Comments on: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Texas 51, Kansas 20 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/ Texas Longhorns and sports Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Homesick Alien http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69611 Homesick Alien Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:36:19 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69611 Oh yeah, forgot... ESPN's news crawl, The Lead: Tebow sets all-time SEC TD record Nothing about Colt. That's just straight purposeful. Oh yeah, forgot…

ESPN’s news crawl, The Lead: Tebow sets all-time SEC TD record

Nothing about Colt.

That’s just straight purposeful.

]]> By: Homesick Alien http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69608 Homesick Alien Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:38 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69608 I'm prepared, at this time, to sound like a raving, conspiratorial lunatic. I am open to hearing rational, reasoned explanations for the following that do not involve collusory, backroom shenanigans by the evil ESPN, but I can't come up with any myself. Here is the opening sequence on ESPN Saturday night, on the night Colt McCoy became the winningest QB in the history of college football: 1) Oregon-Arizona recap 2) Stanford-Cal recap 3) Loooong, extended Notre Dame-UConn recap with weigh-ins from Herbstreit, Palmer, McShay, Holtz, May and others 4) LSU-Ole Miss recap 5) Recap of utterly, completely meaningless Ohio State-Michigan game 6) Combined recaps of Alabama and Florida's games against fucking Chattanooga and Florida International 7) NASCAR 8) Jets/Pats preview 9) Harvard-Yale recap 10) More LSU recap 11) More Notre Dame recap ...and finally... 12) Texas-Kansas recap. Without one word mentioning Colt's record. No helmet sticker on College Football Final. No nothing. Seriously. I don't want to be screaming, raving, media-hates-us guy, but what the fuck? Is there a rational explanation out there that I'm missing? Eyes' theory that ESPN is trying to protect their SEC Heisman candidates makes as much sense to me as anything. I shouldn't be this way, but I was boiling hot livid seething Saturday night about all of it. Colt is too good a kid, and that record is too significant for it to be completely ignored like that. Getting hot and bothered thinking and typing about it again, so I'll stop? Can I has measured, non-conspiratorial explanation please? I’m prepared, at this time, to sound like a raving, conspiratorial lunatic. I am open to hearing rational, reasoned explanations for the following that do not involve collusory, backroom shenanigans by the evil ESPN, but I can’t come up with any myself.

Here is the opening sequence on ESPN Saturday night, on the night Colt McCoy became the winningest QB in the history of college football:

1) Oregon-Arizona recap
2) Stanford-Cal recap
3) Loooong, extended Notre Dame-UConn recap with weigh-ins from Herbstreit, Palmer, McShay, Holtz, May and others
4) LSU-Ole Miss recap
5) Recap of utterly, completely meaningless Ohio State-Michigan game
6) Combined recaps of Alabama and Florida’s games against fucking Chattanooga and Florida International
7) NASCAR
8) Jets/Pats preview
9) Harvard-Yale recap
10) More LSU recap
11) More Notre Dame recap

…and finally…

12) Texas-Kansas recap. Without one word mentioning Colt’s record.

No helmet sticker on College Football Final. No nothing.

Seriously. I don’t want to be screaming, raving, media-hates-us guy, but what the fuck?

Is there a rational explanation out there that I’m missing?

Eyes’ theory that ESPN is trying to protect their SEC Heisman candidates makes as much sense to me as anything.

I shouldn’t be this way, but I was boiling hot livid seething Saturday night about all of it. Colt is too good a kid, and that record is too significant for it to be completely ignored like that. Getting hot and bothered thinking and typing about it again, so I’ll stop?

Can I has measured, non-conspiratorial explanation please?

]]> By: JP http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69553 JP Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:08:07 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69553 Thanks Eyes. You are greatness and always bring joy to my Sundays (sometimes Mondays). Thanks Eyes. You are greatness and always bring joy to my Sundays (sometimes Mondays).

]]> By: Art Vandelay http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69552 Art Vandelay Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:36 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69552 I meant to say thanks for typing hurt EYES. Shouldn't type while fighting a vicious hangover. Also, I’ve been a huge Ron Franklin for years, and played many a game of pool with his son at UT, but in the 4th quarter he was really struggling. He is still better than most, and always makes me feel "at home". I meant to say thanks for typing hurt EYES. Shouldn’t type while fighting a vicious hangover.

Also, I’ve been a huge Ron Franklin for years, and played many a game of pool with his son at UT, but in the 4th quarter he was really struggling. He is still better than most, and always makes me feel “at home”.

]]> By: TaylorTRoom http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69550 TaylorTRoom Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:50 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69550 "Factor in the fact that Stoops has pretty much lost his ability to compete with Mack Brown’s Texas program, and this would be a real good time for Stoops to make the jump to South Bend." There is some logic in the idea that Stoops might be interested in ND. After all, it would be another challlenge, and a fresh one. At his age, he doesn't have more than one move left. There is really not much logic at all in the idea that ND might be interested in Stoops. They aren't going to pay $18 million to dump their 6 lodd coach just to hire OU's 5 loss (maybe 6?) coach. “Factor in the fact that Stoops has pretty much lost his ability to compete with Mack Brown’s Texas program, and this would be a real good time for Stoops to make the jump to South Bend.”

There is some logic in the idea that Stoops might be interested in ND. After all, it would be another challlenge, and a fresh one. At his age, he doesn’t have more than one move left.

There is really not much logic at all in the idea that ND might be interested in Stoops. They aren’t going to pay $18 million to dump their 6 lodd coach just to hire OU’s 5 loss (maybe 6?) coach.

]]> By: P http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-2/#comment-69545 P Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:34 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69545 burnt orange outrage- Nothing personifies "class" more than this moment...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvpI2HJkL34&feature=player_embedded That is what makes you root for guys like Mack to be successful. He has honored players' scholarships, even when they couldn't play. He just seems to be a good man. The football gods should award this guy one more national championship, and allow him to ride off into the sunset. I couldn't be more proud of the program then I have been in the last 5 years. It has shown resilience, that it previously didn't have. It is tough, and has a swagger that's been passed down since the days of 10. We have turned the corner. Mack Brown has grown into the position gracefully, and even though he has toughened, he has not lost his humility, and compassion. The players resemble him also. Good times............. burnt orange outrage-

Nothing personifies “class” more than this moment……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvpI2HJkL34&feature=player_embedded

That is what makes you root for guys like Mack to be successful. He has honored players’ scholarships, even when they couldn’t play. He just seems to be a good man. The football gods should award this guy one more national championship, and allow him to ride off into the sunset.

I couldn’t be more proud of the program then I have been in the last 5 years. It has shown resilience, that it previously didn’t have. It is tough, and has a swagger that’s been passed down since the days of 10. We have turned the corner. Mack Brown has grown into the position gracefully, and even though he has toughened, he has not lost his humility, and compassion. The players resemble him also. Good times………….

]]> By: Barking Carnival — Blog — Texas Post-Mortem: Not Done Yet http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-1/#comment-69543 Barking Carnival — Blog — Texas Post-Mortem: Not Done Yet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:59 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69543 [...] Eyes with his Good, Bad & Ugly [...] [...] Eyes with his Good, Bad & Ugly [...]

]]> By: burnt orange outrage http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-1/#comment-69524 burnt orange outrage Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:23:55 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69524 God bless Colt McCoy. I couldn't be any prouder of the kid if he was my own son. He epitomizes everything good about college sports, and I'm so freakin happy for him that he got the all-time wins record tonight. Fuck ESPN if they don't realize what an accomplishment it is. The last 5 minutes of the game gave me a serious warm fuzzy...first Mack calls timeouts to get his offensive and defensive seniors off the field to huge ovations, then after the game, Colt comes over to (doubtless) offer words of encouragement to Mangino (I've seen some comments recently saying he's "gotta be over 300" -- hell, he's easily 450 if he's an ounce) and Mack does the same to Reesing. Our program is built on class. I know we occasionally have some knuckleheads who shame us as fans and the University as a whole with their off-field behavior, but in general, we do things the right way, and it all starts at the top. Mack Brown is pure class, and I sure as hell hope people appreciate how lucky we are to have a coach who doesn't berate/humilate/throw his players under the bus to save his own ass like certain other Big 12 and national coaches do. I painfully recall all the years of derision by OU fans who laughed at Mack as a corn-pone cheerleader whose sense of dignity and nice-guyness assured he'd forever be Stoops' bitch, while those same fans worshipped Stoops' assholery and his the-higher-the-margin-of-victory-the-better mentality. Well, the worm has turned, motherfuckers, and when the curtain is pulled back, you see now that all you have is an arrogant prick who'll lie, distort and smear anyone and everyone to make himself look better when adversity rears its head. Can't wait to watch Chinless Bob squirm as the fans and alums turn up the heat. Mack handled the same kind of abuse from the douchebag element of Texas fans years back with his typical class. Anybody know if there's a Firebobstoops.com up and running yet? Beat the living shit out of aggy! God bless Colt McCoy. I couldn’t be any prouder of the kid if he was my own son. He epitomizes everything good about college sports, and I’m so freakin happy for him that he got the all-time wins record tonight. Fuck ESPN if they don’t realize what an accomplishment it is.
The last 5 minutes of the game gave me a serious warm fuzzy…first Mack calls timeouts to get his offensive and defensive seniors off the field to huge ovations, then after the game, Colt comes over to (doubtless) offer words of encouragement to Mangino (I’ve seen some comments recently saying he’s “gotta be over 300″ — hell, he’s easily 450 if he’s an ounce) and Mack does the same to Reesing. Our program is built on class. I know we occasionally have some knuckleheads who shame us as fans and the University as a whole with their off-field behavior, but in general, we do things the right way, and it all starts at the top. Mack Brown is pure class, and I sure as hell hope people appreciate how lucky we are to have a coach who doesn’t berate/humilate/throw his players under the bus to save his own ass like certain other Big 12 and national coaches do.
I painfully recall all the years of derision by OU fans who laughed at Mack as a corn-pone cheerleader whose sense of dignity and nice-guyness assured he’d forever be Stoops’ bitch, while those same fans worshipped Stoops’ assholery and his the-higher-the-margin-of-victory-the-better mentality. Well, the worm has turned, motherfuckers, and when the curtain is pulled back, you see now that all you have is an arrogant prick who’ll lie, distort and smear anyone and everyone to make himself look better when adversity rears its head. Can’t wait to watch Chinless Bob squirm as the fans and alums turn up the heat. Mack handled the same kind of abuse from the douchebag element of Texas fans years back with his typical class.
Anybody know if there’s a Firebobstoops.com up and running yet?

Beat the living shit out of aggy!

]]> By: Nordberg http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-1/#comment-69514 Nordberg Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:58 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69514 Imagine for a second that Tebow sets the all-time record for wins at the QB position, in his last home game, while accumulating 430 yards of offense with 4 TD's and 0 INT's. All of our cable boxes and satellites would fucking explode. Gary Danielson would spontaneously combust. Imagine for a second that Tebow sets the all-time record for wins at the QB position, in his last home game, while accumulating 430 yards of offense with 4 TD’s and 0 INT’s.

All of our cable boxes and satellites would fucking explode. Gary Danielson would spontaneously combust.

]]> By: hornsince75 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2009/11/22/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-texas-51-kansas-20/comment-page-1/#comment-69512 hornsince75 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:31:19 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/?p=13184#comment-69512 What's fucking ugly is the absolutely determined effort by the sports media to not recognize McCoy's breaking of the wins by a starting QB record. It's a team achievement and I hope the 2009 team uses this disrespect like the 2005 team used the lack of respect they received to stomp mudholes in their next 3 opponents. What’s fucking ugly is the absolutely determined effort by the sports media to not recognize McCoy’s breaking of the wins by a starting QB record. It’s a team achievement and I hope the 2009 team uses this disrespect like the 2005 team used the lack of respect they received to stomp mudholes in their next 3 opponents.

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