This was also intended to be one among a long series of notes, but upon reflection... it needs to be its own post. Here's what I want everyone who reads this to do:
1, 1A, 1B, and 1C. Probably 2, as well. Texas fans are going bonkers making the early case that Oklahoma shouldn't jump the Longhorns. As noted: I'm with you.
But let's be very clear about one thing: All our posturing about resumes, head-to-head qualifiers, and all the rest depend enormously on Texas thoroughly dominating Texas A&M on national television Thursday night.
Think back to 2004, when Mack Brown was lamely accused of "whining" for asking voters to take a good, hard look at Texas and the Golden Bears in casting their final ballots. Mack was doing two things, neither of which can be fairly characterized as whining: First, he was asking the outlier idiots (e.g. the clown who had Texas ranked #9) to present a respectable final ballot. Second, he was putting pressure on Cal to go on national television and perform convincingly against Southern Miss in their final appearance before those final votes were cast. (They did not.)
On Thursday, Texas has an opportunity to make a statement against A&M that will lend forceful support to the arguments Mack Brown and the rest of us will want to make on Friday and Saturday about Texas' worthiness. Not only can Thursday's game support Texas' case, but it seems clear now that if Texas is to win any three-way tiebreakers with Tech and OU, it must. Given the points Oklahoma is guaranteed to pick up in the computers, Texas' hopes rest in large part on convincing a block of human voters to look closely at their final ballots and reward Texas more than they have Oklahoma in this week's poll.
Without some movement in the human vote, Oklahoma will pass Texas. And while I'm one of those who thinks Texas can pick up ground in the human polls, this much I know: It ain't happening without a performance on Thursday night which reminds voters that Texas is big, bad, and... oh, yeah... 10 points better than OU in Dallas.
Do your effing part. With that said: If you have a ticket to this game.... you have a role to play in this effort. Either plan on going to DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium and being as loud and frighteningly hungry for domination as we want/need the team to be, or pass along your ticket to someone who will be.
I'm dead serious: If you have any thoughts at all about attending the national championship game in Miami should Texas make it, do your part on Thursday night. Loud. Insane. Hungry.... Or give away the ticket.
Do. Your. Part.
Make. DKR. Shake.
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PS
Same holds for every home game from Thursday until kingdom come.
run Bevo run - November 25, 2008
It will be loud if for only one reason..
Night games give plenty of time to drink.
ryanlionrah - November 25, 2008
Great article
I’ve always thought that UT should be ranked ahead of OU (how could I not), but the more I compare what each team has done, the more I believe that it is the only objective conclusion. Non-conference is, when averaged, better. Our win over Kansas was WAY better. At Colorado was better than at KSU. Mizzou at home way better than Nebraska at home. Our loss is more justifiable. I know all of this has been repeated over and over but seriously, we shouldn’t have to be debating it this much.
circa1015 - November 25, 2008
ESPN's last poll was which Big XII south team is the best of the three (Texas, OU, Tech)
Every state except for Texas had OU on top. How can people be so blind? Our only loss was on the road and with one second left in the game and we beat OU in Dallas. This crap leaves me speechless. We have proven ourselves. Outside of the chance that Alabama beats Florida and goes to the MNC undefeated it would be Florida with a loss to an unranked team and possibly OU with a loss to us and yet we’d be the ones on the outside looking in. “Hey congrats for having a better resume than everyone. We only go with hot teams now instead of strength of schedule and quality wins because voters have short term memories. Better luck not getting screwed next year.”
seth78 - November 25, 2008
Keep the faith
seth. There is still football to be played (Rival weekend and Big xii/SEC championships). A LOT can happen. All we can do is rally behind our team, pepper the boards, and keep the faith that if we lay it ALL on the field Thursday night there is nothing left to prove. The inherent bias in the BCS is not controllable. It is a failed system in determing a path to championship game. It is also a successful system in stimulating demand for a product. Quite a dilemma for those in control.
TXStampede - November 25, 2008
Rumblings
http://www.45-35.com
contains a link to the facebook group, and Schlabach’s article.
The Mack Attack - November 25, 2008
I am feeling very good about the game on Thursday.
The latest weather forecasts have the high around 80, and with a 7 p.m. start the temperature should be perfect.
Colt is gonna light ’em up, and the fans are going to enjoy a perfect game weather-wise.
hornalum08 - November 25, 2008
I want a Heisman like performance from EVERY Longhorn. Part of the voting buzz will also be affected by the Heisman buzz, which right now is leaning slightly Bradford’s way. I want a 60+ point margin, preferably a defensive shutout. I want to see Colt throw or run for 6+ total touchdowns. I want suffocating defense that makes it obvious that Texas could be doing the same against anyone, including TAMU, OU, Florida, or Alabama on this particular night.
You know when you’re watching a couple of professional fighters (say, boxing or MMA) go at it, and you’re really getting into the violence, but then one becomes so dominant and lays down such an ass-whipping on the other that you actually wonder if he might literally kill his opponent, and you know that every viewer around the country is probably thinking the same thing in somber silence? I want to see that.
burntorangehorn - November 26, 2008
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