[Skooz]

Well, I told my dad that every once in awhile California or Florida would sneak one in, but I'll bet Texas would win 8 out of 10.

High school football is much much much bigger than NFL or college ball in most of Texas. My grandpa used to live in Brownwood, and I remember the games there were amazing. The whole town would show up. The fan support was unbelievable. It's that way from Waskom to El Paso, and from Wichita Falls to Brownsville.

It borders on religion down there. Plus, every program in the country heavily recruits in Texas. A Sooner friend and I watched a game awhile back and were surprised that about 80% of the Oklahoma players introduced were from Texas.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

see post #40...also think about how dominant the Florida teams have been in the last 10+ years.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Florida and F.S.U are tied for the most players in the N.F.L

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yeah, that's one of the two reasons these OU losses just burn me up(and probably most Longhorns). It would be one thing to lose to Oklahomans, but to lose to a team that is half Texas traitors, oh my achin' head. UT-A&M is brother versus brother, but UT-OU is us versus the infidel! The other salt in the wounds is that stupid downturned hook'em signs. We have a positive hand symbol of our team and pride, all they have is a negative bash of their opponent.

But I don't want that coming off as sour grapes. Oklahoma is a great conservative state, with good values and good people. And their team has beaten our butts 3 years in a row, are better coached, and thus have been the better team for 3 years in a row, with a nat'l championship on top of that.

I think Mack is safe for another two years, unless he loses ugly in this game again next year, or the team loses 4 more games this year. He needs to show that he's learned from prior mistakes by showing more aggressivenessm, preparation, and mental toughness. I wouldn't give up on him just yet, but some offensive coaching changes are likely in order.

However, in a couple of years, with 4 or 5 OU losses in a row and no NC after 7 years, it might be the end of the line. And if OU insists on moving part of the series to Norman, I could see Texas doing whatever it takes to lure Stoops down to Austin.

[lonestar]

Jeremy Shockey got over-looked by OK and Texas schools.

I guess he was lucky since he wound up at Miami, All-American on the National Championship team.