For All That Texas "Talent"

(DISCLAIMER: this post is about OU football and nothing more...although you might enjoy reading it. If not, come on back another time.)

OU has been blessed this year. Picked up a few more NCAA records...because The Streak just wasn't enough for us. Winner of the Big 12 South (by a hair, I admit...but that's all it takes). Winner by a much larger hair of the Big 12 after beating Missouri like a rented mule. A spot in the National Championship game.

Yes, God smiles upon the Sooners these days. And for that we are truly thankful.

There's been a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth from the Texas camp. I haven't done much rubbing in, mostly because I try to be gracious in victory (even though, truth be told, I'm usually not very gracious in defeat...although it's usually because I'm mad at myself for failing...but I digress). After continuing to hear the commotion, and after seeing the wild, untamed bitterness from those Texans, with some of them even screaming about how we "cheat" and "steal all of Texas's good players", I can no longer stand idly by.

Sam Bradford just won the Heisman. That makes FIVE for OU, and TWO for Texas. (Don't forget that we have SEVEN National Championships...at the present moment...while Texas merely has FOUR. But who's counting?) If we've done so much with all that Texas talent, why do our Heisman Trophy winners shape up like this:

Billy Vessels...born and raised in Cleveland, Oklahoma.
Steve Owens...born in Gore, Oklahoma, raised in Miami, OK (that's My-am-UH, not My-am-EE, for all you non-Okies).
Jason White...a product of Tuttle, Oklahoma.
Sam Bradford...straight out of Oklahoma City.

Billy Sims is the lone exception, and he's only half-Texan (born in St. Louis and raised there until 8th grade).

As to you, Texas, one of your Heisman winners was...Ricky Williams? He's not even from Texas! And...well...he didn't exactly turn out too well, did he?

Remember, the Heisman determines the "most outstanding player" every year. So come on, Texas...if we "steal" all of your best talent...why don't we have more of those Heismans rolling in? (Or why don't you, for that matter?) Of course, the answer is because our best is better than your best. Let that sink in.

Until next year.