ANY TEAM RATED FOR ANYTHING THAN JUST A FUN
THING TO TALK ABOUT FOR FANS ( OR MAYBE THE
BOOKIES) IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE SEASON WHEN THEY NORMALLY PLAY NONCONFERENCE GAMES AGAINST
TEAMS THAT ARE VASTLY OVERMATCHED IS JUST AN
EXERCISE IN NONSENSE.

UNTIL A TEAM HAS PLAYED A MINIMUM OF 6 GAMES
INCLUDING AT LEAST 2 LEAGUE GAMES AND AT LEAST
2 ON THE ROAD IN A HOSTILE EVNIORMENT, WHO CAN
SAY HOW GOOD A TEAM REALLY IS?

SO THEY PLAY GAMES IN SEPT. BUT IS ANY GOOD TEAM AIMING FOR THE "NATIONAL CHAPIONSHIP" REALLY GOING TO TAKE ANY RISKS AT THAT TIME,
ESPECIALLY ON NON CONFERENCE GAMES.

THEY ARE MORE LIKE WHAT THE NFL CALLS PRE SEASON GAMES THAT GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TRY OUT
DIFFERENT THINGS AND USE DIFFERENT PEOPLE BUT THEY ARE REALLY IRRELEVANT ONCE THE SEASON STARTS.

OU OVERARATED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR?

DEFINITELY ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS BIG POWERS IN THE SEC, OHIO STATE, MICHIGAN, NOTRE DAME,
USC, TEXAS, AND A HALF DOZEN MORE THAT WILL
ALMOST ALWAYS MAKE UP THE TOP 10-15 SPORTS IN THE POLLS THROUGH SEPT.

IT IS FUN FOR FANS AND ALUMNI BUT IN THE END IS
NOTHING MORE THAN RELYING ON WHERE THE TEAMS
FINISHED IN LAST YEAR´S POLL ( OR EVEN THE
RANKING OF THE FRESHMEN RECRUITING CLASS).

LIKE THE NFL AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, YOU CAN
SKIP A BIG PART OF THE SEASON AND ONLY WATCH THE
LAST MONTH IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHO IS REALLY GOD AAND WHO SHOULD BE RATED AT THE TOP ( OR RATED
AT ALL).

Hey Picker, I know this is off topic, but can you talk some trash about Herm Edwards and the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff in next Thursday's picks column? They sure are terrible aren't they? Run, run, pass, punt? Please!!!
BTW, I absolutely love your column every week, have been reading since I was young. I take it the way it is meant to be and LMAO every time I read it. I always wish that it was longer.
The great thing about it is the mystery of who is behind it and I think that I would be disappointed if I knew the identity of the Great Picker.
Keep up the great work.

In your first Picker article of the season you asked the question "Does Mack Brown own Bob Stoops?" Bob Stoops has won 6 of the last 8 over Mack. Who owns who?

When you get your foot out of your mouth it will be easier for you to talk sense.
For example: This OU/Stoops bashing agenda is getting a bit tiresome. Got anything else? Guess not.
Just because you think a game is a Big Game, doesn't mean it actually is.
The 2007 OU/Texas Game was MUCH bigger than the Fiesta Bowl. OU won the OU/Texas Game. Big Game. Talk about it much?? NO. But you talk a lot about the Boise St. game. Your OU/Stoops bashing agenda is really getting old.

What about TU's melt down vs. UTEP?? OSU's horrible choke at TA&M???

You really are an OSU/T-Bone Pickens and TU Homer - much like you accuse others of being an OU homer.
It's OK, World Picker, you are where you belong-in the bush league.

World Picker: aka TU Homeric

We heard it from you first:
OU QB will get nervous in RR Shootout
Score: Sam Bradford 1; World Homeric 0
OU is overrated every year--
but, homer, by who(m) and when???? Pre-season?
2000 for example, pre- season OU-19; end of season OU-1. Is this an example of being 'overrated every year'?
Pre-season rankings mean nothing. Rankings change as more games are played. Even a homeric like you can understand that-else you could place all your puny teaser card bets for the entire season on Labor Day...Chump.
You might want to put a filter between your brain and your mouth. You say some real silly stuff - even for a TU homer.

Stoop's teams have only once met or exceeded the pre season rankings. The BCS championship year. All other years his teams have finished lower. By the way, why is The University of Oklahoma called OU? Shouldn't it be UO as The University of Texas is UT?