Comments on: Mack Opened Door For OU With Inexplicable Vote

By: john

john — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:42:04 +0000

Chokelahomo would not be going if tech had lost.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:50:12 +0000

Texas would still not be going to the Big 12 Championship if OU had lost!!!! It would be Tech going and Texas would still be whining they were robbed!

By: Hook Em Horndog

Hook Em Horndog — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:49:18 +0000

Just more proof how you can't spell "BCS" without "B.S.".

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:23:25 +0000

should I mean

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:22:24 +0000

Why shoud UT be ranked higher than Tech?

By: David123

David123 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:26:34 +0000

Texas fans keep forgetting that it was a three way tie. They want to forget that TTU beat them. The rules were set on how to settle it and they didn't win by those rules. They want to make up thier own rules.

By: Longhorn Rick

Longhorn Rick — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:00:20 +0000

OU will always lack the class that Texas has. Say what you want about Mack, he has integrity and class. Sure he was doing some politicking for the case that is pretty obvious, when it comes down to 2 seemingly even matched teams, the team that SHOULD get the nod is the team that beat the other, certainly on a neutral field. In today's BCS, you have to. At least he had a solid argument. What's Stoops's? "Sure we lost to them but were the hottest team today????" The only mistake we made was not whipping OU later in the season. Fine logic Sooners. Now OU fans are going to claim Texas is whining because they squeaked in. Any other conference that thinks through the scenarios (including the SEC who is packed with high talent recognizes this) would have given Texas the nod. Enjoy your time in the limelight OU, even though it is artificial and based on a technicality, not facts. Unfortunately with Sooner logic, not even a playoff would fix this since head to head wins wouldn't count.

By: harry211

harry211 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:16:31 +0000

Did a quick calculation of common opponents of Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech since all are 7-1 in the Big 12 South. Common opponents were Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma St and Texas A&M. Looking at point differential between common opponents I end up with Oklahoma first at +104, Texas Tech second at +103, and Texas third at +96. So, if you were to discard the BCS and just go with what happened in the Big 12 I'd have to agree that Oklahoma wins the Big 12 South and plays Mizzou in the title game.

By: Nick N.

Nick N. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:16:07 +0000

Where exactly is the lying? And how do you know what "very well is the case"? Are you on the BCS committee?

If so, you deserve a punch in the face just for that.

By: macklewhite

macklewhite — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:51:40 +0000

It's disingenuous to frame this column in a manner that suggests Brown's vote was the decisive factor in why Texas didn't come out with the lead in the BCS. You know very well this is not the case.

If you wish to make ONLY the argument that he cost his team a tie for #2 with the Sooners in the USA Today poll, fine; that much is plainly true. But that's not what you're doing; your extending the degree of his fault to keeping his team out of Kansas City next weekend.

There's no reason to lie to make your points — not if you're a decent writer.