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Well, the era of The Red Raider hath come to an end. It was a magnificent run, one that lasted all of two games played at night in Jones Stadium against the brutes from Austin and the land of Still Waters. This era will forever be remembered in the lore of the Llano Estacado as the Great Time of the Pirate.
Stories will be told for generations to come of how the ruthless swashbuckling captain, Mike “Black Pants” Leach, led his ship of Red Raiders to the hidden treasures of prime time television exposure on ABC, fawning praise from the analysts on ESPN, and the second spot in the BCS rankings for the better part of a month.
They will speak forever of the glory of Graham Harrell’s two week stay atop the projected leader board for the mysterious Trophy of Heisman, and of the way that first mate Ruffin McNeill conjured the magical illusion that the Red Raiders actually possessed a real and legitimate defensive unit as they took down the hated Longhorn crew and its ship of Austin and the upstart Cowboys from the land of Boone Pickens, not to mention the raping of yell leaders and the plump and ugly dates of corps turds that the detested Aggies suffered at the hands of Leach’s lads.
Oh, how the children of the plains will marvel as their parents and grandparents regale them with all these tales of dashing derring-do.
Of course, many of the story tellers will choose to leave out the tale’s sad ending. All pirate tales, if carried to their conclusions, end in tragedy and destruction, and the tale of the Red Raiders could be no different.
Alas and alack, the Ship of the Estacado ran aground on the shoals of the stadium named for the Lord of Gay in the land of the toothless, trailer trash, mostly-disloyal-Texan, cheating, lying, sorry bastards known as Sooners. This renegade band of pirates – named for the thieves of land glorified in the backwards culture that holds sway to this very day in the state of Oklahoma – led by Sir Bobby of Stoops ground Leach’s lads into the dust of the prairies from which they had journeyed.
The Ship of Stoops pummels the Pirates of the Plains.
It was a thrashing the likes of which has not been visited upon a band of Pirates since the days of Blackbeard and Bluebeard. The ghost of Davy Jones was rolling over in his locker mired at the bottom of the sea as the Sooners of Stoops ran out to a fast 28-0 lead and toyed with the heroes of the Estacado, naming whatever score they chose to run up as Leach’s lads flailed about in vain to gain some semblance of composure and avoid the most humiliating defeat of his time at the head of the ship.
As he ran off the field as the first phase of the epic battle had left his lads facing a deficit score of 42 to 7, Black Pants Leach complained to the comely field reporter that he never was able to get his troops settled down in the opening melee that had left them scarred and shattered. Truer words were never spoken by any heartless brigand, but despite his best efforts to calm his lads in the dark, dungeonous locker room of the Lord of Gay’s field house, the final phase of the battle produced no better results.
The infamous Lord of Gay.
In the end, the Red Raiders had been thoroughly vanquished by the troops of Stoops. The lofty regard for them previously held by the Lords of the BCS had been shattered, Harrell’s hopes to claim the Trophy of Heisman for his own had gone up in the smoke of the battle, and the prospects of Black Pants Leach leading this band of buccaneers into future battles began to dim as offers from other parts of the Pirate world desiring their own two weeks of national glory continued to come in, the final consequences be damned.
And thus, the tale of Leach’s Pirates of the Llano Estacado comes to the same sad and fateful ending that all pirate tales ultimately acquire. But the legend of this band of brigands, like the legends of all the great pirate bands that have come before them, will live on in the hearts and minds of those who saw them, derived sustenance from their triumphs, and who will remember in their hearts the two weeks of glory that was and will forevermore constitute the Great Time of the Pirate.
RIP.
Now that that’s put to bed, let’s go to a smattering of GB&U emanating from this year’s version of “Rivalry Week”.
GOOD - Jevan Snead’s performance against LSU in Baton Rouge. Snead looks to be rounding into a very good college QB. Ole Miss, in Houston Nutt’s first season, is two plays away from standing at 9-2. With two years of eligibility remaining, Snead may become a real force in the quarterback-poor SEC.
UGLY - Lumpy Rutherford’s continuing struggles as QB for LSU. What? It’s not Lumpy Rutherford? It’s some other guy? Well, he looks just like Lumpy, and unfortunately plays a lot like him as well. Seriously, Jarrett Lee had to actually be relieved to suffer that sprained ankle. You have to feel bad for him, and admire the way he has kept going out there to play week after week, but he is not a college quarterback.
Separated at birth?
GOOD – Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23. It’s always a great day when the Fighting Irish get beat, and Greg Robinson gets his signature win in the next-to-last game of his tenure as head coach of the Orangemen. Not that beating Notre Dame under Charlie Weis is any big deal, of course. The buzzards of wealthy alumni are no doubt circling Weis’s dying, plump carcass up in South Bend this morning.
GOOD – Tech’s loss guarantees the Longhorns a BCS bowl game as their minimum reward for this great season they’ve put together. That’s assuming the ‘Horns show up ready to play this Thursday against the sad, pathetic Aggies. Surely, Mack won’t allow the atrocities we’ve seen vs. bad A&M teams the last two years rear their ugly head for a third straight season. Surely.
BAD - The Carl Richins crew of officials. The same bunch of pinheads who did so much to ruin the Texas/OU and Texas/Tech games were assigned by the Big 12 to call the Tech/OU contest. As is always the case, the holding penalty was not on the agenda for Mr. Richins and his band of merry blind men, even though they were calling a game played by two teams whose coaching staffs teach holding as one of the fundamentals of playing on the offensive line. Last night’s game makes it crystal clear that the folks who run the Big 12 conference have instructed the game officials to basically ignore offensive holding in order to help produce exciting, high-scoring football games. This policy has definitely been successful, but will ill-serve teams like OU and Tech when they play in bowl games officiated by crews from other conferences who are going to call the game according to the rule book.
This is what a bad referee looks like. The people who run the Big 12 love him, leaving a stain on this year’s Big 12 season.
So the Longhorns are left at the mercy of the pollsters and computer ranking services to determine whether or not they will get to play for either the Big 12 championship or the national championship. I suspect that, at least for this week, Texas will remain at #2 in the BCS, behind Alabama and ahead of Florida. OU fans will no doubt squeal at only moving up to #4 after pummeling the second ranked team in the country, but hey, that’s life in major college football.
Assuming OU beats OSU in Stillwater – not a done deal by any means – Texas will need a big, big win over the Aggies to keep that lead after next weekend. Mack Brown is not a guy who likes running up the score against anyone, but we must hope he decides to put considerations of class aside on Thanksgiving day, and lets his team put the knife to the Aggies’ turkey of a team until enough vaunted “style points” have been accumulated. It’s a sad way to run a railroad, but that is what the current BCS system, bereft of a legitimate playoff, demands from teams who want to play for the marbles.
One way or another, this outstanding Longhorn season is about to move swiftly to its conclusion. With the team returning to near full-strength for the first time in awhile, the prospects for a third straight Aggie turd in the Thanksgiving punch bowl look very dim indeed.
Hook ‘em!!!
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Steve –
Could you write a bit about the NCAA’s origins and how they evolved into a hugefuckingmongous commercial operation.
Do they have a P&L anyone can review?
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admin commented on the blog post All Signs Point to March Madness Expanding to 96 Teams 5 hours, 20 minutes ago
Steve –
Could you write a bit about the NCAA’s origins and how they evolved into a hugefuckingmongous commercial operation.
Do they have a P&L anyone can review?
I think non-profits generally get fucked up due to absence of the profit motive but for these guys to wield their power (or not) in
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admin commented on the blog post All Signs Point to March Madness Expanding to 96 Teams 5 hours, 20 minutes ago
Steve –
Could you write a bit about the NCAA’s origins and how they evolved into a hugefuckingmongous commercial operation.
Do they have a P&L anyone can review?
I think non-profits generally get fucked up due to absence of the profit motive but for these guys to wield their power (or not) in
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The chance to “play” some real teams you might not see otherwise would be very cool. Bit TV and ticket sales…
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admin commented on the blog post Why Wildcat fans should be supporting the Gators on Thursday 6 hours, 10 minutes ago
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Horrendous idea.
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Our goal for next year will be to make it to the 2nd round of the tournament.
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i hate this idea
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Perhaps as soon as next year. The NCAA has an “opt out” clause in its $6 Billion contract with CBS this summer and they have already asked for a Request For Proposal from any and all networks interested.
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Big Booty Ho’s!
BigDuke,
You, as usual, are correct about the ACT score. However, that he decided to continue with his commitment to USC this late in the process and this close to an anticipated NCAA ruling is probably the bigger story. He had an out and still decided on USC. Just wondering aloud
ChrisApplewhite said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 am
No matter what happens with the BCS, I am more than pleased with our season. There is no objective way to be disappointed.
That said, I am going to puke if OU plays for an MNC. Puke.
EyesOfTX said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 am
Yeah, me, too, on all counts. It’s been a great season that exceded any rational person’s expectations.
Tim said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 am
Hi all, I have to agree. Thanks for writing. I would still like more football but will go with this.
hopefulhorn said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 am
FWIW, ESPN’s BCS projection was:
1) Bama
2) Texas
3) Florida
4) OU
Second CA and Eyes’ point about a great season for the good guys. Time to finish up the schedule right with a thumping of aggy.
Bob said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
the worse part is if OU gets in against Florida OU is going widdle in its pants like it always does in a BCS game and bring shame and dishonor upon the Big 12.
Who do we lobby at ESPN classic to run a OU BCS greatest hits marathon
Ouji Board said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
What does Tech have to play for next week? In other words, does it matter for Tech to win or lose? Is their bowl destination now set in stone as non-BCS? I’m wondering if they have a big let down and the surprisingly solid Bears manage a big upset.
JUICE said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
Am I the only person who thinks Nic Harris got into Venables’ stash of amphetamines before the game last night?
mikey4 said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:26 am
That was entertaining. Well done.
Pumped said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:29 am
I think Nic Harris actually got into Crabtree’s stash. Wonder if he dreamed that in his head also?
DJ said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
I wouldn’t be surprised if Mack called off the horses pretty early, then in post-game made a point about it. Even going so far as to say (in my best Mack impression) “We don’t feel it’s right, or sportsmanlike to run up the score on a group of kids for style points, like some others do (ahem, Bob and Urban!)”
Mack started this crusade after the Kansas game, and I only assume it will continue. He’s going to try to make us and him look like the better team and better coach. We win with class.
Tim said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 am
Mack will score as many points as he can. I wouldn’t be surprised if he put 70 up, it’s up to the player to execute though.
ofTexas, do you write this after the game or early am?
Ex-pessimist said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
Why doesn’t Tech still have something to play for? If they beat Baylor and OSU beats OU (entirely possible scenario) then they play Mizzou for a spot in the Fiesta bowl.
anonymous said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
It was really frustrating to watch OU demonstrate how easy it is to beat tech if you have a non-retarded running game.
EyesOfTX said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
anonymous: isn’t that the truth? OU came out with a plan to just pound Tech’s undersized defensive front 7 into submission, and accomplished that goal by 2 minutes into the 2nd quarter. There is no reason other than mind-numbed coaching that Texas can’t do the same thing to a team like Tech.
ChrisApplewhite said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
1. A Mack Brown team hasn’t played a good game against A&M since 1998, and that was still a 2 point game, IIRC.
2. Mack would never intentionally run up the score.
3. I’m not disappointed about missing out on a MNC shot. I am pissed that we beat OU and lost once and it still won’t matter because Tech can’t even lose correctly.
EyesOfTX said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Chris, we beat A&M 45-16 at Kyle in Cedric Benson’s Sr. year. That was a pretty good beat down. But otherwise, I agree with you that we simply have not played well vs. A&M throughout Mack’s tenure here, and have been very fortunate A&M’s program has been consistently bad.
anonymous said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Eyes, They had them pounded into submission about two handoffs into the first drive.
We aren’t going to the MNC game, and after watching OU run on that high school defense compared to the way we did, we don’t deserve to.
Maybe this is the wake up call to Mack. Our inability to make our talent advantages tell in the running game in Lubbock cost us a chance to for the national championship every bit as much the meltdown against Colorado did in 01. The only difference is that this year we might have had a chance to win.
Fix.the.running.game.
ChrisApplewhite said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Even when we blow A&M out it’s ugly. For whatever reason we just never get up against those fruits.
I think we need to score 60 in the first half then hang it up. Make a point then go classy.
Mike Hinsley said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Can someone explain why Leach had Harrell in the game being down by 40+ – surely he could see that Harrell was limping – is this just Leach pumping stats or stupidity??
BiggUggly said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
Question for Eyes!
Who are you (not your name of course)and what are your bonafides.
I love your work, and I quote you regularly, but I am often asked “who the hell is this eyes character?”
When I quote you, I want to sound smart.
EyesO'Texas said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 am
BiggUggly,
I the Irish Eyes. Can I help you?
BiggUggly said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:35 am
C’mon, give me a hand here. That was a sincere querry.
EyesO'Texas said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Top o’ the day to you then. Cheers.
EyesOfTX said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Bigg Uggly – that is a very, very good question. Give me some time to make up a good story, and I’ll get back to you.
BiggUggly said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
When I met my wife, her Granny wanted to know only two things about me; Is he Irish and is he Catholic?
EyesOfTX said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 am
I am part Irish. Does that help?
Seriously, I’m just a guy. If you want to quote somebody here who really knows what he’s talking about, quote Scipio Tex. I’m just here to have fun and write about the only sport I give a damn about anymore.
NM99 said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:50 am
That said, I am going to puke if OU plays for an MNC. Puke.”
All of us from the plains feel the same way. Though seeing how Tech came out and didn’t give their best last night was disappointing, we have nothing to be ashamed of in a (wht looks to be) 11-1 season. Need OU to lose to OSU or Mizzou. I have not guilt about routing for either of those teams against OU.
Best of luck to you guys.
NM99 said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Apparently from they typo’s, I am still hung over.
hopefulhorn said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 am
While I definitely agree that our running game needs some work (see Scipio’s excellent post and subsequent discussion for particulars), there are other factors.
Watching OU TE Gresham romp uncovered through the TT secondary reminded me of how much we have missed Blaine Irby this season. A downfield receiving threat at TE helps loosen things up for the running game considerably. Losing Quan to injury on the first series in Lubbock also made a difference.
Any defense looks better when they can overload one threat without worry about having to cover another. Tech was able to outnumber our blockers at the point of attack (our jumbled schemes/playcalling helped) and then come after Colt and double Shipley. We still caught up to them thanks to a career night from Malcolm Williams. Remember how much more running room Fozzy found in Lubboak in the fourth quarter after the two big bombs to Williams loosened things up?
My point is that all of these things fit together to create an outcome. OU had all weapons available last night and used them brilliantly. Our loss in Lubbock looks to me like a bit of a fluke in which just about everything that could have gone Tech’s way did.
8straight said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
“Tech didn’t give their best.” Kind of like Texas in Lubbock? but only closer.
DougNTexas said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:39 am
Hell we have only had about three years to find us a running game. Each spring we go through the same shit. Greg Davis is going to find a way to run a new tooled rushing attack we hear every February. We then run sideways for most of the fall.Even Sir Charles last year had his days when daylight was slim to find. Outside the great speed rushes it was tough for even him to find a crease at times. Either we are throwing the ball sideways, or we are running the ball sideways. Maybe someday we will have a season where we do both vertically in the same game.
ATXHornsFan said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Tech came out flat much like the Horns did in Lubbock. Come out flat and lose. We better hope the Horns come out en fuego Thursday night. We better hope a bunch of tepid Longhorn “fans” haven’t sold their tickets to aggies because it is Thanksgiving. We better have a DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium full of Longhorns thirsting for maroon blood to be spilled.
I think talking “style points” may be really bad karma. We should have beat the sheep lovers the last two years, and we didn’t. We were the better team both years and lost. This is the aggies’ BIGGEST Game. They win this, and the rest of their season doesn’t matter. They’ll be marching up Congress Avenue Thursday afternoon with nothing on their minds other than beating “tu” and ruining our season.
We need a good solid win with good production from Colt and we will be in as good a position as we can get.
And I will add my endorsement to CA’s comment: It has been a phenomenal season, and I am grateful for this team and its heart and passion.
Hook em.
retrobater said:
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
alas, the red raiders came down off their two week sugar high… a
feeble, pitiful performance against Cherokee Nation.
The Pirate can do more with less than most, but ultimately it is still
“less”. A loss by them to the Baptists is not unthinkable.
Hookem
Hippie Killer said:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Time for our OL to get on board and start holding also.
Bornahorn said:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Anyone esle think that the bye week was a factor in Texas’ loss in Lubbock and the sand aggies loss in Norman?
TT got a week to rest, recuperate and game plan for us. OU got a similar week for TT. Our stretch of four games was verry tough. We dropped balls and missed blocks in Lubbock that we caught and made in the the three preceding weeks (although less so against OSU).
Art Vandelay said:
November 24th, 2008 at 6:55 am
The lack of dedfischer comments in the last 36 hours is very telling.
dedfischer said:
November 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Art, was working on the post mortem and I’m usually making a living on Mondays and Tuesdays. I’ll peak in from time to time.
I’m still trying to figure out why we thought we could stop OU with our backups.
Ag_in_TX said:
November 24th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Parlin Hall said:
November 24th, 2008 at 8:22 am
“Anyone esle think that the bye week was a factor in Texas’ loss in Lubbock and the sand aggies loss in Norman?”
The bye week hurt Tech more than it helped OU: Leach’s offense gets much more effective with more reps, and deflates more (than other offenses do) during games the longer it’s off the field.
Chris Simms said:
November 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am
My perfect 3rd quarter against the aggies in 2000 wasn’t a good game?
50-20 in 2002 wasn’t a good game?
OK.
Nordberg said:
November 24th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Yeah I’m not really sure about that one CA. Mack’s laid some pretty big beatdowns on the aggies.
dedfischer said:
November 24th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Art,
Here’s the post mortem:
http://www.tortillaretort.com/dedfischer/texas-tech-post-mortem-ou-big-game-bob-is-back/
Bob in Houston said:
November 24th, 2008 at 9:24 am
“This policy has definitely been successful, but will ill-serve teams like OU and Tech when they play in bowl games officiated by crews from other conferences who are going to call the game according to the rule book.”
If they’re Big Ten refs, they might not. At least so I read on another board…
dick said:
November 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am
good to see you back ded. i realize you had to bask in the glory while you could. no hard feelings.
I was at the 50-20 game and it wasn’t that close. That was a boring boring slaughter of a game. Even the 26-13 win in 04 was turned on a 99 yard fumble return. That game could have just as easily been 33-6 and we were running the ball the whole 4th quarter.
Mack’s 6 game win streak against the ags was by an AVERAGE margin of 21 points and he has lost 3 games TOTAL by 17. Mack is very kind in his blowout wins too so those could have been much worse.
EyesOfTX said:
November 24th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Mack needs not to be quite so kind this week. 73-6 would be an accurate reflection of the true difference in the quality of these two teams.
Art Vandelay said:
November 24th, 2008 at 11:59 am
dedfischer,
The post mortem an the Corn vs. Flour site is all good and well…. but with all the strutting and chest thumping you have done on this site, I for one would like to see you admit that you caught the Longhorns at the right time. We were at the end of arguably the toughest four weeks in College Football history, and it took two lucky plays in the last seconds for the Red Raiders to pull it out at home.
Tech is a significantly improved team in many areas, but when tough teams get behind early they don’t panic and/or give up. The truth sometimes hurts.
dedfischer said:
November 24th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Fair enough, Art, if you will admit that Tech played a damn good game and actually forced UT into playing bad for a large part of the game. It’s a disservice to Tech and our players to make the assumption that UT would have kicked Tech’s ass had the refs called holding and Cosby been in the game. Hell, it’s arguable that Cosby’s injury was the best thing that happened to Texas. We’ve been hosed by refs before as well, and one thing you’ll see in every post game I write is that I never bitch about the refs. I never did it when I played and I don’t do it now. Like Dana White says, if you leave it in the refs hands, then you get what’s coming to you. We got lucky to win that game and caught Texas at the right time, but we also outplayed them for 3 1/2 quarters and deserved to win. As you’ll see, I have a distinct disdain for whining because it’s been my experience in life, that it accomplishes nothing. And, for the sake of the other posters on here, I’m trying to keep this shit off of here. Email me at dedfischer AT barkingcarnival dot com, if you wish to discuss further.
Art Vandelay said:
November 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Ded,
Tech played a damn good game and deserved to win that night. If we played 10 games on a neutral field…. well whatever.
Thanks for being logical.
dedfischer said:
November 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Cool, I’m just getting burned out on discussing it.
Parlin Hall said:
November 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Ded–one thing that stuck with me from your write-up was your observation about the OU LBs anticipating the plays before the snap.
If you watch the first play of the OU/NU game this year, the Sooner LB anticipates an inside screen before the snap and is in the backfield early enough for a pick six. It didn’t change the game, but it set the stage for a blowout.
It’s puzzling how OU does this. I’d say “film study” but that seems generous. Perhaps they’re just well coached.
dedfischer said:
November 25th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Parlin, I would chalk it all up to good coaching, whether film study or stealing signals or what have you. They’ve got that shit figured out.