burntorangenation.com - 1/19/2009
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A sign of life from the Lady
In an article best described as "not timely," the New York Times admits that the wild party reported on by Thayer Evans in his "piece of journalism" about the Jamarkus McFarland recruitment was completely fabricated, weeks after McFarland admitted so himself. Why ...
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/16/2009
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rivals.yahoo.com —
Rivals had an interesting story Wednesday from the
AFCA convention in Nashville on philosophies in non-conference scheduling...
in the age of the BCS, wherein most of the coaches interviewed said they looked to schedule at least one "A-list ...
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If you want the gold, go out and schedule it
40acressports.com - 1/19/2009
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40acressports.com —
Texas bounced back from their road loss in
Norman with a win in Lubbock over Texas Tech...
on Saturday. The Longhorns did it with defense, which continues to be the strength of this team. Texas pressures the ball as well as any team in the country.
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Texas gets revenge in Lubbock
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Texas, Jamarkus McFarland and the NY Times
The Big Lead —
... Of course, when you’re on the losing end of a heated recruited battle, and your school gets exposed … well yeah, you’re going to be ticked off and blame the media. As much as we enjoy college football, the unrealistic fans’ inability to see both sides to a story like this borders on the ridiculous. We’d say its comparable to what goes on in the political realm, but we don’t want to go down that route … ...
Unverified Voracity Drives Barwis Into The Sea
mgoblog —
... Etc.: The NYT finally has their ombudsman tackle the ridiculous Jamarcus McFarland article. Texas blogs, as you might expect, are not impressed. ...
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