Poor Mack Brown. Yeah, he beat my Sooners fair and square (way back in October). Now he’s spent the last few days crying like a baby because the BCS ranked us ahead of them. I understand where he’s coming from, and would probably be just as upset if the shoe was on the other foot, but come on. Enough already. The Horns aren’t the best team in the nation. We are. Since the Red River Shootout, the Sooners have completely dominated everyone we’ve faced, while the horns have struggled and lost. To hear the sports writers tell it, Texas whipped the mighty Aggies, while Oklahoma won a game against the Cowboys. There’s only one problem with that story. A&M sucks! To be boastful about defeating a shitty team is like bragging about the ability to tie your own shoes. The way I see it, we’ve spent the last two weeks beating both the team that beat Texas, and the team they only beat by four points at home. Both Tech and OSU were ranked at 2 and 12 respectively. And we beat the hell out of both of them.
Now I have a few questions for Coach Brown. If he’s so outraged about being ranked behind OU, why hasn’t he pointed out that, using his formula, he should be behind Texas Tech? Oh yeah, "neutral field," I forgot. Why? Because it’s Bullshit! Both teams have played in the Cotton Bowl every year for so many years, it’s almost like a home game. For both teams. Plus, Stillwater is just about the most hostile environment a Sooner could ever enter. And we beat them by 3 touchdowns. (Yes, Helpy Helperton, it was 20 points; 3TD’s to beat us ;-)
Here’s another: In spite of the Horn’s dominance over A&M, why is Florida still behind them after pounding Florida State? The Seminoles are ranked, after all. Besides, number 3 is a pretty good place to be, especially since #’s 2 and 4 are the best teams in the nation. Yeah, I said it. The Gators will beat ‘Bama. And my Sooners will beat them.
And third: C’mon Coach. We all knew that a 3-way tie was going to end with someone moving on and two teams getting the short end of the stick. Each team knew that losing a game took away their ability to control their own destiny. So why not just accept things as they are (he’s not going to change anything anyway), and just move on? I’ve had a lot of respect for Coach Brown so far, because he has always seemed like a class act. Now he’s telling me otherwise. And I hate it.
