Dennis Henle Jr's Chicago Cubs fan blog archive for 12/2008

December 2008

December 01, 2008

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Dennis Henle Jr

It is the topic that no one can avoid or stop talking about. Despite a loss to them earlier in the year on a neutral field, Oklahoma gains a trip to the Big 12 Championship Game as well as a probable spot in the BCS Championship Game over the rival Texas Longhorns. The BCS did exactly what it was supposed to do. It chose the better team. Problem is, thats not exactly fair.


Texas took advantage in the second half of the game against a defense that was ill prepared to deal with a loss of a key player, Ryan Reynolds. Look at the other 11 games on the schedule for each team and the body of work that each have put up and it becomes clear that Oklahoma is, in fact, the better team, and that the head-to-head game was an aberration. If those two teams play 10 times, Oklahoma wins 7.

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