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OKC Thunder or Blunder?

10/31/2008 1:03 PM

Some of the thrill seems to be gone from the arrival of OKC's new NBA team AFTER ONE GAME! KRNK, Redneck Radio, the local sports talk radio outlet down the Pike, sounded ... 

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10/30/2008 9:12 AM

We predict the next press conference or two with the OU coach: 'Coach, your defense just gave up 777 yards Saturday. What's wrong?' 'That's not right. We had our ... 

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OU: Blaster or Disaster?

10/27/2008 5:14 PM

Unless OU's defense gets a whole lot better, fast, the season could turn into a doomsday scenario, with the Sooners losing to arch rivals Texas AND Oklahoma State; and ... 

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10/23/2008 12:54 PM

Let's play Jeopardy. The first category is: Overrated Pieces of Mush. The clue is: This top-10 show couldn't stop a team made up of members of 'The Office' TV series ... 

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Gross

10/21/2008 3:16 PM

There's a reason why baseball has been replaced by football as America's pastime -- college and pro football, both. What will the ratings be for the World Series matching ... 

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TU Scores

10/20/2008 5:36 PM

TU doesn't get enough credit. Just look what it has to overcome. 1. Size. More people probably play slots in a big Indian casino on an average night than are enrolled ... 

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10/16/2008 1:57 PM

THE COACHING OF the kicking teams was not the worst thing about OU's loss to Texas. The coaching of the pass defense was not the worst thing. The coaching of the ... 

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Same Old Same Old Same Old Same Old

10/13/2008 12:40 PM

Dear Picker: Every football fan should required to scan back to your two blogs last week titled OU's Phobia (can't stop running quarterbacks on a good team), and Ten ... 

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10/9/2008 10:48 AM

Can you believe: That it is legal for Cloris Leachman, who is two years older than the fox trot, to dance on 'Dancing With the Stars?' That Texas Tech's Leach doesn't ... 

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Ten for Texas

10/8/2008 4:10 PM

With the stock market having almost crashed, here are ten reasons for taking the Longhorns plus the seven or so points, in Las Vegas, where such investing is legal. ... 

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OU's Phobia

10/6/2008 5:33 PM

What is it about quarterbacks running all over OU? Forget Vince Young. He ran all over everybody. Except the pros. Quarterbacks who run in the NFL become ex-quarterbacks ... 

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10/2/2008 10:26 AM

THE REQUEST line is open. Question: Why aren't referees available for interviews? Answer: Because some of them are so bad at what they do. Q: We love your impressions. ... 

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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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Landry might get sacked again at NFL Draft. Maybe it's not best for great players to return for another year at #OU. http://t.co/ybV2RTya
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None of the real greats -- Magic, Michael, Bird, LeBron, Durant, Duncan -- is mad all the time. Hear me, Westbrook? http://t.co/qxqt4jq6
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