Team Pansy
11/19/2009 4:18:05 PM

In case you might not have noticed, most sports are being played by a bunch of spoiled brats and bad actors.

Intense effort is oftentimes directly related to money or personal glory.

The overall image projected by athletes is one of selfishness.

The most recent example of the softening of America could involve the state of the football coach and program at Kansas, could, because all is alleged and rumored so far.

According to reports, some KU football players had their feelings hurt by the coach.

Sad feelings, bruised egos, tender mercies -- this explains how the KU basketball team was able beat the daylights out of the football team in a pre-season rumble.

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Will Somebody Please Man up
11/16/2009 2:36:00 PM

It's time for some important weekday updates.

OU.

A hot rumor is Stoops to Notre Dame. With all due respect, why would ND want Stoops? Since the linebacker made the great interception some ten lengthening years ago at the Aggies, not much actual greatness has transpired.

What about the future at OU? Having average players back is not necessarily a good sign. The quarterback spot should be open to competition. You open the juco gate too wide, keep the Crime Scene tape handy. Despite what Al and Deal and other male cheerleaders think, it is doubtful OU competes for the big title anytime soon.

OSU.

Is Gundy serious?

In the bowl game, trailing, oh, by around 50, he leaves Robinson in and runs him, and he is injured.

Versus Tech, late, when a field goal is heaven, and with two of the best runners in the Big 12 in the backfield, Gundy calls for a naked roll-out by the quarterback. For no reason whatsoever. The quarterback is almost hospitalized. Anybody interested in having your quarterback run on a regular basis needs to view this terrifying collision.

We had fogotten how excellent runner Hunter is. Defender Cox is the best player in the state. How on earth did OSU lose to the Houston jokers?

TU.

Anybody thinking about playing Sunday night should rush to have his or her head checked.

The TV cash collected probably isn't worth the ticket bread lost, or future benefits risked.

The Hooterville Cam was in full use. That's where so few people are in the stands, backgrounds are blurred on punts and passes.

It's hard for mid-majors to retain depth. If you don't specialize on offense, you're at risk.

THE SECRET GAME

TU went to OU last week for a practice hoop game/scrimmage. Somebody sent us a whispered rumor that OU won by a few points, around five or so.

OU-OSU

On a neutral field, OSU would be favored three.

In Norman, it will probably be OU by four to seven.

THE NEW ENGLAND COACH WAS RIGHT

Going for it on fourth and two on the 28 was the right thing to do. Because it either worked (bad spot), or missed an inch or two.

You punt 40 yards from the 30, somebody runs it back five, Indy is almost on its own 40 anyhow.

Dumb as pass interference is, the punt distance can be made up with a foul call, or a simple pass, in ten seconds.

Sixty yards to go, 30 yards, who cares, you stop them or you don't.

NE went for the win.

That attitude will pay off in the long run.

WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE MAN UP

We're so sick of this rinky-dinky-doinky-diddly spread offense.

Can't anybody line up and run the stinking football like Knute and Bud and Lombardi intended?

Stanford did versus the USC pansies. No spread. Line up, block, hand off, crush them like bugs.

The best call of the season was Stanford going for a two-point conversion leading late something like 48-20. Hey Petey, your practices aren't the only things open. So is your rotten D.

One bowl bowl projection has the Overpaid Coaches Bowl, OU versus USC in the Sun.

Early prediction: USC 6, OU 5.

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Game change on Picker contest
11/11/2009 4:49:43 PM

The Monday night game is Baltimore Ravens (-10 1/2) at Cleveland Browns. Not the other way around. The game picks page has been updated.

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Hey Coach, Loan Me Twenty
11/10/2009 2:50:08 PM

According to USA Today today (Tuesday), the OU football coaching staff is the highest paid in the country!

Let that waft around you and sink in.

Stoops makes about $1.98 less than USC media charmer Carroll, who earns $4.4 million.

Imagine earning more than four million per year and then having the gall to be snippy with the press.

Concerning OU's staff being the nation's highest paid, here's a question.

Why?

This staff has never won a national championship.

Has never even won a BCS bowl.

So it's wishful thinking accounting for all the bread going out in stressful economic times. Oh. That's fine then. Go Sooners, stomp the Aggies, there's probably an incentive bonus waiting.

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