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Just a couple of weeks ago most college basketball fans, including myself, thought Kansas’ visit to Austin would decided which school would go on to win the Big 12 regular season title. Both teams had been ranked #1 at different points in the season and seemed like they were on a collision course.

That was before Texas was exposed as just another college basketball team with mediocre guard play and before Kansas established themselves as the only team capable of winning a Big 12 road game. So instead of a battle for the top spot, the Longhorns were merely trying to close the gap between the Big 1 and the other 11.

The Jayhawks improved to 23-1 (9-0) with an 80-68 victory at Texas that wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. Kansas took charge midway through the first half, forcing the Longhorns into 17 turnovers versus only 6 assists. Senior point guard Sherron Collins almost out-assisted Texas by himself as he dished out 5 and scored 15 points.

Two tough road games, Texas A&M and Missouri, remain on the Jayhawks Big 12 schedule, but with every other team in the conference already earning three league losses, Kansas’ win Monday night locked up the regular season title and #1 seed in the Big 12 tourney.

I’ve been disappointed in a lot of things in my life, there was Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the guy with the big feet…well you get the point. But never had I experienced what was close to outright sports depression as when I saw Colt McCoy get knocked out of the BCS title game.

To say that I was a little bummed is like saying Porky Pig has a slight speech impediment. Forget about staring at his hot ass all night long, I was mostly bummed because I was being cheated out of what I thought would’ve been one of the best college football championship games ever played.

With Colt McCoy, Texas and Alabama were even. Without Colt McCoy, game plans were altered on both sides and the BCS title game turned into a snoozer for the better part of an hour. Alabama turned extremely conservative offensively and Texas backup QB Garret Gilbert tried to overcome nerves solely on the strength of his rocket arm.

Side note: Gilbert’s really cute and he’s gotta cannon for an arm, however, I’ll still take Colt’s ass.

Back to the game, with McCoy getting x-rays on his injured shoulder, Gilbert completed just one pass in the first half. With Alabama playing not to lose for most of the third quarter, the game was about as exciting as waiting for your partner to orgasm after you’ve completed yours. And then the unexpected happen.

Gilbert faked a short route, looked off a defender and delivered a rope to a streaking Jordan Shipley who caught it in stride and raced for the end zone. Suddenly, down only 24-13, these steers had some fight in ‘em. On Texas’ next possession Gilbert took something off the ball and floated another TD pass to a wide open Shipley, and with a 2-point conversion the Longhorns trailed 24-21.

Texas got the ball back again down by three, deep in their own territory with just a few minutes left in the game. Could a true freshmen quarterback who couldn’t hit the broad side of a drag queen in the first half really rally his team from an 18-point deficit against the #1 team in the country at the Rose Bowl?

Hells No!

A sack from Gilbert’s blind side, a fumble and the game was over, Alabama wins the national championship. Turnovers, the one factor you can’t predict, decides the game.

There was the controversial interception on a shuffle pass, which was returned for a TD in the closing minute of the first half for Alabama, and there was the fumble at the end of the game which stood out, however Texas turned the ball over a total of five times.

In the end, it was as Texas head coach Mack Brown had predicted in his pre-game ABC interview, “whoever wins the turnover battle will win the game.”

Alabama won the game 37-21 and the turnover battle by three.

As Sugar Daddies go, USA Today reports that Mack Brown of Texas will be the top paid coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision next season when he earns $5.1M, USC’s Pete Carroll is second coming in at $4.4M.

Many writers and sports fans have long argued that athletic programs bring in so much money to their respective schools that coaches deserve their handsome salaries. However, according to this report Texas is 1 of 25 athletics programs that are in the black.

Clearly football is the major driver of revenue for most athletic programs but what is not known is how many athletic programs would be in the black were it not for football.

Highest-paid coaches

1. Mack Brown, Texas – $5.1M
2. Pete Carroll, USC – $4.4M
3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma – $4.3M
4. Urban Meyer, Florida – $4.0M
5. Nick Saban, Alabama – $3.9M

At almost every Bowl Subdivision school the revenue generated from the football program enables the athletic department to offer scholarships for non-revenue generating sports such as swimming, golf, etc… While these salaries may be out of whack when compared to other university faculty it’s clear that money spent to develop a top tier football program is a good return on investment.

Initial thoughts on the BCS championship game which will obviously evolve throughout the month as injuries occur or, more than likely, an arrest happens.

Looking at the entire body of work, Alabama appears to be the better team. In football the better team doesn’t always win, just ask USC who Texas beat in the 2005 BCS championship game. We will never know for sure if TCU or Cincinnati would have been able to beat either Texas or Alabama.

Before we all concede the game to Alabama based on their performance against Florida let’s remember they were almost beat by an inferior Auburn team the week before. How Mack Brown and Nick Saban use this next month to prepare their respective teams and what mindset they come into the game with will be the deciding factor.

For Saban it’s a chance to exorcise the demons of a Utah beat down in last year’s Sugar Bowl.

With a win Saturday against Kansas, or next Thursday against rival Texas A&M, Texas wraps up the Big 12 South title and will face the winner of this week’s Nebraska / Kansas State game in the Big 12 championship.

Kansas is in turmoil both on the field and off. The Jayhawks have lost five straight and only once this season have held an opponent to less than 30 points. Former players are speaking out against uncomfortably named head coach Mark Mangino’s (real close to mangina, like vagina) verbal abuse.

The Longhorns are on a roll and Colt McCoy has the next four games to make a statement for the Heisman Trophy. McCoy’s roommate and fellow hottie Jordan Shipley will return to kickoff duties this week following the suspension of D.J. Monroe. I expect Texas to roll and possibly cover as 28-point favorites.

It’s a night game which gives us gay sports fans a much better look at Colt McCoy’s ass through those Texas football pants. And while Colt’s bubble butt looks mighty meaty, don’t forget to get a look at Jordan Shipley’s muscular ass as well. I don’t know which one I prefer more?

Butt my favorite hottie in this game may just be Kansas quarterback Tood Reesing, seen here boozing it up Jay Cutler style.