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Glad to Answer

1/29/2007 5:04 PM

This question was waiting for us this morning. Q - Do you ever get tired of being right? To be honest, it is something of a burden. After you've been right eight ... 

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Trouble in Paradise?

1/25/2007 5:07 PM

OU fans, maybe you should recline before reading on. Get the Advil. Cup of green tea. Put some opera on in the background. Call a masseuse. Breathe deeply. That's ... 

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Free Thought Number 21

1/24/2007 4:20 PM

Free Thought of the Week, Number 21 -- People gamble on team sports, no surprise there. It's legal in Las Vegas and practiced on certain internet sites -- send your ... 

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New Thoughts of the Week Continue

1/23/2007 3:39 PM

13 -- Earlier in the year, you will recall that we took the OU womens team out of any Final Four possibility, the reason being: too s-l-o-w. Turns out we were too optimistic. ... 

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One Dozen New Thoughts

1/22/2007 4:48 PM

1 -- What is the status of the Panic Button connected to TU basketball after the unsightly home loss to Houston? The Panic Button is not out of the box. But the box is ... 

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Basketball Shots

1/18/2007 3:06 PM

In one rating service, the TU basketball team is ranked in the upper 90's. Last night, the TU basketball team lost to some hamburgers. The following seems to be the ... 

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Notes on Monday

1/16/2007 2:38 PM

One of the most amazing sights of the year happened over the weekend. I saw it along with about 45 others in the bleachers at the Hula Bowl: The Boise State quarterback ... 

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Silent Cheering

1/11/2007 2:07 PM


We went to a tea party the other night and a TU basketball game broke out. We've seen more people in the canned soup section at the grocery the afternoon before a snow ... 

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Don't Talk About This

1/10/2007 3:09 PM

One of the more irritating interview techniques happens when a radio or television mush-mouth says to somebody being interviewed: Talk about this, talk about that, or ... 

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Ten for Tuesday

1/9/2007 11:58 AM

1 -- Paging Troy Smith, Mister Troy Smith, there's been a mistake, please return the Heisman Trophy at once. 2. What's with all the goofy 'scripting' of plays to start ... 

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Monday Notes

1/8/2007 1:56 PM

Current Affairs: Parcells didn't throw Romo under the bus. He threw him into a wood chipper. Somebody should throw Parcells under a cruise boat shuffleboard stick. ... 

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Punks Coach Themselves

1/5/2007 1:07 PM


It's pretty much official. Professional football and basketball players are uncoachable. Take a guy out of the game and you risk having him tell you to shove it and ... 

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From Teams 3 through 30, the NBA Is the Worst Ever. My full report. http://t.co/4rwNEndX via @tulsaworld
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Stoops finally gets the message. His legacy will rest primarily with Mike, who hasn't stopped anybody in years. http://t.co/ygpimWWg
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Why would Tony "Turnover" Romo playing world-class great golf upset anybody? Cowboy fans are upset year-round. http://t.co/KQ4DsKxP
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