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ESPN is reporting that DeMarcus Granger is out for at least four weeks. That means he is out for the Red River Shootout. He is potentially out for the season. That sucks for Granger and OU given the way it happened, but good for the Longhorn’s chances of victory.
“I know it’s been reported that he’s done for the year. That isn’t the case yet,” Stoops said after practice. “If he gets it pinned and if that’s the option that they go with, then obviously he would be. If he doesn’t, he could be back in — who knows — maybe four, maybe five weeks, something like that.”
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Ha ha ha ha! It’s Joel Osteen’s world. You just live in it.
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admin commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 27 minutes ago
Ha ha ha ha! It’s Joel Osteen’s world. You just livesin in it.
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admin commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 27 minutes ago
Ha ha ha ha! It’s Joel Osteen’s world. You just live sin in it.
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“And I can understand the Longhorn fan thinking mighty Baylor goes all the way. After they bitch slapped the Horns three times this year, they are the basketball equivilent of the three foot long rat my wife saw in the garage.”
I actually like Baylor based on how they played Kansas and to an extent KSU.
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Ag_in_TX commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Of course not.
Here is another bold claim – all 7 Big XII teams bolt out the gate and win their first round games.
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Kevin Berger commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ag, cool, I agree with pretty much everything you say except your claim that you dictated tempo to UNM. But no biggie.
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I’ll say the same thing I did at March to March…
I love this Baylor team. They’ve got all the pieces for a run and they’re in a ridiculously underwhlemingly regional, BUT…
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Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post We talkin’ ’bout brackets 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
I’ll say the same thing I did at March to March…
I love this Baylor team. They’ve got all the pieces for a run and they’re in a ridiculously underwhlemingly regional, BUT…
It’s Baylor. They haven’t won a tournament GAME since I think 1950…now we’re expecting them to go out and win 4 in a row?
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Kevin Berger commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
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Ag in TX, have you watched them play?
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The South is a Bear of a Bracket 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Exactly, HipHop. It’s a brand recognition issue.
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Fire Bob Wetlick!
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Fire Bob Wetlick!
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Mocking Bird said:
September 17th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
The 3rd UW blocker just kind of watched the other two go to work on Grainger. I guess that’s his thing.
ponderos said:
September 17th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
All three linemen left Locker out to dry, too. Reynolds nearly caved in his chest and he was out for the rest of the half.
I wish Stoops had fucking dropped 70 on those pussies.
bighornfan32 said:
September 17th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
yeah, cause Granger’s a saint who did nothing to instigate payback.
kevwun said:
September 18th, 2008 at 5:50 am
Bitches must be kicked.
Ex-pessimist said:
September 18th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Yeah, isn’t Granger the A-hole that gave the Cincinnati quarterback the “business” when he was laying on the ground hurt a couple of weeks ago?
HenryJames said:
September 18th, 2008 at 6:29 am
Guessing at his major, he probably gave him the “sociology.”
ponderos said:
September 18th, 2008 at 6:33 am
You nailed it, HJ.
Personal
Son of Debra Granger … born Sept. 4, 1986 … his mother manages a Mexican restaurant … enjoys electronics and cars, particularly Mustangs … cousin of Indiana Pacers player Danny Granger … sociology major.
NateHeupel said:
September 18th, 2008 at 9:28 am
“Yeah, isn’t Granger the A-hole that gave the Cincinnati quarterback the “business” when he was laying on the ground hurt a couple of weeks ago?”
No.
Gene Claude said:
September 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am
So, Granger continued a play and pushed an o-lineman, who fell down. And fair retribution for that is three giants punching him?
What, if anything, has been the punishment by the Huskies/Big 10 for those shenanigans?
ponderos said:
September 18th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Not a damned thing. You would have thought hanging 55 on them in their own house would have been good punishment, but their candy-ass fans apparently appreciated the beatdown, too.
Huckleberry said:
September 18th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Good grief. One of the guys punched him. He was injured during the play by a legal football move.
Boobie Stoops said:
September 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
“I teach my team to cheap shot other players.
He didn’t hear the whistle, just like last year in the Texas game. I reward my players for cheap shots, such as an extra bonus from Big Red sports…..”
Gene Claude said:
September 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Ignoring the fact that there was a punch thrown, I’m not at all sure it was a “legal football move.”
There shall be no piling on, falling on or throwing the body on an
opponent after the ball becomes dead (A.R. 9-1-2-XII).
No player shall run into or throw himself against an opponent obviously
out of the play either before or after the ball is dead (A.R. 9-1-2-XIX and
XX).
So, Huck, if three defensive players did that to Colt after a pick, you would think it was just a good old honest legal football move, right?
HenryJames said:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Nothing happened to Granger after the ball was dead.
blon said:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
As much as I detest OU, I do not like to see anyone get hurt. And I would hope their fan base felt the same way about our players.
Redfoot said:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Did the ref laugh when calling out the original penalties?
hoju said:
September 18th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I would’ve liked to have seen some that life out of the UT O-line any of the times that Colt received cheap shots from A&M or OU the last two years. Or… (yawn), instead, let’s just overlook A&M again and loose to them like idiots.
Magic Soccer Spray said:
September 19th, 2008 at 12:00 am
“There shall be no piling on, falling on or throwing the body on an
opponent after the ball becomes dead (A.R. 9-1-2-XII).”
- THE BALL WAS DEAD
“No player shall run into or throw himself against an opponent obviously
out of the play either before or after the ball is dead (A.R. 9-1-2-XIX and
XX).”
- STILL CLOSE TO THE PLAY. THE BALL WAS LIVE.
Did you even watch the video?
Huckleberry said:
September 19th, 2008 at 6:02 am
Granger was injured when hig leg was caught underneath him DURING THE PLAY.
His left leg is caught underneath just before he rolls over it:
Granger rolling over his left leg, which is at an awkward angle:
Absolutely nothing had been done to Granger up to that point except being triple teamed and pushed to the ground and then pushed some more. Stop your crying. However, if you want to see a dead ball violation, here is a snapshot of the previous play (the false start) from the moment immediately after the whistle blew. You can see the umpire beginning to run forward to stop the action as he blows his whistle:
So much for the theory that it was normal false start action. The tight end flinched and Granger didn’t react. The whistle blew just before the ball was snapped and Granger reacts by dumping the right guard, who was NOT the player that false started.
Phenomenal Smith said:
September 19th, 2008 at 6:42 am
I don’t think there’s any doubt that Granger is a cheating cheap shot artist. There’s also no doubt three guys climbed on him with one of them throwing punches after he got hurt.
What is the dispute here? Much like Pulp Fiction, there are no victims in this story.
Ex-pessimist said:
September 19th, 2008 at 7:03 am
OK NateHeupel, this may not be the “business”, but Granger seems to be enjoying having his grill in the Cincy QB’s grill after his ankle is broken. When I was watching the game on TV, they had another angle also.
Hey, personally I like for players to play tough, but I’m not going to feel sorry for them when someone else is tough back. He’s obviously flirted with dirty for a while, so it’s kind of funny to see him get some back.
Gene Claude said:
September 19th, 2008 at 7:51 am
I find it somewhat stunning that the general reaction to a player getting triple teams with one player punching him is “hey, that’s what happens, it didn’t violate any rules.”
I completely agree that Granger’s play was dirty also. But….did you guys seriously watch that video and think “hey, that should be a legal football play?”
I definitely understand that the rules may not have been technically violated. Except for the haymakers, of course, which everyone seems to just ignore. But the vehemence of defense for what was clearly an attempt to hurt Granger seems really bizarre to me. I assumed anyone after watching that video would think “wow, that was dirty.”
I’m not really buying into the quid pro quo concept here. Granger’s play was dirty, but wasn’t the sort of thing that was going to actually hurt anyone. He pushed a guy down, and not even particularly violently. The fact that the injury occurred before the punching does not really absolve the act. I suppose you believe it was fine for the Georgia catcher to choose not to catch a ball to hit the umpire, as long as the umpire’s earlier calls were poor, right?
I have no OU interest, by the way. In fact, I dislike them.
HenryJames said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I watched that video and thought “hey, that is a legal football play.” No rules against using three guys to block one.
TaylorTRoom said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I don’t understand what the Sooner posters are advocating here. Do they want everybody to agree with them that Granger’s actions weren’t really that bad, and that the Huskies’ triple team was illegal, and a cheap shot? I don’t. I think both Granger and the Huskies saw opportunities to take a shot without getting a penalty (didn’t work for Granger), and took them. I don’t see how you can argue one (and not the other) is a cheap shot without splitting hairs.
Huckleberry said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Gene, your last post is full of terrible logic, incorrect assumptions, and outright falsehoods.
In short, I reject your claim to not be a Sooner.
srr50 said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:37 am
It wasn’t just the cheap shot on the penalty that led to the triple-team. OU bullying Washington in front of the tunnel pre-game (which escapes me, because OU obviously didn’t need to intimdate that squad), and the 34-0 score added to the frustration.
The tone of the game was set at the tunnel, and I can’t see how OU should be surprised that an opponent would respond that way.
“You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.”
HenryJames said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:43 am
“Your last post is full of terrible logic, incorrect assumptions and outright falsehoods.”
BrickHorn said:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I definitely understand that the rules may not have been technically violated. Except for the haymakers, of course, which everyone seems to just ignore.
I can’t speak for everyone, but I tend to “ignore” fictional things in the sense that I don’t act like made-up stuff actually happened. But maybe that’s just me.
Boobie Stoops said:
September 19th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I addressed the team this morning. I advised them not to cheap shot for a while. If a bad team from the Pac-10 is on to us, what about the rest of the magnificent Big 12?
huge said:
September 19th, 2008 at 9:25 am
the punches should have been flagged, but that shit happens. his foot was injured when he was triple teamed, which is not against the rules.
ponderos said:
September 19th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Washington crying about the tunnel is very reminiscent of UT crying about the tunnel after massive OU beatdowns, too.
HenryJames said:
September 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
ponderos said:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:05 am
63-14
65-13
12-0
I digress …
Nordberg said:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Fun game! Can we list the scores of games we’ve won too? (This will be more fun for us, because we’ll have more!)
ponderos said:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:57 am
games with leather helmets have been sunsetted.
Nordberg said:
September 19th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Our retarded friends in college station use that same argument. Honestly, it’s funnier coming from them, what with the collective boner they normally get over all things regarding “tradition”. In this case, it’s okay to shit all over it.
NateHeupel said:
September 19th, 2008 at 11:05 am
My only beef with the situation is if you’re going to call cheap shots, be consistent. Call them all, or don’t call any. I have no problem with the flag on Granger. I have no problem with the no call on the triple team. I have a problem with the no call on the punches…and the several off-sides not called on UW.
That said, Granger’s injury is an unfortunate occurrence that could’ve happened a thousand different ways.
“The tone of the game was set at the tunnel, and I can’t see how OU should be surprised that an opponent would respond that way.”
At what point has anyone at OU been “surprised”? I’ve seen upset fans, but no actual surprise.
Finally, and I can’t believe no one’s mentioned this, do any of you remember what else happened on that play? Thanks to the three retards who went after Granger, Ryan Reynolds was able to lay a clean kill shot on Locker that put him out for the remainder of the half, and it was probably a pretty big factor in Willingham pulling Locker from the game for good later on. Who here thinks maybe one of those OL was supposed to be blocking downfield for Locker?
HenryJames said:
September 19th, 2008 at 11:10 am
None of those guys were supposed to be blocking for Locker downfield because it wasn’t a designed run.
However, the fact that those three blocked a single rusher probably caused Locker to be pressured to run.
coach Callahan said:
September 19th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Not to say you have issue that freud might address but is it a good idea to use boner and the phrase “shit all over it” in the same post? Not that there is anything wrong with that.
BRAGGonUT said:
September 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Granger’s play on the RG and “the business” on the ground including the takedown/holding that got him there were both BS plays and both should have been flagged. And IMO it is a shame that anyone got hurt with either play.
It would be a shame if the RG got a stinger from Granger’s shot.
Black Scholes said:
September 19th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
What? UW was offsides and it wasn’t called?
Those bastards. Clear demonstration of home cooking.
This will not abide.
NateHeupel said:
September 19th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
“What? UW was offsides and it wasn’t called?
Those bastards. Clear demonstration of home cooking.”
Brilliant! How many yards of penalties were called on UW? Thanks in advance.
“However, the fact that those three blocked a single rusher probably caused Locker to be pressured to run.”
Probably? Yeah, leaving an OU front 4 that had been abusing your OL all day with two guys to defend the rest is brilliant.
Ransom Stoddard said:
September 20th, 2008 at 5:00 am
OU’s entire starting defense could be on the bench and it would take Mack and Greg until halftime to figure it out. Granger’s presence or lack thereof is a non-factor in the game.
Turk 182 said:
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
“Granger’s presence or lack thereof is a non-factor in the game.”
i dont follow.