Out of habit, I turned on the TV this morning to tune into college football. My team isn't scheduled to play until this evening, so the game that was on was the Miami Hurricanes at the Virginia Cavaliers. Not exactly a marque match up, so I played casual observer and went about fixing some breakfast. The game basically would just be on as white noise.
As the morning wore on, every once and awhile I would check in on the score. Miami was ranked, so it came as a surprise to me that the score was 24-0 Virginia in the 4th quarter. The game wound down and in spite of a valiant comeback by Miami, Virginia won 24-19. So what?
Well, Virgina's head coach fell to the ground at the end of the game because he was so overcome by emotion. Yes, I believe he was crying. The students rushed the field in jubilation. I began to tear up as well as they celebrated on the field.
This spirit of college football, the old college try, is lacking in so many contests across the country week in and week out. Virginia's season record moved to 4-4 with the win, so it was just the fact that their team...won. How odd. To play a game and win and be overcome with joy. I haven't seen that in quite a while.
As a student at Texas, I remember rushing the field my first year to celebrate a victory over Arkansas at the end of the season. It was cool walking amongst the fans and players. The players actually conversed with you. I felt like I was part of something special. So today, when I saw Virginia's reaction to their victory, it reminded me why I like college football. The underdog pulling it out. Kids acting like kids celebrating a win. The old college try...
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A Sign of the Times
Here in Colorado, it has been real windy lately. The kind of wind that moves your patio furniture around. The kind of wind that batters your campaign signs in your yard.Years ago, we had a neighbor who was involved in the political process. She asked us if we would place yard signs on our lawn in support of some candidates she believed in. We liked this neighbor (still do) and figured what could it hurt, so we pushed the wire frames into the ground and pulled the plastic sign over the frame like a pillow case. We came home one windy day and found only metal frames on our lawn. We figured that the wind had blown away the signs. Not exactly. Our political neighbor informed us that people from the opposing political party actually go around and steal the signs. I was shocked.
The next election, I once again placed yard signs in our yard. Once again they all disappeared. This time I fought back. They took 4 signs, I replaced them with 12. My entire front lawn was covered. There was no doubt who I was supporting when the trick or treaters came by before the election. Some of the kids actually made brainwashed comments trying to please mom and dad. Go! No candy for you!
A guy down the street was running for a local office position. My neighbor saw him stop his car, walk across a field, and take down all of my signs that I had lined up facing a road on a greenbelt behind my house. I remember being at work at the time and being so upset that I called a radio station and told them all about it. The guy carefully placed all my signs on the ground within my yard and drove home down the street into his garage. Needless to say, he lost his bid to be elected.
In a democracy where we have the freedom to vote for individuals to represent us in our government, why do people have to lie, cheat, and steal to try and so call win elections. There are rampant claims of voter fraud already in this upcoming election. Candidates pre-checked on voting ballots, military personnel denied the right to cast votes for the very people they are serving to protect, intimidation, faulty electronic voter counting programs, and entire organizations created for the sole purpose of getting out votes of people that are dead or alive.
All of this going on in America. Have we as a society stooped so low that the very people that are supposed to decide the election by their vote cannot be trusted to vote the right way? This corruption must be stopped.
My yard signs have been up since May. That's right, May. Not a thief in sight. We do have a few days left until the election though and that is when these lunatics usually strike. The next thing you know, these people will be stealing American flags from people. It is all madness, utter madness, and thankfully it will end for this election cycle on Tuesday. Until then, I will stand my post and do whatever is necessary to guard my freedoms and liberties from the enemy. God Bless America.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Beat
I recently wrote that in college football, players making plays is what wins football games. So, if you are a coach, to win games you recruit players who make plays. Let me restate that, if you are a coach, you better recruit players who make plays. There is no grey area here. Either the kid makes plays or he doesn't.
In today's information age, evaluating talent in order to recruit the best players should be easy. Every move these kids make is recorded. So, if evaluating the talent is a given, why are the powerhouses of college football having so much trouble remaining powerhouses?
It's because the stars want to play immediately, not in a year or two. This has changed everything in college football.
Time was that kids wanted to play for a certain school, now they just want to play as soon as possible. It isn't about tradition and history, maybe never was, but these kids want the big money they will get at the next level asap. If a kid can get a guaranteed 50 million dollar contract (Sam Bradford) then tell me again why I need to be a player on the taxi squad until I earn my spot as a Junior or Senior in one of the powerhouse programs?
When I was a student at Texas, their coach was Fred Akers. He was accused of being too arrogant with recruits with an attitude of this is Texas and that should be enough. The kids went elsewhere and Fred was shown the door.
After players like Vince Young and Colt McCoy, the Texas program looked invincible, no pun intended. The media and the coaching staff all figured it was the program that had won all of those games. No, as I've said before, players making plays wins football games. So, now the program at Texas is in a rapid decline because they do not have enough players who make plays.
I think Mack Brown is terrific, but he has come out and said that his players are playing with a sense of entitlement and arrogance. These words sting Texas fans particularly because people who are not Texas fans use them regularly to describe Texas fans.
The coaching staff at Texas and the Texas fans have been the beneficiary of some great players in recent times. The program however sabotaged itself by being so good. Players who wanted to play immediately went elsewhere and are playing against Texas instead of with them.
5 star recruits who stink are rare, but it happens. Some players skills and talents do not transfer to the next level. This happens from college to pro all the time. I think it is happening from high school to college as well. If the very best players go to the powerhouses, then they would always be good, not 4-3. The arrogance might be that just because we have a Longhorn on the helmet, doesn't mean that what we hope to be inside the helmet lines up with reality.
Texas has had a remarkable modern day run of success, but that is in the past now. And it seems that the past is all that Mack Brown wants to talk about these days. He is constantly talking about his 13 seasons at Texas as a body of work that should speak for itself. Hey Mack, you better wake up. You do not have the talent to be Texas right now. You don't have the talent to beat Iowa State right now. These are facts.
If Mack doesn't change the players he has on the field, he is gonna keep getting what he has been getting this year, beat.
In today's information age, evaluating talent in order to recruit the best players should be easy. Every move these kids make is recorded. So, if evaluating the talent is a given, why are the powerhouses of college football having so much trouble remaining powerhouses?
It's because the stars want to play immediately, not in a year or two. This has changed everything in college football.
Time was that kids wanted to play for a certain school, now they just want to play as soon as possible. It isn't about tradition and history, maybe never was, but these kids want the big money they will get at the next level asap. If a kid can get a guaranteed 50 million dollar contract (Sam Bradford) then tell me again why I need to be a player on the taxi squad until I earn my spot as a Junior or Senior in one of the powerhouse programs?
When I was a student at Texas, their coach was Fred Akers. He was accused of being too arrogant with recruits with an attitude of this is Texas and that should be enough. The kids went elsewhere and Fred was shown the door.
After players like Vince Young and Colt McCoy, the Texas program looked invincible, no pun intended. The media and the coaching staff all figured it was the program that had won all of those games. No, as I've said before, players making plays wins football games. So, now the program at Texas is in a rapid decline because they do not have enough players who make plays.
I think Mack Brown is terrific, but he has come out and said that his players are playing with a sense of entitlement and arrogance. These words sting Texas fans particularly because people who are not Texas fans use them regularly to describe Texas fans.
The coaching staff at Texas and the Texas fans have been the beneficiary of some great players in recent times. The program however sabotaged itself by being so good. Players who wanted to play immediately went elsewhere and are playing against Texas instead of with them.
5 star recruits who stink are rare, but it happens. Some players skills and talents do not transfer to the next level. This happens from college to pro all the time. I think it is happening from high school to college as well. If the very best players go to the powerhouses, then they would always be good, not 4-3. The arrogance might be that just because we have a Longhorn on the helmet, doesn't mean that what we hope to be inside the helmet lines up with reality.
Texas has had a remarkable modern day run of success, but that is in the past now. And it seems that the past is all that Mack Brown wants to talk about these days. He is constantly talking about his 13 seasons at Texas as a body of work that should speak for itself. Hey Mack, you better wake up. You do not have the talent to be Texas right now. You don't have the talent to beat Iowa State right now. These are facts.
If Mack doesn't change the players he has on the field, he is gonna keep getting what he has been getting this year, beat.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Forty-Four
I think about things that are important to me. I collect evidence in my brain like an archaeologist trying to uncover secrets about ancient civilizations and then download these thoughts from my head into this blog. It feels good to organize these thoughts and give them some purpose. Each blog is similar to an episode of the Simpson's, with a diversion of humor built in to entertain, while disclosing some facts or opinions that are important to me. The result is a cross between Reader's Digest, Field and Stream, and The National Enquirer.
But why bother?
I guess it is in response to the saying, we heard you and we choose to ignore what you said. To me, this blog, if only read by me, is a way to communicate what is important to me. It reaffirms why I like or do things. It is like a reminder that who I am matters, to me.
So it feels good to get it out, to express myself. If photographs capture moments in time, these words try to capture my thoughts in time. As is with my photography, it is my hope to communicate meaningful and/or entertaining thoughts with those I know and care about.
This is my 44th blog in the past 14 months. It is my hope that you have enjoyed the majority of them and will continue to tune in.
But why bother?
I guess it is in response to the saying, we heard you and we choose to ignore what you said. To me, this blog, if only read by me, is a way to communicate what is important to me. It reaffirms why I like or do things. It is like a reminder that who I am matters, to me.
So it feels good to get it out, to express myself. If photographs capture moments in time, these words try to capture my thoughts in time. As is with my photography, it is my hope to communicate meaningful and/or entertaining thoughts with those I know and care about.
This is my 44th blog in the past 14 months. It is my hope that you have enjoyed the majority of them and will continue to tune in.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Nebraska
In the following blog, it is not my intent to bash or belittle Nebraska in any way, shape, or form. This blog is about reflecting on Nebraska and their college football team throughout the years from my perspective.
As a kid, my earliest recollections of Nebraska's football team was that they won all the time and they won big. Scores like Nebraska 60 Iowa State 0 were annual events.
By the time I got to college, Nebraska was still good. I think they won like 9 games a season for 40 years in a row...wow. My senior year at Texas, my biggest gripe with Nebraska was that the two schools would not get to play each other after being ranked #1 and #2 for the entire 1983 season. The irony of that season was that both teams lost their final game and Miami won the National Title.
When I moved to Colorado, I was introduced to the rivalry between CU and Nebraska. These teams clearly did not like each other. Texas was now playing Nebraska fairly regularly, with the introduction of the Big XII conference in 1996. The games between the two schools were very competitive, but Nebraska's teams weren't nearly as dominant as they once were.
I actually watched some Nebraska games with a Nebraska alumni group in Fort Collins. I enjoyed the enthusiastic support for Big Red. Unfortunately, Nebraska was on the short end of some USC beat downs in those games. The Nebraska fans thought I was alright until they found out I was a Texas fan, then they just tolerated me.
From their perspective, Texas was a team that halted their 47 game home winning streak, somehow won the first Big XII Championship game against them, and basically beat them 6 out of the last 7 games the two teams played.
I have some Nebraska fans that are neighbors across the street. In the recent past, when I would see them it was always "tough loss last Saturday, you guys are getting closer." Face it, they hate me, but are polite enough to humor me to my face.
Last season the two schools met in the Big XII Championship game and there was some controversy. Texas was heavily favored going into the game and ended up escaping with a win on a last second field goal. The clock keeper screwed up and ran the time out on the clock prematurely and Texas was blamed for getting a homer call that put them into the BCS title game. All nonsense.
Reality was that Suh had a monster game that cost Colt McCoy the Heisman Trophy. Texas won the game because a kid kicked a field goal. The .01 second myth is just hype and motivation for this years team. I don't blame them. Texas used the same motivation when they lost to Texas Tech via one Michael Crabtree. The guy made a play and we lost. As did Nebraska.
So here we are. Nebraska is leaving the Big XII. Texas (The Big XII) is charging them for leaving early. Bad blood, sure. Will it affect the game? You betcha. Big Red Nation is angry. They want revenge. They just might get it too.
Nebraska has an exciting running quarterback with a nickname. Texas has an awful team that they have been trying to hide for the past 5 games. It is not the best combination if you are a Texas fan.
But, they will play on Saturday. This game will be the last scheduled game between the two schools. So, we have come full circle, back to the day when we wanted to play each other to prove it on the field, but won't be able to.
Whoever makes the most plays will win the game on Saturday and I have a feeling nobody will be blaming the clock keeper this time.
As a kid, my earliest recollections of Nebraska's football team was that they won all the time and they won big. Scores like Nebraska 60 Iowa State 0 were annual events.
By the time I got to college, Nebraska was still good. I think they won like 9 games a season for 40 years in a row...wow. My senior year at Texas, my biggest gripe with Nebraska was that the two schools would not get to play each other after being ranked #1 and #2 for the entire 1983 season. The irony of that season was that both teams lost their final game and Miami won the National Title.
When I moved to Colorado, I was introduced to the rivalry between CU and Nebraska. These teams clearly did not like each other. Texas was now playing Nebraska fairly regularly, with the introduction of the Big XII conference in 1996. The games between the two schools were very competitive, but Nebraska's teams weren't nearly as dominant as they once were.
I actually watched some Nebraska games with a Nebraska alumni group in Fort Collins. I enjoyed the enthusiastic support for Big Red. Unfortunately, Nebraska was on the short end of some USC beat downs in those games. The Nebraska fans thought I was alright until they found out I was a Texas fan, then they just tolerated me.
From their perspective, Texas was a team that halted their 47 game home winning streak, somehow won the first Big XII Championship game against them, and basically beat them 6 out of the last 7 games the two teams played.
I have some Nebraska fans that are neighbors across the street. In the recent past, when I would see them it was always "tough loss last Saturday, you guys are getting closer." Face it, they hate me, but are polite enough to humor me to my face.
Last season the two schools met in the Big XII Championship game and there was some controversy. Texas was heavily favored going into the game and ended up escaping with a win on a last second field goal. The clock keeper screwed up and ran the time out on the clock prematurely and Texas was blamed for getting a homer call that put them into the BCS title game. All nonsense.
Reality was that Suh had a monster game that cost Colt McCoy the Heisman Trophy. Texas won the game because a kid kicked a field goal. The .01 second myth is just hype and motivation for this years team. I don't blame them. Texas used the same motivation when they lost to Texas Tech via one Michael Crabtree. The guy made a play and we lost. As did Nebraska.
So here we are. Nebraska is leaving the Big XII. Texas (The Big XII) is charging them for leaving early. Bad blood, sure. Will it affect the game? You betcha. Big Red Nation is angry. They want revenge. They just might get it too.
Nebraska has an exciting running quarterback with a nickname. Texas has an awful team that they have been trying to hide for the past 5 games. It is not the best combination if you are a Texas fan.
But, they will play on Saturday. This game will be the last scheduled game between the two schools. So, we have come full circle, back to the day when we wanted to play each other to prove it on the field, but won't be able to.
Whoever makes the most plays will win the game on Saturday and I have a feeling nobody will be blaming the clock keeper this time.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Season of Light
My 13 year-old nephew Jesse recently wondered aloud what the equinox was. I was more than happy to explain what I knew to him as I am now with you.
As the earth rotates, creating both day and night, it is also orbiting the sun. This orbit affects the angle of the sun and how it shines on the earth. The more direct the angle, the more light we have. This phenomenon creates the seasons as we know them in the Northern Hemisphere.
The earth has an imaginary line around it's middle called the equator. This line is where the sun shines for 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night on or about both March 21st and September 21st. What happens the rest of the year and the travels the light angle makes annually is what this blog is about.
The seasons are outlined by the journey of the sun angle as it moves both away and toward us as the days go by. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox is on or about September 21st. This is what people usually refer to as the first day of fall. The sun angle is lowering in the sky and will continue to lower until the Winter Solstice, December 21st, the first day of winter. After that, the sun angle will slightly raise until it reaches it's apex of the Summer Solstice on or about June 21st, the first day of summer.
Now I am what is referred to as a natural light photographer. A natural light photographer is a person who basically uses the available light to present and capture moments in time. This form of photography is usually outdoors and is ruled by the relationship of the sun and the earth's orbit around her, so I divide the seasons by the months of the year to define my seasons of light.
The months of September, October, and November make up my season of fall light. The months of December, January, and February make up my winter light. The months of March, April, and May make up my season of spring light. And finally, the months of June, July, and August make up my season of summer light.
What is interesting to note is that each day has a reciprocating day of equal sun angle light. So, for example, today is October 10th. The sun angle equivalency for October 10th is March 2nd. This means that the angle of the sun now going away from us is the exact same as the angle of the sun on its journey back towards us on March 2nd. This is both fall light now and its equivalent of spring light then.
This thought process can be a little disheartening. In just 2 days we will be in winter light until the middle of January...yuck. But as you may have experienced, the feeling of fall light comes back by mid-January and believe it or not by mid- April we are back to summer light equivalence.
I also divide the year into two seasons, a season of light and a season of darkness. I personally prefer the season of light which runs from March through September. The days are longer and the light is brighter. I think we generally feel better about things during this time of year.
So what of this season of darkness? We must make the best of it I guess. In Colorado, we are lucky to have snow skiing to get us through. It gets us outside and moving. We all have the holidays to look forward to and then by spring break, well we will all have made it through to yet another season of light.
As the earth rotates, creating both day and night, it is also orbiting the sun. This orbit affects the angle of the sun and how it shines on the earth. The more direct the angle, the more light we have. This phenomenon creates the seasons as we know them in the Northern Hemisphere.
The earth has an imaginary line around it's middle called the equator. This line is where the sun shines for 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night on or about both March 21st and September 21st. What happens the rest of the year and the travels the light angle makes annually is what this blog is about.
The seasons are outlined by the journey of the sun angle as it moves both away and toward us as the days go by. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox is on or about September 21st. This is what people usually refer to as the first day of fall. The sun angle is lowering in the sky and will continue to lower until the Winter Solstice, December 21st, the first day of winter. After that, the sun angle will slightly raise until it reaches it's apex of the Summer Solstice on or about June 21st, the first day of summer.
Now I am what is referred to as a natural light photographer. A natural light photographer is a person who basically uses the available light to present and capture moments in time. This form of photography is usually outdoors and is ruled by the relationship of the sun and the earth's orbit around her, so I divide the seasons by the months of the year to define my seasons of light.
The months of September, October, and November make up my season of fall light. The months of December, January, and February make up my winter light. The months of March, April, and May make up my season of spring light. And finally, the months of June, July, and August make up my season of summer light.
What is interesting to note is that each day has a reciprocating day of equal sun angle light. So, for example, today is October 10th. The sun angle equivalency for October 10th is March 2nd. This means that the angle of the sun now going away from us is the exact same as the angle of the sun on its journey back towards us on March 2nd. This is both fall light now and its equivalent of spring light then.
This thought process can be a little disheartening. In just 2 days we will be in winter light until the middle of January...yuck. But as you may have experienced, the feeling of fall light comes back by mid-January and believe it or not by mid- April we are back to summer light equivalence.
I also divide the year into two seasons, a season of light and a season of darkness. I personally prefer the season of light which runs from March through September. The days are longer and the light is brighter. I think we generally feel better about things during this time of year.
So what of this season of darkness? We must make the best of it I guess. In Colorado, we are lucky to have snow skiing to get us through. It gets us outside and moving. We all have the holidays to look forward to and then by spring break, well we will all have made it through to yet another season of light.
Making Plays
You hear all the time in college football that so and so is such a good coach. Truth is that players making plays make all coaches look good. Schemes and trick plays are nice, but the players have to execute them. Simple math really, the team that makes the most plays wins.
Since Texas did not play yesterday, I had an opportunity to watch other teams from around the country play and I saw "legendary" college coaches teams lose. Nick Saban at Alabama, Urban Meyer at Florida, and Joe Paterno at Penn State all lost. The teams their team was playing made more plays. Period.
Which brings me back to my point. A coach or coaching staff gets a lot of credit when their team wins, but the players are the ones that play. My beloved Longhorns were the benefactor of guys that made plays for the last 6 seasons. Vince Young made the coaches look good during a 30-2 stretch that included a National Championship. Colt McCoy went 45-8 and carried Texas on his back for 4 years. He WAS the team.
And when Colt went down in last season's National Championship game, the back up generator failed to click on and the excuse machine was activated. Garrett Gilbert came into the game and was horrible. A guy who throws 4 interceptions and has 1 fumble is BAD, not a poor guy thrown into the fire too soon. And the plays he supposedly made to bring the Horns back were executed by Jordan Shipley, who somehow was forgotten in all of the chaos.
This season, Texas is BAD. The players are not making plays. Coaches are still making excuses 5 games into the season and the fans are still waiting to see any resemblance to a good team. The offensive coordinator who with Vince Young and Colt McCoy looked like a genius, now looks incompetent. The defensive coordinator looks average at best to me, even though he has the head coach in waiting tag on him. And the head coach, the 5 million dollar man, spends a lot of time these days telling people what has happened in the past instead of what he expects to happen in the future.
The teams that I saw yesterday making plays are in a different league than Texas right now. These teams look like football teams executing at a high level, teams that are making plays, teams that are winning games.
And I believe it is harder to make plays when you play good teams. Teams like Boise State, Oregon, TCU, and Utah are making plays against bad teams, so in my opinion, they are getting more credit than they deserve right now. Put Boise State or Oregon in the SEC and see how many games they win when half of their play makers are hurt due to competing against better players who compete at a higher level than their current schedule allows.
If Nebraska continues to make plays and execute at a high level, brace yourselves, because it is gonna be a long, long afternoon in Lincoln this Saturday.
Since Texas did not play yesterday, I had an opportunity to watch other teams from around the country play and I saw "legendary" college coaches teams lose. Nick Saban at Alabama, Urban Meyer at Florida, and Joe Paterno at Penn State all lost. The teams their team was playing made more plays. Period.
Which brings me back to my point. A coach or coaching staff gets a lot of credit when their team wins, but the players are the ones that play. My beloved Longhorns were the benefactor of guys that made plays for the last 6 seasons. Vince Young made the coaches look good during a 30-2 stretch that included a National Championship. Colt McCoy went 45-8 and carried Texas on his back for 4 years. He WAS the team.
And when Colt went down in last season's National Championship game, the back up generator failed to click on and the excuse machine was activated. Garrett Gilbert came into the game and was horrible. A guy who throws 4 interceptions and has 1 fumble is BAD, not a poor guy thrown into the fire too soon. And the plays he supposedly made to bring the Horns back were executed by Jordan Shipley, who somehow was forgotten in all of the chaos.
This season, Texas is BAD. The players are not making plays. Coaches are still making excuses 5 games into the season and the fans are still waiting to see any resemblance to a good team. The offensive coordinator who with Vince Young and Colt McCoy looked like a genius, now looks incompetent. The defensive coordinator looks average at best to me, even though he has the head coach in waiting tag on him. And the head coach, the 5 million dollar man, spends a lot of time these days telling people what has happened in the past instead of what he expects to happen in the future.
The teams that I saw yesterday making plays are in a different league than Texas right now. These teams look like football teams executing at a high level, teams that are making plays, teams that are winning games.
And I believe it is harder to make plays when you play good teams. Teams like Boise State, Oregon, TCU, and Utah are making plays against bad teams, so in my opinion, they are getting more credit than they deserve right now. Put Boise State or Oregon in the SEC and see how many games they win when half of their play makers are hurt due to competing against better players who compete at a higher level than their current schedule allows.
If Nebraska continues to make plays and execute at a high level, brace yourselves, because it is gonna be a long, long afternoon in Lincoln this Saturday.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Time Marches On...
Time marches on...
It was a year ago this week that Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Sam Bradford sustained a season and college career ending injury against Texas in the Cotton Bowl at the annual Red River Rivalry game in Dallas. Texas won the game dropping Oklahoma to 2-3 for the season.
Fast forward a year. Sam Bradford is now in the NFL and leading his team, the St. Louis Rams, to a 2-2 season so far. Bradford signed a record 50 million dollar guaranteed contract after being selected 1st in the NFL draft back in April.
His counterpart last season at Texas, Colt McCoy, is also in the NFL. He is currently 3rd on the depth chart at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and has seen no action in the regular season so far. Colt signed a contract for something like 650 thousand dollars a year, not bad, but not even in the same stratosphere as the money Bradford got.
Oklahoma beat Texas this season and they are currently 5-0. Texas with the loss drops to 3-2 and out of the polls for the first time in 10 years. I wonder what this year will bring?
Time marches on...
It was a year ago this week that Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Sam Bradford sustained a season and college career ending injury against Texas in the Cotton Bowl at the annual Red River Rivalry game in Dallas. Texas won the game dropping Oklahoma to 2-3 for the season.
Fast forward a year. Sam Bradford is now in the NFL and leading his team, the St. Louis Rams, to a 2-2 season so far. Bradford signed a record 50 million dollar guaranteed contract after being selected 1st in the NFL draft back in April.
His counterpart last season at Texas, Colt McCoy, is also in the NFL. He is currently 3rd on the depth chart at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and has seen no action in the regular season so far. Colt signed a contract for something like 650 thousand dollars a year, not bad, but not even in the same stratosphere as the money Bradford got.
Oklahoma beat Texas this season and they are currently 5-0. Texas with the loss drops to 3-2 and out of the polls for the first time in 10 years. I wonder what this year will bring?
Time marches on...
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