No, they didn't

No, they didn't

Topic Author: Matt Griffin

Posted: Dec 1, 2008

Replies Posted: 13 comments

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No, they didn't

I wasn't going to do this, but it's only fair that someone get online here at KXII and tell the truth. Yes, I am a Texas alum, and I'm also a subscriber to the theory of Common Sense.

Disclaimer: Texas fans have every right to be mad- and you're about to hear from one of them.

Here are some things to chew on:

1. Yes, OU has scored 60 points in four straight games. Well, the reason they had to is because their defense, um, is less than stellar. OU gave 41 points on Saturday night. What "national championship" defense gives up 41 to the fourth-best offense in their division?

And even when OU doesn't have to score 60, they do it anyway. Mack Brown doesn't run up the score (even though he could easily do the same) because he has CLASS and wants to teach his kids SPORTSMANSHIP.

Two words that are rarely applicable when discussing Bob Stoops or Oklahoma.

2. Yeah, OU had "quality wins" against TCU and Cincinnati. TCU's a nice little team that plays in a non-BCS conference. Much like Rice and UTEP, both of whom Texas played this season. Cincy was unranked when OU played them. They just emerged as the most mediocre team in an extremely weak Big East.

But Texas scheduled Arkansas years ago under the assumption that Felix Jones and Darren McFadden would be seniors this year. They went pro, and now Texas is deducted for not scheduling a quality opponent.

3. Um, when the two teams being considered are taken into account, ONE BEAT THE OTHER. If you want to scream about Tech beating Texas, forget it. Tech dropped out of contention when they were embarrassed in Norman on national TV. If Tech had to come to Austin, UT would have won the game. Don't believe it? Look at the track record. Tech only wins at night in Lubbock in big games. Ask OU about that.

And if the Big XII didn’t have its collective head up its rear and had the same tiebreakers the SEC and ACC have, Texas would go to the conference title game. Big XII commissioner Dan Beebe came out yesterday and said that they “will re-examine the tiebreakers.” Does that sound like a guy comfortable with the outcome?

I fully expect OU to whip up on Mizzou, and expect whoever wins the SEC to dominate them in the national title game.

And I'll enjoy it.

Matt Griffin
KXII.com Web Editor

Posted by: Anonymous osu is always gona be ou's stepchild. ou is always gona get the better recruits so get used to it, u should be by now. osu got more credit this yr than they usually do but if u cant beat tx and get blown out by ou in stillwater u dont really deserve any recognition....

Posted by: OSU_GOCOWBOYS Location: STILLWATER
We can all cry over spilt milk, But lets face it stoops is classless thats been a givin for some years now, Mack Brown will prob never win another national title, Mizzu well there always over rated, Kansas is a joke, Nabraska can't win, Tech had a freak season, The only team that never gets enough credit is osu they are in the shadow always have always will be, We graduate one person next year. Lets hope they can make a run next year.

Posted by: Don Location: Durant
Well the only thing that I am fairly certain of is that all of the Texas fans were in fact OU fans when they play OSU. OU beating OSU was the only chance that Texas had to make it to the championship game. OU beat them for you guys & now that the BCS didn't go your way you are anti OU!! What a deal.

Posted by: chase Location: god's country oklahoma
texas has no one to blame but themselves for not impressing the voters enough to put them ahead of oklahoma

Posted by: Larry Location: Bryan
Running up the score? The only games I actually saw Oklahoma play this year were against A&M and OSU, and there is no way they could be accused of runnning up the score in either of those games. I'm no fan of Bob Stoops in the "great guy" department, but I promise you they could have scored a lot more against my Aggies if they wanted to, and in Stillwater they were in run-the-ball-kill-the-clock mode and it's not running up the score when the defense knows every play is coming right up the middle and they give you a 10-foot wide hole to run through and let you almost walk in for your "style points" touchdown.

Posted by: chris Location: okla
Texas get a life.The only reason Texas doesn't run the score up, is because they can't. Your are going to tne "whine bowl" so shut up!!!!!

Posted by: JMD Location: ardmore
There needs to be 1 division of 12 teams in the Big 12 and the top 2 teams need to go head to head in the Big 12 Championship. I don't think the BCS as the tiebreaker is all that bad of an idea, but I think the North and South being divided is a bad idea.

Posted by: Aaron Location: Sherman
Man, you might have some points about the "regular" season, but everyone, including OU, knows OU is going to choke if they get to the NC. Maybe I can be upset that Texas didn't run up the score on some teams but it just saddens me that OU will jus flop over like a fish out of water come Bowl time. At least Texas can say that we played every good team this season at their prime. OU gets them after they have been roughed up by Texas. Weak. Nobody in their right mind has faith in OU in the Bowl games.

Posted by: Beatdown Location: San Antonio
Tito, Actually, the Big 12 is the only conference where the divisional tiebreaks would go in favor of OU. All the rest go for UT.

Posted by: TopFrog Location: Mineral Wells, Texas
You are comparing TCU to Rice and UTEP? Hmmm. Guess the rest of the nation happens to not be as smart as the Web editor of the Sherman-Denison-Ardmore station. LOL.

Posted by: tito Location: ardmore
why do UT alums always bring up the SEC and ACC tiebreaker rules? why not the tiebreakers in the other conferences? oh yeah, because they don't benefit UT. Mack Brown and UT knew the tiebreaker rules going into the season. now they gotta live with it. oh, and the tiebreaker was the FIFTH TIEBREAKER.

Posted by: Beatdown Location: San Antonio
Chase in God's Country is wrong. Stoops was the first to start politicking after the Texas Tech game. Mack only started doing it when it became obvious the BCS was going to make a mistake. The blogger is absolutely correct on all points. Tech should not be considered because they played the easiest schedule of the three teams, had the most narrow win and the biggest loss. 6 conferences have three way tie-break rules for divisions and the Big 12 is the ONLY ONE that goes in favor of OU... and now they are saying they will change that in the off-season. That's because the other conference's know what is right, and now that the Big 12 is a laughing stock... they do to.

Posted by: chase Location: god's country oklahoma
just about every comment made on here is totally false and couldn't be further from the truth. If you want to talk about sportsmanship lets talk about mack brown choosing to go on national television during ou's game saturday to plead his case. what did bob stoops do? He let the voters decide for themselves who the better team is no campaigning no politicing!! Ou offense puts up those numbers because their roster is so stacked with talent it doesn't matter who is in THEY WILL SCORE! And for real, rice? utep? they are good in baseball but what else? You can't count out tech because of what OU did to them, it doesn't make any sense!! if head to head matters with texas-ou then it matters with tech-texas. Stoops made a good point that texas beat OSU at HOME by 4 points. OU walks into stillwater and beats them by 20. really think before you blog!!!!