ve played. They have the chance to prove just how good they are in two weeks. They’re gonna fuck Tech up this week. Tech, like Ga. is always over ranked.
Nice to see U-Dub in the top 25. I was skeptical of Sarkisian at first. So far he has definitely impressed. That out pass that Locker threw was the best pass I saw all weekend.
Monk Husker said:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
Way too harsh on Pelini.
Callahan provided more fodder for you guys - but Bo has his sh*t together
santini said:
September 26th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Yeah, the same VaTech team that had to go to the last minute to beat Nebraska.
VaTech was looking ahead to Miami when they played the somewhat underrated Huskers (who are playing extremely hard under Pellini, btw) and it nearly cost them.