TUSooner
12/1/2008, 10:25 AM
But I'm not apologizing either, or arguing (much).
If I were a Longhorn; I'd be steamed. You have to admit there is some attractive logic behind the argument that Texas beat both teams who are playing in the Big XII CG. If we were in that spot, we'd be HOWLING. And ESPN and the usual suspects in the media would be on our side, too - harrumphing with indignation about how OU got screwed by a flawed BCS & Big XII system. We'd soak up all that sympathy, too, and condemn the evil "system" just like Texas and most of the media are doing right now. It's a big, easy target. So we shouldn't be gloating as if we'd have behaved better than Texas fans if the shoe were on the other foot. We would not.
Of course, those Texas fans never seem to remember Texas Tech. Ah yes, one of my favorite plays of all time: Harrell to Crabtree with 8 seconds left. The horns just won't accept the fact that 39-33 meant just as much as 45-35. They were one play away from avoiding all of this nonsense, but they didn't make the play. The system may stink, but it is what it is, and everybody involved knew what would happen in case of a 3-way tie. Heck, Texas's second best argument boils down to this: "OU beat Tech so badly that Tech shouldn't be included in the debate any more." Not quite as appealing as 45-35, is it? But whatever. We won under the system in place, and that's that. The end. No apologies are needed or appropriate. Texas wouldn't be apologizing if the roles were switched.
As for arguing: How can anybody be surprised that ESPN and the rest of the talking heads are talking about this? IT'S THEIR JOB !! IT'S WHY THEY EXIST !! Overkill is the media's stock in trade. Fellow Sooners, get over it. The only way to win any argument with anybody in sports is to WIN. Wanna shut ESPN's many mouths? Beat Mizzou, then win the BCS MNC game. Nothing else will do. Nothing else will matter. Anything else would be humiliation without a retort. I just hope Bob and OUr Team will focus on the task at hand and let the rest of the sports world blab and blab and blab.
If I were a Longhorn; I'd be steamed. You have to admit there is some attractive logic behind the argument that Texas beat both teams who are playing in the Big XII CG. If we were in that spot, we'd be HOWLING. And ESPN and the usual suspects in the media would be on our side, too - harrumphing with indignation about how OU got screwed by a flawed BCS & Big XII system. We'd soak up all that sympathy, too, and condemn the evil "system" just like Texas and most of the media are doing right now. It's a big, easy target. So we shouldn't be gloating as if we'd have behaved better than Texas fans if the shoe were on the other foot. We would not.
Of course, those Texas fans never seem to remember Texas Tech. Ah yes, one of my favorite plays of all time: Harrell to Crabtree with 8 seconds left. The horns just won't accept the fact that 39-33 meant just as much as 45-35. They were one play away from avoiding all of this nonsense, but they didn't make the play. The system may stink, but it is what it is, and everybody involved knew what would happen in case of a 3-way tie. Heck, Texas's second best argument boils down to this: "OU beat Tech so badly that Tech shouldn't be included in the debate any more." Not quite as appealing as 45-35, is it? But whatever. We won under the system in place, and that's that. The end. No apologies are needed or appropriate. Texas wouldn't be apologizing if the roles were switched.
As for arguing: How can anybody be surprised that ESPN and the rest of the talking heads are talking about this? IT'S THEIR JOB !! IT'S WHY THEY EXIST !! Overkill is the media's stock in trade. Fellow Sooners, get over it. The only way to win any argument with anybody in sports is to WIN. Wanna shut ESPN's many mouths? Beat Mizzou, then win the BCS MNC game. Nothing else will do. Nothing else will matter. Anything else would be humiliation without a retort. I just hope Bob and OUr Team will focus on the task at hand and let the rest of the sports world blab and blab and blab.