It was a bit tongue in cheek, as I prepare for my Longhorns to once again get outprepared, outplayed, and outcoached in the Cotton Bowl(though no doubt Mack Brown will offer more excuses than a Democrat.) And convict Cedric should not even be considered for the Heisman after breaking and entering(and running up the stats on Baylor is pretty cheesy too, just another reason to fire Mack. I'm no fan of the VA Tech/K.State cupcake schedule strategy.)
But the fact of the matter is that Bud, no matter what his party affiliation, was a dirty cheat when it came to football and recruiting. Mythical nat'l championships won on probation and won in seasons that would result in probation under his watch. Barry recruiting half his teams from Texas, traitors enticed by free cars and all the other crap OU football has long been known for. Yeah, lots of other teams cheated that way to one degree or another, and no doubt UT along with the whole SW Conference, but OU was about as dirty as they come.
I have no idea if that 'tradition' continues under Stoops, hopefully it does not. He seems to have the ability and now reputation to not need to resort to that crap. Perhaps Adrian Peterson really did go to OU rather than UT based on Mack's inability to develop players. But the sordid history of Bob's predecessors and their outlaw programs is a fact that won't be soon forgotten. Are there still bullet holes in the dorm rooms?
After another beating - I'm wearing an orange tie today to honor your fallen.
To suggest Barry et al were somehow deviations from the norm in recruiting doesn't seem fair - but since its old history now, whatever. UT is sort of the poster child for recruiting frills, isn't it?
In any case, would you please get your horns up for the rest of the year so the conference puts up a good showing? It's getting harder to justify UT's annual high ranking when they slouch through December and January. Thanks!