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Delicate Demarco injured again

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The walking candy cane suffers his 4535th injury since arriving on campus; this time, it's not serious. Oddly enough, tiny, temporary injuries are part of OU's plan to keep Murray healthy enough to play; the more time he misses for minor injuries, the less exposure Mr. Glass has to major ones.

"Franklin Spurns Lifelong Favorite" ($)

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So says Sooner Scoop's Josh McCuistion: the Marshall linebacker will head to OU, "spurning" Texas. More bad recruiting news, so what else is new? Franklin will no doubt enjoy getting run all over the field by Darius Terrell from the flex tight end position. You're getting no help from your coach, buddy. Have fun. Breaking down to the pure choice between Venables, Chizik-like in his inability to adjust or Coach Boom, why not Muschamp? Yes, I'm a little bitter. More on this later in the weekend and best of luck to Franklin at OU -- he handled the process with maturity, but it can't feel anything but a little bit traitorous when a Texas kid heads north of the Red River when he could have been a Longhorn.

Report: Cain To Sign With Buccos

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on their website Thursday that Texas baseball commit Colton Cain, a pitcher/first baseman from Waxahachie, is set to sign with the Pirates and forgo his Longhorn career. Besides outfielder Everett Williams, who is still unsigned, Cain stood since the major league draft as the most likely Texas commit to turn pro, especially considering Pittsburgh's strong desire to continue rebuilding their farm system. Cain will become the second Longhorn commit to sign with the Pirates after Robbie Grossman signed in a similar situation last year after receiving a well-above slot bonus. As a Pirates fan in my early years, seeing the demise of the franchise has been frustrating and the Dave Littlefield years saw numerous terrible decisions, but it's equally frustrating for me as a Longhorn fan to see the Pirates stealing players who could contribute to a national championship at Texas. Speaking of which, Cain would have filled major needs for the Longhorns as a potential candidate to replace Brandon Belt, who hasn't signed with the Giants yet but probably will, and as a left-hander out of the bullpen to help replace Austin Wood. Will losing Cain keep the Longhorns from winning a national championship? Probably not, but he certainly could have helped. (h/t Bucs Dugout) [Update]It's official now, Cain is reportedly $1.15 million richer. Good luck to him in the Pirates system, though it certainly hurts.

Bob Stoops visits Nick Saban for new tips on losing BCS bowl games

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Bob stoops visits Nick Saban for brainstorming session Bob:"Nick, I like the work you've done losing to Florida and a MWC team that you had no business losing to, I was wondering if you could give me some pointers?"

Colt McCoy Interview on ESPN

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Very recent interview with Colt!

Scipio Tex and the Predator...

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Great read from Scipio Tex at Barking Carnival. Hook em!

Crabtree still holding out...

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Reading this really made me hate Crabtree even more. What a cocky bastard. "Crabtree has decided that he shouldn’t have to be paid less because – based on all the made-up, predicted drafts – Al Davis made a mistake. He wants to be paid more than Heyward-Bey, demanding his contract reflect that it was actually he who was the higher selected receiver. It’s a ground-breaking, if intellectually bankrupt, concept."

During middle school, I liked Pokemon, and when I first saw his name, I thought of Machamp, so I...

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During middle school, I liked Pokemon, and when I first saw his name, I thought of Machamp, so I did my first work w/ MS Paint to create this. It's no PB, but it'll do. If anyone wants to fix it, be my guest

Esquire Magazine: Vince Young Biography

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A good read. It sounds like Vince has his head in the right place. This quote in particular sends chills: Oh, the Rose Bowl. It was fourth down and five. Twenty-six seconds left. The national championship on the line. In the huddle, I just wanted everybody to stay loose. So I said, "Look at how ugly they are. Jesus, they're ugly." And then I said, "We're gonna win this game." And I looked at each of my teammates and said, "One more down. Everybody do their job."