Comments on: Turd Soup for the Sunshine Pumping Soul http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/ Texas Longhorns and sports Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fred Akers http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-31088 Fred Akers Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:57:35 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-31088 Blake Gideon is the new Craig Curry. Blake Gideon is the new Craig Curry.

]]> By: Jeff http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30850 Jeff Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:48:16 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30850 UCLA in 2010 and 2011 could turn out to be scraps with Neuhei$el at the helm and Ole Miss is looking very salty. Mack's not doing anything different from anyone else. UCLA in 2010 and 2011 could turn out to be scraps with Neuhei$el at the helm and Ole Miss is looking very salty. Mack’s not doing anything different from anyone else.

]]> By: BevosBoss http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30794 BevosBoss Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:52:44 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30794 Mack Brown has been playing this "game" with his OOC scheduling for 21 years now. He has no interest in scheduling anyone of substance. His luck ran out this season. Here is a list of every OOC game played during Mack Brown's final 9 seasons at North Carolina. You won't find much competition on this list, including 3 Div.1-AA opponents. VMI (2)Kentucky (2)Navy (3)S.Carolina Miami,(OH) UConn Cincinnati (2)Army William & Mary Furman (2)Ohio UTEP (2)Tulane (2)TCU SMU (2)Syracuse (2)Louisville Houston Indiana Stanford Oh, and his AD forced him to play an (8-5)USC team in a PigSkin Classic for the money. What do Arkansas, UCLA, OleMiss and Wyoming all have in common? All 4 (at the time of scheduling) were programs in turmoil with HCs firmly on the hotseat. It was no coincidence. Prior to UT going to Columbus in 2005 Mack Brown said, "We (current Texas administration) didn’t schedule this game and we don’t want this game. This was done 10 years ago and if we could get out of it, we would." Mack Brown has been playing this “game” with his OOC scheduling for 21 years now. He has no interest in scheduling anyone of substance. His luck ran out this season.

Here is a list of every OOC game played during Mack Brown’s final 9 seasons at North Carolina. You won’t find much competition on this list, including 3 Div.1-AA opponents.

VMI
(2)Kentucky
(2)Navy
(3)S.Carolina
Miami,(OH)
UConn
Cincinnati
(2)Army
William & Mary
Furman
(2)Ohio
UTEP
(2)Tulane
(2)TCU
SMU
(2)Syracuse
(2)Louisville
Houston
Indiana
Stanford
Oh, and his AD forced him to play an (8-5)USC team in a PigSkin Classic for the money.

What do Arkansas, UCLA, OleMiss and Wyoming all have in common? All 4 (at the time of scheduling) were programs in turmoil with HCs firmly on the hotseat. It was no coincidence.

Prior to UT going to Columbus in 2005 Mack Brown said, “We (current Texas administration) didn’t schedule this game and we don’t want this game. This was done 10 years ago and if we could get out of it, we would.”

]]> By: CloseToJumping http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30779 CloseToJumping Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:02:10 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30779 If we had another BCS team on the schedule coupled with Arkansas, or even one overall for 2009, the odds of it positively impacting the SOS compared to say, UTEP, or Louisiana Monroe, are significant. In the original post I said you've got try to get two and at least at that point, crossing your fingers isn't futile. OU went bust with Washington, which was a real anomaly, but they were rewarded with the other BCS pick, Cincinnati. When the deals were done to play those teams, UW was the one that got the hype. They mitigated risk in ways in which Brown is currently not. If we had another BCS team on the schedule coupled with Arkansas, or even one overall for 2009, the odds of it positively impacting the SOS compared to say, UTEP, or Louisiana Monroe, are significant. In the original post I said you’ve got try to get two and at least at that point, crossing your fingers isn’t futile. OU went bust with Washington, which was a real anomaly, but they were rewarded with the other BCS pick, Cincinnati. When the deals were done to play those teams, UW was the one that got the hype. They mitigated risk in ways in which Brown is currently not.

]]> By: Jeff http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30771 Jeff Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:02:01 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30771 Scott will start over Gideon next year. Trying to plan SOS years in advance is pretty tricky. What if Notre Dame were on the schedule? Rice is a hell of a lot better than them. I do think they should at least attempt schedule one traditional OOC power a year if possible, but it takes two to tango. And, like ND, Michigan, Miami and FSU show pretty conclusively is that you may not get a damned thing from it in terms of SOS. Scott will start over Gideon next year. Trying to plan SOS years in advance is pretty tricky. What if Notre Dame were on the schedule? Rice is a hell of a lot better than them. I do think they should at least attempt schedule one traditional OOC power a year if possible, but it takes two to tango. And, like ND, Michigan, Miami and FSU show pretty conclusively is that you may not get a damned thing from it in terms of SOS.

]]> By: Bob in Houston http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30725 Bob in Houston Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:06:05 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30725 Gotcha. Gotcha.

]]> By: redpants http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30724 redpants Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:41:59 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30724 Bob- exactly as we are. If UT fans respected Tech, they wouldn't be UT fans, and if Tech fans didn't bitch about not getting respect, they wouldn't be Tech fans. Since we won the last game, I get to demand respect, and you get to not give it to me. We've got a good thing going, so don't fuck it up. Bob- exactly as we are. If UT fans respected Tech, they wouldn’t be UT fans, and if Tech fans didn’t bitch about not getting respect, they wouldn’t be Tech fans. Since we won the last game, I get to demand respect, and you get to not give it to me. We’ve got a good thing going, so don’t fuck it up.

]]> By: Nordberg http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30715 Nordberg Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:37:13 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30715 "We are the Daniel LaRussa to your Cobra Kai dojo." Could've done without Crabtree's crane kick to the face at the end, but otherwise I like the analogy. “We are the Daniel LaRussa to your Cobra Kai dojo.”

Could’ve done without Crabtree’s crane kick to the face at the end, but otherwise I like the analogy.

]]> By: Bob in Houston http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30712 Bob in Houston Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:21:36 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30712 "When you win you get to scoreboard us and when you lose you get to act like you have more important things to worry about." Leach now 2-7 vs. Texas, Tech 7-13 the last 20, as best I can tell. How should it be treated by Texas fans? “When you win you get to scoreboard us and when you lose you get to act like you have more important things to worry about.”

Leach now 2-7 vs. Texas, Tech 7-13 the last 20, as best I can tell. How should it be treated by Texas fans?

]]> By: redpants http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/12/07/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul/comment-page-3/#comment-30711 redpants Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:16:48 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/closetojumping/turd-soup-for-the-sunshine-pumping-soul#comment-30711 All true, Mr. Vagina. Thanks Norb. We are enjoying it and we appreciate your hearty, sincere congratulations. We are just Texas Tech and we don't expect national championships. We love our little team of over-achievers on the Plains. We are the Daniel LaRussa to your Cobra Kai dojo. All true, Mr. Vagina. Thanks Norb. We are enjoying it and we appreciate your hearty, sincere congratulations. We are just Texas Tech and we don’t expect national championships. We love our little team of over-achievers on the Plains. We are the Daniel LaRussa to your Cobra Kai dojo.

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