Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihdev.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv From: rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: Barry Switzer, OU and the Kickoff Classic Message-ID: <514@ihdev.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 11:41:28 EST Article-I.D.: ihdev.514 Posted: Fri Feb 14 11:41:28 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Feb-86 05:16:34 EST References: <888@decwrl.DEC.COM> <489@gymble.UUCP> <8878@ucla-cs.ARPA> Reply-To: rjv@ihdev.UUCP (55221-R. J. Vaughn) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 20 Summary: In article <8878@ucla-cs.ARPA> lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (Edward Lor) writes: > As a matter of fact, why take any chances at all? >If Oklahoma drops Miami (say, for Jimmy Johnson's unsportsmanlike >conduct of rubbing it in against Gerry Faust) >and UCLA (for whatever reason, well, make up one) >from the schedule, and puts in traditional powerhouses Notre >Dame and Pittsburgh, they have a SURE 50% chance to >play in the national championship game again > Wow! what more can you ask for? > Eddy Lor now, now. let's not jump to extremes. oklahoma is smart enough to know you have to play some big ones if you want a shot at the title. (let's consider BYU a fluke and hope pollsters learned their lesson) switzer always said he loved the big games -- nebraska, texas etc. those are what he lives for. ron vaughn