ESPN sucks! (so does Texas)

Does anyone at ESPN really understand the meaning of a 3-way tie? The reason it’s named like that is because there are 3 teams involved. Apparently the dummies at ESPN don’t understand this or else why would they keep talking about the head-to-head matchup between OU and Texas and conveniently forget the fact that Texas Tech beat Texas. If neutral field is what counts, then every team should start playing their games at a neutral field, like in London or something, like how the NFL has a game or two there every year. For anyone who doesn’t know what this rant is all about, this is about college football. Long story short, Texas beat OU, Texas Tech beat Texas and OU beat Texas Tech. 

Now, the question is who goes to play in the Conference Championship and then to the National Championship game. Last week, OU was ahead of both the teams in the overall rankings, which was used to break the tie. Now, everyone (mostly at EPN) is complaining that Texas should have been ahead of OU based on the fact that OU lost to Texas at a neutral field (Dallas – some neutral field, huh?) while Texas lost to Texas Tech at Lubbock (away game for Texas). Oh yeah, Texas Tech was blown away by OU at home. Confused yet? So, according to the ESPN analysts aka MORONS, since Tech lost by a whopping 44 points, they are out of contention in a 3-way tie which makes it a head-to-head comparison between Texas and OU and since Texas beat OU, they should be ranked ahead. Are you f*#&ing kidding me? Why call it a 3-way tie in the first place, if that’s what you are going to do? 

Here’s my question: So, if OU loses this week at the Big 12 championship game, then which team should go to the National Championship game? Texas or Tech? Based on what all the experts (!?) are saying this week, shouldn’t it be Tech, since they beat Texas on a head-to-head matchup? Oh, now you want the overall rankings to send Texas to the final game? How pathetic is that? Atleast try to be consistent, you IDIOTS! If the focal point of your argument is the 'neutral field', then mine is '44 points'. That should be more than enough to nullify whatever advantage Texas had over OU. So, here’s the one thing I wish you’d all do: SHUT THE F@#K UP!!!

Cheerleaders and 20/20

My buddy Shiva and I had a very insightful conversation about why cheerleaders look so out of place in cricket, despite the best efforts of Mr.Mallya and the Washington Redskins cheerleaders to make it look as sexy as possible. Here's what I think. American football is the manliest sport you can ever see in this world, with super-sized muscles and testosterone oozing out of every 10 yards on the field. When you watch something so manly, you tend to look for something that complements it, like for example, cheerleaders. They perfectly complete the circle by providing the necessary refreshments in between the grunts, helmet clashes and the pats on the back. Now, if you take Cricket or Soccer, it's not as testosterone-based as football, barring the headbutt by that French soccer player in the worldcup final. The manliest diplay I have ever seen in cricket is Venkatesh Prasad showing the dressing room to Aamir Sohail in the quarter finals of World Cup 1996. So, when you put a bunch of cheerleaders in the gentlemen's game of cricket, no matter where they are from, it only makes it look like a cheap stunt to get some attention.

Wishful Thinking

I am a sad man this week since the college football season is getting over, atleast for OU, this weekend. As someone who doesn't find the NFL games very interesting- I have tried to like professional football more than you can imagine, college football is as good as it gets for me.

I will be rooting for the Texas A&M Aggies this weekend. Before you start booking your flight tickets to Denver to kill me, let me make myself clear. If you are a true fan of the Indian cricket team, you would have understood what I meant by now. You remember how the Indian team would lose the easier games at the beginning stages of the world cup, then somehow manage to beat the tougher opponents and wait for that one team to lose their last match, so that we can get into the next round? That's exactly the same position the sooners are in at the moment, except that they lost only one game (atleast legitimately) to a tougher opponent aka Texas Longhorns, though everyone feels that Oklahoma is now playing far better than Texas. The loss to Oregon, thanks to the Pac-10 referees, should not be considered a loss at all. Think I am being too loyal to OU? Take any news article on the OU-Oregon game and you should get a fair idea of how we were robbed of a win.

Coming back to the topic, Texas is playing at home against Texas A&M this weekend, and I, like any other sooner faithful would, wish Texas A&M wins and helps us get to the conference championship game against Nebraska. Oh, by the way, did I mention we beat Texas A&M 3 weeks ago in Aggie Land?

GO AGGIES!!!

Update:
Well well well, look who's back in Kansas City for the Big 12 Championship game, thanks to the Aggies! Ok Mr.Mack brown, you might have beaten us, but we still own the Big 12 South. BOO HOO!!

Quick Question

When does Shaun Pollock's bowling figures of 6 overs 0 maidens 21 runs and 1 wicket look very ordinary?

when the bowler at the other end has 5 overs, 8 runs 2 maidens and 5 wickets. Way to go Ntini!!

Hey Texas, UP YOURS!

Run A.D Run!!!

Indian born, Sooner bred.
Disclaimer: Any resemblance to actual teams is purely intentional