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Can Venables Stop Anybody?

9/30/2010 2:53 PM

How big is the Texas game for OU?

Bigger than that, bigger than what you originally thought.

Diversionary tactics from Stoops aside, you CANNOT lose five of ... 

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Comments: 22

Boomer!

9/28/2010 4:33 PM

We here at the Picks have said that there could be no better job than coaching a sport at the University of Oklahoma.

Why?

Through the eyes of an adoring media, ... 

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Comments: 17

Bring Back Switzer (For the Texas Game)!

9/27/2010 12:07 PM

Just when it looked like the long regional nightmare was over -- the Texas domination of OU -- along comes the following:

The OU defensive secondary couldn't cover ... 

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Comments: 45

Don't Tell Cincy This Secret!

9/22/2010 1:55 PM

Somebody said that the other day, they drove up to where OU was practicing football and heard that 'The Eyes of Texas' was blaring over the loud speakers.

'The Eyes ... 

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Comments: 31

Big Ten Bums

9/21/2010 3:31 PM

For a number of years we here at the Picks have called out the Big Ten as the worst of the majors.

Why?

Because it hasn't done much of note.

The response ... 

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Comments: 16

Facts Gone Wild

9/20/2010 11:42 AM

Here's the real top ten.

1. Alabama.
2. Nebraska.
3. TCU.
4. Ohio State.
5. Texas.
6. OU.
7. South Carolina.
8. Boise State.
9. Oregon.
10. Iowa.

Nebraska ... 

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Comments: 45

Pick A Radio Broadcast: TU or OSU?

9/14/2010 4:01 PM

For reasons (money, money, money) known by many, and understood by one (the OSU AD), the Tulsa-Oklahoma State game will not be on television.

It seems that as long ... 

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Comments: 25

What Just Happened?

9/13/2010 11:45 AM

The most frequently asked question of the Picks is: How do you do it?

Here's how.

For key picks, we like to look for bums, for losers, for over-hyped overrated ... 

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Comments: 17

BCS Haters Rejoice!

9/7/2010 2:30 PM

After Boise State's victory over pitifully coached Virginia Tech (went for two for no reason in the third quarter, failed; then late on third down passed incomplete instead ... 

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Comments: 23

You Are Here

9/6/2010 11:26 AM

Here is where we are.

Some say TU's loss to EC was heart-breaking.

It was in a way.

It was disgusting. Shocking. Horrifying. Absurd. Nonsensical. Tragic. ... 

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Comments: 14


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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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