A couple of knee-jerk reactions, as Big 12 teams played consecutive nights on the ESPN family of networks....
What was Texas A&M doing Thursday night? Miami hadn't played well all year, then delivered a butt-kicking to the Aggies last night. The score was 34-17, but the game wasn't even that close. Aggie fans are knee-jerking, and calling for coach Dennis Franchione's head. After five years, A&M really should be better. And, this year's schedule is designed to get a coach fired, with road games remaining at Texas Tech, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. In addition, the Texas Longhorns visit College Station. A&M athletic director Bill Byrne should be preparing to hire the search firm right now, because there will be a new coach in Aggieland next season.
My OU Sooners went up the turnpike Friday night and beat the snot out of Tulsa, 62-21. Tulsa actually kept the game competitive for about a quarter. The Hurricane will contend for a championship in Conference USA. They are not a bad team. However, OU is a true juggernaut. This has the potential to be a special season in Norman. The Sooners are averaging 61 points per game, and have beaten their four opponents by an average of almost 50 points per game.
I am on a trip to a company meeting in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California this weekend. I will blog when I can.
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Which of the Aggies was it that was bragging that their offense could not be stopped? First, who would say that after almost losing to Fresno State like they did? Also, they are the freakin' Aggies ... not this year's OU. Coach Fran ain't going nowhere. His contract is through 2012 or some such. People are finally seeing him for the fraud that he was. I thought he was greatness while at the greatness of TCU, but then when he left and I thought we were sunk, I came to realize it was good ol' Patterson who was keeping things going, not Fran.
p.s. go Owls!
The Ags with money are getting impatient. Fran would have been fired last year had A&M not beaten Texas. He's not getting paid $2 million a year to go 8-4.
Coaches get five-year extensions in order to be able to recruit. The Ags can afford to buy Fran out and to go hire another coach. Next year, Fran will be on TV as an analyst, unless SMU wants him after they can Phil Bennett.
Gary Patterson was and is the genius behind TCU. He was a no-name when they promoted him, but it proved to be a smart choice. Fran proved that the grass is not greener on the other side.
Poor Rice. They're going to make Texas look good today. :-(
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