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OU by a single point in USA Today Coaches Poll
burntorangenation.com - 12/2/2008
OU by a single point in USA Today Coaches Poll
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OU by a single point in USA Today Coaches Poll With the Sooners likely equaling, if not surpassing, the Longhorns in the computers, Texas must be ahead of OU in the Harris poll to have a shot at holding onto #2 in the BCS. Texas made up 41 points in the Coaches poll from last week to ...
msn.foxsports.com - 11/30/2008
FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - BCS gives Oklahoma nod over Texas, Texas Tech
— msn.foxsports.com — 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 ... (more) FOX Sports on MSN - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - BCS gives ...

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Settling the Oklahoma-Texas debate with the big picture
rivals.yahoo.com - 11/30/2008
Settling the Oklahoma-Texas debate with the big picture
— 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 ... (more) Settling the Oklahoma-Texas debate with the big picture

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Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…
bankrollsports.com - 12/4/2008
Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…
— bankrollsports.com — More dicussion of this year's BCS controversy and the team's getting the short end of the stick.... (more) Part 2 BCS Controversy Continues…

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Rocky Top Talk:  The BCS Works! Everybody Gets What They Want!

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The BCS Works! Everybody Gets What They Want!
Rocky Top Talk — ... in KC, you actually get two chances at the championship game, while Oklahoma only has one.  Nice work if you can get it! So you're saying there's a chance! (via RudyFamily)   (By the way, Texas: could we trouble you to use a thesaurus for a while?  A lot of people are interested in your opinion, but it seems that NetNanny is more concerned about protecting their children.  Much appreciated.) But what about Texas Tech?  ...

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