Kid, sorry about the hi-jack but I couldn't resist jerking the chain of some of the Cowpoke faithful. They were all lined up north of the river waiting to pounce on the Sooner faithful. But, alas (and as usual) they'll have to wait until next year. It is a testament to college athletics that they do have the minor sports to fall back on in order to achieve excellence in some areas and it would be nice if any of them besides basketball and in a few cases, wrestling, could pay their own way.
Vinnie Y's bunch was a hell of a team no doubt. Unlike many Shortrack fans, those of us who are used to looking at college football from a national viewpoint and who have historically from the '50's onward scheduled nationally prominent programs, we have no problem giving credit where credit is due. We appreciate excellence, just not silly chest thumping with no hardware to back it up. Now, you guys can harp about the Arkansas States, Utah States, North Texas States all you want, but there has always been a Notre Dame, Army (back in the day), Ohio State, Pittsburgh (remember Scott Hill's projectile decimation of Tony Dorsett?), USC, West Virginia, UCLA, Oregon, Washington...the list goes on and on...on the schedule. And, UT has scheduled a few - a damn FEW - though they have backed off in recent years. You guys ought to get out of the house more and realize why the SW Conference (aka "The Texas League") died a slow and painful death - inbreeding from an opponent standpoint. Other national teams go to the rest of the country while UT and the SWC waited for the country to come to Texas - not exactly a recipe for success and recognition since the SWC is no more. It used to be cool to go to Owen Field and see all of the pennants of schools OU played ringing the stadium. Unfortunately, I suppose in the name of uniformity or whatever, they have all been replaced by crimson and cream ones.
cptJ - does the name Hart Lee Dikes ring a bell --- heh heh heh --- ol' Pat J really did you guys a favor with that one. At least Hermann Eban was literate even though he could only run the 100 in a day and a half. God Bless Phil Cutchin! Don't take it so hard, the 'Pokes are a distant second and you guys just need to continue to build on your tradition of Not Quite Ready.