Red River Football: Texas Claims Big 12 Championship with an *
by Jake Trotter
published April 5, 2009
The Texas Longhorns still won't concede the 2008 Big 12 championship.
Prominently displayed on a wall inside the Texas Moncrief-Neuhaus training facility is a list of the Longhorns' Big 12 and South Division championships.
According to the Austin-American Statesman, the Longhorns have included 2008 among their Big 12 championships - with an asterisk.
Last season, OU edged out Texas and Texas Tech for the South title in a three-way tie determined by the BCS Standings, despite a fervent protest from Texas coach Mack Brown and Longhorn fans. The Longhorns claimed that because they defeated OU head-to-head, they deserved to go the Big 12 title game - despite the fact they also lost to Texas Tech, which created the three-way-tie.
On the last week of the regular season, Texas fans even paid for a flyover in Stillwater before the Bedlam game to remind voters of Texas' 45-35 win over OU in the Cotton Bowl.
Nevertheless, the Sooners went on to beat Missouri in Kansas City, MO to win their unprecedented third-consecutive Big 12 Championship.
Apparently, that victory is still not being acknowledged in Austin.
Said one school official to the Statesman, "We beat both teams (OU and North Division winner Missouri). I thought that (championship game in Kansas City) was for the runner-up spot."
Bahahahaha.
Seriously? Come on guys...
1 comments:
My sister is an OU fan as well. I lvoe the *
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