re: Bob Stoops Butthurt

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Florida won two in three. LSU won two with two different coaches. Bama has lost a few games, and needed some luck to get there. The narrative that the SEC dominance is solely Crimson Tide dick riding is a fallacy. Plenty of SEC teams are capable of winning the natty. There were 6 SEC teams I think would have rocked Notre Dame.

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I see your point, but you're going back 10 years for some of those games. 10 years ago Bama wasn't on OU's level, and we've seen how quickly that's flipped. I'm not saying the SEC dominance has been a Tide dick riding, but I do think Bama is in another class as of now. Yes, they've been lucky, but every champion is lucky. LSU won both in their backyard and had 2 losses in 2007. Florida could have been left out in 2006 (not saying they should have been, but y'all remember everyone clamoring for OSU-Mich Part II), and I still think OU should have won in 08 (obviously Gator fans will disagree).

I don't think you can overestimate how well Saban prepares his team. I do agree that ND would have lost to A&M, but the other SEC teams' bowl games didn't make me believe that they would have dominated ND like Bama did.

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I figured once aTm jumped, then that kind of broke the yoke that tied the Texas schools together.

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The reason we were able to leave is that DeLoss Dodds wanted to downplay the importance of our leave, so he publicly stated that the Big 12 is stable without A&M. This called off Baylor's lawyers from suing us. There will be hell if the tsips go back on their word and leave Baylor with a half-constructed stadium and no one to fill it

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Yep.

The 13-year Grant of Rights is the new yoke. As its expiration nears, Baylor, Tech, and NOW TCU will start lobbying the State Leg. to do cut funding, etc. and threaten lawsuits. Most likely, the Big Twatever will renew their Grant of Rights well before the Grant expires.

There is NO WAY the longhorns are getting away from the left-behinds without a BLOODY FIGHT. And Gradual_Stroke nailed it. The Institutionalized Arrogance of the motherfricking longhorns didn't break the yoke. They (led by Deloss Dodds) simply were too fricking self-important, stupid, and stubborn to admit that A&M was worth even a single shite on its own. Thus, it follows that if A&M is not worth hanging on to, all the dingleberries must cling to the all-powerful longhorns.

Those poor, stupid fricks. They are 10 times more arrogant than smart. What a bunch of arse-licking dildos.

They were slinging mud and screaming about how worthless A&M was, while our admin was agreeing and preaching that U of H and another "worthy" replacement could keep the conference viable, and that Baylor, the longhorns, et al, should "allow" our "sorry, worthless asses" to depart in humility.

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Poooooooor loooooooonghooooooooorns.

Let the motherfricker burn.

If you knew Texas politics, you might be less surprised. Mack essentially has tenure at Texas. The fans we hear from that are unhappy are a tiny drop in the ocean of complacent, low football iq tsips who support Mack because they don't know any better.

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Still hold the record for longest winning streak. What is it 46 games? That is unreal. I don't care who you play, it's tough to win 46 games PERIOD.
Can't wait till we play yall in a few years.

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Ahem, 47. But who's counting? We also have another one that's over 30. And I also cannot wait for our series, it'd be a shame if it was at that corporate abortion known as Jerryworld. I was there for the Cotton Bowl, and I spent half of that massacre watching the Jumbotron, which I could have done at home (with an OFF button, too). I've never been to Death Valley, and I hope I can make it there. We also have series against Tennessee (would love to see Neyland), Ohio State, and Nebraska coming up. You can say we choke, but you can't say we're scared to schedule big names.

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but you're going back 10 years for some of those games. 10 years ago Bama wasn't on OU's level

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and 10 years ago Oklahoma wasn't on LSU's level. You're proving our point

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TeLeFaWx

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Bama has lost a few games, and needed some luck to get there. The narrative that the SEC dominance is solely Crimson Tide dick riding is a fallacy.

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You're usually a pretty big tool on here but I agree totally. What Stoops and this extremely biased author and his ilk may mention but basically gloss over is the absolute supremecy of the whole top tier of the SEC compared to that of the other conferences. 4 different SEC schools have won NC's the last 7 years. 4 different schools over a 4 year stretch ending in '10. That is phenomenal parity at the top, unmatched anywhere else in the country. Add 5 more SEC schools who have one at some point. Only two of the 2012 Big 12 schools have won an NC. Ever. This vast gulf plays a large role in the relative lack of success for the SEC schools without the resources (or desire) to compete at that level.

The thing of it is this. As the "Tide Rises" it brings all the other schools up with it. Vandy is forced to try harder. State is forced to try harder. Ole Miss is forced to try harder so on and so forth. It's a functional relationship with proceeds going to benefit all. The Big12 is like the bipolar chick that is on her 4th husband. Texas is a cancer and every other school does what they tell them to. Texas is toxic and has destroyed a once strong conference. The fact that as soon as aTm bolted they exploded with success is evidence that the SEC is just a better model for the shared success of the conference. SEC football has turned into a multi billion dollar industry when all is said and done. It is what the nation wants to see on Saturdays. No one gives a flying frick about USC and Oregon and Texas and OU any more.

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and 10 years ago Oklahoma wasn't on LSU's level. You're proving our point

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I mentioned Bama 10 years ago to point out that talking about games from a decade ago doesn't have any bearing on who's "ahead of everyone else" right now. IMO, Bama is on another level right now. That doesn't mean that someone like LSU or UGA can't jump up there and take their spot soon. We'll just have to wait and see what happens, that's why college football is second to none.

As for us not being on your level in 03, I thought we looked pretty even considering we played in NOLA and our QB had two bum knees he was hobbling around on. Perhaps you saw it differently.

Hell if I can remember. That was well before my time. Either way it isn't easy to win 47 straight games.