Second-half defense lifts Texas to win in opener

The Players Are Getting Shortchanged

Jayhawk Fan posted 11/12/2007 from thewizardofodds.blogspot.com

Michael Lewis, author of " The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game ," has a terrific op-ed piece in the New York Times titled " Serfs of the Turf ." Oh, how college football players are getting screwed. Writes Lewis: "At this moment there are thousands of big-time college football players, many of whom are black and poor. They perform for the intense pleasure of millions of rabid college ...

Kansas is 10-0: Bring on Hawaii!

Jayhawk Fan posted 11/13/2007 from extrapolater.com

The headline of this post is an admission. Yes, I realize that Kansas is not really ready for prime time, not yet. The Jayhawks are #3 in the BCS, and that accomplishment is real and should not be diminished. But either of the teams tabbed 1/2 could beat Kansas, as could several teams ranked below. But anyone expecting Kansas fans to feel bad about going 10-0 without facing Texas or ...

Mike Leach Claims Refs Have Texas Bias

cubbies0606 posted 11/13/2007 from walkoffbalk.blogspot.com

On Saturday, Leach condemned the officiating crew and called their work during the game “a complete travesty.” Leach was upset officials disallowed two Tech touchdowns in the third quarter. The first was overruled when video replay clearly showed the receiver let the ball hit the ground. On the next play, a touchdown pass was negated by a holding penalty. Leach also wanted, but didn’t ...

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach doesn't regret blasting officials | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | SportsDay: Top Stories

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 11/13/2007 on www.dallasnews.com

Big 12 reviewing coach's actions after loss to Texas 09:25 PM CST on Monday, November 12, 2007 By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News chipbrown@dallasnews.com Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach said Monday he doesn't have any regrets about his ...

College Basketball - Rankings - The Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Poll

FanHouse found this 11/12/2007 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Updated: Wednesday November 21, 2007 02:32 AM The Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Poll The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses. Team records are through the date the poll was ...