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Attention Human Voters: The Case for Texas
Attention Human Voters: The Case for Texas
OU has just delivered a beatdown of Texas Tech that is going to be tempting to use as reason for moving OU ahead of Texas on your ballots.  This is a reasonable instant reaction.  OU played well.  Of course, Tech played terribly, and not all of that can be credited to OU.  ...
Maui Invitational Preview
Maui Invitational Preview
rumorsandrants.com — As many of you know, I’m a lucky bastard. Every year in late November, I head to... Maui with my family to spend Thanksgiving on the beach. But along with relaxing in paradise, we also make sure to attend the EA Sports Maui Invitational, which ... (more) Maui Invitational Preview
Oklahoma-Texas mailbag!
Oklahoma-Texas mailbag!
rivals.yahoo.com — A couple arguments from the inbox on everyone's favorite logjam. [Subject: easy to figure out the big... 12 south ...] Quality of wins and losses. ... Wins: OU's win over Tech was impressive, but Texas has the only win among the three on a ... (more) Oklahoma-Texas mailbag!
Texas' Loss in Lubbock: Not The Same As OU's Loss in Dallas
Texas' Loss in Lubbock: Not The Same As OU's Loss in Dallas
burntorangenation.com — I'm working on a longer set of notes on this mess, but I want to lay out first--all... on its own--why Tech-OU-Texas is not an equilateral triangle, so to speak. Why head-to-head works for Texas, but not Tech. While Texas fans have very ... (more) Texas' Loss in Lubbock: Not The Same As OU's Loss in Dallas
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A look at the Big XII resumes
Fanblogs.com — ... If you haven't heard, the Big XII South division is tied and -- potentially -- going to be determined by pollsters and computers. But before we get to that point, here's a look at the resumes of the three championship candidates. ...

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