Why are we hated by ESPN?

by The Senator on Feb 22, 2007 8:52 AM CST

On ESPN's Drive to 65, we are constantly getting the shaft. Even after this week, they still don't have us as a lock for the Big Dance. It seems to me that UT is always getting the short end of the metaphorical ESPN stick whether it is football or basketball. Does someone care to enlighten me as to why this is?

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Its the media bias against us, and ESPN had to eat it when we brought down USC.

You can't spell cocksucker without OU.

by maverick76904 on Feb 22, 2007 8:57 AM CST reply actions

they should

hate florida too then, after beating tosu. that'd be pretty funny if they left florida out of the tournament though.

by greenman on Feb 22, 2007 9:54 AM CST up reply actions

come on guys

the media is not biased against Texas, especially not in basketball this season. The media's been fawning over us for months. We're a media darling, in fact! If I were a&m, I'd be pissed at all the publicity Texas has been getting considering they're having a better year.

Senator, did you even read the Drive to 65 synopsis of Texas? It said that we're basically a lock, but that if we lost all the rest of our games, there would be a possibility we'd be left out. Whoever wrote it said they were just being extra careful.

Don't take every single perceived slight against us as some media conspiracy.

by billyzane on Feb 22, 2007 9:57 AM CST reply actions

JFK

I think we found who shot JFK

You can't spell cocksucker without OU.

by maverick76904 on Feb 22, 2007 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

Disagree with BZ

There's clearly a Matt Leinart bias in that Drive for 65.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Feb 22, 2007 10:10 AM CST up reply actions

haha

you're right PB; i missed the part where they debated whether the '06-'07 USC basketball team was the greatest of all time.

interestingly though, they came to the conclusion that USC was not in fact the greatest of all time. their pick instead? dvehabovic.

by billyzane on Feb 22, 2007 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

we have a basketball team?

Learning something new every day...

by DC Trojan on Feb 23, 2007 12:35 PM CST up reply actions

ESPN clearly is biased against UT

becase ESPN is biased against whatever school you attend.

by Red Blooded @ Burnt Orange Nation on Feb 22, 2007 12:42 PM CST reply actions

I went to Colorado during Neuhisel (sp?)

And they seemed to love us. I think they have something for flashy coaches who wear sweater vests.

by Wells on Feb 22, 2007 12:48 PM CST up reply actions

We're the ones with the bias

Our RPI is in bubble range, our SOS stinks, and our signature wins are Arkansas, LSU (neutral), @ Tech, and OSU. it's entirely possible that none of these teams even make the tournament. we've seen these kids play and we know what they're capable of. we look at the Tennessee game and see the first 30 minutes. everybody else sees an "L".

10 wins in conference should be enough, but the Big XII isn't what it has been and seems to be slipping (Tech, OSU, and OU aren't helping our cause). if we were to lose the next three and get bumped by a Mizzou or Tech in the tourney (putting us at 20-11 with a four-game losing streak and no big-time signature wins in our pocket), we may have to sweat a little on selection Sunday.

not to rain on anybody's parade. i'm an eternal optimist and personally think we're going to win at least three more games before selection Sunday and land a seed no lower than 6, but stepping back and taking off the burnt orange colored glasses, you can see where it's possible to maybe think about not having us as a "lock".

by littlevisigoth on Feb 22, 2007 3:22 PM CST reply actions