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Crazy things have been reported before in the skies over the University of Texas campus in Austin, but there's probably never been a visitor by any means more unwelcome than the one that circled over the administration tower around lunch time today:

Who knew Oklahomans had allocated so much money for pointless, lazily-spelled gloating?

UPDATE: The triumphant site 39-33.com is claiming the banner is the work of a Texas Tech fan in Austin, not Oklahomans. Wait, you mean there were three teams in this discussion?

UPDATE. Oh, the intrigue! An Austin TV station is now reporting that Texas fans were behind the banner, for some bizarre reason. This is more convoluted the BCS race itself. The flight cost $2,200 and elicited the following, disappointingly level-headed response from students:

"Some of us got really upset. One of the guys said he was going to go to the airport and try to catch them when they came off the plane, but I told him that probably wasn't a good idea."

Speaking as a professional, I happen to think that was a great idea, if only to see how the American-Statesman fit "Texas fans assault pilot of plane hired by other Texas fan(s) to flaunt Texas' BCS snub for no particular reason" into a single headline. Why must we be deprived of such small pleasures?

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Hat tip: Charlie.


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  1. 4.0 Point Stance
    1. Posted by 4.0 Point Stance Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    lol u should know better than 2 diss th sooners!
  2. JB
    2. Posted by JB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    Les, u da man, whos your team, and who do you like in the bowls.
  3. Jimjar
    3. Posted by Jimjar Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    sooners are funny !
  4. Bingo
    4. Posted by Bingo Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    The wording of this first paragraph is hillariously ignorant. You might want to look up the history of that building.
  5. Matt H
    5. Posted by Matt H Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    Oh, I am aware, Bingo. You should have read the first draft of this post. Very into the history of that building, in a way that would have brought on much worse comments than your own. Hilariously ignorant = knowing when to pick my battles.
  6. Kev Oh
    6. Posted by Kev Oh Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    I highly doubt he was referring to the sniper.. at least I hope not.
    And Matt- that website is saying that Texas and not Tech is responsible for the banner
  7. pine tar
    7. Posted by pine tar Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    ou, tech or whoever;
    imitation is the purest form of flattery...
    HOOK EM HORNS!
  8. WesB
    8. Posted by WesB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    lol sooner fans o sooner fans all Mack was doing was trying to give his team a fighting chance because he knew the media or and the coaches poll for whatever reason was not on his side even though he beat OU as a player I would want my coach to do the same. yes they lost to Texas Tech and Mack Brown has never said that that loss should not count. If Stoops was in the same position he would have been all over tv doing the same thing but he knew all he had to do was win the OSU game and he was in. and to the guy who posted the stats unfortunatly all that matters is the score. Yes they won the game but getting embarased by ou like they did pretty much eliminates you just how I think Florida losing to Ol miss should eliminate them. So hopefully the big twelve will change there tiebreaking system, the NCAA will look into a playoff (very doubtfull) and Bob Stoops will find a personality this off-season and next year the Longhorns will come out and play with a vengance in 09 Colt for Hiesman 08
  9. WesB
    9. Posted by WesB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    O and Mj not trying to talk trash man but in the past four years how many times has the sooners lost to Tech?
  10. LongTrans
    10. Posted by LongTrans Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:54 pm EDT

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    Sooners are like guests that come to our Country Club sometimes, they're invited, but they know they don't belong......same for Tech fans, (even more so). But.....I"ll still be rooting for them to rep the Big 12. Hopefully they don't pull a showing like they did against Boise.
    To MJ: I was wondering if you could also post the stats for the Oklahoma v Texas game and even better, the Oklahoma v Tech game too? That would be great. Thx.
  11. Greg R
    11. Posted by Greg R Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    Cecil - OU has lost 2 out of the last 4 to Tech. They have both held serve at home.
  12. WesB
    12. Posted by WesB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    O I know Greg I was wondering if he could remember since he was quick with all them stats good point longtrans and I hopw OU wins there bowl even if it is the title game I cant take another offseason talking about how stoops is overated and how he cant win big games geez please dont humiliate the big twelve again. I mean look at tx last few bcs bowl games classics in which they won.
  13. Greg R
    13. Posted by Greg R Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    Does this mean that 13-0 wasn't really branded into Bevo by the Ags??????????!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Now that we know that UT will plant a conspiracy all bets are off on traditional history
  14. Jimmy J
    14. Posted by Jimmy J Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Longtrans..39 to 33..again...it wont go away..you cant whine it away..you cant wish it away..its there forever. If Tech is merely a pretender as the steer fans want to say...that makes the steers pretenders too..39 to 33. Tech SHOULD be going to the Fiesta Bowl based on HEAD TO HEAD. They wont be going to the Fiesta Bowl because Mack can remove the chrome off a bumper ball with little to no effort..towing packages have no prayer against the mighty Mack Brown..rips them right off the frame with the slightest inhale...just ask the California folks. But you know what..thats fine..the cotton bowl is just dandy..we all know how dangerous the Fiesta Bowl is to teams whose ego's are damaged..or whose team is butt hurt from disrespect. Yall have fun..hopefully the pretender title wont be plastered on the steers foreheads when the game is over..but I get this funny feeling......
  15. marcus f
    15. Posted by marcus f Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    BCS DECLARES GERMANY WINNER OF WORLD WAR II
    US Ranked 4th
    After determining the Big-12 championship game participants the BCS
    computers were put to work on other major contests and today the
    BCS declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.
    "Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning
    with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing
    on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway,
    Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses
    came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire
    body of work--including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule--
    our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking."
    Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS
    commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories--Japan and
    Germany. The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by
    head-to-head contests--they consider each contest to be only a
    single, equally-weighted event."
    German Chancellor Adolph Hiter said "Yes, we lost to the US; but we
    defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been
    criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to
    enhance Germany's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with
    Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in
    Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of
    additional forces."
  16. marcus f
    16. Posted by marcus f Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented
    " France had a single loss against Germany and following a
    preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2."
    Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and
    the Philippines.
  17. JB
    17. Posted by JB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    Tech would beat usc, ut, utah, boise, PSU, only question is fla and ala cause their con sucks.
    :eech is the man, UT, ,take a lesson about how a class coach conducts bus.
    Hope he goes to ND. Thats where he belongs
  18. LongTrans
    18. Posted by LongTrans Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:54 pm EDT

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    Jimmy J, Tech should be going to the Fiesta Bowl??? HA!!! You ALMOST lost to BAYLOR last weekend! Are you serious? You were the #2 team in the country and walked into Norman struttin' your stuff and LOST 65-21. Let me repeat that, LOST 65-21, (to a team Texas beat by the way). Face it dude, Tech is a wannabe team. They clogged up the rankings when they shot their entire wad against Texas. Our team was flat the first half do you agree? Sorry Jimmy J, but a team that has the refs help them beat the Baylor Bears, BAYLOR BEARS, does NOT belong in the Fiesta Bowl. Your "toritilla" is cooked. Poor Raiders.
  19. JB
    19. Posted by JB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    Leech has forgotten more good plays than UT has in their entire playbook.
  20. Jimmy J
    20. Posted by Jimmy J Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    longtrans..Tech has as much of an argument to go to the Fiesta bowl as the steer fans have to argue their team should be where OU is right now. Because that same team that struggled with Baylor beat the steers. This has been and will always be a circular argument,yet the UT fans want the rest of the circle ignored....cant be done. As for the flat staement..possibly...but then again...so was Tech in their game with Baylor. I also seem to remember that Baylor gave the steers a fit for about a quarter and a half when they played before the steers pulled away. Baylor isnt AS bad as they have been in the recent past. I think the Bears will be bowl eligible next season. My point is...UT fans need to show a little humility..you lost in Lubbock and Kansas beating Missouri took one of your "quality" wins down a couple of notches. Most folks can see where the loss in the polls came from...but one certain group of fans want to whine and cry foul. I KNOW why Tech wont go to the Fiesta bowl..65 to 21 killed them...despite the fact the computers dont reward for running up the score...a loss is a loss...whether its by 44 or by 6..A LOSS IS A LOSS.
  21. Nick N
    21. Posted by Nick N Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    texas sucks gators rock gators r going all the way baby
  22. Rod
    22. Posted by Rod Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    ok will get their @$$ kicked in the bowl game.....they always choke.
  23. Barbara
    23. Posted by Barbara Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    Texas beat OU on the field so TEXAS goes over OU in my opinion

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