Apparently, Texas Tech fans are making and/or buying these shirts.

I can understand the "South Champions" part as there is a 3 way tie.  I believe technically they are co-champs, but that is a minor quibble.  The key to this shirt is that if you look at the top you can see "The Best Season Ever".

Even in the worst of weeks for Texas football, it is good to remember that we could be Texas Tech.

TJ Ford and the Indiana Pacers played Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Neither team is very good this year.

Durant had 37 points and 8 rebounds.

Ford has 24 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds.

Hopefully Durant continues to improve and hopefully TJ can make it though a full season.  They both are great representatives for the university.  I fully expect Texas to keep producing top notch talent for years to come.

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The Big 12 Tie-Breaker: The Hottest Cheerleaders

By Pete Fiutak    

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Along with strength of schedule, home field advantage needs to be a part of the overall mix far more than it is. Winning a game on the road deserves more love than winning one at home, and close losses on the road should be viewed differently than losing at home or at a neutral site.

Therefore, if Texas Tech loses to Oklahoma, that will mean the Sooners' part of the tie-breaker is based on a home win, while the loss (to Texas) will have happened at a neutral site. They didn't play a true road game in the tie-breaker mix, so, theoretically, they had the easiest path of the three teams.

Texas Tech will have lost to OU on the road, and the win will have come to Texas in the final seconds at home.

And then there's Texas. The loss in the equation came on the greatest play in the history of Texas Tech football on the road in Lubbock. The win came at a neutral site, beating Oklahoma in Dallas. Therefore, Texas, didn't have a home game in the mix and ended up having the hardest path of the three in the three-game round-robin tournament.

I still think Oklahoma is off to play for the national title if it wins out, but by who deserves to be playing for the Big 12 title, go with 1. Texas, 2. Texas Tech, 3. Oklahoma. Or else just hold a rock-paper-scissors playoff and you'll probably have the right answer.

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Did anyone see the Florida WR screen just now?

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Do they use The Eyes of Texas for their fight song?  Do some of their cheerleaders wear chaps?  I am guessing starting a new football program is tough in a tradition rich sport.  Do they use things from other schools?

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Big 12 Conference officials will consider a significant player-eligibility change in college football when they convene this week for their annual spring meetings in Colorado Springs, Colo.

A top Nebraska official is helping push for the major change.

Husker athletic director Steve Pederson is chairman of the NCAA football issues committee, which is advocating a proposal that would give athletes five seasons of playing eligibility. As it stands, players are allowed to play four seasons in a five-year window.

"We’ve asked that it be put on the agenda of every conference in the country at their spring meetings so it can be discussed," Pederson said of the proposal. "As a committee, we believe it has validity. And now we want to find out if other people believe like we do."

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Pretty entertaining article about the best and worst scenarios for each team.

TEXAS (4)
Best case: Kevin Durant continues his absurd career trajectory, averages 30 points and 15 rebounds in four straight wins, drags the Longhorns to the Final Four and outperforms all available adjectives. Along the way, Durant continues to play along with the charade that he might come back to college.

Worst case: The Durant family's close brush with Celtics moron-in-residence GM Danny Ainge rubs off on the big fella. He shoots 9-for-30 against New Mexico State, which runs out to a 22-point first-half lead and holds on for dear life, winning when Rick Barnes draws up the last shot for guard Craig Winder. CBS mourns. Horns fans mourn even more when Durant signs a deal with an agent, a shoe company, a financial adviser, a video-game company and three urban clothing outfits within 14 minutes of the final horn.

TEXAS A&M (3)
Best case: Billy Gillispie becomes the first coach since Steve Fisher in 1989 to win a national title after entering the tournament with one or fewer NCAA victories. Aggies beat Texas in the Final Four to add to the merriment. In a fit of ecstasy, A&M signs Gillispie to a 10-year, $35 million deal and names its court after him.

Worst case: Aggies are trapdoored by the Lexington draw against Louisville and sent home early, still lacking the first regional final appearance in school history. Back home in College Station, they watch Texas win it all.

TEXAS TECH (10)
Best case: With trademark precision offense and passionate defense, Bob Knight caps record-setting season with an upset of BC in the first round and a noble loss to Georgetown in the second. Knight treats the NCAA news conference moderator with tender mercy, answers questions with reasonable civility and keeps his hands to himself the entire weekend.

Worst case: Eagles beat Tech as badly as Kansas State beat the Red Raiders in the Big 12 tournament (21 points). Knight grabs a player by the back of the neck and delivers a paternal Vulcan nerve pinch, gently suggesting that the player improve his &*$%^$% focus. TV analysts stress that this was a teaching moment, that if this were any other coach we wouldn't be talking about it, and that 200 other coaches went Vulcan on their players at various times this season (while failing to name a single one). News conference moderator quits before Knight arrives for postgame interview.

KANSAS (1)
Best case: Red-hot Jayhawks go all the way, getting from coach Bill Self what they never got from Roy Williams: a national championship banner. And at least half of Kansas' eight pro prospects come back to defend the title in '08.

Worst case: Big Dance klutzes get from Self what they never got from Williams: just a single NCAA victory in a three-year span. Jayhawks narrowly avert a one-and-done threepeat by holding off Niagara, then choke in the second round against Villanova in a spoiled Chicago homecoming for Julian Wright and Sherron Collins. Everyone goes pro but Self, whose return is met with mixed emotions.

One guy picks UT to go to final four, one to lose to UNC, and the rest expect Texas to lose to Georgetown in the elite 8.

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NCAA is looking into the recruitment of Joe McKnight.  From the article:

"McKnight signed a national letter of intent with USC on Wednesday and made comments during a news conference that seemed to suggest communications involving former Trojan Reggie Bush, who is now with the New Orleans Saints.

Former players are forbidden from telephoning prospective recruits, their relatives or guardians.
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During the Wednesday news conference, McKnight said Carroll set up a conference call so he and Curtis could talk to Bush and ease concerns USC might face sanctions.
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After being informed of Carroll's denial Thursday night, Curtis called McKnight and later said the recruit never heard Bush on a speakerphone."

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