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From: lor@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Oklahoma-Texas Game
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Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 12:25:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 30 12:25:06 1984
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	Too much is talked about the official's bad call on
interception. Hey, honestly, did Oklahoma deserved to win?
Here are my points:

1) If Barry Switzer opted to give up a safety, he should have known
   Texas might be able to drive to field-goal range from that good
   field position. You never give up an intentional safety when you 
   lead by no more than 5 points with lots of time left. When you do, 
   you are chicken and do not deserve to win.

2) I have never seen such a stupid intentional safety. Look at the pros
   and see how they do it.  When you give up two points on a punt, 
   you usually snap the ball to the punter and let
   him run out some time. But the Oklahoma center simply snapped the
   ball out of the end zone. This is not even fundamental football!

3) Before the 'almost' interception, Texas is already in field goal 
   range. If Texas did not opt to go for the win, the 'near' interception 
   would never occur. So, Texas should not win it but they certainly 
   deserved a tie.


When you complain about the outcome of the game, don't just look at 
one single play or one bad call from the official. One play does not
constitute a game.

P.S. I am not a Texan or a Longhorn fan.

					Eddy Lor
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