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Hey Texas - Look In The Mirror!
crimsonandcreammachine.com - 12/8/2008
Hey Texas - Look In The Mirror!
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I tried! I really tried hard to feel sorry for the Texas Longhorns because of the process in which they were left out of the Big 12 Championship. While I won’t ever apologize for Oklahoma being there I will acknowledge that the issue being settled on a 5 th tiebreaker is a tough way to ...
Texas Got Screwed!!
sports2debate.com - 12/8/2008
Texas Got Screwed!!
— sports2debate.com — Texas Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners by ten, and was an underdog in that game. The game... was on a neutral field, and Texas is clearly the better team. Lets debate how Oklahoma is more deserving than Texas to be in the National Championship Game. (more) Texas Got Screwed!!

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Oklahoma gets defensive (again), just in time for the defense to face the skeptics
rivals.yahoo.com - 12/9/2008
Oklahoma gets defensive (again), just in time for the defense to face the skeptics
— rivals.yahoo.com — Scroll down or click here for the Doc's weekly game day live blog. Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21... . The focus tonight, deservedly, will be the ongoing exuberance of the Sooner offense, over 500 yards and 45 points for the seventh game in a row, and ... (more) Oklahoma gets defensive (again), just in time for the ...

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BCS Realpolitik: The shoutin' edition
rivals.yahoo.com - 12/8/2008
BCS Realpolitik: The shoutin' edition
— 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 ... (more) BCS Realpolitik: The shoutin' edition

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Bevo's Daily Roundup 12.08.08
Burnt Orange Nation — ... Fair warning. The Crimson and Cream Machine will not allow any flaming from whiney, boneheaded Texas fans. Maybe we'll make him feel better if everyone goes on over and thanks him for ...

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