Fanblogs.com: Horns Adopt New Battle Cry: Remember the Asterisk!
gatorhippy
· 8 months ago
h*
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 8 months ago
h**
shiguy
· 8 months ago
h^(3*) cubed for you math challenged people. or better yet 3sqrt(*) = h
gatorhippy
· 7 months ago
I find math offensive in the way that some view pornography as offensive...
So I am absolutely grossed out by that...
;-]
Clemson_Joe
· 8 months ago
Great piece, Ron and Kevin. Instant classic.
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
Congrat's to Old Miss, National Champions *
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
with 4 losses? BU almost beat TTech thats a 4-8 team victory chains do not apply to Utah
Jason
· 8 months ago
Well Ole Miss did beat Florida, so Texas logic says they are the National Champions* right?
Hotty_Toddy
· 8 months ago
Ole Miss 31 National Champs 30
Sorry couldn't help it.
And its OLE, not old.
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 8 months ago
*
WarEagleFan
· 8 months ago
Yes Auburn gave out rings after a undefeated season but the university does not claim a title in that year. This is a new low for a program,claiming something that they didn't earn, that is suppose to be a top tier team.
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 8 months ago
I love it how that on this site, Auburn is the poster child for title embellishment.
WarEagleFan
· 8 months ago
At least with our * we actully won the MNC. But who cares about the facts?
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 8 months ago
The key to bootstrapping these MNCs is to wait a few decades when nobody is watching. But based on Auburn declining to use the University of Alabama Method for Title Declaration (UAMTD) in the past on 6 other alleged titles, I'd say that we probably won't. Which allows us to take the moral high ground with everybody save Kevin Donahue...
Kevin @ Fanblogs
· 8 months ago
The Auburn 2004 Championship Rings are genius.
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
Yes Sports fans The Longhorns were the B-XII champs-This is not the first time that two teams that Texas beat soundly during the regular season were in the so-called champ game. Texas- Big XII Champs Oklahoma Big XII Chumps Hookem-Horns
OU_Fan
· 8 months ago
OK. Quit whining.
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
Hey OU Fan thanks for the reply-I aint whinning-I'm happy and Texas has a great football program-just hope yall aint jealous or something 12-1 and bowl winners Are you still in Deuchland? My nephew is back from Afganistan and is in Cali for now God Bless our Troops
It was Spring Practice and they were just firing up the troops. The asterisk will be replaced with ( 45-35 ).
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
Sounds more like Mack didn't know where his ass*terisk was...
Ramblin' Gator
· 8 months ago
Considering Georgia Tech's 1990 NCAA Football Championship*, who am I to throw stones?
grover
· 8 months ago
Georgia Tech 1990 was legit, awarded by UPI as I recall. Throw stones at Texas all you want.
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 8 months ago
Absolutely. A split title between AP and UPI was totally legit...
Regan
· 8 months ago
Keep whining, Longhorn fans...whine, instead of petitioning the Big 12 to adopt the SEC 3-way tiebreaker rule which drops the lowest team and compares the top two...
Deal with your loss to TXT with class, or expect no love from the rest of the country come Harris Poll time... :)
Tom22
· 8 months ago
I will keep shaking my head about how they handled that tie for years to come. No question that T T was out of the 3 way (last second win at home, blow out loss) and Texas won by 10 points on neutral ground... not some sort of "either team could have won it" head to head win.
If the same thing happened to my team I don't even know that I'd bother with the asterisk, I'd claim it outright! I don't think the Texas fans should get over it , ever.
But the athletic department sort-of does need to tow the league line ...
OU_Fan
· 8 months ago
Last second losses, blowouts, and losses that occured on neutral fields still equal losses. There is absolutely no way to justify a loss. An L is an L. And Texas Tech deserved to be in the three way tie business.
Tyler_Tech
· 8 months ago
Yeah no question we should not have been included. Give me a break. Same old argument. In a 3 way tie you end up arguing yourself in a circle. If they wanted to take the top 2 ranked BCS teams then do a head to head that might be more fair, but that is not how the rules are.
NMLSooner
· 8 months ago
Who delivered the blowout to Texas Tech? OKLAHOMA!!! So according to your logic Oklahoma eliminated themselves by destroying the team that beat Texas. You can't use head to head for a three way tie, and the SEC's tiebreaker is no better than the Big XII's, just different.
Tom22
· 8 months ago
OK: Blow out win (+) at home(-) vs solid loss(=) on neutral ground(=). net plus and minus = 1-1 record, no modifiers Texas: Solid win(=) on neutral ground(=) vs last second loss(+) away(+). net plus and minus +2 1 -1 record (plus 2 modifiers) T Tech Last second win (-) at home (- ) vs blow out loss (-) away (+) net plus and minus -2 (minus net 2 modifiers)
There, I proved my math ! (smile) Its not all even in my book.
But the pollsters liked the way Oklahoma would run up the score in games that had already been decided. That sort of strutting doesn't help you when you play an evenly matched team . (taunt (smile) )
Seriously, didn't you all come out of the Texas Tech Texas game thinking that the two teams were about equal? Could you say the same after the Texas Ok game or the Ok- Texas tech game?
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
You should send that formula to Mack so he wouldn't have to hire a BCS guru to explain to his team why they were left out of the CCG is because of his OOC games......BTW, could possibly keep him at home this year also...cupcakes..again
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
Last year - no cupcake schedule- all Div 1-A including a SEC team Arkansas and Texas Bowl winners Rice. This year UCF and Wyoming OU has a tougher schedule with BYU and Miami BTW Ron be glad you got Baylor at home this year Sicem-Bears
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
You're right TC, they were all Div 1 teams, but Cincy and TCU were all rated higher and tougher teams than Rice and Arkansas..........and this year's Texas OOC's are actually worse tha last year.......if it's another tie, you can bet that will play into the BCS ranking...just saying..
NMLSooner
· 8 months ago
I don't know about that math but... I didn't feel like the teams were unevenly matched. I'm sure there is some bias in that. Oklahoma's horrible kick coverage gave life to a Texas team that OU seemed to be taking control of. (Look at the coverag, for some reason a coverage guy darts out of his lane at about the 50. Shipley runs right where he was supposed to be. puzzling.)Also, middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds went out. Texas was averaging 4.8 yards per play with him in the game, 8.4 when he went out. His replacement looked lost. There was what appeared to be an interception that would have ended a Texas touchdown drive. I don't think it was some sort of obvious romp. I do take exception to your claim and others claim that OU ran up the score. I watched every play of every game they had. Many of those late touchdown came on a simple handoff on a stretch play. They were not 50-yard bombs with 45 seconds left.
Tom22
· 8 months ago
Good points and fair enough. Big 12 fans probably have a better take on it than outsiders anyway.
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
NML Sooner enjoyed reading post=The RRS game is the biggest IMO and was a very evenly matched hard fought game. Shipley is a pretty fast return man and he will be back next season. Hookem-Horns
NMLSooner
· 8 months ago
It is a great game I hope someday I can go see it live. I hope I can go see any OU game live since 20 years has past since the last and only time I have seen them in person. Shipley is very good and if Colt would have won the Heisman I'd have been fine with that. Too many classy guys on both sides, it's getting harder to hate: ) But like any true Sooner fan I'll find some reason! Boomer Sooner!
Tyler_Tech
· 8 months ago
Shipley is now officially a professional college athlete. Can't say I blame him though, I would be living it up to. :)
Bevo_Boy
· 8 months ago
I want to agree with that math, but I can't. Texas had the lead and a chance to secure the win, but they didn't. You are giving Texas an a positive score because it was a "good loss," and that's the problem I have with your math. Granted, I think OU got in because they blew out opponents and lost early in the year. I still think Texas should've gotten in (don't both saying it's the head to head tie breaker can't work with 3 teams, I've heard that enough, and still don't understand how that means OU wins, but I'll save that tyrade for later).
Also, I don't think that missed tackle on Crabtree is what lost Texas the game. They still would have at least attempted a FG and I think even the TTech kicker could've made that one. The more crucial play was Blake Gideon's dropped int.
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
BB I've seen a whole lot of Texas games that were down to the wire- real close and somehow Texas pulled out the win- This one went the other way-Also the team looked flat- couldn't get in rhythm- dropped int's, missed tackles- even Shipley dropped a pass. You win as a team and lose as a team- you gotta take the whole game and not just the few last seconds- those two freshman DB's have seen those haunting highlights repeatedly-wasn't the missed tackle the Pontiac game changing moment for the year-shoot- Texas lost the game & for Texas they still had a terrific season and won their Bowl another close one- thought ole Mack Daddy was going to have the big one-LOL Hookem-Horns P.S. The dropped INT was the big one that woulda sealed the victory
Jason
· 8 months ago
The travesty isn't that Oklahoma played for the Big 12 Championship, its that Mizzou played for it. The 3 best teams in the conference where in the Big 12 South.
The Big 12 Championship game would have been a bit more exciting if it had been a rematch of OU and Texas.
Regan
· 8 months ago
I agree, Tom22. IMHO, Texas did get hosed by the way the tiebreaker worked.
However, I am very much a 'you knew the rules when you went in' kinda guy. Even my Hurricanes got bit by this in 2000 when FSU played OU for the NC.
Should TEX have gone to the Big 12 championship? IMHO - Yes. Personally, I think they were the best team in the Big 12 South last year.
However, that isn't the way the world works.
Also...did anyone notice that TEX would have had to win the Big 12 CCG? Or do we all just "know" they would have won?
I know they beat MIZZ by 25 in the regular season, but claiming a Conf Championship with the assumption of a win?
Wow...
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
Regan Texas clobbered Missu-beat the H outa them,they also lost to KU and OK st Texas beat both of them too. No assumption needed-Texas totally dominated Missu-check the highlights or stats
I know the fallacy of the victory chain and all but...
UNDEFEATED!
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
Ben, without a doubt, Utah deserves a double **
TampaGator
· 8 months ago
UNDEFEATED!*
(Alright Ben....now you definately can't argue that my "*" is off topic...).
GO GATORS!!
Ben Prather
· 8 months ago
University of Florida, 2008 National Champions*
* Lost to Ole Miss 30-31 and played Alabama 3 points closer than an undefeated Utah team. The most controvesial national champion since BYU in 1984.
Ramblin' Gator
· 8 months ago
Colorado University, 1990 NCAA Football Champs*
*Lost to Illiinois, Tied by Tennessee, and defeated Missouri thanks to a "5th down" touchdown. Awarded the AP title after defeating Notre Dame 10-9 in a controversial Orange Bowl. UPI title awarded to Georgia Tech with 11-0-1 record and no 5th down touchdowns.
Ben sez UF in 2008 was...
The most controvesial national champion since BYU in 1984.
Nope, not even close.
If losing one game makes a champion "controversial" then please let the Gators be "controversial" every year.
Regan
· 8 months ago
Wow. Well said...
1Tomcat
· 8 months ago
Yes Ben
Utah is at the top of all victory chains
U.of S.C.1978
· 8 months ago
The asterisk wasn't quite as tough, as the Alamo.
WarEagleFan
· 8 months ago
I can hear it now " REMEMBER THE ASTERISK"
Tyler_Tech
· 8 months ago
I think the * actually says below it "BIG XII CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY LOCATED IN NORMAN, OK."
NMLSooner
· 8 months ago
I seem to remember some Longhorn fans saying they could care less about conference titles. Guess they do care.
OU_Ron
· 8 months ago
Bob Stoops "It doesn’t matter to me at all. I know there isn't one [an asterisk] on ours. I know where the trophy is." Enough said....
All Comments
3sqrt(*) = h
So I am absolutely grossed out by that...
;-]
victory chains do not apply to Utah
National Champs 30
Sorry couldn't help it.
And its OLE, not old.
Texas- Big XII Champs
Oklahoma Big XII Chumps
Hookem-Horns
Are you still in Deuchland?
My nephew is back from Afganistan and is in Cali for now
God Bless our Troops
The asterisk will be replaced with ( 45-35 ).
Deal with your loss to TXT with class, or expect no love from the rest of the country come Harris Poll time... :)
If the same thing happened to my team I don't even know that I'd bother with the asterisk, I'd claim it outright! I don't think the Texas fans should get over it , ever.
But the athletic department sort-of does need to tow the league line ...
net plus and minus = 1-1 record, no modifiers
Texas: Solid win(=) on neutral ground(=) vs last second loss(+) away(+).
net plus and minus +2 1 -1 record (plus 2 modifiers)
T Tech Last second win (-) at home (- ) vs blow out loss (-) away (+)
net plus and minus -2 (minus net 2 modifiers)
There, I proved my math ! (smile) Its not all even in my book.
But the pollsters liked the way Oklahoma would run up the score in games that had already been decided. That sort of strutting doesn't help you when you play an evenly matched team . (taunt (smile) )
Seriously, didn't you all come out of the Texas Tech Texas game thinking that the two teams were about equal? Could you say the same after the Texas Ok game or the Ok- Texas tech game?
This year UCF and Wyoming
OU has a tougher schedule with BYU and Miami
BTW Ron be glad you got Baylor at home this year
Sicem-Bears
I do take exception to your claim and others claim that OU ran up the score. I watched every play of every game they had. Many of those late touchdown came on a simple handoff on a stretch play. They were not 50-yard bombs with 45 seconds left.
Hookem-Horns
But like any true Sooner fan I'll find some reason!
Boomer Sooner!
Also, I don't think that missed tackle on Crabtree is what lost Texas the game. They still would have at least attempted a FG and I think even the TTech kicker could've made that one. The more crucial play was Blake Gideon's dropped int.
Hookem-Horns
P.S. The dropped INT was the big one that woulda sealed the victory
The Big 12 Championship game would have been a bit more exciting if it had been a rematch of OU and Texas.
However, I am very much a 'you knew the rules when you went in' kinda guy. Even my Hurricanes got bit by this in 2000 when FSU played OU for the NC.
Should TEX have gone to the Big 12 championship? IMHO - Yes. Personally, I think they were the best team in the Big 12 South last year.
However, that isn't the way the world works.
Also...did anyone notice that TEX would have had to win the Big 12 CCG? Or do we all just "know" they would have won?
I know they beat MIZZ by 25 in the regular season, but claiming a Conf Championship with the assumption of a win?
Wow...
No assumption needed-Texas totally dominated Missu-check the highlights or stats
http://newsok.com/texas-removes-2008/article/33...
I know the fallacy of the victory chain and all but...
UNDEFEATED!
(Alright Ben....now you definately can't argue that my "*" is off topic...).
GO GATORS!!
* Lost to Ole Miss 30-31 and played Alabama 3 points closer than an undefeated Utah team. The most controvesial national champion since BYU in 1984.
*Lost to Illiinois, Tied by Tennessee, and defeated Missouri thanks to a "5th down" touchdown. Awarded the AP title after defeating Notre Dame 10-9 in a controversial Orange Bowl. UPI title awarded to Georgia Tech with 11-0-1 record and no 5th down touchdowns.
Ben sez UF in 2008 was...
The most controvesial national champion since BYU in 1984.
Nope, not even close.
If losing one game makes a champion "controversial" then please let the Gators be "controversial" every year.
Utah is at the top of all victory chains
Enough said....