cvsooner
11/24/2008, 05:42 PM
The Times' Chris Dufresne is a hoot:
"Texas is holding on to No. 2 the way Davy Crockett held that fort in San Antonio.
"The Longhorns lead No. 3 Oklahoma in the BCS by a hair on Bevo's chin: .9209 to .9125."
"If Oklahoma finishes ahead of Texas, goes on to beat Missouri, and then finishes No. 2 in the BCS ahead of No. 3 Texas, you won't hear the end of it.
"Texas, you may recall, defeated Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It was in all the papers, but unfortunately, the BCS computers can't read."
"Here's a surprise: Texas made Brown available to ESPN during Sunday night's Big East game between Connecticut and South Florida.
"Brown was his usual, gracious, well-spoken self.
"This was a team that a lot of people didn't think would be very good, thought it would be an average team by Texas standards," Brown said of his Longhorns, who actually began the season ranked No. 11 in the AP poll.
"Brown might have stopped by a Harris poll voter's house for Thanksgiving dinner this week if his team weren't playing Texas A&M.
"Of course, Brown is only doing his job. He's a post-season advocate who said this year's race has "playoffs written all over it."
"Short of that sea change, he'll hand out pamphlets on a street corner if that's what it takes to get Texas elected."
"In Norman, the Bowl Championship Series national title race got messier and more clearly defined.
"Oklahoma handed Texas Tech a first loss so ugly it may require plastic surgery."
"Boise State could end up 12-0 this year, be ranked in the top 10, and get left out again.
"And guess what: The Western Athletic Conference champion is contracted to play in the Humanitarian Bowl, which is played in Boise. What a thrill that would be for the Broncos."
"Texas is holding on to No. 2 the way Davy Crockett held that fort in San Antonio.
"The Longhorns lead No. 3 Oklahoma in the BCS by a hair on Bevo's chin: .9209 to .9125."
"If Oklahoma finishes ahead of Texas, goes on to beat Missouri, and then finishes No. 2 in the BCS ahead of No. 3 Texas, you won't hear the end of it.
"Texas, you may recall, defeated Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It was in all the papers, but unfortunately, the BCS computers can't read."
"Here's a surprise: Texas made Brown available to ESPN during Sunday night's Big East game between Connecticut and South Florida.
"Brown was his usual, gracious, well-spoken self.
"This was a team that a lot of people didn't think would be very good, thought it would be an average team by Texas standards," Brown said of his Longhorns, who actually began the season ranked No. 11 in the AP poll.
"Brown might have stopped by a Harris poll voter's house for Thanksgiving dinner this week if his team weren't playing Texas A&M.
"Of course, Brown is only doing his job. He's a post-season advocate who said this year's race has "playoffs written all over it."
"Short of that sea change, he'll hand out pamphlets on a street corner if that's what it takes to get Texas elected."
"In Norman, the Bowl Championship Series national title race got messier and more clearly defined.
"Oklahoma handed Texas Tech a first loss so ugly it may require plastic surgery."
"Boise State could end up 12-0 this year, be ranked in the top 10, and get left out again.
"And guess what: The Western Athletic Conference champion is contracted to play in the Humanitarian Bowl, which is played in Boise. What a thrill that would be for the Broncos."