Posted by Dr Fro 7:24 AM
Do not bet on the Horns today.

1) We play on the road in even years the game before A&M. Whave a bad habit of not playing well in those games. In 2006, we lost to KSU. In 2004, we beat a very bad KU team due to a miracle. In 2002, we lost to Tech. In 1998, we lost at Tech. Call it lack of focus; call it cold November weather on the road. It ain't good.

2) We are very banged up. In key positions.

3) We have a shot at the BCS (both the championship game and a regular BCS game). In this position, the Horns (in fact, quite a lot of teams), blow it down the stretch. We finished strong in 04 and 05, but the past two years we have lost late and blown our BCS chances. We also did it in 2001 and 2003.

That said, I really think Kansas is terrible, so I see us winning a close game. So close, in fact, that it hurts us in the BCS standings.

If you want to bet on a game today, bet on Iowa over Purdue.

3 Comment(s):

Posted by  Anonymous, at 3:47 PM, November 18, 2008  

best bet of the day was Baylor to cover...

and speaking of, this is a pretty funny post on texags.com

http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=1302335&forum_id=5

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Posted by  Dr Fro, at 8:06 AM, November 19, 2008  

I lost every bet I made.

Could not get the link to work...

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Posted by  Anonymous, at 9:48 AM, November 19, 2008  

Looks like Texags got sensitive and pulled it... someone re-posted a portion of the original text. Note this post was on Texags and was written by a Baylor fan...

The Into paragraph is missing, it started with something along the lines of, "Aggie Fans, to help you get by I wanted to direct you to a book called "How to Cope With Being the Worst Team in Big 12 South" written by Baylor for the last 10 years, Introduction by Oklahoma State..." Then the poster provided a summary of the book, attached below:

Chapter 1 - Bring up past records when discussing your program with friends. The best way to do this is to start from the present and go back through the past until you can find where you have more wins than "x" team. Inconsistencies in time frame does not matter - it can be 5 years for one team and 45 for another.

Chapter 3 - Find other parts of your athletic program that you can be proud of and meticulously learn and promote their accomplishments, no matter how embarrassing the sport. Baylor has done this recently with women's basketball, tennis, and most notably, track and field (Olympic gold medalist anyone?). Rumor has it that your men's club lacrosse team is pretty awesome. Just throwing that out there.

Chapter 5 - Find a couple of solid scapegoats and complain tirelessly about them. Your fan base has already advanced far in this area, with "Shermione" and "$Bill" taking the brunt of this effective relaxation technique.

Chapter 10 - Pick a team to hate and root for their failure. For Baylor fans, this has been you, and look how well it's worked! It's like The Secret - the power of positive thinking. It's very refreshing to change the channel from a frustrating loss and watch your sworn enemy fail. You may have to really dig deep here - you want a team that is average to pretty bad. You losing and them winning is a double whammy, so don't set your sites too high (UT/Tech). Arkansas is a good start, they're down this year.

Chapter 11 (THIS IS A BIG ONE) - Focus on moral victories. This chapter has a lot of content, so really pay attention to it. Within the umbrella of the moral victories chapter you'll find subsections such as: a) Don't pin your hopes on winning the game, pin your hopes on covering the spread. The spread is key, and beating the spread will bring you years and years of joy. b) Get excited about first downs. These may be harder to come by than you think, so really cherish them. c) Find remote stats that can highlight your improvement. Really dig into improvement. This should be a buzzword to use in the coming years.

Chapter 12 - Talk about the other redeeming qualities of your school. This is tricky, because it's actually really dorky to engage in academic smack talk, but, if done correctly, can deflect the focus of a conversation away from your school's crappy football program and onto other areas where the playing field is more level. Now, I'm tailor making this to A&M a little here, but I would recommend you focus on your strong engineering and business school reputation, and don't forget to bring up your various traditions! People never get tired of hearing about this.

Chapter 14** - Find another school to support on the side. This chapter is very controversial and was only added in later editions. I myself never went down this road, but several of my friends found a great deal of relaxation and comfort in finding a side school. While immediate family connections are the best (father graduated from Penn State or mom and dad met at Florida), it is also valid to dig deep into your family's history to find that great aunt that went to Alabama or that second cousin who got a masters at USC. The further away the school, the better. Claim that you have been watching them for years - especially as a little kid growing up. This helps ward off eye rolls and front-runner accusations from your friends. **Note: though highly successful, this chapter can be very dangerous, and is probably the only method that will incur hatred from fellow alumni and students. Use Chapter 14 at your own risk. Advanced students only. I'd say you'll be there en mass around 2013 - although seeing how your fan-base is bailing after 3 losing seasons out of the past 24, you may be there as early as 2010. Talk about advanced students!

That's it folks. I'll send you a copy for free - we're so excited to share this with a team not named Baylor. And you may read this and think: wow, Baylor is pathetic. This is really sad stuff. No, no! This is you! This WAS Baylor and now IS your school! I'm talking about what you and your fan base will be and have already started saying and doing.

I want to leave you with this. This can be your chance to practice, right now. Skim some of the material above, and go ahead and start using it on me. I would say the record route is the obvious way to go, but don't be afraid to be creative. Angry phrases like "F off" and total dismissal of my thread also work. Have fun, and I'll critique some of your responses as we go...

link to the new thread, we'll see if if lasts... http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=1303161&forum_id=5

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