msn.foxsports.com - 11/30/2008
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By virtue of its second-place showing in this week's standings, Oklahoma has emerged from a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South and will play Missouri in the Big 12 championship game. Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Texas had finished the regular season with identical 7-1 conference records. And since ...
thesportsculture.com - 12/1/2008
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thesportsculture.com —
Exclusive video evidence : ESPN ran a somewhat
fluffy feature video on the BCS nerds that make...
up those jokeshow rankings. Four math dudes — that full-fledged pocket protector breed of virgins — are responsible for developing the formula that determines your NCAA BCS ...
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Video evidence: One BCS mathematician has Oklahoma bias
rivals.yahoo.com - 12/1/2008
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rivals.yahoo.com —
In a perfect world, the Doc would be
given carte blanche to publicly torch the Bowl Championship...
Series in effigy and institute the elaborate, double-elimination battle royale of his dreams. But we live in the world we live in, so each Sunday the Doc ...
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BCS Realpolitik: Oklahoma it is, but a new route to ...
rivals.yahoo.com - 11/30/2008
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rivals.yahoo.com —
First things first: Of the two relevant polls
that have been released as of this writing, the...
Coaches poll and Jeff Sagarin's computer poll both rank Oklahoma ahead of Texas. The margin in the Sagarin poll is .44 points, out of a possible 100 for ...
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Settling the Oklahoma-Texas debate with the big picture
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Texas Edged Out by OU in BCS Standings
Burnt Orange Nation —
Texas Edged Out by OU in BCS Standings
Texas is ahead of OU by 6 points in the new Harris poll. This means that we need the computers to be a dead heat or a slight UT edge in order to go to Kansas City.
UPDATE by billyzane: Texas' human ...
Obvious BCS Shakeup: Oklahoma Leapfrogs Texas
The Big Lead —
... No surprise here, the BCS has spoken and Oklahoma is going to play Missouri in the Big 12 title game next week. A victory there would put the Sooners in the National title game against Florida or Alabama. ...
BCS burns Texas
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... Well, Texas beat Oklahoma head-to-head but it wasn’t enough to make the BCS computers believe in the Longhorns. Oklahoma will be playing Missouri on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship despite a 45-35 loss to Texas at the Cotton Bowl, a neutral field. Looks as if the last-play touchdown by Michael Crabtree will not only cost Texas a shot at the national championship game but could also cost Colt McCoy the Heisman. Texas Tech was also in the three-way Big 12 South tie, but it was blowing out by Oklahoma and that basically eliminated the Red Raiders from the mix. So, do you ...
Alabama #1, Oklahoma #2, Texas #3, Florida ...
Deadspin —
Alabama #1, Oklahoma #2, Texas #3, Florida #4. This is a CDC-approved clean room for spleen-venting. [Fox Sports]
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... game. To his credit he almost always still plays.
The Bungles make Mark Clayton look like the second coming. While the Colts win ugly vs. the Browns.
NBA teams use video games to evaluate talent. Hey if you guys need help I’m available. NBA LIVE sucks though - use NBA 2k please.
The UFC heads to Germany.
Watch the Atlanta Falcons vs. the San Diego Chargers free & live.
Oklahoma moves up in the rankings says the BCS which should shorten it’s name to BS.
And in the least surprising news ...
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