Morning Coffee Visits Orangebloods
by Peter Bean on Jun 21, 2007 10:05 AM CDT
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Not two days after I started squawking about elevating our football discourse do we get our first chance to see it in action. Last night, Chip Brown filed a Big 12 preview and predictions piece. In it he notes (as he did on the June 12 broadcast of EDSBS LIVE) that Oklahoma State has a chance to win the Big 12 South this year. Take it away, Chip:
If Oklahoma struggles with a first-year quarterback, if Texas can't solve its problems running the ball or stopping the pass, or if Texas A&M gets beaten down by a brutal schedule, the Cowboys could be BCS-bound in 2007.
Chip goes on to reiterate that this isn't necessarily the most likely scenario, but that it's well within the possibilities. It is, he notes, certainly not crazy.
Over at Orangebloods, where every Texas-related story finds its way to the board, Chip's article is linked to with, "Has Chip Brown lost his mind???" Various snickers from other posters follow, with a healthy dose of others noting that Chip's article is damn reasonable.
My point? I don't want to be the kind of fan who snickers at a well-reasoned argument just because I'm so stupidly in love with Texas. I don't see Oklahoma State winning the South, but I think Chip's made a very strong case for why it could play out that way. To deny that is plain silly. When we're talking about elevating the discourse, we're talking about considering reasonable ideas. Nothing more, nothing less.
Orangebloods' Gerry Hamilton provides a brief update on Gary Johnson ($), noting that the heart condition was caught by Texas team doctors during his first physical in Austin. What's unknown, at this point, is how long - or whether, even - the condition will sideline Johnson. It might end his career or he might not have to sit out at all; physicians don't know enough yet to make that call.
Orangebloods, of course, is a site on the Rivals.com network, which yesterday was acquired by Yahoo, Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money. No word yet on what Yahoo will do to integrate Rivals content into its own sports coverage, or whether/how the move will affect the various Rivals.com sites.
Briefly: SMQ notes in his Thursday hub why he doesn't bother with subscription-based messageboards like those on the Rivals network... Suzanne Haliburton checks in on voluntary Longhorn summer football workouts... Jake is really enjoying Omaha now... The Aggie blogosphere is organizing - a good thing. An inaugural roundtable is up for perusal...
--PB--
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Chip Brown / OSU
I agree 100% with Chip on this one. They're not the favorite to win the league, but with a few funny bounce s of the ball, they certainly have the talent to steal a Big XII South title. As of right now, I believe an argument could be made that they are the second best team in the South division. They return most of one of the scariest offenses in the country : dual threat QB Bobby Reid, an outstanding receiving corps led by monster Adarius Bowman, and a deep stable of running backs including Keith Toston and Dantrell Savage. If their defense makes some strides forward from last year, they could prove to be Texas' toughest road game this season (they've had some adventurous trips to Stillwater the past few years). However, Texas is still the better football team, and as long as everything is clicking come November 3, the Horns should come out on top.
by Sweed4Heisman on Jun 21, 2007 10:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well said
And exactly why Chip's article isn't something to snicker at.
by Peter Bean on Jun 21, 2007 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chip
In that game against Texas last season Bizarro threw in to the stands a couple of times -- and by the 4th quarter people next to me were waving their hands, "hey, throw it over here!..I'll take a football"
An intriguing team.
by EYESofBEVO on Jun 21, 2007 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another possibility
There might be a meteor shower that simultaneously wipes out Austin, Lubbock, College Station, and Norman. Then with good play, the Cowboys defeat the Bears to lock up the championship. What? Meteor showers are serious threats. And then there are asteriods...
by Caradoc on Jun 21, 2007 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope that
Charles, Ogbonnaya, Kelson, Griffin, & the rest of the Texas DBs are reading Chip Brown's preview....great motivational material.
by burntup on Jun 21, 2007 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dollar sign
What's with the dollar sign in parenthesis after Gary Johnson's name?
by jareha on Jun 21, 2007 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Subscription required to read the article
Some readers get very perturbed when I don't note that a linked article requires a pay subscription to read it.
by Peter Bean on Jun 21, 2007 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chip
I have no problem with his analysis of Oklahoma State... but he picked OU to win the Big 12 South based on tiebreakers.
I was going to call him crazy for picking a team with no proven QB to win the division, but then I remembered that is exactly what happened last year.
Oh well, I still don't like seeing Texas listed as #3 on his list.
by SelimSivad on Jun 21, 2007 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma State's problem is their defense
They brought in a new DC from Ohio State, but I don't know if he'll be able to fix all of their issues in one off-season.
OSU has a nice collection of talent in Reid, Savage/Toston, and Bowman, but you can say that about many of the offenses in the Big 12 South.
A&M has McGee, Lane/Goodson, Bennett; texas has McCoy/Charles/Sweed; Tech has Harrell, Woods, Amendola.
The main differences in those four teams will be the defenses they field.
by Beergut on Jun 22, 2007 4:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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