Texas gets cheated not once, not twice, but 3Xs?

WOW.


After the tiebreak for the Big 12 Championship, getting boxed out of the National Championship and now the Heisman?


This is something else.


I seriously do not know what the Heisman voters are thinking, I mean, really?


You give it to Oklahoma’s own sophomore QB Sam Bradford?


He’s now the second consecutive sophomore to win the award with Tim Tebow winning in ’07.


Alright, sure, he’s got the stats; 42 TD/6 INTs, and also Zero-U’s put up 60+ points the last 5 games they played, including the Big 12 Championship. [The first time Texas gets cheated out because of the tie-break rule.] Yeah, I’ll give him and his team that.


But when you look at Colt McCoy, he’s done the most with the least around him; the supporting cast is great at what they do; Senior WRs Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby, and the RBs-by-committee. They don’t have the big names like what Bradford’s got for the Sooners and last year’s Heisman winner Tim Tebow; he’s got plenty of big names with big talent.


Back to what I said about the Sooners getting over 60+ points their last 5; if that’s what the Heisman voters based it on, along with his season;


Here’s something to think about.


Flashback: October 11, 2008; Texas beats OU, 45-35.


‘Nuff said.


Did the “magical” OU-offense score their 60 on us? NOPE. Sure didn’t. As a matter of fact, Texas’ defense was the only team on OU’s schedule to hold them that low.


So c’mon now. Give the Longhorns more credit. They’re obviously not getting enough they deserve.


And if you bring up the Texas Tech situation; stop. There’s nothing you can really say to save them; they beat Texas, yeah, but a last second TD/potential game-winning INT dropped.


But then Tech loses to the same team that Texas beat by 40, FORTY.


That’s why they’re where they’re at and settling for a non-BCS bowl; the Cotton Bowl to be exact. I remember when the days when Texas hardly ever got over the hump beating zero-U, having to go to the Cotton Bowl year after year. Which by the way was SO lame.


Back to basics; so yeah, about Tech; where does that leave them? No where in sight.


And where does that make Texas? A WHOLE lot better than Tech, and obviously better than OU with the win over them; “45-35, lest we forget…” It’s practically like Texas had a beat-down of the Red Raiders in spirit, along with the Sooners manhandling them.


Tim Tebow of Florida, on the other hand, his stats aren’t as gaudy as last year’s Heisman campaign; the numbers have gone down quite a bit. But his confidence level’s shot out through the roof.


That’s all cool and all, but through it all, Colt’s more deserving. The guy’s broken practically all of the school QB records; leads the nation in pass completion percentage with about 78%, beating out Daunte Culpepper’s record back when he was at UCF. [Now at Detroit Lions.], now that’s uncanny accuracy.


He [McCoy] makes so many plays with his feet; extending plays i.e. Tony Romo of the Cowboys, and he’d find the open man. If that’s not the case, he tucks the ball in and goes for the run. He’s also gained a lot more muscle so he can take a hit, and he can definitely deliver one, as well.


Bradford doesn’t get that chance to do that at OU; great pocket makes him have practically all the time in the world, and Tebow’s certainly capable of the double threat of the pass/run; he just doesn’t do it as great as Colt does.


Now if you told me to compare McCoy and Tebow last year, I’d go with Tebow, especially when Colt had a definite sophomore slump. That’s IF it was last year. And he’s [Tebow] not a Heisman winner this year.


And here’s another theory I thought about in favor of Colt McCoy; the voters normally place their vote on how the team and the nominated player has faired in the season; so basically if either Texas, Oklahoma, or Florida was undefeated, that QB for the school gets the Heisman.


Texas is closer being undefeated than Florida and Oklahoma.


All three teams have one loss.


1) Oklahoma lost to Texas 45-35, so that’s totally understandable. That’s their one loss.


2) Florida lost by one against Ole Miss earlier in the season. That one point was off of a missed extra point to tie.


3) Texas lost to Texas Tech off of a last second TD; also by a seal-the-deal dropped INT by true freshman Blaine Gideon.


So what I came with is that Texas is closer to be undefeated than OU and Florida.


Oklahoma, you guys lost by 10 on a neutral field.


And as for Florida, you guys did lose by one; Texas did not against Tech, 39-33. One point vs. 6 points. You give it to Florida margin of defeat, right?


You’re wrong.


Texas also lost by a dropped INT, if that ball is caught, they win the game and there wouldn’t be a controversy with us UT fans talking about getting playoff system implemented, as Barack Obama once said on an interview. Along with the Longhorns getting an automatic birth to the BCS National Championship game in Miami. Got to settle with the Fiesta Bowl down in Glendale, Arizona.


So since Texas basically lost by a dropped interception, not once, but twice, [Another player nearly brought one in before Gideon’s drop.] that’s a whole lot closer to winning than TYING the game up with an extra point –


That was BLOCKED. Not just missed off the crossbars, not wide left or right, but being blocked.


There you have it. I stated all the right reasons why Texas’ Colt McCoy should’ve gotten the Heisman; wasn’t fair for Bradford and Tebow to state their cases for the award by getting another game to show their stuff with conference championship games; McCoy had to make his last case by a 40-3 win on Thanksgiving Day vs. rival Texas A&M.


But hey, watch out for next year – “the real McCoy”’s coming back for his Senior year.


“Hail, hail, the gang’s all here, and it’s goodbye to all the rest!”

Sean Avery's Hard Head

The most hated player in hockey is at it again.


New comer to the Dallas Stars this off-season from the New York Rangers, Sean Avery doesn't seem to be thankful for anything nor is he in the Christmas spirit. The latest incident of the troubled hockey player now is in another serious situation.


Avery is now suspended for 6 games from a ruling by the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after comments he made over another hockey player, Calgary Flames’ Dion Phaneuf, who’s dating his ex-girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert.


“Mr. Avery has been warned repeatedly about his conduct and comments, which have too often been at odds with the manner in which his more than 700 fellow players conduct themselves,” said Gary Bettman. “Playing in the National Hockey League is a privilege, requiring a high standard of personal behavior. Mr. Avery forfeits that privilege for six games.” [from DallasStars.com]


He’s now going to have to go through anger management counseling, along with other types of counseling he should’ve been through, with everybody knowing how easily he’s ticked off. Here’s the quote of what Avery said in this video:





He clearly doesn't think whenever the mike's in front of him, and he certainly doesn't think about what others might think, as well; overlooking the consequences of his poor decisions. Even his own Dallas Stars teammates don't really feel all that too excited and ready for him to come back from suspension. Another video; hockey analysts weighing in on Avery's antics presently and past.





All in all, another class-less act by Sean Avery.

My Trip to '40 acres'

YES.


I finally visited the school of my dreams; '40 acres' as they call it.


THE University of Texas at Austin. November 21, 2008: I’ll never forget that day. For me, that’s a day that will live in infamy. [i.e. Pearl Harbor; December 7th, 1941]


It was pretty, pretty long, especially with 18-wheelers all around the road. This made the trip feel like forever; thus making myself miss the scheduled tour around the campus.


Yeeeah.


So plan "B" was to go to the freshmen admission's office; right off of Red River Rd.; [Already acting as if I live there.] and just get all my questions answered. I met with a really nice woman who answered things that puzzled me and whatnot.


For example, how UT’s admission process is made; they don’t just look solely on the test scores you get on the SATs or ACTs. The fact is that some people aren’t just that great on those tests; they [UT] also look at everything as a whole for the prospective student, in the words of that counselor I chatted with.


Along with the information that is needed for an admission are letters of recommendation, the two required application essays with also an extra one that’s optional that would show where you’re coming from in the hardships you and/or your family has/is going through; high school transcript/classes you’ve taken and so on.


After that talk, I was exceptionally enlightened by the answers I received from the counselor I spoke with; I really felt assured that this is the next place I'll call home in a year from now.


Other than the serious stuff I got into for this mission on the UT campus, my family and I at least got to sightsee for a bit as we were trying to find the Freshmen admission building, I got a chance to see Darryl K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, [where the football team plays] not up close and personal, but from a distance along the highway coming into the campus.


The Frank Erwin Special Events Center; home of the Longhorn basketball team. I also saw the big clock tower that would always show the number "1" on it from its office lights; the main admissions' building; it was SO COOL to actually see in person instead of in front of a television from commercials looking at it.


And all that was taken care of and it was time to go home, down the highway we were on, there were several firsts for me; places I haven’t seen:


1) I actually saw a shooting star crash land right of the side of I-35 N...I was about to dose off in the rented SUV we had, then my uncle, mom and dad, saw it come down; the star looked like how a volcano would have it's lava coming out; all black crusted and I could also see the orange outlining. It was all steaming and stuff; [this is like around 7-8 in the evening, mind you.] it was CRAZY. The smoke from it stunk through the windows quite a lot as we were heading home.


2) I got a chance to see Baylor U. as were heading towards UT; saw the outside dorms and all that across the highway passing Waco.


3) Saw a Miller beer factory somewhere around Fort Worth's area; I think that's where we were at the time, along with a Coors Light factory, as well.


4) A Mrs. Baird’s' factory, too, and man did it smell good. As the family and I were nearing the D/FW area, we happened to get lost a little bit as we were coming back, but kind people at a gas station showed us the way back to Dallas; God bless them.


Finally, we came home; got a bit homesick while we were in Austin, and it was right after I visited the counselor that I wanted to get there and go back home.


I know I had a pretty nice slumber that night; like I said before, I’ll never forget that day.