Sorry this is dated about the Stanford game and Dexter Pittman, but I was out of town for the weekend but I still wanted to get my "I told you so" in before we move on from basketball :-)
The following refers to a previous diary which questioned AW's denial that Dexter Pittman would be an asset against Stanford.  

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AW can't see the forest for the Cardinal killer, Dexter Pittman.  Granted, the Miami game was a poor showing (1-3 FG but also 6 rebs in 8 minutes), but he had a tough matchup against that bald guy who made his moves from the top of the key, and with Miami showing us athletic defense, the guards revert to zero passes down to the post.  PB pretty much made these points already, but they are worth repeating.  

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Don't know if this has already been posted, but you can know sign up for the CBS March Madness online stream.

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I know I am not the first to ask this, but the sports bars are closed out here until for another hour and a half and I am getting the UCLA v Arizona game.  Any advice.  I tried sopcast.com but there is no ABC sports on there.

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I saw some comment (that this should probably be a reply to instead of its own diary) which said something about how UT picked Burnt Orange b/c it was the last color available and that sounded very wrong and indeed it was.  So for what it is worth I thought this article on the history of Burnt Orange was interesting:

History of UT Colors

I also found this:
"Legend has it that the burnt orange color was chosen by football coach Darrell Royal, who thought that it would help his players conceal the football when they ran the triple option."

Any dark colored jersey (or arms) is going to make the ball easier to hide, but i would venture to say burnt orange is pretty suited for just that.

damn another week without internet, but i wanted to get my thoughts out on  the blog.  sorry if this isn't elegant, but i feel obligated to let it be known which side of the fence i am on regarding the tOSU debacle.

-first it would have taken an incredible game for the Horns to win against tOSU.  Troy Smith is deadly, and I kind of realized it watching him torch NIU in the first quarter. I just didn't want to believe it until now.

-however, that doesn't excuse the offensive ineptness.  there are indisputable facts regarding Mack Brown era football, and just looking at a couple paint a picture of offensive woe in big games.  i am not going to give a history lesson, but in short w/o 2005 VY are offense has had a tendency to disappear in big games against good coaches (hand in hand).

-i thank jeebus that we have Mack, but we should never again put ourselves in a situation where we have to start any freshman level QB.  it is a part of program building to have a QB in the wings. i know Mack has learned his lesson to take nothing for granted.

- i realize my credintials to speak about coordinating on the college level are essentially non-existent but i do know that a bubble screen or a swing pass to a wideout is really a run.  i am not as against it as some, but it does get called way too much.  it's #1 weekness is that the receiver generally wants to make a cut back to the middle of the field in a v-line w/ the entire defense, which results in great opportunities for 230lb linebackers to deliver ball busting blows to a 180lb WR on the 1yrd line.
you would think that w/ an inexperience QB if running is working, you mix up the type of run plays (iso, toss sweep etc), and you trust your backs to move the ball up the field, not the WRs.  WRs are then used for play action downfield.  

but again, i am not proposing i know what the Texas offense needs, but I do know when it is clearly not working.  a lowely 7 points scored by the University of Texas at home, is totally unacceptable and there should be questions asked and more thought put in the subject.  i encourage more of this and look forward to reading, and discusing this subject with other open minded BON'ers.

Hook'em

There was an article in the AAS that has kind of been bothering me lately:

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/07/27bohls.html

It is a short article, but in summary OU's new offensive coordinator is coming from Northwestern, which like all small schools in big conferences, has to be creative to put points on the board. Almost everything said about him gives me the chills (a la 65-13) -
aggressive, take chances, antithesis of his predecessor, more formations and be more creative in strategy.

He's likely to move Bomar under center more often or roll him out on bootlegs or use him on called runs.

He's likely to split out 6-foot-7-inch tight end Jermaine Gresham to get a mismatch.  

Expect Peterson to be emphasized more.

I don't know if this has already been discussed but sportsbook.com has their Games of the Year lines posted.   For those who don't indulge in online gambling and don't have accounts, here are some highlights:

09/09/06  110 Ohio St OFF   -1 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Texas OFF   +1 (-110)   OFF

09/09/06  115 Penn St OFF   +15 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Notre Dame OFF   -15 (-110)   OFF

09/16/06  135 LSU OFF   +5.5 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Auburn OFF   -5.5 (-110)   OFF  

11/25/06  555 Notre Dame OFF   +2 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   USC OFF   -2 (-110)   OFF

11/11/06  415 Nebraska OFF   +3 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Texas A&M OFF   -3 (-110)   OFF  

11/04/06  380 UCLA OFF   +15.5 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   California OFF   -15.5 (-110)   OFF

11/04/06  370 Oklahoma OFF   -7 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Texas A&M OFF   +7 (-110)   OFF

11/04/06  365 LSU OFF   +1.5 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Tennessee OFF   -1.5 (-110)   OFF

11/02/06  355 West Virginia OFF   +6.5 (-110)    
12:00 ET   Louisville OFF   -6.5 (-110)   OFF

10/28/06  320 Texas OFF   -3 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Texas Tech OFF   +3 (-110)   OFF

10/21/06  300 UCLA OFF   +22 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Notre Dame OFF   -22 (-110)   OFF

10/21/06  290 Texas OFF   -6 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Nebraska OFF   +6 (-110)   OFF

10/14/06  280 Texas Tech OFF   0 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Colorado OFF   0 (-110)   OFF

10/14/06  275 Ohio St OFF   -6 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Michigan St OFF   +6 (-110)   OFF  

10/07/06  240 Oklahoma OFF   -3 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Texas OFF   +3 (-110)   OFF

09/30/06  215 Texas Tech OFF   +1.5 (-110)      
12:00 ET   Texas A&M OFF   -1.5 (-110)   OFF

09/16/06  170 Oklahoma OFF   -4 (-110)   OFF  
12:00 ET   Oregon OFF   +4 (-110)   OFF  

09/16/06  150 Nebraska OFF   +12.5 (-110)   OFF
12:00 ET   USC OFF   -12.5 (-110)   OFF

Ok - so I got a little carried away there, but they have posted at least 3 times as many games as I put on here.  Wow - time to reload the old bunco account.  There are some tasty nuggets in there.  What's a ten team parlay pay anyways?

Statesman had a couple of interesting Football tidbits this morning.

1. Colt McCoy is officially the #1 going into spring drills, but Snead will also practice with the first team. No surprise here and it doesn't mean too much, but if all else proves even throughout - our starter will be McCoy.
2. Hank the Tank will also practice with defensive ends this spring.  He will continue to work with the offense on short yardage and goal line sets.  Does this mean Melton has no shot at being a regular go to back?  Sounds like it.

Hey Scott, I am calling on you to explain yourself.  I saw your comments on the Christmas Eve post, and I am glad that however painful it was, that you finally came out of the Sooner Ass Boomer closet.
So what do you have to say for yourself?

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