Mr. Picker . . . I am glad to hear that your self-abuse was not life threatening. I suspect that the Stoops family and our Ryder Cup Team would gladly volunteer to assist with your treatment by performing a series of enemas. I also feel badly about the embarassment you must feel because everyone in the contest beat you this week. I am going to take up a collection from all of your loyal fans and buy you some new crystal balls.

Well, Mr. Picker, I knew you must have had a rough week when I noticed in the winners list that someone had beaten you by 8. I am certainly not qualified to trash talk though, as I only hit 7 of the 15. And be careful not to overload on Twinkies...they fry those babies down at the Texas State Fair, and you don't want to ruin your Red River Meal, eh? As for the game, I expect UT to be a slight favorite, say about -6 or so. If this is the case, I am squarely on the fence. If they give the Sooners more than a TD, then I'll take the points.

Excellent material Rodney. And thanks for the tip on making a new paragraph. Silly me, I figured that the way it looks in the window is the way it appears in the comments!

See...I can learn!

I like to listen to 610 sports, which is a Kansas City sports radio station. I happen to live in the NE part of the state, so I can pick up KC radio, as well as the animal in Tulsa. The 610 folks certainly have their homer views when it comes to the Chiefs, Jayhawks, Tigers, and Wildcats, but they are also very good about having daily interviews with national people. A good sports radio station offers two basic needs, which must be delivered in an entertaining fashion. They are; 1) local sports information that will not hit the national scene, and 2) national news. It's especially nice when these aspects are hit from both the homer angle and the unbiased angle.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. A station like the animal must have some employees that have interest in local sports teams, because they will have to eat, sleep, and breath those teams all year long. It's a bonus if a couple employees have no emotional ties to the local teams to offer completely objective views.

I like the animal, but I have listened to those guys for years. Actually, the OSU homer offers objective opinions about OU, while the OU homers offer objective views on OSU. They all offer objective views about TU (hehehe).

I will say that they need a little more variety though.

Here's a typical weekday conversation on the Sports Animal around 2:00.

Greg "The Chump Man": When OU goes undefeated the rest of the season and doesn't get a chance to play for the nat'l championship it will be the greatest injustice the world has ever seen.

Dim Trailer: I hear ya big man. Listen, I've been doing radio for 13 years and...(Dim's voice cuts out).

Snark Cogers: Did we lose Dim? He was probably going to say something I'd agree with 100% but I'd pretend not to agree to create conflict that adds to listener interest.

Dim Trailer: (voice cutting back in) ... and that's another reason I gotta give it up to myself. Where you headed Snark?

Snark: I'm driving out to Boonieville High to watch the chess team practice. Chump, you still there?

Chump: As I was saying, when OU wins the nat'l championship in 2011 how can you pick against them in 2012. Where you at Dim?

Dim: I'm at one of my favorite places...(voice cuts out).

Where are this week's picks?

When did that start? We folks in outposts such as Seattle have a bit of difficulty with home delivery, seems they can't hit our porch over a couple of mountain ranges and bodies of water.

Haven't taken complete leave of my senses yet, the picks weren't on the web when I checked Friday, they are there now...thanks for the entertainment.