Comments on: Oklahoma defense works around injuries

By: Pete Storseth

Pete Storseth — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:49:14 +0000

I will simply disregard Sally the fluke and Texas Born dumb.

This article does scare me a little. Everything stacked up between these two teams is leveling them out at an even matchup.
Truthfully, both offenses are stellar. It will be up to the defense to win the game. OU does suffer from three key injuries, and Tech is budding on a strong defense of several Okie natives (who hopefully won’t be so effected by the crowds on Sat.)
The thing that worries me is the turnover rate.
We need to force TO’s and protect the ball in order to win this game.
From Norman, its downhill. After OU, we have a Baylor rivalry game and the Big 12 game vs. Missouri. I have faith in these games that Tech will make it to NC. TTU vs FLA

GUNS UP

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By: Raider in Florida

Raider in Florida — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:19:37 +0000

Texas Born… good point regarding VY… but, who would’ve won that game against SC? Take Tebow out of the Florida mix and you could make an argument where would UF be right now.
Take Colt away from UT, same result. But, UF also has a dangerous threat in Demps and Rainey, including a defense that has won a few games thus far. I do agree if TTU doesn’t have #6…. well, you know, same scenerio.

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By: Texas Born

Texas Born — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:55:57 +0000

Hey Jim, I guess Vince Young was the only one playing that year for Texas?

I’d like to see Tech play without Harrell. I believe you would be at the bottom half of the division along with A & M.

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By: Raider in Florida

Raider in Florida — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:08:08 +0000

Devin… I do think UF is that good of a football team, even though they did lose to ‘Ole Miss early, but at this point UF is probably playing as well as anybody, including yours truly… TTU. Last year, Tebow’s stats obviously won him the Heisman… This year??? I wouldn’t count him out, but in comparison to Graham or Colt’s #’s, he’s not up to their level. Winning the SEC and playing for the Crystal is what drives Tim T.
I would also predict Graham, Michael, Colt and Sam are thinking of the same scenerio…Win the Conference, win the Nat’l Championship, etc…
The SEC is still a strong and competitive conference. Everyone sorta beats up on each other, just like the Big XII, then the winner limps into the Sugar or BCS Title Game. ‘Bama is still ranked #1 in the BCS, but I think you’ll really see how good UF is come Dec 6th. People in these parts have seen what the tandem of Harrell and Crabtree can do… remember last years Gator Bowl? I was there and so were a few Gator straglers.
Best case scenerio for Tebow… play TTU in Miami, ‘cuz that may be the only hardware, besides the SEC stuff, that he’ll possibly get.
Best case for Graham…. continue to play like he has for 12+ games… and he’ll probably have a lotta hardware to shelve.

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By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:09:37 +0000

Oops! nationship = national championship. (Thanks, Mr, Britton, for this fixing scheme since a post cannot be edited. And thanks for your boy Eddie. His tough play has been big in the Raiders’ run this year. I’d like to see him get about 3 more TDs at OU. Run, Eddie, run! Block, Eddie, block!)

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By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:03:45 +0000

Sally, didn’t Vince Young score on miraculous plays at the end of the UT-USC game? If that type of play does not count, that erases a UT nationship trophy. Anyway, that was not a UT championship, it was a Vince Young championship.

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By: Texas Born

Texas Born — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:58:42 +0000

Tech ba,

Enjoy your year, next year you’ll be rebuilding and we’ll be reloading, as we do every year.

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By: James

James — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:57:31 +0000

Yeah if we lose this weekend and OU wins out, I think we would probably head to the Cotton Bowl, the fiesta can choose between texas and tech and it doesn’t matter who is ranked higher as long as your in the top 12

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By: Tech ba

Tech ba — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:09:31 +0000

Some of you Texas fans are dignified, and some not. What makes it so much fun for me for us to beat you is your disgust at being beat by “lowly Tech”. I go back to the Darrell Royal days when he drug all of us through the mud.

Face it Texas, you’re not the ‘high & mighty’ all the time. It’s very tough league and almost a toss up who might come out on top each year.

If we should beat OU, I’ll bet there will not be cars damaged in Norman with Tech markings. We have friends in Austin whose cars have been keyed &/or windows broken with Tech stickers. That’s not part of the game.

I don’t hate UT, but good luck Aggies; and by all means, guns up Raiders. As the song goes, some of us “were Raiders when Raider wasn’t cool.”
Go Raiders.

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By: Texas Born

Texas Born — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:15:51 +0000

Texas is in a better position to play for the National Championship Game right now then they are for the big 12 championship.

Tech wins out then there is no disputing who goes but if they should stumble, then all bets are off.

It’s better to lose early then late in the season. If OU beats Tech and OKie State then they would leapfrog Texas and play for the National Championship, it’s not a fact, but a prediction.

I honestly think that Texas will go and play a BCS game, I pray for National Championship but it looks like a BCS game, Fiesta.

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