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Bowl Game Sponsorships Receive Second Look Amidst Year of Bank Bailouts and TARP Loans

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games.  Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who’s sponsoring this year’s post-season gridiron clashes. [Note: I brought this back to the front page of this blog after it was cross-posted Christmas [...]

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‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ Under Control in 2009

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments

“Irritable Bowl Syndrome,” the affliction first identified among fans of the Texas Longhorns football team in December 2008, seems to be under control in 2009.  They are, after all, set to take on the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. You might recall [...]

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Did Obama Compromise Secret Service Agent?

January 9th, 2009 · 13 Comments

If Barack Obama can’t be trusted to safeguard information about his own Secret Service agents, can he be trusted with vital national security secrets? I ask the question above after observing the president-elect engaging in post-news conference “happy talk” (i.e., non-political banter) with members of the Washington press corps this morning. After bringing up the [...]

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With Big Game Only Hours Away, Former Oklahoma QB Reflects on College Football Bowl Season

January 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Only hours away from the kickoff of the FedEx BCS National Championship Game in Miami, I find myself reflecting upon how the college football bowl season has kept this former Oklahoma quarterback-turned blogger busy during the last two weeks. The bowl season began for me Dec. 28 when I published my second annual college football [...]

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Blogger Shares a Lot in Common with Sam Bradford

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m excited about the opportunity to watch the #1 Oklahoma Sooners take on the #2 Florida Gators in the BCS National Championship tonight in Miami.  Why?  Because I share a lot in common with Oklahoma’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford. For instance: I know what it’s like to be the starting quarterback for an Oklahoma [...]

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Texas Defeats Ohio State, 24-21, in Fiesta Bowl

January 5th, 2009 · No Comments

The #3 Texas Longhorns never gave up.  Despite giving up a touchdown to #10 Ohio State with less than 3 minutes to go in the game, the Big 12 South squad from Austin kept their composure, marched down field and scored with 17 seconds to go to defeat the Buckeyes in a squeaker in the [...]

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