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  1. That game has Bossier City written all over it.
  2. It's their spin on "nobody wants our shirts because everyone either 1) doesn't care about Texas A&M or, indeed, 2) does knows about Texas A&M. They are the Almighty's sour grape vineyard where they are stamping out excuses like nobody's seen before: "we don't want them buying our t-shirts, anyway!"
  3. Trying to explain it is almost impossible. I usually say that OU is a big rival. We dislike each other. The week before and after that game are actually affected by what happens. That said, Sooner students aren't that much different than Longhorn students or Tech students or any students. It's just a game. Other than those two weeks, it stays in the back of the mind. Aggies think we are genuinely evil and represent all that is bad in the world. They never cease obsessing on us and making embarrassing asses of themselves hissing when introduced to one. It happened to me in the workplace once. For us it's a game, for them it's a holy war around which they've invented myths and legends untethered from reality. I think about them more often because I'm fascinated by fans who choose to be stalkers. You start to study their quirks and oddball notions then find yourself in a full anthropological analysis. Of course, I exempt 2%ers who pretty much fit the same mold as students that we do. They want to beat Texas. They don't want to eat, drink, and think Texas all the livelong day.
  4. Before they bolted, the TexAggies were in an uproar over the statement that Longhorns see the Sooners as our biggest rival. Nobody said A&M wasn't a rival, just not the most important. Instant identity crisis on TexAgs. They listed all the stuff we do regarding them (their line in our song, hex rally...okay, the two things we do) as proof. So, we start talking about it on whatever the principal horn site was at the time. My thought was that it's a bigger deal to beat OU and a bigger deal to lose to A&M. That's pretty much for the reasons you state. Relatedly, when Nebraska rose to prominence, OU's game against them was huge every season. The games were great. I wondered if Sooners considered Nebraska their main rival. I honestly didn't know their history. You know what? I didn't really care. Texas-OU was still one of the great games nationally and I've never been present at any game that meets the intensity of that game being played on a hot day.
  5. I guess I place too much emphasis on scoring defense.
  6. Oh, I think a key to the game will be if A&M can field a healthy LeVeon Moss. If they do, I think we might have to score 48 points to beat them. He's a fucking monster to bring down. As you know, that will take pressure off their two main receivers as well. I've noticed that some teams have succeeded running on their ends who are hell bent to pass rush. I feel a Texas victory coming on that will be the first of a humiliating three game losing streak to finish A&M's magical season. They haven't faced teams of the kind they are about to since the second game of the season. I'm not saying they'll be overwhelmed, but a lot of shit they do won't work against better and more evenly spread talent.
  7. We shocked the nation because nobody expected us to do anything that year. Next year we'll start the season in the top 5. We won't be shocking anyone unless we open like we did this year against Ohio State. Arky moved with ease? They didn't score the second half until the game was out of reach. Also, if they were moving with ease, why did their opening two drives end in field goals? They cracked some big plays. They lead the conference (nation?) in those things. A killer for their first few long gainers was Taffe bouncing off the ball carrier. I'm not talking about the touchdown run. The first two possessions Taffe could have contained them with better tackling. I wonder if he was hesitating to wrap up because of his hand. He popped back to being his old self and contained many plays that would have gone for 15 or 20 further. Man, we miss Taffe when he's not out there.
  8. The coronation of him as the QB in America set to lead us to the national championship was brutally unfair. His extremely poor play early in the season and his demeanor made feel the same way you did. I've got nothing but admiration for he's handled spotlight and worked to get better. I'm excited about him now.
  9. You beat Notre Dame because they missed an extra point and an egregious hold wasn't called on your miracle play. And, of course as you liked to say the year we opened against Alabama and dominated them, the ND you played isn't the same team they are now. But, we know, Tech is your actual rival and it's hard not to knock them. You're so insecure for a third-rated team with no losses.
  10. Very good for a QB starting for his first season. And he's getting better.
  11. It's better to practice against our superior defense in practice, actually. Practice isn't the problem. You can't practice in the season to make your OL individually stronger. Shitty team? The score was close. There's only one game to judge an opponent by, and that's the game you're actually playing against them. Arkansas was in the game. Interestingly, kicking field goals had them within one point of us. I've seen Smart opt for fourth down tries in earlier games. It wasn't much of success until he played us. He almost lost the Tennessee game because he forgoed earlier scoring opportunites. All year, I've seen teams try and fail and turn momentum over to the other team only to realize late in the game that three points might be pretty handy to have.
  12. Examples of Aggie victimhood and military school-type strategic innovations. Create pressure on pass plays to harry a good quarterback. Run the ball and score. Nobody will be looking for that! Someone alert Elko about this plan of attack!
  13. Gaza? Maybe join the Kurds who don't have a homeland. You're getting a hell of a lot better deal than they did. The USA floats Israel. The same country betrays the Kurds time after time. Ask the British, they're the ones who started both shit boulders rolling.
  14. Chicken hawk rat bastard sucking Americas blood through a Haliburton straw. He can't be rehabilitated simply for not being as bad as Trump. There are actual traitors who have not been as bad as Trump. For fuck's sake.
  15. It's pretty bad. The climax of the movie was too easy as well. No likey.
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