Take a look at what the Texas Longhorns have been up to in the offseason:
Longhorns have claimed the 2008 Big 12 title -- with an asterisk
April 5, 2009 6:54 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
AUSTIN, Texas -- The media had their first chance since the end of the season to see the inside of the team room at the Moncrief-Neuhaus training facility following Sunday's Orange-White scrimmage.
Longhorn officials have added a couple of new additions to their list of Big 12 and South Division championships prominently displayed on a wall on the facility.
The Longhorns have included the South Division championship they shared with Oklahoma and Texas Tech in a three-way tie last season.
But they've also included 2008 among their list of Big 12 championships, with an asterisk.
Oklahoma nosed out the Longhorns on a controversial tiebreaker to qualify for the championship game, despite losing to Texas during the regular season. The Sooners then won an unprecedented third-straight championship by beating Missouri -- a victory that was acknowledged everywhere except maybe in the Texas team room.
Intrepid Austin American-Statesman beat writer Suzanne Halliburton snapped a picture of the wall with her cell phone while she was at the press conference. Here's the link of the picture.
Something tells me the Oct. 17 Red River Rivalry game between the Sooners and Longhorns is going to be a good one.
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The celebrated asterisk banner is coming down
April 6, 2009 4:29 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
I just received word from Texas assistant athletic director for media relations John Bianco that the school plans to remove a display in the team room inside the Moncrief-Neuhaus training facility that credited the school with a Big 12 title -- with an asterisk -- from last season.
Oklahoma nosed out the Longhorns on a controversial tiebreaker to qualify for the championship game, despite losing to Texas during the regular season. The Sooners then won an unprecedented third straight championship by beating Missouri -- a victory that was acknowledged everywhere except maybe in the Texas team room.
The Longhorns also included their shared South Division championship along with their other titles. Texas had a three-way share of the South championship with the Sooners and Texas Tech.
Bianco explained in an e-mail that Texas coach Mack Brown wasn't aware of the 2008* on the Big 12 championship wall at the training facility and will have it fixed.
The Texas decision was a correct one, considering the reaction I've seen from fans on not only rival team message boards, but also on Texas ones.
But I wonder how the decision will be playing among Oklahoma fans.
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Yeah...awesome.
Maybe if their safety catches the INT against Tech they would have had the opportunity to go to KC to play against Mizzou to actually earn that championship. Oh well, I say keep it on there. Even with that they still need three more Big 12 titles to match OU.
Okay, next entry will be a real entry.
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