Category Archives: Sports

We’re on the Island of Misfit Toys Here we don’t want to stay… The answer to the question asked in a blog post yesterday: Yes. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about, and the … Continue reading →

A glance down the emergency stairway told Lightoller the water was now on C Deck … rising fast. But the lights were still bright … the music still ragtime … the beat still lively. Only two more boats. — Walter … Continue reading →

[Second Officer Charles] Lightoller had a more tangible yardstick – the steep narrow emergency staircase that ran from the Boat Deck all the way down to E Deck. The water was slowly crawling up the stairs, and from time to … Continue reading →

First, from the Oklahoman, it’s oh [double expletive deleted]: OU’s sole focus now on joining Pac-12 (well, that headline just exudes optimism) The Pac-12 preference is to add four schools – OU, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. OU president … Continue reading →

When Texas governor and A&M alum Rick Perry was in Iowa recently, he didn’t do much to answer questions asked about A&M’s role in destabilizing the Big 12 Conference. But, as the Boston Globe points out, he may have to: … Continue reading →

Here’s what they’re saying about Iowa State this time around: Starting with the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Mike Hlas, who lays it out in no uncertain terms (read the whole thing): If the first of the inevitable four superconferences should involve … Continue reading →

Texas offered a Big 12 Network; Texas A&M refused. Texas reportedly offered a Lone Star Network; A&M refused. Texas created the Longhorn Network, just like everyone expected, and now A&M has gone off the deep end. Austin American-Statesman: Texas A&M … Continue reading →

Desktop pictures for Texas A&M’s 2011 football schedule put the opponents’ logos in a strip across the bottom. (Full collection is here.) Take a quick look at this one in particular. Is A&M playing the Cyclones twice? Now look closer. … Continue reading →