Rock The Douche

Quoner · November 25, 2008

The official group to promote and raise awareness of the scientific fact that Texas did defeat Oklahoma 45-35 on a neutral site during the 2008 football season.

It seems to be that these days, there is a contingent of America, especially those in the voting electorate that makes up the Coaches and Harris polls, that forgot that Texas did in fact defeat Oklahoma earlier in the year.

The score, if you were wondering was Texas 45 v. Oklahoma 35. The game was played on October 11, and Texas defeated Oklahoma on a neutral site. For those of you in Oklahoma, or in case you are a Harris or Coaches poll voter, that means that Texas is the only team in the Big 12 South's vaunted four teams in the top 12 to have won a game against one of the other teams away from home.

But wait. Didn't OU just beat the No. 2 team in the nation, by a lot?

Yes they did. They were also at home where they have only lost two games since Bob Stoops started hating puppies and Jesus.

Wait... But they beat them by a lot, and that was the team that beat UT?

Yes. They did beat Tech. Tech did beat Texas at home in the final second. Yes, Texas did in fact, contrary to popular belief beat Oklahoma on a neutral site by double-digits.

But wasn't that a long time ago?

Lets see, OU beat the No. 2 team at home last week. Texas beat then No. 1 team on a neutral site. But I guess because it was over a week ago it doesn't matter.

With that in mind we move forward with one goal in mind. To remember the Cotton Bowl.

That is our cry. Remember, Remember, the eleventh of October. The day that Texas defeated then No. 1 Oklahoma by double-digits on a neutral field.

So we are urging you, as concerned citizens of this great land to raise your voice, to act upon your first amendment freedoms and let your voice be heard by the small few that decides who plays for the National title, or in this case the Big 12 title.

Do everything in your power to promote and spread the awareness of 45-35, because knowing is half the battle.

And the game did in fact happen so long ago, so we must remember America, because she has such a short memory.

Simple ways to raise awareness...

1. Join this group. And invite every educated soul you know to its welcoming arms.

2. Help raise awaress by creating viral marketing. Be it youtube videos, images, or signs to be displayed on your car, dorm, etc.

3. Call your local Congressman, err... Call your local Harris Poll voter, and or college football coach and remind him of the facts.

4. Do everything in your power to ensure every fan that attends Thursday's game against Texas A&M is provided with a large, legible sign that promotes the literacy of 45-35.

KVET will be providing at least 10,000 signs (we should encourage them to sponsor more) and every issue of Wednesday's Daily Texan will feature a center spread that will feature 45-35. We need your help to first make sure these signs make it to the game on Thursday. The papers will go out Wednesday, we need all of the papers to make it to the stadium on Thursday so each person walking into DKR can have a huge sign boldly reminded the world that Texas beat OU.

Further, we need to help get more signs out there, if we can get more sponsors, or simply making our own. If nearly 100,000 fans all have a 45-35 sign, it will be impossible to forget.

Along with that make your own personal efforts to go beyond the simple signs. If you have a UT flag, get the score put onto the flag. It would be awesome to see a lot of the "Come and Take It--No. 2, 45-35" flags Thursday night. Other huge banners and signs that featured 45-35 would help the cause, especially if they played into ways to earn camera time (ESPN references, creativity, etc).

5. Travel to Stillwater, Okla. and personally remind ESPN CollegeGameDay and ABC Saturday Night Football that in fact Texas did beat Oklahoma.

The power is yours my friends. Lets see what you can do.

You have already amazed me in this first day. But we must continue our fight. Our voice will be heard. And we shall prevail, because we have the truth on our side.

Never forget 45-35 and Hook 'Em

MEDIA CONTACT:

Call 469-595-6253

or email atalbert@mail.utexas.edu

Green Lantern · November 25, 2008

Wow.

UNTflyer · November 26, 2008

If I had to pick one of the three to go to the Big 12 Championship, it would be the 'Horns.

Bryan316 · November 26, 2008

I...may glass chalk my car tonight.

The Fake Lonnie Finch · November 26, 2008

Look, if they bedwetting Longhorn fan would be honest, they'd take into account that all team are 1-1...and in those head to head games against OU and Tech, UT only led for a total of less than 14 minutes:

Texas-OU

1st Quarter – OU leads for 12:17, Tied 2:43, UT leads for 0:00

2nd Quarter – OU lead for 15:00, UT leads for 0:00

First half – OU leads 27:17, Tied 2:43 UT leads for 0:00

3rd Quarter – OU leads for 13:56. Texas leads for 1:04

4th Quarter – UT leads for 10:55, OU leads for 4:05

Second half – OU leads 18:01, Texas leads for 11:59

Game – OU leads for 45:18, Texas leads for 11:59, Tied 2:43

Texas-Texas Tech

1st Quarter – Tech led for 10:38, Tied for 4:22, Texas led for 0:00

2nd Quarter – Tech led for 15:00, Texas led for 0:00

First half – Tech led for 25:38, Tied for 4:22, Texas led for 0:00

3rd Quarter – Tech led for 15:00, Texas led for 0:00

4th Quarter – Tech led for 13:32, Texas led for 1:28

Second half – Tech led for 28:32, Texas led for 1:28

Game – Tech led for 54:10, Tied for 4:22, Texas led for 1:28

TWO GAME TOTAL

OU/Tech led for 99:28

Texas led for 13:27

Tied for 7:05

It should also be noted that all of the Tied minutes came at the very beginning of both games. At no point did Texas either catch or lead OU or Texas Tech in the first half of either game. In neither game did they lead for an entire quarter. Out of eight quarters of football, Texas trailed for five. Of four halves, Texas trailed for three.

So, again...why is this argument for Texas over OU? The real question is, given Tech's dominance of UT, why is Texas still ranked ahead of Tech?

LongJim · November 27, 2008

Look, if they bedwetting Longhorn fan would be honest, they'd take into account that all team are 1-1...and in those head to head games against OU and Tech, UT only led for a total of less than 14 minutes:
It should also be noted that all of the Tied minutes came at the very beginning of both games. At no point did Texas either catch or lead OU or Texas Tech in the first half of either game. In neither game did they lead for an entire quarter. Out of eight quarters of football, Texas trailed for five. Of four halves, Texas trailed for three.
So, again...why is this argument for Texas over OU? The real question is, given Tech's dominance of UT, why is Texas still ranked ahead of Tech?

Hilarious!

We can all have fun with selective facts. Here are some more:

In the 'round robin' games played between these teams,

0U scored 93 offensive or return teams points.

Texas scored 78.

Tech's flying Wallenda, bat-sh!t crazy super-offense/return teams put up a whopping 51, and a swell 10 in the 2nd half of the Texas game==which was less than the pathetic 14 they put on 0U during the the smooth, forced penetration they took from 0U in Norman in 2nd half.

Their offense/special teams did not score enough points in either game to win, yet they're fantastic and deserve to be ranked higher. They are the only team of the three to totally implode in their big game and dissolve without a fight.

Bringing those 'points' up does a disservice to the Raiders total team effort, but since we're giving away moral victories to Tech...

In other "We deserve a trophy for participation" news--the French Olympic swim team 'won' the gold medal. Phelps only led for one zillionth of a second. Foreman won the title in Zaire in '74, and Germany won WWII. Hey, they "had the lead" for most of that little skirmish, right?

What a joke. :lol: