OU, Texas rivalry hits new heights Banner-toting rental planes have become the latest weapons in the Red River Rivalry. Thursday morning, an orange plane was spotted circling the University of Texas campus with a banner that read: “Mack Brown Quit Your Whining U Knew The Rules.” The message is a reference to the Texas football coach complaining about the Big 12 tiebreaker rules that determined that Oklahoma, not Texas, would advance to today’s conference title game against Missouri. Earlier this season, Texas defeated Oklahoma on a neutral field, 45-35. That score helped ignite the aerial duel. Earlier, Texas fans rented a plane to fly over Stillwater, Okla., while the Sooners were playing Oklahoma State. The banner behind the plane read, simply, “45-35.”
New noun The political comedy Web site www. 236. com listed “plaxident” as its Monday “Word of the Day.” The site defined plaxident as “an act of stupidity that costs you $ 35 million.”
Dogging it Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton credits off-season running with his two pit bulls for being in such good shape.
“If you let dogs outside after they’ve been in the house all day, the first thing they want to do is take off,” Hamilton told USA Today. “So I get out of the house and take off with them and run till they quit. “ And if you know anything about dogs, they don’t quit for a long time.”
Quick quotes NBC’s Jay Leno, on financially strapped General Motors discontinuing its endorsement deal with Tiger Woods: “Although they were able to sign John Daly for a 12-pack and a plate of chicken wings.” Dale Earnhardt Jr., on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman, listing one of the top 10 perks of being a NASCAR driver: “Run out of olive oil ? A little Quaker State will spruce up any salad.” David Thomas of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, on track and field reducing the modern pentathlon from five events to four: “I guess we now have the ultramodern pentathlon.”
Headlines From SportsPickle. com: “Notre Dame AD bakes Charlie Weis triple-chocolate layer cake in shape of resignation letter” “ Plaxico Burress incident a cautionary tale to not shoot yourself in the thigh ” “Eli Manning accidentally shoots himself with a water gun at Chuck E. Cheese” “ Biased, liberal media puts elite teams atop AP poll ” Just kidding From SportsPickle. com’s “Today in Revisionist Sports History”: “Dec. 4, 1997 — Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions sets an NFL record by rushing for more than 100 yards in 12 consecutive games. The Lions accounted for 1, 200 yards of total offense during the stretch.”
“Dec. 7, 1956 — Boston Celtics great Larry Bird is born in French Lick, Ind. Bird’s birth was hailed on the cover of the National Enquirer with the headline: ‘ World’s ugliest baby born in Indiana. ’” Quote of the day “I don’t think there’s any question about it: Our guys are dying to win this game.” Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel on facing Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship
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