Open Bowl Game Thread
by Peter Bean on Jan 2, 2009 12:26 PM CST
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Cotton Bowl, 1 p.m., Fox -- Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
Liberty Bowl, 4 p.m., ESPN -- East Carolina vs Kentucky
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Today has to be better
I would say yesterday was the worst January 1 bowl schedule we’ve ever seen.
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 12:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Today's unofficial sponser of the Cotton Bowl uniforms.
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm stuck at work...
I’ll be checking in periodically. Is everyone else out there rooting for Ole Miss? I just can’t help rooting against Tech.
by hornbone on Jan 2, 2009 1:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Tech just scored.
7-0
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 1:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Tech interception
14-0
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto......
stuck at work pulling for Ole Miss. Good thing I found this ESPN link# to keep up with the game
Just let your souuuuuul glo, baby....feeling oh so silky smooth...
by TNHorn on Jan 2, 2009 1:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
dammit...
Just let your souuuuuul glo, baby....feeling oh so silky smooth...
by TNHorn on Jan 2, 2009 1:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...both scores after turnovers. Come on, Miss...
by hornbone on Jan 2, 2009 1:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hate Tech too,
But don’t you want your only loss to look even better with a Tech win? And honestly I don’t mind seeing the Big XII season being validated by a couple of wins over the SEC.
by ern on Jan 2, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that it makes that much difference now...
that UT already has their bowl set and everything, and people’s perceptions of how good the team is are going to be affected more by how they play than how other Big 12 teams play. And Tech is just so unlikeable for me. Harrell is such a douche and crybaby, and Leach is such a moronic tool. I just can’t like them. They bug me.
by hornbone on Jan 2, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Ole Miss can...
keep driving the ball and stop turning it over and wear out Tech’s defense. It’s still early.
by hornbone on Jan 2, 2009 1:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I root for the Big 12
But after the way Leach filled out his ballot I can’t bring myself to pull for his team.
by Horndogger on Jan 2, 2009 1:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
F the Big 12 in other bowl games
No self respecting Horn fan could ever pull for OU or Tech. I don’t give a damn what bowl it is
Just let your souuuuuul glo, baby....feeling oh so silky smooth...
by TNHorn on Jan 2, 2009 1:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
OU I understand
But Tech? Really?
Apparently I have no self respect.
by Meekrob on Jan 2, 2009 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Believe it or not, Houston Nutt was a 5* QB coming out of high school
He is pulling out all the stops today
by krelldoggy on Jan 2, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
according to whom?
I can tell you there was no such thing as rivals.com in 1977…
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Right or wrong...
…I think the media takes into account strength of conferences in bowl games, and it has sway on where teams start in the preseason rankings. In a year where you may have multiple undefeateds that is the sort of thing that can make a difference in the CG or not. I’m fine w/ TT winning the Cotton Bowl if it makes the media think the Big 12 and influences where the Horns start in ‘09. Do you think there will be a Big 10 team in the Top 10 to start next year? Hell no. Maybe I’m reading too much into it though.
by Horndogger on Jan 2, 2009 2:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yes and no...
I think there is some truth to that, and it does affect voting for next year. But I also think that performance in the bowl game influences perception as well. I mean, look at all the idiots talking now about how USC is the the real best team of the year. I heard people saying the same thing about Penn St. a month ago, and about UT. If UT blows OSU out, there may be some talking heads talking about how UT should be ranked first. So I think that a team’s most recent performance affects perceptions more than other factors.
by hornbone on Jan 2, 2009 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t matter. No matter what happens, the media will still make a much bigger deal and lend much more credibility to the SEC. It’s groupthink at its worst.
by burntorangehorn on Jan 2, 2009 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
14-14
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 2:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why couldn't....
tech play like this when we played them? Damn.
Hook'em
by TEXAS_FIGHT07 on Jan 2, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
lets not open that bucket buddy
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know where to find a live online stream?
Radio or TV?
Muschamp seems like the kind of guy who used to beat up guys like Bob Stoops in high school.
by TheJeezus on Jan 2, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
810whb.com
Hey bro go onto 810whb.com if you want to listen to the game. Hit the listen live button
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 2:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
In addition
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man.
I also found it on XM radion online if anyone is interested.
Muschamp seems like the kind of guy who used to beat up guys like Bob Stoops in high school.
by TheJeezus on Jan 2, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
21-21
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 2:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It seems Ole Miss isn’t terribly intimidated by the Insane Clown Posse.
by burntorangehorn on Jan 2, 2009 2:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say it but one I already have money on Texas Tech. 2 I don’t want Mississippi thinking they are better than our team for beating Tech
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 2:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Then you must want
TTU thinking they are better than the Gators for beating Ole Miss?
I’m just sayin…
by horndude on Jan 2, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know it sounds bad but I wanted every Big XII team to win except Oklahoma! I already have my money on Florida
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 2:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I want Leach to lose because of the voting fiasco, but I also don’t want the Big 12 #3 to lose to the SEC #4.
Wow, nice run by Harrell. Can’t believe he got tripped up inside the 5.
by burntorangehorn on Jan 2, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
too bad he didnt fall and break his legs...dam
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
shit shouldve picked ole miss to win instead
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Tech's OL is not playing very well today
I am pretty impressed with McCluster….GD should take notes and start lining up our RBs everywhere
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Holding
They probably knew they couldn’t get away with it.
by JohnsonUT on Jan 2, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha yeah...
No Big XII refs today boys…
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Jan 2, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I stopped watching
after the 12th replay of crabtree’s catch against Texas.
by JohnsonUT on Jan 2, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
god...now i know how Redsox fans feel..
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ole Miss is blitzing like crazy
When they drop back and give Harrell time, he can pick them apart.
by junglerules on Jan 2, 2009 3:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
…NOW he falls down
Muschamp seems like the kind of guy who used to beat up guys like Bob Stoops in high school.
by TheJeezus on Jan 2, 2009 3:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
For real...
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Jan 2, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What an unbelievably boring and uninspiring call by Pat Summerall
on the Ole Miss pick 6.
I’m sure it’s already been brought up, but it would be ironic if Jevan Snead’s team beats the one team Colt McCoy’s team couldn’t beat.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Shit does this mean Craptree will be back next season?
I doubt he will go first 2 rounds now with his history of injuries
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Love the sig
“Raclibrate our rectangle” will henceforth be my go-to phrase for “get our shit together”
Muschamp seems like the kind of guy who used to beat up guys like Bob Stoops in high school.
by TheJeezus on Jan 2, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
hahaha nice.
FWIW, that was said by the Texas Rangers’ broadcaster, Josh Lewin, when one of the umpires was having a horrible night calling balls and strikes… haha.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Jan 2, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Lewin is classic…I don’t catch him much anymore being down in Austin. One of the few things I miss about Dallas
Muschamp seems like the kind of guy who used to beat up guys like Bob Stoops in high school.
by TheJeezus on Jan 2, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely.
I was lucky enough to find a channel on campus when I was there that showed the local MY 27 games here in Dallas.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Jan 2, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn't be a Tech bowl game without them being down
They’ve came back before, lets see if they do it again.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
but aint it lovely to see douche Harrell struggling to complete a dam pass?
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tech
stupid tech..play like you are playing Texas. Jeez.
by nyclonghorngal on Jan 2, 2009 3:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
let it go already
that happens every 100 yrs
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow miss FG
You go from a player getting an INT, and stepping out of bounds when he didn’t need to, to not getting any points at all from it.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 3:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Leach always looks like he got a stick up in his ass
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ummm what?
QB sneak on 4th and 4?
WTF
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This was one of the game losers.
Reminded me when Leach went for it on fourth down instead of kicking FG against OU when the score was 14-0. Leach makes gambles his team can’t afford to lose.
Leach doesn’t not have good judgment and overall game sense. Really stupid calls.
by whills on Jan 2, 2009 6:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
WTF a QB sneak on 4th and 4?
is this game his “genius” plan of staying in Lubbock and pulling down craptree with him???
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Question about the "Mad Scientist"
Is he the mad scientist because they pass every play? If you ask me, he is Steve Spurrior lite.
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 3:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was one of the dumbest playcalls I've ever seen
I wonder if a Tech fan would venture to defend that call. First of all, you need to punt that. Secondly, that’s a horrible playcall. Just pure stupidity.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 3:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Really insulting to his defense
Oh, here’s ol Miss scoring again. How nice to have a running game.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
by Caradoc on Jan 2, 2009 3:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That might be game right there
Texas Tech dodged a bullet, avoiding points on that punt return. Then Leach gives the ball right back with good field position and momentum. Brilliant, isn’t he?
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 3:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Some would say Mad Scientist
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Until the clock strikes
0:00 in the 4th quarter, I’d never really count Tech out. Just ask Glen Mason.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm till then I will point and laugh at tech's offense
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
while picturing Harrell's Chritmas Sweater
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Stoops goes to Broncos and OU hires Leach
ROFL. Talk about a downgrade. Like I said before, expect multiple Big 12 championships for Mack Brown in the future.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 3:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
So what's on later?
Liberty bowl? How the hell does East Carolina get a bowl game? Sugar bowl is Utah vs Alabama. That can’t be good.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
by Caradoc on Jan 2, 2009 3:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
UT vs. Appalachian State
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by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
first u ask how did ND get into a bowl game then u ask how come we are not in MNC
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ECU?
Being how they beat Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and two other bowl teams in Memphis and Tulsa this year, you could probably come up with a team much less deserving of a bowl than ECU. They also won C-USA, for what it’s worth….
by junglerules on Jan 2, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So uh...all we had to do was
Blitz and play man against Tech’s offense? are u friggin kidding me?
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
what? u mean muschamp
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Greg Davis' play calling ruined that game for us not our defense
by bamfor on Jan 2, 2009 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I would say
poor tackling on defense, not wrapping up Harrell, and laughable secondary performance cost us the game as well
Dont put the blame on GD entirely
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Tech after the OSU game? Since then, the have been awful.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Our offense couldn't stay on the field to save our lives
but that game sin the past
by bamfor on Jan 2, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am saying dont make arguments that are just purely one-sided
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean
the defense that gave up nearly 600 yards to Texas Tech didn’t “ruin” that game for you?
Did Greg Davis kill babies or something. Guy takes a lot of ridicule despite the fact the offense improved remarkably this year.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, the Tech game was not lost because of GD
It was lost because our team was physically and emotionally worn down after playing 3 straight Top 10 teams (2 Gameday games). When Shipley is dropping easy TD passes, something is wrong. It was the perfect storm. Tech hadn’t played anybody and came in with all the momentum, at home, at night, and we were desperately in need of a bye week. It wasn;t the game plan.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know.
Yes, that schedule was flat out ridiculous, but even if we were that drained. We were one or 2 plays away from winning that game.
I do agree that was the perfect storm and it was as if the football gods didnt want us to win. But at the end, we didn’t step up to the challenge and finish the job
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean
Florida’s loss to Ole Miss wasn’t as bad as our to Tech? Really, our only argument is we played away while UF was at home.
Texas '06.
by afrokinger on Jan 2, 2009 4:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, it doesn't matter at this point
With the long layoffs for bowls, you never know what will happen. However, if Tech and Okie State both go down, it starts to take a bit of the luster off of the Big 12 South.
by junglerules on Jan 2, 2009 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no argument since we shouldn't have lost to this laughable team
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been saying all year
that texas full out laid an egg until about half way through the 3rd quarter that night. Texas’ performance had much more to do with the loss in Lubbock than anything the red raiders did that night…
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Part of this is motivation.
How much could there have been for Tech when they were in contention for a national title and wind up in the Cotton Bowl.
by StanTheCaddy on Jan 2, 2009 4:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
last game for the seniors and the last game should be plent of motivation
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fox Broadcasting
anyone have any info on who will be calling the game monday night?
i sure hope it isn’t pat summerall
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 4:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Probably Joe Buck... =\
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Jan 2, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Leach calls around to see about those job offers
“HAHAHA” Click.
by shaggy78 on Jan 2, 2009 4:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I know that this is Harrell's last game...
But Leach should have taken him out after the terrible 4th and 4 QB sneak play. I thought Harrell deserved to be in NY for the Heisman ceremony, but I think that he has absolutely destroyed any argument that he had that he was slighted. This is the worst game I have ever seen him play. If his hand is still messed up, that’s understandable, but he is just awful today.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And right as I posted that, he finally got his sh&% together and leads a touchdown drive....
Good for him, if he can rally this team, it would be a nice way to go out after a highly successful career. Before that drive, though, the guy looked like a true freshman in his first game.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And now he's terrible again...
Yeah, Harrell looks like a deer in the headlights today. Absolutely terrible final game for this guy. But at least he took some shots at the Heisman folks after he was “snubbed.”
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Should I be happy TT is losing?
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I am ecstatic...but i feel Tech coming back...
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i say no
personally I want a win for the big 12. but that’s just my outlook on it. Many others here have taken a different approach.
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Not only does Tech losing make the Big 12 South look weaker, it also puts a dent in Texas’s argument as being the team that belonged in the NC.
by StanTheCaddy on Jan 2, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to cheer for the Big 12 as well
I was upset that OSU laid an egg in San Diego. Now, if you look at their schedule, all they really accomplished was playing Texas close on the road.
That’s it.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It just really hard to root for Tech...
I have developed such hatred for them this season
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by hookemkp on Jan 2, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I also say
yes. A loss lessens the chance they get more Crabtrees. Leach will get his share of fast, short, weaker receivers that aren’t recruited by the bigger schools (and some will continue to drive us crazy, see Welker). It’s having a couple of fast, tall, strong ones like Crabtree that make his system and similar spreads much more dangerous.
by tdwalsh on Jan 2, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why do you think that?
I would think a player matching that description would be much more concerned with where crabtree gets drafted than how TTU fares in the cotton bowl…
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thought it was worse?
7 or so… with tech being #2 probably even more ridiculous
by andmyster on Jan 2, 2009 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I want the Big 12 to win in theory, just not OU and TT. I hate them to much to wish something like that.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
by d i hope you mean
der-duh-der! dee-tuh-dee
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
on the pick'em challenge i picked tech to win, against better judgement. i picked off of who i thought generally would win.
i should have in actuality chosen the team i liked better.
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think Ole Miss fumbled on purpose
so they could get the safety, take the ball, and eat up another 6 minutes.
Brilliant coaching.
Texas '06.
by afrokinger on Jan 2, 2009 4:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Perfect.
Maybe they’ll fumble again just for the hell of it.
Texas '06.
by afrokinger on Jan 2, 2009 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Leach has killed Tech
His quirky playcalling is just doing them in. Playaction deep in your own endzone when you know Ole Miss is just bringing the heat on Harrell? Dumb dumb dumb.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 4:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Safety's on
Harrell. You have to read blitz and throw it somewhere. I’d expect him to do a better job of that.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That might be true
But in his defense, when he came up from that fake handoff, he had guys on him immediately. He didn’t have a whole lot of places to go. Calling something that takes more time to develop at that point was just not very smart from Leach.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How do you call playaction there?
Absolutely unbelievable. No wonder he didn’t get the UCLA, Miami, Washington, Clemson, or Auburn jobs even after showing interest in all of them.
I have to think that this guy’s blatant job hunting the last month has hurt this team quite a bit. I mean, Ole Miss is good, but they look like the New England Patriots against Tech.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
With Crabs going lower than expected. He really hasnt shown anything today.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Crabtree will still go high
He’s still a monster. One mediocre day with a bad ankle shouldn’t hurt him that much, unless that ankle injury lingers for months.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention a good showing at the combine will make NFL scouts forget anything.
by Year2 on Jan 2, 2009 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He looked bad against Baylor before the injury. Wasn't he hurt on his first catch of the game?
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And these nagging ankle injuries aren't going to help..
The guy has been limping around all season. I think he will be a great pro, but I think you’re right, he might fall to #7-10 if he can’t get healthy for the combine. He should pull a Ted Ginn and just stop playing so that he can get healthy.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
two injuries…the first one early in the year…the one he is fighting now happened against Baylor. He’ll be top 10…the rest? Hang em.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
More like wrecked into Ole Miss.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 7:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes.
Hopefully this will wake up Texas too. How many times have we seen a team that felt “snubbed” by the BCS go to a lesser bowl and get pasted by a team they were expected to beat? We did it against Washington State. Cal did it against Texas Tech. Now, Tech can feel what its like on that end of the spectrum.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh well, if we blitz every play in Lubbock
and some holding calls for Tech OFL on that faithful night, we may able to pressure Harrell just like what Ole Miss did today. If Colt didn’t score the last TD too fast on that faithful night and keep Harrell off the field a bit longer, we would be in MNC for sure.
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
the key here is the holding calls. i was astonished that the refs called one. i really believed that they had been stricken from the rule book...
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yah, the referee only called once against Tech today..
I bet there were a lot of holding fouls from Tech OFL going on, but somehow, OIe Miss’ D able to power thru their holding and pressured Harrell
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well it was nice to see it if only even the one time this season.
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nutt said, you dont give me the holding call, fine..
I’m going to keep blitzing as long as it works
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Unless you
somehow worship something in that armpit they call Lubbock, I think what you were looking for was “fateful” night. I wouldn’t have noticed if it was once, but twice caught my attention.
by tdwalsh on Jan 2, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lending credence to the old SEC talent/defense story
I doubt OU puts a lie to it in the Championship…
by krelldoggy on Jan 2, 2009 4:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Who would have thought that Nebraska would be the Big 12 highlight of the bowl season so far?
If they had lost, the Big 12 would be getting hammered. Though, the conference will be talked down quite a bit thanks to this nationally televised undressing.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Danielson is jumping up and down
yelling “See? Junk Offense! Junk Offense!”
Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.
by zamm on Jan 2, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You are exactly right.
All eyes on Texas and OU to carry the Big 12’s national reputation. What else is new?
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is, even if we obliterate Ohio State
Nobody is going to give us too much credit because, fair or not, they’re for the Big 10. That’s why many of us wanted Alabama, even though we knew that was virtually impossible.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 4:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
But some espn anaylsts or talking heads said,
MB should runs up the scores to 60 +, BCS committee would consider Longhorns as National Co-Champions
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No way. There will not be a split title.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i agree. why share the title?
Either we are or we are not..
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
M E L T D O W N
Compliments of Mike Leach and the world’s worst attempt at career advancement. I think this game is on Leach making the last month about whether or not he can get out of Lubbock and not preparing to play a bowl game.
I don’t recall ever seeing a team unravel the way this team did this year.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let's give
Ole Miss some credit here. They outplayed this team for the last 52 minutes or so and have obviously put it together at the end of the year.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point, it's amazing what a team can do when they have a consistent quarterback.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ole Miss gets tons of credit. Outplayed us. Leach also gets tons of credit. Completely distracted and uninterested in this game. What a turd.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that hit was almost bomaresque. totally allsum!!!!!
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I thought they didn’t run the play clock during the PAT?
by UT_BKC on Jan 2, 2009 4:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Big XII
is very good. The Big XII South is great. They just aren’t in 1995 Big 8 territory (4 teams in top 9) which I think we all probably knew beforehand. No shame in that.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
So does Leach sign his contract now?
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
SEC fans will have a feast with this
Shrug. Like I’ve said before, I think using bowl games to determine conference superiority is silly, but people love to do it, and they’ll undoubtedly do it here. They even did it last year even though Florida embarrassingly lost to Michigan.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 4:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Did the 7-1
record in the other 8 bowl games not count?
I’m an SEC fan and even I don’t think the conference is clearly better this year. I think the mid-tier Big XII teams (OSU, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska) are better than the SEC’s, which after Ole Miss takes a serious plunge.
Bowl games are another piece of the puzzle. I think we’ve confirmed the Big Ten blows and the Pac-10 is better that we thought (not the best, just better than we thought).
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
I think the Big Ten is deservedly getting criticism, but the problem I have with using bowl games as arguing this conference is better than that conference, as a direct comparison, is that it assumes that the entire conferences just played each other. Obviously, all 12 teams of the Big 12 aren’t playing all 11 teams of the Pac-10, for instance. But as you said, it is certainly a piece of the puzzle. I’m talking to those who use it as the only factor or the deciding factor by itself.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Carter and Hamby...typically tech. nt whills
by horndude on Jan 2, 2009 4:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
stick a fork in em
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They were done after Harrell's mind numbing decision to try a QB sneak on 4th and 4.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
your right, that was a terrible call.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ole Miss recovers the onside kick.
Anyone doubt that Nutt will go for the “FU” TD after that fight?
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
that would be sweet.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
welp, thats all there was to it. tech lost by 20ish.
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Jan 2, 2009 4:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
"Over-Rated" Chants raining down on Tech in Dallas.
Ouch.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
OUCH X 10
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Summeral said
“Mike Leach, arguing his point, whatever it is…”
haha
by horndude on Jan 2, 2009 4:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I like the sign, "94% said we couldnt do it"
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
remember when some BONers were opining that Florida didn't deserve to be in the MNC game
because losing to Mississippi was such a horrible thing? Good times.
by andy_wooster on Jan 2, 2009 4:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I still don't think that Ole Miss is that good.
Today, Tech couldn’t have beat anybody.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blame Leach for calling a terrible game
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
or, brilliant Nutt job...
successful passing/running game that able to kept Harrell off the field most of the day or at least longer than we did in Lubbock..
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
but, i'm very impressed with Ole Miss' RB
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And Snead. Good for him, he is starting to look like an NFL QB.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It looked like he hasnt put on any muscle since high school.
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
tremendous effort
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What would they have to do?
Ole Miss is playing like a top 15 team right now whether anyone here cares to credit them or not.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
At least, I'm happy our former backup QB
Just stuck it to Tech.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Snead had transfered after our bowl game
I wouldn’t have cared about him leaving. But leaving prior to our bowl game was a real bitch move to abandon the team so I just couldn’t root for Ole Miss today. I didn’t root for Tech either though.
by seth78 on Jan 2, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I still think
Us losing at the last second on the road is a more defensible loss than Florida losing at the Swamp. But whatever; it’s a dead issue.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So... lets talk about Lache Seastrunck! HA HA HA... any new news?
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 5:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It makes me shake my head
If we didn’t come out absolutely brain dead in the first half in Lubbock, we walk away with a comfortable victory. The poor playcalling, the dropped balls, the bad blocking… ugh, it hurts. Thinking of that first half hurts more than the infamous goofs by both Gideon and Earl Thomas in the last two plays of the game.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Uh, defense didn't exactly light it up
Is there a reason Muschamp walks on water here? Did he not feel he could have blitzed and played man? Seriously, Greg Davis must have killed Bevo or something.
by DoubleB on Jan 2, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying Muschamp doesn't deserve criticism
But there’s no question in my mind that our offense really screwed up in the first half. After all of our flub ups, we only gave up 22 points and had forced a few Tech punts and field goals. Our defense wasn’t stellar, but they kept us in the game in the first half when Tech could have blown it wide open.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Furthermore
That last TD by Crabtree was Tech’s only offensive touchdown in the second half. If our freshman safety would catch the ball, it never happens. All things considered, more blame goes to the offense for that game.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
SEC Defenses 1, Big 12 Offenses 0
And with a thud.
by the1austin on Jan 2, 2009 5:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
To be fair
Tech still posted 34 points. It’s not like when Tech plays Alabama a few years ago when ’Bama won 13-10. Then you can legitimately say that the SEC defense just stifled that offense. But yes, the SEC defense won this round, since 34 is “low” for Tech.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 2, 2009 5:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad that Fox News' Shepard Smith
has said Hook’em Horns to me!
by GoHorns1 on Jan 2, 2009 5:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
HA, HA, HA!
Ha, friggin’ Ha, Ha, Ha!
Leech, you creep, you got what you deserved – a smack down on the national stage. All the Red Raider fans can kiss my ass!!
Leech ranked UT #5, helping to cost us a shot at the NC and putting his buddy Stoops in the MNC in our place. Red Raider fans pretended they belonged in the NC hunt, despite their pathetic schedule (TWO Div 2 teams) and significantly lower BCS rank than UT/OU that would have taken them out of the mix in every single other BCS conference tiebreaker.
I never hated TTU before this season, just saw them as an annoyance who occasionally knocked UT off in exciting games. But their uppity behavior and coach as if they even belong in the same breath as UT in the top tier of college football has made me pull for their comeuppance in the Cotton, next season and forever more. Without Crabtree/Harrell they’ll be a shell of what they saw themselves as in 2008.
When UT wins and OU loses our beloved Longhorns will finish the season with the best record in the Big XII. And the world will know that the best team was shafted beyond all measure.
HA, HA, HA, HA – Tech Sucks!
by RMHorn on Jan 2, 2009 5:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The second half
… Tech had it coming to them ever since November 1st
by DLiv715 on Jan 2, 2009 5:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Craig Loston
Just verbally committed to LSU
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 6:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Really? He had said he would announce during the Under Armour game.
by burntorangehorn on Jan 2, 2009 6:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It was just televised on the UA skills challenge
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Barkley beat out GG in the QB skills portion of the show.
Barkley’s got a cannon!
by jrod23mc on Jan 2, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Will Aikman and Buck get the MNC game?
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
SEC Defense
How about that SEC Defense we hear about so much Utah 14 Bama 0
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Still 8:30 or so left in the 1st quarter!
by HornPossessed on Jan 2, 2009 7:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OU still sucks
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man…Utah looks like they want to be there. Looks a little too familiar to me.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I picked Bama on the ESPN college bowl pickem with confidence of 33
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
When u say looks to familiar are you thinking Oklahoma Vs Boise State?
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
no. I’m thinking Ole Miss v. Texas Tech. Sad day for me.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah your right, I just thought Boise State because people think the MWC and WAC conferences are such jokes that they shouldn’t be entitled to a BSC game
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Utah is playing inspired. Just whipping Bama’s front.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It’s kind of nice seeing a top 10 SEC team get tore up like this since their always known for there Defense
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Good thing Florida whooped up on this Bama team I don’t think I would want to see them in the big game on the 8th. I’m pretty sure Choklahoma could handle them if this is how they play
by kcmorse on Jan 2, 2009 7:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Lots of Ute fans in the house. I’m pretty impressed.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 7:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Foot in mouth barry!
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 8:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Too bad for Utah if they win
They beat EVERY team on their schedule. They did everything you could ask a mid-major school to do. Yet not even a shot at a national championship.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 9:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama D not handling the "Junk" offense like Ole Miss handled Tech
by krelldoggy on Jan 2, 2009 9:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama is relying on their D to much. Step it up O!
" Pain is weakness leaving the body." - U.S.M.C
by EYESOFTEJAS on Jan 2, 2009 10:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well if there was an 8 team playoff
It would be #3 Texas vs #6 Utah. I think we’d win, but it wouldn’t be a blowout. Would’ve loved to have seen it either way.
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 10:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Utah looks fantastic tonight on both sides of the ball.
by Tech92 on Jan 2, 2009 10:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hook & Ladder FTW!!!!
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 10:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
At least SEC fan has to shut up for one day
by goingforthecorner on Jan 2, 2009 10:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Rebels would disagree
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Jan 2, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Alabama who?
would love to see OU lose in the same manner and hear Barry S. comment about it for fox.
by mtntrance on Jan 2, 2009 10:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Future Impact
Don’t know if this strengthens a playoff argument, though it should. However, maybe a conference like the MWC will start to get a little more pub for earning an auto bid. Hell, this is the second BCS game that Utah has won, and the 2nd time it’s gone undefeated since the inception of the BCS. Still no National Title to show for it….
by junglerules on Jan 2, 2009 10:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ole Bare
PB, not sure I caught switzer’s last reference – sounded like a ‘waaaa’ re Texas comments by Johnson, et al. Looked like he’d already pounded a few back at the bar. It was only fitting he had to sit next to Johnson since Barry was his bitch when Johnson coached at the “U”
by HalfmileHorn on Jan 2, 2009 11:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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