Morning Coffee Hates OU

by Peter Bean on Sep 30, 2007 11:56 PM CDT in Quick Hits

Things definitely feel different today than they did at this time last week. Many of us felt that the weaknesses of this team were ripe to be taken advantage of, but the big scare for almost all of us was about the next week. OU week.

Here we are, and things have changed dramatically. The national implications of this game are reduced greatly by both teams' Saturday losses. And the loser of this game is, even more so than usual, pretty much out of the Big 12 race.

So if there is a happy ending to be had to this season's story, it's gotta start in Dallas. The week after will be too late.

That begs the question of: what can we do in five days? We'll talk about that this week.

The change people have been clamoring the loudest for is, of course, not a new one. No, that petition has been around since 2004. Davis isn't going anywhere during this year (or maybe any year), but I do urge everyone to take a few minutes to read through the signee comments.

I spent a half hour tonight combing through them, laughing hysterically. Some of my favorites:

596. He's the Worst Person in the World, Does he even watch other games on tv?

573 Throw the damn ball down the field. 5 yard passes all game long are you stupid or something. We are going to lose 4-5 games alone b/c of play calling. From a live long Longhorn fan. Please throw the ball down the damn field

556 no more delayed hand-offs

553 Greg is an uncreative slug who survives only on players talent. no game plan except qb sneaks from the 3 or closer.

552 Greg Davis does not know how to call plays that fit the situation on field. Vince Young did well because he didn't listen to Davis's plays and went to a no huddle offense where he chose the plays. As long as Greg Davis is here and Vince Young is not, Texas will not return to the national championship game. Our quarterbacks can only be so good with Davis "coaching" them.

528 QUIT running that CRAP SCREEN PASS!! IT NEVER WORKS!!!!

437 trick plays aren't trick when they're run EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

You get the idea.... There's much, much more comedy gold.

In less funny news, I had the interesting experience of reading this article on Texas' $107 million athletics budget. You'd be amazed at where some of the money goes.

CBS' 60 Minutes sat down one-on-one with Vince Young this evening. No video to be found on YouTube yet, but you can read the transcript here. The Longhorns could desperately use some of that confidence right about now.

Briefly: I thought Kirk Bohls had a solid take on Texas' loss on Saturday... For an even more interesting take, dive in to SMQ's game notes response to which will require its own post. I think he hits on exactly the right issues... KSU blogger TB went to Austin for the game...

Last, but not least: it is, officially, OU Hate Week. Let 'er rip, have fun with it, and remember that there's still lots at stake. Try to stay sane and enjoy one of the best week's of the year. If we lose next Saturday, well... let's not worry about that just yet.

After all, it was just a year ago that we got to enjoy the infamous mother of death.

--PB--

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supposedly

there was another OU crying kid this past saturday at CU. But who am I to judge? If there had been a camera on me, it mightve looked similar.

by the other Andrew on Oct 1, 2007 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

Not supposedly

I witnessed Crying Sooner Kid Redux with mine own eyes, and I was only 3-4 beers in at that point. A great cheer went up in the bar when we glimpsed his tear-soaked face. And then Colt threw another interception, at which point, you couldn't tell our laughs from our sobs...

So take that.

by Kahuna on Oct 1, 2007 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

It was hilarious

Yeah it definetly happened i saw it on the highlight shows.

Thats what makes college football great is that kind of passion and support where people cry after losses. You know a "regular" season game means that much when people cry after a loss.

Just throughout the country on saturday people were so upset and nervous. All the screen shots of florida fans, UT fans, WV fans etc. shows why college is better then the NFL. No fan crys after a regular season loss in the nfl.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

by longhorn4life on Oct 1, 2007 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Check your inbox.

by Wells on Oct 1, 2007 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Help me out, I forgot why

Why won't Texas ever fall into the Gulf of Mexico?

Save my seat for next weekend, I'm still going to be there.

by SuperBentley on Oct 1, 2007 12:44 AM CDT reply actions

Re: The Longhorn Economy

I saw that article last night, and there was a picture at the bottom left with a caption that read something like "Mack Brown has even hired someone to monitor the internet and report to him what people are saying about the Longhorns." I can't remember the exact words, but that's essentially what it was.

But today, the picture and caption have been removed. I don't know why. I thought it was really intriguing, but rather moot since Mack wouldn't make the changes everyone clamors about anyway.

But that article is a very interesting one. It really is astounding what a cash cow the football program is.

...til Gabriel blows his horn

by BigTexBD on Oct 1, 2007 1:01 AM CDT reply actions

Internet

Maybe it was to read myspace/facebook profiles.

by goingforthecorner on Oct 1, 2007 3:15 AM CDT up reply actions

The players

With regards to all the money we're spending to make the environment as comfortable as possible, is it possible that UT is spoiling its own players?

Could the play on the field (no heart, no passion, no toughness, etc) be reflected based on this kind of baby treatment from their athletic department?

If Mack thinks this contributed to the players' attitude, maybe he should take away some of these privileges.

by goingforthecorner on Oct 1, 2007 4:03 AM CDT reply actions

Get Angry!

Regarding Bohls' column, I think there were two highly revealing comments. One was Davis' statement that the problem was he was "giving McCoy too much...allowing him too much flexibility." I have been a Davis defender but this indicates Davis doesn't have a clue. The problem is he keeps giving McCoy the same plays that don't work (esp. screen passses). The second revealing statement was after quoting Okam that he wasn't shocked by the loss, is this: there "wasn't the slightest sign of anger coming out of the Texas locker room."(!!!!)

Finally Richard justice, whom I often disagree with, in today's column for the Houston Chronicle quotes numerous NFL scouts that Brown gets less from his talent than almost any coach in the country. That's the bottom line, what you make out of what you have. That is how he should be judged, not as someone yesterday pointed out, whether he is better than everyone since Royal, and not how many 11-win seasons he has now that they are playing 13 games or so, and not how many times he beats the likes of Rice.

"Only angry people win football games." --DKR

by OBdoc on Oct 1, 2007 7:34 AM CDT reply actions

RE: The Anger Thing

There seems to be little or no passion on this football team. Coach Brown needs to stop being so fucking fatherly and kick this squad in the ass - get them fired up!

Of course, also FIRE GREG DAVIS.

Did you see this piece of garbage?
http://mfile.akamai.com/39650/wmv/un...

by bfaut86 on Oct 1, 2007 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Re: Davis

It could be that Davis is giving him a short pass option or the option to call audibles on the line and Colt is deciding to make the short pass. I don't know, but that seems to be what he is implying. Or we can just assume he is a bumbling idiot.

by Wells on Oct 1, 2007 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions