PatrickL Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 World Picks: Letter to Auburn: May we suggest banning Big 12 champ? By Tulsa World Picker 1/6/2005 Dear Auburn: First of all, we'd like to congratulate you on having Les Miles in your conference. LSU hired him because he played OU close! Hoo-boy, talk about an over-reaction. Anyway, this is what's going on around here. Bob Stoops came along a half a dozen or so years ago when the OU football program was on a par with Dartmouth, and fans wanted more than anything to go to the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, home of the Museum of Sleet and a few other borderline tourist attractions. The Sooners won the national championship in 2000. Talk about a run of amazing good fortune: OU won a national title over a Florida State team that couldn't pass the hat, and ever since, the Sooners have been dominating the worst major football conference in the country. This is not the same OU program that existed in 2000, not even close. The three coaches in charge of all that was good about the offense and defense are gone. Now the offense is being run by Chuck "Third and" Long, and the Kingsford secondary, nicknamed by us after the popular brand of charcoal because everybody lights it up, appears to be coaching itself. We pick football games for this newspaper and had USC to win the Orange Bowl by more than it was favored, our point in print being: If Oklahoma State can pass at will on the Kingsford Crew, imagine what a real team could do. The electronic media around here, namely sports babble radio, is heavily staffed by homers, some of whom are even on the OU payroll, how's that for objectivity. Before the Orange Bowl, numerous members of the Sports Animal radio network were saying that many of the greatest players in Sooner history would be on the field in Miami. The lesson to be learned here is that you can not believe what homers say because, well, they're rather like blockheads. If you live in this part of the land, you can believe us, period. There is a reaction in some parts of the football world known as the "Hooterville Factor." What this implies is that anybody who beats you is a genius. So, now many people around here think USC offensive coordinator Norm Chow is the best brain in the land. Please. How smart do you have to be to say: Run straight down the field and look up? We here at the Picks are outraged by the rude and misguided criticism aimed at OU player Mark Bradley, who only fumbled a punt and didn't play quarterback or pass defense. The turning point in this game was not Bradley's fumble but was in fact when all the good assistant coaches left. So, Auburn, we'd like to express our regret that your great season was negated by OU's performance in the O-Bowl, a showing that was almost enough to make a person long for the heart of a John Blake team, and we'd like to suggest the following tweak that could fix the BCS once and for all: ban the Big 12 champ for five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 ban the Big 12 champ for five years. 645141[/snapback] That would have worked well these two past years , wouldn't of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat1 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 ban the Big 12 champ for five years. Can we change that to just banning OU. With the recruiting class Nebraska has going right now I think they'll be back on top rather soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickL Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 Can we change that to just banning OU. With the recruiting class Nebraska has going right now I think they'll be back on top rather soon. 645175[/snapback] i love the huskers. ou/texas can peace it out. i'd love to see nebraska back in the bcs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Can we change that to just banning OU. With the recruiting class Nebraska has going right now I think they'll be back on top rather soon. 645175[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWPFFL BrianW Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Too Funny. Did anyone else think of sarge, while reading it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Too Funny. Did anyone else think of sarge, while reading it? 645219[/snapback] sarge The name sounds familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Can we change that to just banning OU. With the recruiting class Nebraska has going right now I think they'll be back on top rather soon. 645175[/snapback] Once Beau Bridges, ERRRRR, Bill Callahan stops trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, Nebraska should be fine. The athletes they currently have on their roster are not meant for the WCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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