v i saiavH nvaao « S ÜLAY I . S T 3 6 P 0 5 - DGY Q3XIW ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * ¥ ¥ a ily T ex a n WTIJOHOIW 39V1IH3H N ews P age 5 A S cience P m;e 5 B IRS issues survey about higher ed finances to U .S. colleges, universities UT astronomers re-examine normal explanations as to how galaxies formed DOUBLE COVERAGE Texas and Oklahoma ready fo r top-5 m atchup -Wednesday, October 8, 2008 •Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com La y d o w n t h e l a w SG amends constitution, election code By Lee Ann Holman Daily Texan Staff Student Government passed two am endm ents to the constitution and election code Tuesday, reduc­ ing the assembly for the next ad­ m inistration by eight representa­ tives and limiting campaign spend­ ing in an effort to promote compe­ tition and accountabilitv am ong elected representatives. Keshav Rajagopalan, president of SG, created an election reform task force over the summer to fin­ ish legislation started by his prede­ cessor, Andrew Solomon. The task force includes members of the elec­ tion supervisory board, one repre­ sentative from the old task force, one newly elected representative and a student who has no histori­ cal involvement with SG. The colleges of Liberal Arts, Nat­ ural Sciences and the McCombs School of Business each lost one representative in the assembly, leav­ ing them with two, five and four to­ tal representatives, respectively. The new legislation, which passed with 37 votes and one abstention, also re­ duced graduate representation by one from a total of six. The intention of modifying the size of the assembly is to represent the student body more effectively by reducing the num ber of repre­ sentatives allotted to each college, which consequently would stream­ line the process representatives go through to pass new initiatives, Ra­ jagopalan said. In the old constitution, every col­ lege was allotted one representative for every 2,000 students. With the new amendment, there will be one representative for every 2,500 stu­ dents in a college. The current assembly is too large, SG continues on page 2A Student body vice president Frankie Shulkin moderates the Student Government meeting Tuesday night in the Student Services Building. Ryan Propes Daily Texan Staff Peter Franklin | Daily Texan Staff Natalie Biddle and Bayo Adeyeba look at police riot gear at the Gregory Gym Aquatic Complex for the 25th Annual National Night Out. UTPD hosts a ‘Night Out’ By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff A group of students inspect­ ed a table of battering ram s and riot gear w hile several UT Police Department officers played a round of golf w ear­ ing beer goggles outside Greg­ ory Gym Tuesday. UTPD met with students and faculty at the G regory Gym Aquatic Complex and Jasper Park at the Brackenridge Apart­ ment Complex for the 25th an­ nual National Night Out. The event is designed to bring com­ munity members together and introduce citizens to the police force that serves them. University police officer Wil­ liam Pieper said the event is de­ signed to get people to come out of their homes for a night and improve local watch groups. As an incentive, door prizes were awarded to attendees, including an iPod Nano, boat rentals and LSAT classes, he said. "Our hope is that people will come together and buy into the fact that w'e are a community and a family," Pieper said. Pieper said between 400 and 500 people show up for the event on campus each year. The event is celebrated in other parts of the country in August, but the day was moved to October in Texas to accommodate the weather and classes, he said. UTPD officers manned sev­ eral tables that addressed crime prevention techniques and the Behavior Concerns Advice Line. The departm ent was joined by the Office of the Dean of Stu­ dents, the Division of Housing and Food Service, RecSports and University Health Services. Mechanical engineering fresh­ man Jeff Din said he benefitted from learning about Student Le­ gal Services from the Office of the Dean of Students and crime prevention tips from UTPD. "I'm learning stuff that I never knew before," Din said, "Like ap­ parently, laptop locks are useless.' K inesiology senior Jackie Keller said the event allowed students to get to know their neighbors and police d epart­ ment, whose officers might not always be approachable. "I get a lot more respect from them than just these authori­ tative figures that yell at me," Keller said. Leaker of Pentagon Papers recounts 1968 By Andrew Kreighbaum Daily Texan Staff Daniel Ellsberg, the form er m ilitary c o rp o ra tio n an aly st fam ous for leaking the Penta­ gon Papers in 1969, kicked off "1968: a Global Perspective" on Tuesday evening in the Jessen Auditorium. Ellsberg, 77, revealed to nearly 250 people the contrast between the public stances taken by offi­ cials of both parties during the Vietnam War and their official actions to expand and prolong the war. The Pentagon Papers are a set of 47 volumes of internal histo­ ry about the government's plan­ ning of the Vietnam War. The docum ents revealed w hat Ells­ berg deem ed u n co n stitu tio n ­ al and deceptive practices in the prosecution of the war. Af­ ter failing to convince a sitting U.S. senator to release the pa­ pers, Ellsberg leaked the papers to New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan, who ran a series of re­ ports in 1971. In an interview' with The Dai­ ly Texan, Ellsberg compared the 1968 presidential race between H ubert H um phrey and Rich­ ard Nixon to the current race be­ tween Sens Barack Obama and John McCain. He said McCain's desire to con­ tinue the Iraq war is as d e a r as Humphrey's intention to end the war in Vietnam. However, Ells­ berg said, Nixon and O bam a's positions are less clear-cut. "He talked about ending the war — he m eant by a victory," Ellsberg said of Nixon. He said O bam a's 16-m onth w ith d raw al plan only p ro m ­ ises the rem oval of all com ­ bat troops, which make up half of the 140,000 U.S. soldiers sta­ tioned there. "H e's never prom ised w ith­ drawal from the bases in Iraq," Ellsberg said. Ellsberg, who described him ­ self as an Obama supporter, said he thought it very unlikely that the candidate would immediate­ ly end the war in Iraq. "The public is once again mis­ led as to w hat the nature of the difference is between them, and ELLSBER G continues on page 2A Emily Kinsolving | Daily Texan Staff Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon Papers, discusses exec­ utive secrecy of the Vietnam era and drew parallels between the Nixon and Bush administrations. UT class examines presidential debate By Evelyn Ngugi Daily Texan Staff Students from associate govern­ ment professor Sean Theriault's class fell silent in the Mezes Hall auditorium as NBC's Tom Brokaw appeared on the television screen. Theriault's Congressional Elec­ tions course met to watch the second presidential debate between candi­ dates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday night. "Of course, we can't leave our ideologies and preferences outside the room," Theriault said. "We can look at it and try to understand the strategies of the candidates." The debate, held at Belmont Uni­ versity in Nashville, was conduct­ ed in a town hall style. Instead of being completely moderator-led, O bam a tried to establish credibility, where McCain tried to establish likeability " questions were submitted through the Internet and by 80 uncommit­ ted voters in the audience. T heriault said the more in ti­ mate setting of a town hall debate w ill b e n e f it M cCain m ore than Obama. "When John McCain was at 5 percent at the polls and out of money, he went to New Ham p­ shire and just did town halls," Theriault said. "It really kind of showcases his demeanor." The main issues discussed at the debate, including withdrawing troops from Iraq, health care and mortgages, aimed at swaying un­ decided voters, he said. "Last week, w'e talked about who are likely to be the swing voters and how' they're likely to break," Theri­ ault said. "I w'ant the students to try and tease out the strate­ gies used by the can­ didates to see who they're trying to ap­ peal to — how and w'hy they're doing it." Domestic and for­ eign policy discus­ sions as well as ques­ tions over the nation's economic crisis dominated the debate. "It will be interesting to see how' both Obama and McCain express their opinions, especially now that the bipartisan bailout bill has passed," said corporate communi­ cations senior Katherine Butler. McCain's strategies for leading America out of financial crisis in­ cluded buying up bad loans and renegotiating mortgages at new home values. He referred to the bill as a rescue, not a bailout, that would stabilize the economy. "Is it expensive? Yes," McCain said. "But we all know, my friends, until we stabilize home values in America, we're never going to start turning around and creating jobs and fixing our economy." Although Obama was confident about the economy, he stressed gov­ ernment oversight and regulation. DEBATE continues on page 2A E-textbook initiative gives students cheaper alternative By Roberto A. Cervantes & Blair Watler Daily Texan Staff Next sem ester, biochem istry, m arketing and accounting text­ books will go completely digital. The U niversity plans to test- run an e-textbook initiative in which students will pay a nom ­ inal fee — that has yet to be fi­ nalized — for a textbook copy that can be dow nloaded to their com puters. Kevin H egarty, UT vice presid en t and chief finan­ cial officer, said the University is prepared to see the experim en­ tal ph ase of the program over two years. "We hope the e-book will pres­ ent a m uch low er cost altern a­ tive for students and that it will not in any w ay harm or im pair the learning experience," he said. "After a year, w'e'll have a good read on how successful it will be. The word will get out then, so we will know the demand." U nder the program , UT will buy textbooks from a publisher on a tax-free basis and allow stu­ dents to download the content to their computers for a lower price than purchasing a tangible copy from the U n iversity Co-op or from online services such as Am­ azon, Hegarty said. Students par­ ticipating in the trial phase will not be charged. H eg arty said th e tra n sitio n w o u ld not affect th e C o -o p 's revenue. time license which allows them to keep the downloaded m ateri­ al for as long as they wish. The option to buy a black-and-white hardcopy version of a textbook at a lo w er price w ill still be available for students w ho pre­ fer that medium. Tom Melecki, director of stu ­ dent financial services, said his office estimates book costs for stu­ dents at approximately $400-$500 every semester. "T he te x tb o o k in d u s tr y is som ew hat dysfunctional," said Michael Granof, UT accounting professor and chairm an of the University Co-op. "Prices are up and sales are down, and the used book market is the problem." op-ed piece by Granof, publish­ ers only make their profit the first semester their textbooks are sold to students. Publishers do not re­ ceive revenue from book buy­ backs or used-book sales. As a re­ sult, publishers m ust keep pric­ es high and release new editions every three or four years to cover their costs and compete with the used book market. Granof said that by paying a negotiated licensing fee for elec­ tronic textbooks, the University will provide a steady revenue for publishers and lower the cost of books for students. Hegarty stressed that the de­ cision to move away from paper The s tu d e n t is given a life­ According to a New York Times E-BOOKS continues on page 2A Volume 109, Number 27 25 cents World&Nation.......... 3A Opinion.................. 4A News.. Sports. 5-6A . 1-2B Classifieds...................3B ............. 4B Comics Life&Arts__________ 5-6B Queso carrots. H igh Low W ED NESD AY, OCTOBER 6 ,2 0 0 8 E-BOOKS: UT budget may play a role in initiative From page 1A t e x tb o o k s c o m p le te ly b e lo n g s to the p ro fe sso r, sa y in g " f a c u l­ ty m e m b e r s w ill a lw a y s h a v e the o p tio n a s to w h at form at to teach from ." C u rren t ec o n o m ic stra in s on the U n iv e r s it y 's b u d g e t m u st p la y a ro le in the d e c isio n to p u sh or h alt the in itia tiv e 's e f­ forts, H eg arty said. "K e e p in m in d, w h at the U ni­ versity is go in g to d o is bu y that book for v irtu ally ev ery stu den t for ev ery c la ss in ev ery section u sin g that b o o k ," he sa id . "W e h a v e go t a n u m b er of U n iv e rsi­ ty research ers w h o m easu re and ev alu ate a s w e go. A fter the first sem ester, if teach in g accoun tin g from electronic book isn 't w o rk ­ ing, w e'll p ull the p lu g ." 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"It w a sn 't a co u n try that d e ­ m a n d e d a n en d to the [V iet­ nam ] W ar," he sa id , a d d in g that p r o te s ts w e re iso la te d to s t u ­ d e n t p o p u la t io n s ra th e r than the coun try a s a w hole. But even after a rash o f stu ­ dent p rotests begin ning in 1968, the V ietnam War d id not end for another seven years, he said. E llsb e rg sa id w h en o ffic ia ls in s id e the g o v e rn m e n t sp o k e out d u rin g the Iraq w ar aga in st u n co n stitution al an d decep tive activities, the leak s w ere alm ost a lw ay s late an d an o n y m o u s. E llsb erg sa id his gre atest p ri­ ority is w o rk in g to m ak e su re th e U n it e d S t a t e s d o e s n o t strik e Iran b efo re a n ew p r e s ­ id e n t is ele cted . H e h a s u rg e d cu rren t go v ern m e n t o fficials to leak secret in fo rm atio n to p re ­ ven t su ch an attack. H e s a id th at, u n fo rtu n a te ly , ju s t a s in h is tim e in g o v e r n ­ m e n t se rv ic e a s a m ilita ry a n ­ a ly s t fo r the R A N D C o r p o r a ­ tio n , o b e y in g the U .S. C o n s ti­ tu tion is not the h ig h e st p rio r­ ity o f g o v e rn m e n t o ffic ia ls in­ v o lv e d in w ar p lan n in g . "W h a t th e y ta k e s e r i o u s ­ ly is th e ir p ro m ise o f secrecy , b e c a u s e th eir job d e p e n d s on th a t," he sa id . H e s a i d g o v e r n m e n t o f f i ­ c ia ls m u st be w illin g to t e s ti­ fy b e fo r e C o n g r e s s a n d fa c e p r o s e c u t i o n to d i s s e m i n a t e the tru th . " I ' v e o f t e n s a i d t h a t m y m e s s a g e to o ffic ia ls is 'D o n 't d o w h a t I d id ; d o n 't w ait until the w a r h a s sta rte d b efo re y ou tell the tru th to the p r e s s an d the C o n g r e s s / " he sa id . 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For more Inform ation, including application materials, visit h ttp ://w e b .m it.e d u /m e n g -m a n u fa c tu r in g / Master of Engineering Program MIT Room 35-231 77 Massachusetts Avenue C ambridge, Massachusetts 02139 617-258-5622 m enginfo@ m it.edu______________ mil M assachusetts In s titu te o f Technology TOMORROW'S WEATHER High 9 0 Low \ _ J You need to lay off the Bawls. Radio- television- film junior Daniel Nyaradi watches the presidential debate in Mezes Hail Tuesday evening. Peyton Coker Daily Texan Staff DEBATE: Students comment on style From p a g e l A "T h e p rob lem is w e still h ave an archaic, 20th-century regulato­ ry system for 21st-century finan­ cial m arkets," O bam a said. "W e're goin g to h ave to coordinate with other countries to m ake sure that w hatever actions w e take w ork." T h eriau lt's stu den ts com m ent­ ed about the style of this debate. "[There w as] much m ore m ud- slin g in g this tim e a ro u n d ," sa id governm ent senior Ryan Parker. S o m e s t u d e n t s s a id O b a m a stayed close to the facts, while Mc­ C ain interacted with the audience. "O bam a tried to establish cred­ ibility, w here M cCain tried to e s­ tablish lik eability," sa id an th ro ­ pology freshm an Tara Frazier. A lth ou gh both c a n d id a te s ex ­ p re sse d d ifferen t a p p ro a c h e s to n atio n al a n d g lo b a l p ro b le m s, b o th a g r e e d to th e la s t q u e s ­ tion of the night — the on e thing they d o not know is w h at the fu ­ ture holds. SG: Legislation caps campaign funds From p a g e l A b ecau se there are too m an y a p ­ p oin ted rep resen tativ es and not enough stu dents w ho ran for their p o sitio n s, sa id D an ielle Brow n, auth or of the legislation that re­ du ced the n um ber o f representa­ tives and Liberal A rts representa­ tive. D urin g elections last sp rin g, 20 of the 50 open sp o ts w ere u n ­ contested and three at-large p o si­ tions w ere appointed. "W e h o pe this in spires p eo p le with the m ost interest in the p o si­ tion to run," Brown said. C esa r M artinez-Espinoza, elec­ tion su p e rv iso ry b o ard co-chair, w rote le g isla tio n that w ill lim ­ it sp en d in g on cam paigning. The assem b ly heard m ore contention d u rin g the d e b ate o v er lim iting funds. The vote tally w a s 32 yeas, three nays and two abstentions. E n g in e e r in g r e p r e s e n t a t iv e Scott Gloyna said election winners sh ould be determ ined by person- ality, rather than how m uch m on­ ey w as spent. " C a n d id a t e s sh o u ld b e p e r ­ s o n a b l e , " G l o y n a s a i d . " I t s h o u ld n 't b e a b o u t w h o ca n p rin t the m o st [fly e rs]." In the past, students running on the ticket that raised the m ost m on­ ey w ere a lm o st a lw a y s elected. Last year, stu den ts w ho ran with R a jag o p a la n an d vice p resid en t Frankie Sh u lkin 's E m pow er tick­ et had access to $6,000. U nder the new rule, executive alliance, pres­ ident and vice-president running m ates can only spend a combined total of $900. A t-large representa­ tives, w h o se new n am e b ecam e "U niversity-w ide representative," can spen d $550, and college repre­ sentatives are ca p p e d at $350. "I feel really relieved that [the l e g i s l a t i o n ] o v e r w h e l m i n g l y p a sse d ," Brow n said. "It's a go o d im provem en t that really sp o k e to the calib er o f stu d e n ts that w ill be elected." cactu s' yearb ook Calling all UT Students! 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. m cohbub s k i« 3 8 5 7 mmmm 1 1 su 29 Mountains a. 5 Hasans tar tha wMmMilmm rnnca at i Breet . t o t U t t l n l t J t K m t m T C a .» s u mo-SKimB In Austin 469-0999 600 West 28th #102 w w w . u f t e i - c o m Wire Editor: Monica Riese www.dailytexanonline.com W o r l d & N ation T h e D a i l y T e x a n 3A Wednesday, October 8,2008 Thai protesters attempt to force premier’s supporters to resign More than 350 are injured in Tuesday's street fights, clashes By Sutin W annabovorn The Associated Press B A N G K O K , T h a ila n d — T hai p r o te s te rs d e m a n d in g the governm ent resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, w ho used tear gas to break through th e ir b lo c k a d e a ro u n d P a r­ liam ent Tuesday. At least one p e rso n w as k illed a n d m ore 350 w ere injured. Unarm ed military forces were deployed to quell the unrest, an arm y spokesm an said. It w as the most v iolent and w id e s p re a d u n re s t in T h a i­ lan d 's six-week political crisis in w hich protesters have tried to force out supporters of Thak­ sin S h in a w a tra , the p re m ie r ousted in 2006 amid allegations of corruption. T e n sio n s b e g a n b u ild in g M onday night w hen protesters su rro u n d ed Parliam ent, erect­ ing barbed w ire an d tire b a r­ ricades. They vow ed to block Prime M inister Somchai Wong- saw at from entering to deliver a policy statem ent to law m ak­ ers Tuesday. Somchai is T hak­ sin's brother-in-law. The violence erupted early in the m orning w hen police first cleared the street outside Parlia­ ment so the prim e m inister and other lawmakers could enter. Clashes continued throughout the day, with police firing tear gas at protesters, w ho w ere arm ed with batons and slingshots and who threw bottles, metal barriers and firecrackers at police. In the afternoon, riot police fired volleys of tear gas to break through the protesters' cordon so the law m akers could leave. Anti-riot policemen aim a tear gas gun toward anti­ governm ent protesters in front of Parliament in Bangkok on Tuesday. Wason Wanichanikorn Associated Press A fte r v io le n t c la sh e s b e ­ tw een governm ent o pponents and sup p o rters eru p ted in the streets last m onth, Sam ak d e­ clared a state of emergency. But the g o v ern m en t lifted it tw o w eeks later, saying it was only scaring aw ay tourists. The m il­ ita ry h a d refused to exercise its au th o rity u n d er the decree to oust the protesters from the governm ent compound. Tuesday's street-fighting car­ ried on after nightfall, w ith new c lash es e ru p tin g o u ts id e the Bangkok police h ead qu arters. Forces in sid e the co m p o u n d fired tear gas to try to disperse the besieging mob. A 20-year-old w om an died in clashes outside police head ­ quarters after being brought to the hospital w ith chest injuries and one h and nearly severed, said Surachet Sathitniramai, di­ rector of the disaster coordina­ tion agency N arenthom Center. A bout a mile from the fight­ ing, a second person w as killed w h e n a Jeep SUV e x p lo d e d n e a r the h e a d q u a rte rs of the C h a rt T hai P arty, a m em b er of S o m ch ai's six -p a rty co ali­ tion go v ern m en t. Police said they suspected a bomb caused the blast, but could provide no other details. The situation returned to rel­ ative calm Tuesday night, with most of the protesters returning to their stronghold at the prime minister's office. American International Group's offices are shown Tuesday in New York. Executives at AIG hid from its auditors the full range of risky practices even as losses mounted, according to documents obtained by a congressional panel examining the chain of events that forced the government bailout. Mark Lennihan I Associated Press AIG spending draws ire By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the fed­ eral government had to bail out American Interna­ tional Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday. The tab included $23380 worth of spa treatments for AIG employees at the coastal St. Regis resort south of Los Angeles even as the company tapped into an $85 billion loan from the governm ent it needed to stave off bankruptcy. fT h ey] could be fo u n d wining and dining at one o f the most exclusive resorts in the nation. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., scolded the company dur­ ing a lengthy opening statement. "Yet less than one week after the taxpayers rescued AIG, company ex­ ecutives could be found wining and dining at one of the most exclusive resorts in the nation." The hearing disclosed that AIG ex­ ecutives hid the full range of its risky financial products from auditors as losses m ounted, according to doc­ uments released Tuesday by a con­ gressional panel examining the chain of events that forced the government to bail out the conglomerate. The panel sharply criticized AIG's form er top executives, w ho cast blame on each other for the compa­ ny's financial woes. NATION BRIEFLY Dow sinks by more than 500; concerns overshadow Fed plan NEW YORK — The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two- day decline in the Dow Jones indus­ trials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit mar­ kets and the financial sector. The Dow lost more than 500 points and all the major indexes' slid more than 5 percent. The Stan­ dard & Poor's 500 index saw its first close below 1,000 in five years. Steps by the Federal Reserve to reinvigorate the dormant credit markets ultimately weren't enough to calm nervous investors. News about financial companies only added to their despondent mood. "The calls I'm getting — ev­ ery money manager I deal with, and every client I talk to — are just very emotional. This is a very, very emotional time, and most of them are taking steps to shore up their defenses, reducing exposure to stocks just to defend their port­ folios," said Hugh Johnson, chair­ man and chief investment officer of Johnson Illington Advisors. — T he A s so c ia te d P ress The retreat d idn't include anyone from the financial products division that nearly drove AIG under, but lawmakers were still enraged over thousands of dollars spent on ca­ tered banquets, golf outings and visits to the resort's spa and salon for executives of AIG's main U.S. life insurance subsidiary. // enry "Average Americans are suffering economically. They're losing their jobs, their homes and their health insurance," House Oversight Committee Chairman Waxman, D-Calif. "You have cost my constituents and the taxpayers of this country $85 billion and run into the ground one of the most respected insurance companies in the history of our country," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. 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And recently, the U.S. Census Bureau moved forward its prediction of when Am erica will no longer be a nation with a white majority, from 2050 to 2040. Diversity is a fact, not a buzz­ word, and being white means a whole lot less than it used to, which is fine with us. But to some, that fact causes anxiety and fuels the culture of organized hatred in Am erica. Ac­ cording to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tex­ as alone has 67 hate groups. Nationwide, there are 888 groups, ranging from Neo-Nazi to Black Sep­ aratist to Christian Identity to "general hate," and the groups are powerful and pervasive. On Tuesday, during a talk as part of the Dean Jack Otis Lecture Series in Social Problems and So­ cial Policies, Mark Potok, director of the C enter's Intelligence Project, told the story of Angie King, w ho was bom into a m iddle-class fam ily in Bro­ ward County, Fla. When she was young, her fam­ ily ran into economic difficulties; they moved to a sm aller house in a more crowded town; her par­ ents began to spar and went through a nasty di­ vorce; her father disappeared; she m oved with her mother into a tiny apartment; she attended a tough high school and tried to suppress her lesbi­ an identity. She was young, vulnerable and alone in a reversed playing of the American dream, and before long, she was taken in by a Neo-Nazi group at her high school. It was the perfect outlet for her anger. There w ere men, there was m usic, there was meth and there was a scapegoat for all of their problems: the Jews. But the thing about hate groups, Potok said, is that they're not really about the supremacist ideol­ ogy they purport — they're refuges for the enraged and the confused, the vulnerable and the margin­ alized. Hate groups are simply alternative families for those w hose real families have disintegrated. They're not oases of white power, but fringe com ­ munities for those who have been wronged in one way or another, much like the minorities they take out their frustration on. It's a sad situation across the board, and one that translates into real crime and violence. A 2005 De­ partm ent of Justice survey estim ated that there are 191,000 hate crim es per year, and 82 percent of those are violent crimes. Most of the crimes are committed by 14- to 22-year-old men. King's story is typical of those who become en- snarled in hate groups: a family crumbles, and its children are left at impressionable ages without a clear place to put the blame or turn to for respite. There's been a widespread loss in sense of identity for whites, and joining a hate group can make one feel as if he or she is part of a noble quest. "It is re­ markable how few of these people think they are doing something negative," Potok said. Ju st as hate starts at hom e, the cure for hate starts at home. Growing up, K ing's parents told her she could do w hatever she wanted to do, as long as she didn't bring hom e a black man or a lesbian. So instead of acknow ledging her iden­ tity, she chose another that lead her on a path of crime and contempt. After a series of legal situa­ tions and a stint in jail, King began to peel back the layers to see what she should have been in the first place. Today, hate behind her, she's a student at the University of Central Florida. In 2005, she told the SPLC that she finally likes who she's look­ ing at in the mirror. — Leah Finnegan fo r the editorial board TH E FIRING LINE Pray and let pray After reading Audrey Campbell's "Prayer Play" (Oct 5) the only thing I could feel was frustration. As Cleve Bryant mentions, prayer is not mandatory. The players just do it. No one is making them run to the north endzone and pray or even take a knee. If players feel the need to pray before the game, let them, and do not tell them they have to do it out of sight. Campbell is being slightly hypocritical in the fact the she is using a newspaper column to promote her opinions and beliefs. I would not say that she is forcing them on anyone, because a person can also choose not to read it, just as a person can choose to not watch UT football. I am all for the First Amendment giving us the freedom of speech and expression. The football players are allowed to kneel on a football field, Campbell can write viewpoints for The Daily Texan and I can submit a Firing Line stating my opinion. So why just take one away? Why not all freedom of expression? As for Campbell's argument that several players have done things off the football field that reflect badly on the team, she forgets that everyone makes mistakes regardless of religion. And it's almost a guarantee that not every player on the field is of the same religion, or even has a religion, so why should they be called hypocrites when they never publicly pro­ claimed their beliefs? We do not know to whom they are praying or even if that is what they are doing. If the football players are going to be held to a higher standard, it should be because of the position in this Univ ersity for being part of the team, not for their beliefs. If we are going to put an end to the players' moment to pray, meditate or just think right before the game, we must also put an end to the players giving each other high fives after a touchdown. It might offend the other team. Marla Reeves Geography junior Pray and let pray II I will admit that our players have been in bad sit­ uations that they shouldn't have; however, they are still just college students, right? I will also agree that a law requiring students to take a moment of silence is overbearing, but the expression that it would "behoove" our football players to separate "church and sport" is ridiculous. As Cleve Bryant put it, it's their decision. They are not forced to run out and kneel to take one last moment to focus, check the condition of the field by being closer to the ground (hmm?) or even offend the nation (apparently) by praying that they don't get hurt or maybe make their parents proud. Would you then tell Terrell Owens that this Sunday's press conference was inappropriate as he thanked God for the win and the opportunity to play? I do hope that you understand that the logic used is not only a stab at the players but is also distaste­ ful. It is unconstitutional to take others' rights away from them, especially in a public place when it is not against the law and never should be. We all have the right to be there and do something fairly simple when something offends us — turn away. I don't go into an art museum and tell them to take down pic­ tures of nudity because it offends me. I just look at other things. With all due respect, if it bothers you or anyone else, 1 am sure there are many students that would be willing to accept your football tickets. Robert Glenn Sociology senior A woman's place is in the House... of Representatives Last week was the week of the woman for University Democrats. State Representatives and candidates Valinda Bolton and Donna Howard made a joint appearance at the University Democrats' weekly meeting on Oct. 1. The next day, Diana Maldonado, State Representative candidate, spoke at a rally on the West Mall. Both Bolton and Howard were elected for their first terms in 2006 for District 47 (Southwest Austin, Bee Cave) and 48 (West Austin, Westlake), respectively. Diana Maldonado currently vies for her first state congres­ sional office as the representative for District 51 (Round Rock). All three women vow to make education a prior­ ity in the House of Representatives. They want to increase funding for education to raise teachers' salaries and improve educational facilities in order to raise Texas' graduation rate. Additionally, they promise to work on reining in soaring tuition costs for secondary education, making college affordable for all Texans. They similarly agree that providing affordable health care should be a priority. From improving the current Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), to regaining full Medicare funding to Texans in need, to working to lower health care premiums, they agree that Texas can do better in health care. At the UDems meeting last Wednesday night, Bolton and Howard finished by making a plea to all the young women: Please vote. In the last elec­ tion, Texas ranked dead last among the states for the percentage of women who voted. This has to change, Bolton and Howard said. Texas can do bet­ ter; women can do better. All three of these women should serve as a reminder, that when women get involved in politics, even if only through voting, social change can and will occur. So remember, on Nov. 4 (or Oct. 20 for early voting in the FAC), women need to come out and vote for some very impressive women legislators. Marc Anthony Gonzalez Electrical engineering senior University Democrats Megan Broum Plan II senior University Democrats LEGALESE BURNT ORANGE JUICE TALKTOTHE NEWSROOM Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the ed­ itor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT ad­ ministration, the Board of Re­ gents or the Texas Student Me­ dia Board of Operating Trust­ ees. 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Send columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity and liability if chosen for publication. m ore war (for hum anitarian aid), more war (for pre-em ptive strikes), a focus on selflessness and self-sacrifice...as long as we get to tell you what to do, h ighertaxes on individuals and businesses, loss o f privacy, loss of security, less individual self-reliance, more governm ent intervention in all aspects of our lives, recession, inflation, fiat money, self-inflicted econom ic wounds, continuing the trend o f expanding federal iw ertofregulate anything and everything, bringing the Is kne<®md making us worse o ff fo u t^ a r s from now, govern country less re cracy, m bein th bureau- nt, always (s as long as he federal a PAC Abhinav Kumar | Daily Texan Staff You want fries with that MBA? By Dustin Stonecipher Daily Texan Colum nist As a liberal arts major, I wish I had a dollar for ev­ ery time I've been told I don't have a "real m ajor" or for every time I've been asked "So you're going to teach?" But "w aiter" will not be the only position open to me post-graduation. Liberal arts majors of­ ten go on to be professors and lawyers. (And Lord knows we don't have enough lawyers in America. Soon, we will run out of people to sue.) But now, another m ajor is poised to becom e the new est producer of Starbucks baristas. W elcome, business students! So there isn't any money — what are finance m a­ jors supposed to do? If there is nothing to invest in, where do investm ent bankers go? With the fail­ ure of firms like AIG and M errill Lynch, the entire business school is shaking in its suit. These students have spent their entire collegiate careers being mis­ erable in the sole pursuit of future wealth and now, their 50-year-old counterparts, in their sole pursuit of wealth, have crashed the party. It's never been more clear: Spending your time in college learning about som ething you love is not a bad investment. I began my time here as a mechani­ cal engineer, and even though I did well in the class­ es, I was miserable. So I turned to my passions: his­ tory and writing. Even though I lost a $20,000 schol­ arship in the process, I now wear a $20,000 smile, se­ cure in the fact that I will not drive off a bridge one day when I'm 30. The future is bright for me and my fellow Eng­ lish and history majors. In 20 years, when this new crop of M BA s and governm ent stud ents has b e­ com e the w orld's CEO s and senators, it will be up to historians, w riters and journalists to ensure this current fin an cial and political quagm ire d oesn 't happen again. I'm not trying to insult anyone else's choice of de­ gree. I just w ant to point out that your education should be m ore than the vehicle that takes you to M oney Land. As w e've discovered lately, it can be hard to predict which majors those will be. If you fol­ low your passion and study what you like, you can at least ensure that you are a happy barista, and not a miserable cog in a well-oiled machine that has sim­ ply stopped working. Stonecipher is an English and history senior. Welcome to the shock By MaryTuma Daily Texan Colum nist America is undergoing shock therapy. It has been a year since Naomi Klein's book "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster C apitalism " made its debut, but it seems even timelier and more relevant today. Through on-the-ground reporting and years of historical research, the journalist and docu­ mentary filmmaker rejects the claim that Milton Fried­ man's free-market economic policies are as peaceful of a force as he presents them. Using examples such as General Pinochet's coup in Chile in the 1970s, the Iraq War and post-Katrina New Orleans, Klein argues that the Friedman followers implemented a radical policy of privatization and deregulation to profit in times of violence, shock and vulnerability. What she calls the "Disaster Capitalist Complex" allows for corporations to benefit heavily from destruction, upheaval and eco­ nomic instability. In a recent article on the Huffington Post, Klein as­ serted that the next big series of shocks has begun. The necessary symptoms are in order. Economic crisis, shock, panic and a subsequent blind-sided op­ portunistic approach that ultimately ceases to benefit those most in need. The threatening and panicked rhetoric of our lead­ ers forced lawmakers to rush into legislation deemed deeply flawed and ineffective by bipartisan voices. On the Senate floor, Sen. Bemie Sanders (I-VT) said, "u n­ der this bill, the CEOs and the Wall Street insiders will still, with a little bit of imagination, continue to make out like bandits." Sanders vehemently opposed the bill, arguing that it does not effectively address the very serious prob­ lems that caused this crisis and lacks the necessary oversight to remedy the deregulation fervor, not to mention that it does not address foreclosures and ex­ ecutive compensation nor does it address the growing unemployment rate and low wages. The speed of the bill's passage and gaping holes in logic eerily mimics the post-9-11 Bush administration sweep to pass both the Patriot Act and a vote to fund the "w ar on terror". Perhaps shock and legislate is the administration's mantra. When the public is disorien­ tated, as they are amid a disaster or economic crisis, the shock doctrine comes into play. We regress to a state of vulnerability akin to that experienced after electro­ shock therapy used on subjects in covert CIA exper­ iments, clinging to the first means of comfort avail­ able (in this case the 'bailout' bill and our leaders). The first shock has emanated, robbing us financially; time will soon reveal if new leadership will choose to profit from the shock, using it as an excuse to push partisan policy or call for stringent regulation. To examine the current crisis in the Shock Doctrine lens is both revealing and frightening. Whatever ap­ proach of reform we adopt, given the state of our eco­ nomic and political system, it must come loudly, bold­ ly and from the grassroots. Unfortunately, Tresury Sec­ retary Henry Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs who earned $38 million in bonuses in 2005, will not be our w hite knight, nor will we see E. Stanley O'Neill, the executive officer of Merrill Lynch, shovel some of his $161 million severance package our way. And I doubt the Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers is going to help bail us out with the $354 million he made in total compensation over five years. It has been painfully clear the Bush administration has not held up the public interest; it is now time for us to be the opportunists. Klein reminds us that if our government is able to ask for an inordinate amount from us without question, we should surely be al­ lowed to ask for some things back, starting with caps on executive pay and help on foreclosures. It is easy to get lost amid the shock waves of panic and feel compelled to act now, and act fast. But if we don't stop and question the crisis in terms of serious reform and long-term solutions, in terms of who this legislation is really benefiting most, in terms of how we can push for equality and resist the shock treat­ ment, we will be left financially and politically bank­ rupt for years to come. And, thanks to Klein, this outcome won't come as a shock. Naomi Klein will be speaking in Austin on Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone from MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 512^107-6925. Tuma is a /oumalism senior. Wednesday, October 8,2008 ]\T p\\ § 5A IRS issues university surveys By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff U.S. colleges and universities are expected to give a detailed re­ sponse to an IRS-issued survey about higher education finances w ithin the next few months. The recently released 42-page questio n n aire requires colleges to divulge a w ide array of finan­ cial data, including hotel opera­ tion, com mercial research, exec­ utive com pensation and endow ­ m ent usage. IRS spokesw om an Lea C rus- berg said the departm ent had re­ cently devised a sim ilar form for hospitals and is now beginning to look at colleges and universi­ ties to make sure they are in com­ pliance w ith the regulations that allow nonprofit organizations to remain tax-exempt. T he UT System h as n o t yet received the survey, said M att Flores, a UT System spokesman. "The tax rules are such that not- for-profits have to pay income tax on for-profit activities," said ac­ counting professor Michael G ra- nof. "Colleges are earning all this m oney from unrelated business­ es, an d th e ir e n d o w m e n ts are earning too much money- The IRS is gomg to be questioning w heth­ er those are really businesses and have to pay income taxes." G ranof said, for exam ple, that if a u n iv e rsity houses a m u se ­ um and has a m useum store, the revenue from the m useum store could be considered by the IRS as unrelated to the mission of the nonprofit university. "UT just b u ilt the AT&T h o ­ tel," he said. "T hat m ight raise q u e s tio n s. It d e p e n d s on th e extent w e use it as a conference center and to the extent w e use it as a hotel to people non-related to the University." C ongress has expressed con­ cern over the activities of univer­ sities recently, G ranof said. Sen. C h a rles G rassley, a Re­ publican from Iow a serving on the Senate Finance C om m ittee, said he has been pushing the IRS to tailor its tax form for tax-ex­ e m p t g ro u p s to h o sp itals an d universities. "T his q u estio n n a ire is o v e r­ d u e ," he sa id . "C o lleg es an d universities should be much more transparent about their activities, just as tax-exem pt hospitals are being asked to do. Transparency brings accountability." Grassley said as college tuition all over the co u n try is increas­ ing, colleges need to show they are trying to control costs an d p ro v id e as m uch financial aid as possible. Universities need to show they are m a k in g good use of th e ir tax exem ption and other federal subsidies they receive, he said. LET'S TALK AMERICAN LIT Joan W oodard, Sandia Laboratories executive vice president, discussed the challenges of international nuclear control in a global technology environment, Tuesday on campus. Speaker talks weapons Ryan Propes | Daily Texan Staff Lab official suggests dismantling nuclear materials in N. Korea By Marissa Edwards Daily Texan Staff Controlling the threat of global nuclear attacks continues to be a difficult task for governm ent and non-governm ental agencies, said Joan W oodard of Sandia N ational Laboratories at a Tuesday discus­ sion on campus. The laboratory, w ith locations in Caiifomia and N ew Mexico, fo­ cuses on increasing national secu­ rity through a variety of research program s aim ed at reducing the proliferation of w eapons of m ass destruction and the threat of n u ­ clear accidents, according to their Web site. W oodard, the lab o rato ry 's ex­ ecutiv e vice p resid en t, spoke to around 40 UT professors and stu ­ dents about S andia's role in an a­ lyzing the challenges in control­ ling nuclear technology. "It is difficult to im pose hard sanctions on countries such as Af­ ghanistan to export nuclear m ate­ rials," W oodard said. "Also, veri­ fying that civilian nuclear facilities are only being used for civilian use prove to be a m ajor issue in con­ trolling nuclear technology." W oodard sp o k e of an a ly z in g the problem s of international n u ­ clear control, w hich include the continual developm ent of nuclear technology and the sale of nuclear materials to a global market. Prob­ lems such as the m isuse of urani­ um obtained by mining and nucle­ ar pow er production pose a large threat to nuclear proliferation. We n eed to in crease d e m o c r a tic relation s betw een countries to m a in ta in g lo b a l security. “ — Albert Sw antner, I Tgraduate student "The challenges today in inter­ national security requires tenacity — the tenacity to know there is an answ er to solving the challenges of nuclear proliferation," she said. W oodard discussed som e p ro ­ p o se d s o lu tio n s to re d u c e the threat of a nuclear attack. She suggested ad ding pressure to the International A tom ic Ener­ gy Agency, a U.N. sub-agency that w o rk s w ith m em bers to control nuclear w eapon usage, to reduce proliferation of nuclear w eapons. W oodw ard also advised dism an­ tling N orth Korea's nuclear w eap­ ons, reducing global expansion of nuclear energy and installing new, non-governm ental program s for nuclear security. "There is not one silver bullet, but many," W oodard said. D uring her talk, W oodard asked the au d ien c e w h a t they w o u ld do about nuclear proliferation if they w ere elected president of the United States. "1 w ould focus on dism antling North Korea of their nuclear w eap­ ons before working to unite North and South Korea," said public af­ fairs g ra d u a te s tu d e n t M arsha Lewis. "If they were united before N o rth Korea w o u ld be d ism an ­ tled, they could form another n u ­ clear stronghold in Asia." A lb e rt S w a n tn e r, m e c h a n i­ cal engineering graduate student, agreed that nuclear w eapons con­ trol is lacking around the w orld, especially in countries such as In­ dia and Pakistan. "W e n eed to in crease d e m o ­ cratic relations betw een countries to m a in ta in g lo b a l s e c u rity ," Sw antner said. NEWS BRIEFLY Texas man would be king if U.S. began as monarchy SAN ANTONIO — Follow­ ing the Revolutionary War, there were some who thought the victorious Gen. George Washington should become the new king of America. Washington wasn't interested in being a monarch. But if he had been, it turns out that an 82-year-old retir­ ee from San Antonio would be the current king of America. Paul Emerson Washington is the one among 8,000 possi­ ble Washington descendants that the chief family histori­ an at Ancestry.com believes would be the current possess­ or of the crown, had there been one. "He kind of won the sweep­ stakes," said Megan Smole- nyak, with the geneaological research group. George Washington had no children. Many descendants died young or as life-long bachelor, Smolenyak said. 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Please call today to find out more. m m " " U 462-0492 www.ppdi .com 6A Wednesday, October 8,2008 \ K W' FLAY BALL! Talk addresses steps to curb hate crimes Editor suggests hate groups composed of the alienated, lonely Stephanie Meza Daily Texan Staff M ark Potok, editor of In­ telligence Report m agazine, addressed factors that create hate groups in the U.S. and how people can combat intol­ erance at a Tuesday lecture at the Flawn Academ ic Center atrium. His lecture, titled "H ate in America: What Can Be Done?," was part of the Dean Jack Otis Social Problem and Social Poli­ cy Lecture Series, presented by the School of Social Work. " P o to k p ro b a b ly kn ow s more about [hate crimesj than anyon e," said Jack O tis, for­ mer dean of the School of So­ cial Work at UT. Potok serves in the South­ ern Poverty Law Center, a civ­ il rights organization based in Alabama that has document­ ed 888 hate groups in the U.S. Potok has also testified before the U.S. Senate, the United Na- tions Commission on Human Rights and other national and international venues. Potok said people who are drawm into hate groups usu­ ally come from dysfunction­ al families and were alienated as children. "H ate group members join becau se th ey 're lon ely and need a support group, an al­ ternate fam ily," Potok said. "A sm all percentage of peo­ ple join one of these groups be­ cause of an interest in its racial ideology." Potok used the story of Ange­ la King to illustrate his point. "A ngela King was a white teen who moved from a pri­ vate Christian school to a big public school after her parents were divorced," he said. "She lived in a bad neighborhood with crack dealers across the street. Angie wras all alone — her world caved in. Her only friends were neo-N azi skin­ heads. She got into drugs and went wild." P o to k e m p h a siz e d hate crimes as an important social problem and challenged peo­ ple to think about the issue and take action. "A ll crime reporting is vol­ untary, but it's w ildly inac­ curate when it com es to hate crimes," he said. To curb hate crimes, Potok said, there should be more af­ ter-school programs, m echa­ nisms to encourage people to report crimes, an expansion of the federal Hate Crim e Act to aid local communities and close monitoring of hate groups. "It's a mistake to say it's a matter of mental illness," Potok said. "It's due to the real stress­ es on both kids and adults." There are exit p ro gram s aimed explicitly at preventing cases like King's, Potok said. "The people in hate groups are much smarter than you'd expect; their ideas have just been distorted," Potok said. C h anges in society, such as the rise in m inority pow ­ er, women's rights, gay rights and the in crease o f im m i­ grants, cause hate groups to feel threatened, Potok said. I d o n 't have answ ers to the problem," Potok said. "I'm just saying what social work should work on ... The poor strategy is to look away and not respond to hate crimes." Mark Potok speaks on hate crimes and racism in America in the Flawn Academic Center atrium Tuesday. Potok's speech was part of the Social Problem and Social Policy Lecture Series. Peyton Coker D a ily Texan Staff A fast way to help pay off your car. There are lots of practical w a y s to use the money you earn at PPD. Or you could choose to go on a much-deserved vacation. Earn money now, by participating in a PPD research study. W e conduct medically supervised research studies to help evaluate m edications being developed. You m ust meet certain require­ m ents to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. 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The project began in September and requires a team of educators to observe a group of culturally and ec­ onomically diverse students in a va­ riety of school settings, including public and private preschool class­ rooms, head-start programs and day care facilities. A total of 25 class­ rooms will be observed. The students in the study will also be introduced to several science ac­ tivities and will be allowed to dem­ onstrate their skills and knowledge about science concepts. "It's entirely possible that the out­ come of this study will significant­ ly change early childhood science in­ struction," said James Barufaldi, direc­ tor of the center, in a press release. "Almost no work has been done in this area since the 1960s, and if we find, for example, that these very young children can learn far more sci­ ence at an earlier age than was previ­ ously believed, then science instruc­ tion in all grades w ill be affected." — E rika ¡aram illo Oil mogul Pickens heads to UT today to discuss energy plan Texas oil and gas mogul T. Boone Pickens will discuss his plan at the Tex­ as Union Ballroom on Thursday to solve and stop America's dependency on foreign oil. The use of foreign oil costs the U.S. $700 billion per year. The Pickens Plan claims it will save the country more than $230 billion a year by replacing the dependency on imported oil with new and alternative methods. Spokeswoman Melissa McKay said 80-year-old Pickens will invest approx­ imately $58 million of his owm money to build wind turbine farms for pow­ er generation. The money will also help to shift the use of oil to natural gas as transportation fuel, she said. 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Outpatient visit: 6 Nov. www.ppdi.com • 462- Services provided by the Career Exploration Center: Graduate School Planning & Application Assistance Career and Major Testing Career Resource Library Internship Planning Major and Career Presentations Individual Career Counseling Faculty Contacts Program Online Career Inquiries Credentials File Service www.utexas.edu/student/cec JES A l 15 512.471.1217 Wednesday, October 8,2008 V O L L E Y B A L L T h e D a i l y T e x a n Sports Editor: Anup Shah E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone:(512) 232-2210 Longhorns face tougher Baylor Texas has historically dominated series, but Bears now tough test By Arun Bala Daily Texan Staff After an impressive outing Sat­ urday, No. 3 Texas w ill look for som e carry -o v er w hen it faces 1-35 foe Baylor tonight at G rego­ ry Gymnasium. The Longhorns have dominated their series with the Bears, post­ ing a 61-2 record against them all- time, and they are a perfect 29-0 against Baylor in Austin. But this year's Bears team may­ be tougher than those in years past. The Bears are currently tied w ith the L onghorns for second place in the Big 12 behind Nebras­ ka — both teams have 4-1 confer­ ence records. B ay lo r's lone conference loss cam e to No. 16 Kansas State, a team that the Longhorns sw ept in their previous match an Satur­ day, a match Texas considered to be one of the best performances of the season. The Longhorns hit a season-best .482 with 46 kills and committed only six errors. Texas was also solid defensive­ ly, an area they had struggled with in previous m atches, out-block­ ing Kansas State 11.5-to-1.0 in the m atch. The team hopes to build on that effort as it moves forward in conference play. "[T h e K a n sa s S ta te m atch ] builds confidence," junior oppo­ site hitter Ashley Engle said. "[It was] one of the first times we put a whole match together consistent­ ly. We have a tough game coming up against Baylor, and hopefully we can just keep building and get­ ting better." The Longhorns and the Bears sw ept the weekly Big 12 awards this week. For the second straight w eek Texas ju n io r ou tsid e h it­ ter D estinee H ooker and fresh­ man setter M ichelle Kocher were nam ed Big 12 C o n feren ce O f­ fensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. Baylor junior m iddle blocker Anna Breyfogle was named the conference's De­ fensive Player of the Week. In wins over Oklahoma and Kan­ sas State last week, Hooker aver­ aged five kills per set. Against the Sooners, she registered a m atch- high 19 kills on .302 hitting and added five digs and two blocks. Hooker followed that performance with 16 kills, eight digs, four blocks and a service ace against the Wild­ cats, while committing only two at­ tack errors and hitting at a .412 clip. Kocher guided the Texas attack in those matches to a .376 mark, while averaging 13.57 assists and 2.71 digs per set. She posted a ca­ reer-high 57 assists, along w ith seven digs, a block assist and a kill against Oklahoma. The fresh­ man then recorded 38 assists and 12 digs in the Longhorns' victory over Kansas State. In B aylor's sweep of Colorado last week, Breyfogle tallied 10 kills and 10 blocks. It was her first dou­ ble-digit block effort of the season. She did not record any errors in the match on her way to a .769 hit­ ting percentage. The high-powered Longhorn at­ tack will need to retain its com po­ sure not to be neutralized by the VBALL continues on page 2B H ig h e r elev a t io n Stephen Durda | Daily Texan Staff Freshman setter Michelle Kocher has stepped up for the Longhorns, earning back-to-back Big 12 Newcomer of the Week awards. F O O T B A L L College Gameday adds excitement to Texas-OU rivalry "O U w eekend is ev erything for T exas' seaso n — e sp e cia l­ ly since w e're u n d efeated ," se­ nior chem ical engineering m a­ jor Adam Rom m an said. "T h is is it. This is everyth in g w e'v e b e e n w a itin g fo r s in c e o u r BCS hopes were dashed in last ye ar's gam e." The Gam eD ay crew has been to eigh t Texas football gam es since its inception in 1993 — four times at hom e and tw ice at the Red River Rivalry. But Longhorn fans can nev­ er get enough of Corso throwing on Bevo's head. "I'm looking forward to hear­ ing those guys in person," senior Haoyu Lee said. "1 love it when Lee picks the underdog, and I don't expect him to let me down this year." It doesn't matter that the Long­ horns h av en 't b eaten a h ig h ­ er-ranked Soo ners team since 1993. It d oesn't m atter that the last time the Sooners were No. 1, Texas lost 65-13. It doesn't m at­ ter that the last time both teams were in the top five, O klahom a shut out Texas 12-0. By Anup Shah Daily Texan Staff Every y ear sin ce 1900, Tex­ as and Oklahom a have squared off in the Red River Rivalry. And every year, both teams com e in with con ference title hopes at stake. Every year, someone goes home with the Golden Hat. But this w eek en d , the two teams will be in the presence of another team they haven't faced in six years. ESPN's College GameDay crew will be at the matchup between No. 5 Texas and No. 1 Oklahoma for the first time since 2002. The G am eD ay crew o f Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herb- streit and Desmond Howard will make its seventh stop of the sea­ son in Dallas, where the quartet will entertain a sea of burnt or­ ange and maroon. "T h ere's no fan base like the Texas fans," senior Haritha Sai- kumar said. "A nd to have those guys there, it's a perfect way to make sure everyone in the coun­ try knows about us." The last tim e the G am éD ay crew made it to the Cotton Bowl, th e th e n -N o . 2 Sooners beat the No. 3 Longhorns 35-24 — the third o f five s tra ig h t w i n s t h e f o r Sooners betw een 2000 and 2004. T he la st tim e th e G a m e D a y c re w c a m e to A u s tin w a s in 200 6 , w h en the No. 2 Longhorns lost to then N o.l Ohio State. But th is year, fans are more op­ timistic about Tex­ as' chances against the top team in the country. OU w e ek en d is ev ery th in g f o r Texas ’ season - especia lly since w e 're u n d e fe a te d . This is it. This is ev ery th in g w e ’ve been w aiting f o r since o u r B C S h opes w ere d a s h e d in last y ea r's g a m e ." T h e G a m e - D ay crew brings a new dim ension to the matchup. " I t g iv e s u s s o m e th in g e ls e to g o c r a z y a b o u t S a tu rd a y m o r n i n g ," s e ­ nior C h ristopher Y en s a id . "W e w a n t e v e r y o n e to know th at all the tough tim es we've had against the S o o n ers are behind us." Fans w ill have to get through the state fair and into the C otton Bow l q u ic k ly S a t u r ­ day morning. The telecast begins at "D efensive co­ o r d in a to r W ill M u scham p 's attitu de w ith the defense has completely changed this team ," senior biology major T.K. Tran said. "They've become relentless and I think this is the year we take 'em dow n." Though the matchup has decid­ ed the Big 12 Championship win­ ner in recent years, this year, with four Big 12 teams in the nation's top seven, fans know the game is a must-win for both teams. W O M E N ' S G O L F 9 a.m. CST and kickoff is at 11. The neutral site p ro vid es a unique opportunity for fans from both teams to make their case to the GameDay crew. "We need to make it a point on national television that we're go­ ing to beat the hell out of O U ," senior biom ed ical engineering major Joe Najmi said. See c o Ileg eg a m ed a y .co m for more. Running back Chris Ogbonnaya was huge for the Longhorns Saturday in Colorado. The senior running back ran for 75 yards and caught six passes for 116 yards. After he scored two touchdowns Saturday, Ogbonnaya now finds himself at the top of the running back depth chart. Jeffrey M c W h o r t e r | Daily Texan Staff Ogbonnaya rises to the top By David R. Henry Daily Texan Staff Over the past few years, turnovers have played a big part in the Texas-OU rivalry. The Longhorns had two turnovers in their 28-21 loss last year, while the Sooners had five turn­ overs when Texas won 28-10 in 2006. "In the 10 years and five gam es w e've been here, when we win the turnover mar­ gin and explosive plays, w e're 61-0," said Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis. "So in any ballgame, it's important to limit the amount of mistakes you make, either men­ tally or physically." It could be a good sign that a Texas run­ ning back has not fumbled the ball yet this year. That's quite a contrast from last sea­ son, w hen Jam aal C h arles w as fu m ble- prone early on. "I just think it's focus," said senior running back Chris Ogbonnaya. "W e've focused on that, it's a minimum requirement to take care of the ball. We want to continue to do that." The ball-hawking Sooner defense should give them a test, as OU has forced 12 fum­ bles so far this season. "(Oklahom a) does a nice job of strippmg the b all," Davis said. "Because they have people in a hole a lot of times, people are trying to throw more and they create some of those turnovers in that situation." Obognnaya moves to front of depth chart Sen io r running back C h ris O g bo n n a­ ya was in unfamiliar territory on Monday when the depth chart came out. He was list­ ed as the starter at the position coming off his performance in Saturday's win over Col­ orado. Ogbonnaya caught six passes for 116 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball nine times for 75 yards and another score. Ogbonnaya, known primarily as a block­ er and receiver, could start to see more car­ ries based off his success. "I do like having the opportunity to run the ball, but I also think that scoring a touch­ down on a pass and blocking a play where C olt can throw a touchdow n is as good a feeling," Ogbonnaya said. Cotton Bowl undergoes renovations 2008 will be the first year the Red River Rivalry is played in the new ly renovated Cotton Bowl. The $50 million renovation in­ creased the seating capacity from 76,000 to 92,200 by encircling the second deck. "There are so many Texas and Oklahoma fans that have never gone to this game, and now they have a better chance because there are more seats, so that's great for both teams," Brown said. "Before you could get 35,000 from each side and now you can get 45,000." There are also new media and VIP facilities, a new scoreboard and video screen, updated restrooms and concession areas, lighting, and all of the stadium seats have been replaced. H ie renovations may have been too little too late for the annual bowl game played there. That game moves to1 the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington starting Jan­ uary 2010. How ever, the Texas-O U rivalry is not moving. The series signed a contract to play at the Cotton Bowl through 2015. Orakpo named to Bednarik watch list Senior defensive end Brian Orakpo was named to the Bednarik Award watch list. The award honors the top defensive play­ er in the country. O rakpo is tied for fourth in the nation with six sacks and has 19 tackles and two forced fum bles. He joins team m ate Roy Miller on the watch list. Longhorns struggle with consistency, finish sixth By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff The L onghorn w o m en 's golf team finished in the middle of the pack again at the Windy City Col­ legiate Classic Tuesday. The team finished in sixth place, shooting a collective 53-over par and fall­ ing 26 shots short of the Purdue Boilermakers, who took home the championship. Head coach M artha Richards was not pleased with her team 's mediocre result. "We needed to finish in the top three," Richards said. "The good news is that we're not playing bad, but at the sam e tim e, w e're not playing very good either. We've got to continue to work on getting the ball in the hole, and we're hav­ ing som e m om ents w here w e're better at that than we were." Bad shots haunted the Long­ horns throughout the tournament. The team registered a double bogey or worse on 14-holes, which led to most of Richards' frustration. "W e gotta close the door to the Texas gift shop," Richards said. "We have to make sure one bad shot is the only one. Don't turn it into two or three bad shots. Get yourself on the green to putt for par." Richards has stressed the im ­ portance of keeping composure. "T h ere are no glaring w eak ­ nesses right now, but it's a m at­ ter of focu sing, finding con sis­ tency and being competitive and tough," Richards said. Freshman Nicole Vandermade led Texas for the second straight tournament, shooting 12-over par. Her score was good for 21st in the individual standings. Ju nior Shannon Fish finished strong on the final day of play, posting a 3-over par, shooting an overall 14-over to finish tied for 23rd place. Senior Caney Hines had an im­ pressive com eback in the second round, highlighted by her 25-foot eagle putt on the third hole. She shot 15-over par for the tournament. Senior K ristin Walla finished with an overall score of 16-over par while classmate Kelley Louth carded a score of 20-over. Heading to Palo Alto, Calif., in 10 days, the Longhorns are still looking to get on the same page. "I think w e're still looking to put together a solid round," Rich­ ards said. "1 don't feel like we've had a round w here everything and everyone has clicked." Kristen Walla tees off last season against Texas State. Walla shot 16-over at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, where she finished tied for 33rd place. Walla and Texas struggled, finishing outside of the top three, where coach Martha Richards said they "needed" to finish. Jon Huang D aily Texan Staff S p o r t s Wednesday, October 8,2008 BIG 12 F O O T B A L L Pelini unfazed after blowout loss 2B VBALL Texas, Baylor battle for second place early in Big 12 play From pagelB Breyfogle-led Baylor defense. "It's im p o rta n t th a t this team p lay s relaxed," h e a d coach Ter­ ri tt Elliott said. "W e've got a lot of high-level ath letes th at w ant to be great. T his team is w o rk ­ ing on its chem istry. It's a new y ear an d as each w eek passes, w e 're seein g a b e tte r d e m e a n ­ or, m ore team trust being devel­ op ed, learning to deal w ith the target on your back and playing up to the standards that are set in our gym." SPORTS BRIEFLY CU signs Hawkins to contract extension through 2012 Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and the university agreed to a con­ tract extension that could keep him with the Buffaloes through 2012. Hawkins is 11-19 in his third year at Colorado, and the Buffaloes are 3-2 this season. The new contract was announced Tuesday and takes effect July 1. "Everybody else seems to worry about that more than I do," Hawk­ ins said of his new deal. "The way I was raised, you've got to show up, put your boots on and go to work every day." Hawkins originally signed a five-year, $4.25 million contract, not including incentives, that was to run through Dec. 31, 2010. He's scheduled to earn $951,720 this sea­ son prior to incentives. With his new deal, Hawkins can earn incentives for winning seven games ($50,(XX)), being Big 12 coach of the year ($25,(XX)) and national coach of the year ($50,000). He will also receive an additional $150,000 if the team makes it to the Big 12 championship game and $250,000 if the Buffaloes win the Big 12 title contest or go to a BCS bowl. — T h e A sso c ia te d P ress i V O l T O N ' g '" 'T ' iunw lífren» fceatb*r ktewr G r e g o r y G y m > L * 1 Tic k e t: G o t a G roup? U.st > Í f.> h for A\\ m f p 8 y l o ! L p re se n te d fey U n iv e rsity E s t a t e s A u stin m Stuur oS'ckoo/. ; \ Where, i s . 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"They don't like me be­ cause I changed my commitment." O klahom a fans d esp ise Tex­ as enough as it is, but they have a special displeasure for Miller, who com m itted to O klahom a in June 2004. Miller originally com m itted to Oklahoma because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his god- brother Tommie Harris. Harris, the great defensive tackle, who like Miller is also from Killeen, Texas, played at Oklahoma from 2001 to 2003 and was drafted in the first round by the C h icag o Bears in 2004. "I would ride to his games to­ gether with my parents and his parents growing up; we were real­ ly close," Miller said. "I wanted to be like him and be the next great defensive tackle out of Killeen to go to Oklahoma." said Texas offered him a scholar­ ship that day. To him it was too little too late. " I was really close with the de­ fensive line coach at OU [Jackie Shipp], and he told me they would tell me all kinds of things at Tex­ as but not to listen to them," Mill­ er said. "I was also upset with Tex­ as because they weren't paying me that much attention until then and they were only 45 minutes away. But back then I was thinking with a high-school mentality." T h at com m itm en t w as not a done deal, though. Two big fac­ tors came into play afterward: One was Oklahoma going after star de­ fensive tackle DeMarcus Granger, and the other was new Texas de­ fensive coordinator Greg Robin­ son hitting the recruiting trail. Miller decommitted in Septem­ ber after G ranger com m itted to play at OU. "It w as pretty m uch open af­ ter he com m itted ," M iller said. "T h at's when I started looking at Texas again." He liked what he saw. M iller was impressed by Robinson and the Texas team. He was in atten­ dance for Texas' 56-35 come-from- behind win over Oklahoma State that year. M iller com m itted to O U one day after attending Texas' sum ­ mer camp for recruits. The senior "W hen I went to the game I start­ ed to figure out what Texas football was all about," Miller said. "I saw that they had a good young team and that they had Vince Young. I thought if I went there I could win a championship." T h e p ast fo u r y e ars at T ex­ as have been a roller coaster ride for Miller, w ho graduates in De­ cember. He won a national cham ­ pionship his first season in 2005, hit a low w ith his injury last sea­ son, bounced back and is current­ ly the Big 12 Defensive Player of tíre Week as No. 5 Texas faces No. 1 Oklahoma in a battle of two un­ defeated teams. H e's 2-1 vs. O klahom a, and a win Saturday will give him a win- n in g -ca reer record ag ain st the Sooners and put all debate to rest. "There ain't no telling what life w ould be like had I stuck with [the Sooners]," M iller said. "It's been good here, and I've gotten the opportunity to win a nation­ al championship and be a part of this great team and school. I think it worked out." H is dream of being the next Tom m ie H arris m ay not have come true, but M iller has learned a valuable lesson in the process. " I learned w h at's best for one person isn't necessarily best for an­ other," M iller said. "W hen I com ­ m itted to O U I w as basing that more off of him than w hat was best for m e." PEATURIN6 Texas Football Team ★ Texas Cheer and Pom ★ Longhorn Band ★ Roustabouts ★ UT Dance Team Senior defensive tackle Roy Miller reversed his decision to attend Oklahoma in 2004, choosing Texas instead. Stephen Durda D a ily Texan Staff D o You Have Seizures O r K n o w S o m e o n e W h o D o e s ? LEARN from a healthcare p ro fe ssio nal sp e cializin g in se izu re control. LISTEN as an Epilepsy A d v o c a te ™ shares their perso n al and in sp irin g story. C O N N E C T with o th ers living w ith epilepsy. 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Mc­ Coy, on the other hand, has taken things into his own hands by rush­ ing for four touchdowns apart from throwing 16 touchdown passes. Although McCoy's passing numbers fall short of Bradford's, he has completed 103 out of 130 passes as compared to Bradford's 106 out of 146 passes, making him a more efficent QB. Running Backs Oklahoma running back DeMarco Mur­ ray has rushed for 431 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. His five touchdowns have com­ plemented Bradford's passing. Chris Brown has accompanied Mur­ ray well and has rushed for 313 yards while av­ eraging 4.7 yards per carry. Texas has seen Mc­ Coy develop into an ef­ fective rusher along with running back Chris Ogbonnaya. They also have freshman running back Cody Johnson, who has rushed for 193 yards this season and has six touchdowns to his name. But, based on pure numbers, Oklaho­ ma has the upper hand. Receivers Oklahoma's Manu­ el Johnson has 26 recep­ tions and five touch­ downs to his name so far this year. He has 468 yards of reception this year and is likely to be a key factor this weekend. Texas receiver Quan Cosby has also been consistent this season. He has received for 416 yards and scored three touchdowns. Other re­ ceiving options for the Longhorns include se­ nior Jordan Shipley, freshman Dan Buckner and sophomore James Kirkendoll. However, Johnson's impact is likely to be more than that of Texas. By Harsh talan Offensive Line Oklahoma's offen­ sive line has worked well so far this year, success­ fully protecting Brad­ ford. Tight end Jermaine Gresham, who has four touchdowns this year, will have to make way for the wide receivers to make the plays, as he will have the Texas defensive line to contend with. Texas' offensive line was dealt a blow when Blaine Irby was ruled out for the rest of the season, but the line has managed to protect the quarterback effective­ ly in the past two games without him. This week­ end, it will have a lot to contend with in the Sooners' defensive line. Without Irby, the Long­ horn offensive line will look weaker than the Sooners'. 7 DWI & Alcohol Criminal Defense ^ t n t n u m t o r i n y w p ^ Jail Release P h o n e s A n sw e re d 24 h o u rs 5 1 2 . 4 8 2 . 0 9 0 0 • • • • • • • ■ • • D a x G a r v i n Flat:Ra,es Ava,'able A t t o r n e y a n d C o u n s e l o r a t L a w Ask about UT Rates <3*' Austin, Texas w ww.daxlegal.com Major credit card's accepted. %in ustiiife MfPNflI w e f s L ¿ g u tU « # « • ■**“ r 0 no 1 cI Defensive Line Linebackers Secondary Special Teams Defensive tackle De- Marcus Granger and defensive end Frank Al­ exander are likely to re­ turn for the Sooners af­ ter sustaining injuries earlier this season. This will boost Oklahoma's defensive line and force turnovers just as it has throughout the season. Texas' defensive line has also been in great form, successfully forc­ ing turnovers and fum­ bles regularly this sea­ son. Lamarr Houston is the key to the Long­ horns' defense. Giv­ en Texas' success with turnovers and fumbles, its defensive line holds the edge this weekend. Sooners defensive co­ ordinator and lineback­ ers coach Brent Ven­ ables has made some changes in his lineup. He has transformed former safety Keenan Clayton into a lineback­ er. This move looks like it has given ample sup­ port to the defensive line. The Longhorns, on the other hand, are rely­ ing more on their defen­ sive linemen. Defensive coordinator Will Mus- champ's plans seem to be working so far, but the Sooners' offense will be tougher to deal with than any other offense the Longhorns have met this season. The Soon­ ers hold the upper hand when it comes to line­ backer strength. The situation with the secondary is similar to that of the defensive line. The Oklahoma sec­ ondary w ill have to con­ tend with an unpredict­ able Texas offensive unit that adapts to rush­ ing plays as well as it does to long passes. Texas w ill have the ad­ vantage in this depart­ ment, un­ less Jer­ maine Gresham and the of­ fensive line manage to throw off fresh­ man Blake Gideon and the Texas secondary. Despite scouting two kickers this year, Okla­ homa head coach Bob Stoops has been relying on senior Mike Knall. Oklahoma's special team efforts have not gone poorly so far this sea­ son. Texas is also consistent with conversions and punting, with very few errors committed. The telling factor w ill be the defense guarding it. The Long­ horns hold the upper hand in this respect, given their overall stronger defense. 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Call our Consumer Lending Center at (210) 945-3300 or 1 -800-580-3300 tor more details Purchases made in a foreign currency will be charged a foreign exchange fee by MasterCard to convert the currency Wednesday, October 8, 2008 COMMENTARY A tough Texas team still has weaknesses that OU will exploit By Anup Shah D aily Texan Colum nist It's that time of the year again. Worried fans, holding their breath, waiting for it. But why do fans seem more ant­ sy this year? It's because this year there's no No. 1 Ohio State coming into town to ruin a 1-0 season. And there's no Kansas State — in pouring rain — crashing what was supposed to be a pre-OU steamroll. Nope. For the first time since the championship season three years ago, the Longhorns and Sooners are both coming into the Red Riv­ er Rivalry matchup undefeated. So what do Texas fans need to worry about? The Longhorns, led by Will Muschamp's new de­ fense, have not just beaten teams this season — they've annihilat­ ed them. While they still haven't faced a ranked team, the Long­ horns have outscored opponents combined 236-57. Still, there are some areas you know Oklahoma will attack. Texas' running game The Longhorns have been look­ ing all year for someone to step up at the running back position. Fozzy Whittaker and Vondreli Mc­ Gee were who many fans expect­ ed to be the starting backs. But Whittaker's been hurt most of the year, and McGee is worse than he might look on paper. McGee's one­ dimensional running style won't work on the Sooners' front four, who total 1,096 pounds. Last weekend, Chris Ogbonna- ya, after accounting for 187 yards and two touchdowns against Col­ orado, proved that he'll proba­ bly be the frontrunner for Texas' ground attack. Oklahoma isn't starting any se­ niors on its front four and has only one senior on its depth chart, but don't count on them to show that youth Saturday. They're just be­ hind the Longhorns in the Big 12 in sacks and are fourth in the con­ ference in rush defense. Longhorns' secondary People have been questioning them all season, but so far the Tex­ as secondary hasn't given up any truly detrimental plays. But the Longhorns are ranked 10th in the Big 12 in pass defense — with their two interceptions be­ ing the fewest in the conference. Blake Gideon, Earl Thomas and Ryan Palmer need to be ready for Oklahoma's deadly receiving corps of Manuel Johnson and Juaquin Ig­ lesias. Johnson has been on fire the last two weeks, and it doesn't help that Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has the highest passer efficiency in the conference and is tied for most touchdowns in the Big 12 with 18. And since the Longhorns lead the conference in sacks and rush defense, the Sooners will go to the aerial attack even more than they have in their five blowouts this season. Stephen D urda | D aily Texan Staff Texas freshman Earl Thomas and the Texas secondary will be a tar­ get for the Oklahoma offense. There are other aspects of the matchup for Texas to worry about, but these two are where the Soon­ ers will make an extra effort to ex­ ploit the Longhorns. Colt McCoy's deadly accurate arm will go up against the second- best pass defense in the Big 12, so it certainly won't be the same Quan Cosby-Jordan Shipley show fans have seen through the first five games. All of the Sooners' de­ fensive backs are taller than or as tall as Shipley and Cosby. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Sooners put their game against Baylor out of reach in the first quarter, building a 28-0 lead and amassing 226 first-quarter yards en route to a dominating 49-17 win. Oklahoma has outscored opponents 103-3 in the first quarter. They will hope to carry over that first-quarter success to the Cotton Bowl this weekend for the Red River Rivalry. The Tigers won for the first time in Lincoln since 1978, releasing 30 years of frustration on the Comhuskers. Missouri scored on eight of 10 possessions and did not punt the entire night, on its way to a 52-17 blowout. Running back Derrick Washington ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and also caught a touchdown pass. The Longhorns made sure they weren't caught looking ahead to Oklahoma, crushing Colorado 38-14. Running back Chris Ogbonna- ya had a breakout performance with 187 total yards and two touch­ downs. Things get tough for the Longhorns now, as they face four consecutive Top 25 teams, starting with No. 1 Oklahoma Saturday. Quarterback Graham Harrell threw for 454 yards and six touchdowns, and also added a rushing score for a career-high seven total touch­ downs in the Red Raiders' 58-28 rout of Kansas State. Texas Tech leads the nation in total offense and surpassed its own average of 573 yards with 626 total yards on the day — 417 in the first half alone. The Cowboys set a school record by scoring more than 50 points for the fourth straight game in a 56-28 thrashing of Texas A&M. Oklaho­ ma State struggled offensively to start the game but returned two inter­ ceptions and a punt for touchdowns in the first half. Wide receiver Dez Bryant caught three touchdowns in addition to his punt return score. The Jayhawks needed the third biggest comeback in school history to squeak past lowly Iowa State 35-33. Kansas trailed 20-0 after manag­ ing to put up only 93 total yards in the first half. The Jayhawks then scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the third quarter to take their first lead, exploding for 343 total yards in the second half. Head coach Bo Pelini had said the Comhuskers' goal was to shut out the high-powered Missouri offense. They failed miserably, g ivin g up 52 points to the Tigers in a 35-point loss that was Nebraska's most lop­ sided home defeat in 53 years. The score would have been even worse had the Comhuskers not scored a touchdown on the game's final play. The Buffaloes were unable to spoil an undefeated Texas-Oklahoma matchup two years in a row. Quarterback Cody Hawkins was con­ stantly pressured and struggled to move the ball effectively, completing 13-of-33 passes for only 118 yards and a touchdown. The Buffs' ground game was even more ineffective, netting only 49 yards in the game. The Wildcats managed to hang with Texas Tech through the first quarter, but 24 unanswered second-quarter points by the Red Raid­ ers blew the game wide open. The Kansas State defense was shredded for more than 600 yards, and the offense sputtered, converting only 2-of-12 third-down conversions and committing two turnovers. While the Cyclones far exceeded expectations by just sticking with Kansas, they must be kicking themselves for giving up a 20-point lead to the Jayhawks. Quarterback Austen Amaud set career highs with 268 yards passing and three touchdowns but was unable to put points on the board following a last-mintue onside kick recovery. The Bears were dealt a first-round knockout by Oklahoma, finding themselves down 28-0 after only a quarter of play. Not even up-and- coming quarterback Robert Griffin could keep things dose for the Bears. Griffin struggled passing, completing only ll-of-26 passes for 75 yards, but ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The A g g ie s' Big 12 woes are under way. Texas A&M turned the ball over five times in the first half against Oklahoma State in a 56-28 loss. Running back Mike Goodson was one bright spot, carrying the ball eight times for 112 yards and two touchdowns. 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Best margarita Gloria's Restaurant (4140 Lem­ mon Ave., N orthw est Dallas) where margaritas and sangría are only $3 every day. Plus, the Mex­ ican food at Gloria's is to die for. All in all, Gloria's is the perfect place to get your buzz on with a big group of fajita 'n' 'ritas-loving undergrads. 2. Best beer selection The Ginger Man (2718 Boll St., Uptown), the northern brother of the famous Austin establishment, is well-known for its extensive list of on-tap beers from around the world. Also, the atmosphere is awesome — a huge patio out back, plus a casual porch in the front. The service is exceptional for a bar, and the patrons are laid- back and ready for a good time. The Ginger Man is the optimal location for pre-gaming because of its proximity to other bars and nightclubs in the Uptown area. 3. Best sports bar Uptown Bar and Grill (2523 McKinney Ave., Uptown) is a prime example of a great Amer­ ican sports bar. Super casual at­ mosphere, full bar, and for $6 you can eat what D Magazine claims to be the best burger in Dallas. Go with your friends, yell at the gi­ ant TVs, raise hell and get away with it. And to top it all off, when the game's over you can drunk- enly sing '80s power ballads with your buddies at Uptown Bar and Grill's late night All-Star Karaoke event on Saturday. 4. Best brunch The Bread Winners Bakery & Café (3301 McKinney Ave.) won two consecutive audience choice awards for best brunch in 2007-08. Although the restau­ rant specializes in baked goods, it also offers a wide array of brunch items from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. Its upscale menu is paired with a casual dress code to make for a relaxed, inviting at­ mosphere. Outdoor dining is of­ fered and recommended. Smok­ ing is allowed. 5. Smoking allowed Blarney Stone (2116 Greenville Ave., Lakewood/East Dallas) is an Irish pub welcome to smokers and non-smokers alike. Blarney Stone's full menu is sure to satisfy that empty feeling after too many cigarettes, and its jukebox makes for a fun vibe. This pub is a unique blend of casual-cool and Dallas trendy, so meeting and mingling is easy. Plus, Blarney Stone has 11 beers on tap, including Bodding- ton's and Harp (Irish specialties that you just have to try). 6. No tickets? No problem! If you can't actually get tickets to the game, you might enjoy watch­ ing it at the Angry Dog (2726 Com­ merce St). This sports bar offers more than 100 domestic and im­ ported beers, as well as special­ ty hot dogs and burgers. Another main selling point is its somewhat risque "bathroom artwork." You'll have to check it out for yourself. Open until 2 a.m. on Saturdays. 7. Live music: Gym Class Heros Hip-hop/altemative band Gym Class Heroes will play with the Roots in the Palladium Ballroom (1135 S. Lamar St.) at 8 p.m. Sat­ urday. Tickets are available for all ages, starting at $36. Doors open one hour before the show starts, and parking is $10. 8. Live Music: Ghostland Observatory The House of Blues (2200 N. Lamar St.) will host electric-funk band Ghostland Observatory at 9 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 8 p.m. The House of Blues offers a fine dining experience before all of its shows. Tickets start at $23.50 Bar Hopping in Dallas In the fam ily of great Tex­ as cities, Dallas is definitely the spoiled, beach-blonde youngest child who always has daddy's credit card in her back pocket. Dallas might be a little intimidat­ ing at first, but she knows how to have a damn good time and get down and dirty just like her hip little sister, Austin. Below is a guide to help you plan your Red River Rivalry weekend pub crawl around D-town, so you can easily keep up with the pampered vix­ en we like to call Dallas. Uptown Old Republic (2922 N. Hall St.) is known for being one of the few DALLAS continues on page 15 C a rry in g P rem ium S tr e e tw e a r C lo th in g a n d S k a te G o o d s ... PFQOKS k l d ^ r o b o l Bring in ad for 10% D iscou nt ^ EEH K8>.DEEI? GOURMET ir c iK a i TTTTTTTT- 1 06 e. 8 th st. 51 2.47 3 .82 4 4 complete- clothing.com h i > i i n i . . Big 12 and SEC dominate college football landscape Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Both conferences filled with teams chasing BCS title By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff If the BCS Cham pionship game w as next week, it would be the Big 12 versus the SEC. With the nation's top five teams being from these two confer­ ences, both are in prime position to send m em ­ to the bers title game. U n til one o f t h o s e c o n f e r e n c ­ e s h a s a ll o f its team s w ith at least one loss, no o t h e r c o n ­ feren ce w ill cau se m uch discussion. With three top-five team s, the Big 12 could easily be considered the best con­ ference in the nation. It stacks up w ith the SEC on alm o st every m easure, and as the season pro­ gresses, all eyes will be watching A m erica's heartland. O f course, college football fans around the nation w ill look for­ ward to Alabama traveling to face off against LSU, as well as Florida and Georgia grinding it out. But the latter half of this 2008 season is all about the Big 12. The Big 12 has rounded up the best quarterbacks in the nation. E ig h t q u a r te r b a c k s fro m th e conference have a better passing efficiency rating than SE C 's best q u a rte rb a c k , Tim T ebow , la st y e a r's H eism an trophy w inner. T h e top five p assers in the Big 12 hav e co m p leted 73 p ercen t of their passes for 306 yards per gam e, with a 6-1 touchdow n-to- intercep tion r a t i o ( 7 7 T D s, 13 in ­ tercep tion s) and an im - p r e s s i v e 1 0 .5 y a r d s per pass a t­ tem pt — ev- id e n tly the reason w hy th e B ig 12 offenses are scorin g tw o more touch­ d o w n s p e r g a m e t h a n the SE C o f­ fe n s e s are. A nd w h ile B ig 12 te a m s h a v e h ad s o ft s c h e d ­ ules so far this season, the SEC has had sim ilar non -conference gam es, too. U nfortunately, these tw o co n ­ feren ces seld om face each o th ­ er in the regular season or bow l gam es — except for Texas' 52-10 w in over A rkansas a few w eeks ago. A B ig 12 or S E C team h as since 1966 Celebrating 42 y ea rs in Austin! Q uality Costum es & A ccesso ries • Theatrical M ake-up • Colored H airspray • W igs' W igs' W lgs! • Eyelashes, Gitter, M asks • C orsets, F ishnets, Leotards • Men s & W omen's Rhinestones, Boas, Feathers Berets, Top H ats, D erbys, etc Suspenders, C rinolines Assorted Long & Short Gloves 13 T h e B ig 12 an d SE C d o m ­ in a te th e ra n k in g s w ith s e v ­ en team s in the m ost recent AP poll. Three Big 12 team s are in the top five, and four are in the top seven. Additionally, four out of the five H eism an Trophy can­ did ates are m em bers of the Big 12, inclu d in g M isso u ri's C hase D aniel, O k la h o m a 's Sam B rad ­ fo rd , T e x a s ' C o lt M cC o y and Texas Tech's A ll-A m erican wide receiver M ich ael C rabtree. A d ­ ditionally, Daniel, Bradford, M c­ C oy and Texas T ech 's G raham H arrell are all Big 12 rep resen ­ tatives nom inated for the Davey O 'B rien Award. B ig 12 team s are s u rp risin g the poll voters each w eek as they pull the unexpected out of their playbooks. Last w eek, M issouri w ent on the road and cru sh ed N ebraska 52-17. T h is w as M iz- zou's first win at Nebraska in 30 y ears. Texas T ech 's H arrell b e ­ cam e the sch oo l's all-tim e pass­ ing leader, g aining n ation al re­ spect in the process. And as for T exas an d O k la h o m a , th e e x ­ pected or unexpected w ill com e this Satu rd ay at the Red R iv er Rivalry in Dallas. " I t starts w ith w inning you r ow n d iv is io n ," G e o rg ia h ead coach M ark Richt told Sporting News. "If — if — you can do that, you have a chance for m ore." A nd th e re 's no d ou bt ab o u t it, w inning their divisions could p o ssib ly b e as c h a lle n g in g as w inning the national title gam e itself. Left, LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd outruns the defense as the No.4 Tigers remain unbeaten on the season. 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C *20 0 8 Hyatt Corporation All rights reserved Sam Bradford, QB Coming off of a stellar first- year performance, the 20-year- old sophomore quarterback from Oklahoma City has only continued to improve this season, becoming an early Heisman favorite while guid­ ing the Sooners to their first na­ tional No. 1 ranking since 2003. After leading the nation in passer efficiency as a freshman, the 6-foot-4- inch Bradford is on pace to better his numbers from last season, including a passing rating that is more than 30 points higher through the first five games. In last year's game against Texas, the Longhorns failed to pressure the Sooners on defense, allowing Brad­ ford to throw for three touchdowns and 244 yards en route to a 28-21 victory. As for the young Longhorn secondary, facing Brad­ ford will provide a legitimate litmus test for the remaining pass-happy conference play. With the stakes for the two top-five, undefeat­ ed teams being a No. 1 national ranking, Brad­ ford will look to go 2-0 against Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Stephen Durda Daily Texan Staff Nic Harris, DB Regarded as one of the best defensive backs in the coun­ try, senior free safety Nic Harris leads an Oklahoma defense that has allowed fewer than 14 points per game this season. As a junior last season, the 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound Harris was named to the All-Big 12 first team and also the Associat­ ed Press' second team, but he surprised many when he de­ cided against leaving early for the NFL draft. Even though the Sooners have a somewhat inexperienced secondary, the unit led by Harris has performed above expectations but will face its first test against the likes of Texas' trio of Colt McCoy, Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley. Manuel Johnson, WR At 6 feet, the speedy, senior wide receiver from Gilmer, Tex­ as, has become Bradford's top tar­ get this season. Following the ear­ ly departure of wide receiver Mal­ colm Kelly to the NFL, Johnson has led the Sooners in receptions, re­ ceiving yards and receiving touch­ downs so far this year. In Oklaho­ ma's fourth game of the season against TCU, Johnson caught five I passes for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns. Although I Bradford has done well to distrib- i ute the ball evenly (18 touchdowns to six different receivers), Johnson, I along with fellow senior wide re­ ceiver Juaquin Iglesias, will look to create key matchup problems against the Longhorns' secondary. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 15 Orakpo playing well after last year’s injury By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff L am arr H o u sto n k now s better than to spar w ith Bri­ an Orakpo. The d efensive end m akes m incem eat out of opposing q u a rte rb a ck s on a w eek ly basis, so it's probably not the best idea to suit up against him in the boxing ring. That still d id n 't keep the two defensive linem en from using pu gilism as a w ay to im p ro v e th e ir te c h n iq u e s on the fo o tb a ll field . Each d ay this su m m er, the tw o would alternate holding the punching bag while the oth­ er worked on one-m inute or two-m inute rounds. The idea w as to im prove endurance and hand speed. "It's just a different type of e n d u ra n ce ," H ou ston said. " I f y o u 'v e e v e r b ee n in a boxing m atch , you know it takes a lot to finish a round. It h elp s w ith y o u r e n d u r­ ance, hand-eye coordination and g iv e s you core w o rk , so th ere's a lot involved in that." T h e tw o n e v e r a ctu a lly traded hits, m uch to H ou s­ ton's delight. "I d o n 't know ," H ouston said. "[O rakpo] is a little bit sm a lle r than m e, b u t h e 's a strong guy. I'm not w eak myself, so you never know." O rakpo lays his hits on the football field instead. The se­ nior d efen siv e end is a big part of w hy Texas leads the nation in sacks w ith 19. O r­ akpo is third in the N CA A with 5.5 accredited sacks. At this p o in t last season, he was just barely m aking his w ay b ack onto the football field. O rakpo w as drilled on an illegal block in the op en­ er a g a in st A rk a n sa s S ta te and returned four games lat­ er against O klahom a, but he w asn't 100 percent. This year, it's different. O rakpo said that last year's long re co v ery w as p art of w hat has strengthened him and turned him into the sack m achine he is today. "I'm more flexible," he said. "It seem s like when you get hu rt and your bod y com es back from that injury your body tends to get stronger." Sitting out those first four gam es made him realize how im p ortant footb all is in his life. W ith ju st one year left, he has set out to m ake up for last y ear's struggles. "1 m ean, I ju st love fo o t­ b a ll so m u ch th a t w h en I w e n t d ow n it w as rid ic u ­ lo u s ," he said . "T h a t first game was the first time I had sat in the crowd in so long. It w as devastating, and I cam e back and did the best I could, but I am a man on a m ission now. I w ant to m ake up for lost tim e." Part of the way he's doing that is w ith the new m oves h e's learned from defensive coordinator Will M uscham p. E v en th o u g h h e 's 6 fe e t 4 inches and 260 pounds, O r­ akpo is known mostly for his speed and doesn't often ram right into offensive linemen. That's where Muschamp has taught him a bit of trickery. D uring fall w orkouts, O r­ ak p o an d lin e b a c k e r S e r­ gio K ind le w ere taught the "sp eed to p o w e r" m ove in which they surge ahead and look like they are going for the edge, only to slam right into an offensive tackle. "G uys will think that we're so quick, but that's not all we d o," O rakpo said. "W e'll get up som e speed, and then we bull-rush them real fast. You just shock them right in their chest. We love doing that be­ cause that's when their tack­ les are really set back so far and they lose balance and al­ most fall to the ground." So far, it's w o rk in g ju st ab o u t as w ell as any o th ­ er m ove he w orked on this sum m er. And th at's inclu d ­ ing his left jab. DALLAS: Places to go after Saturday’s game From page 12 Uptown bars that is as relaxed as it is trendy. Known for its frozen mojitos and frozen m ango lim e­ ad e, O ld R ep u b lic also serves tapas and $6 appetizers on game day (cheapness is a rare find in Uptown). Idle Rich (2614 McKinney Ave.) is an Irish pub with the potables to prove it. This bar is home to an extensive list of drinks, including draft beers, ciders, whiskey and a renowned Vietnamese coffee (i.e. espresso, Stoli Vanil vodka, Kahl­ ua and condensed milk). The Quarter Bar (3301 M cKin­ ney Ave.) has a unique, old-world French Quarter ambiance despite the bar's location in the heart of a very new, trendy area. It's a nice place to hang out with friends and not be in the mix of the hoity-toity. Deep Ellum Tribeca (2603 Routh St.) is a hip­ ster hangout that has a cool, eclectic atmosphere with a mix of hip-hop and other dance music. Insiders tip: Order the Tribeca lemonade, a de­ licious blend of vodka and fruit li­ queurs; but if that's not your style, they also have just about anything else you could imagine. Downtown G host Bar (2440 Victory Park Lane) is a very upscale club on the 33rd floor of one of Dallas' nicest hotels, the W. Women get in free, but men (non-hotel guests) are go­ ing to be $20 each. And it's best to make a reservation. There's also a dress code and no admittance af­ ter 12:30, but don't get down on the G host just yet; all the hoops are worth it. This bar is like being in Las Vegas, and you w ill feel like a V IP hanging out w ith the beautiful people and soaking up the gorgeous view of downtown. Mine Lounge (813 Exposition Ave.) is best known for being a dec­ adent dance club, but, of course, it also has a full bar with excellent cocktails. Mine hosts "Sucka Free Fridays", featuring hip-hop, and "U nderground Soul Saturdays," featuring "deep soulful house and world beats," which we think is code for really slow grinding mu­ sic. But, w h atever it m eans, it sounds like a fun time. Lakewood/East Dallas B alcony C lub (1825 A bram s Road, Ste. B) is a bar full of inti­ m ate corner tables and rom an­ tic ambiance. It is The Spot if you have som e canoodling on your drinking agenda. Eight Lounge (1906 Greenville Ave.) is one of the most luxurious nightclu b s in the area and has earned a spot as one of the top 10 bars in Dallas by WorldsBestBars. com . The decor is extravagant, the atmosphere is mysterious, yet full of energy, and the roof deck skybar is a beautiful place to meet beautiful people. Far North M a rtin i P ark (7 2 0 0 B ish o p Road, Ste. B12, Plano) is home to more than 20 specialty martinis. The bar prides itself on being an adult playground that d elicate­ ly balances luxury and laid-back com fort. M artini P ark's unique round bar is a great place to min­ gle as you sip on your favorite version of their shaken or stirred specialty cocktails. The Londoner (14930 Midway Road, Addison) is the place to be on Sunday, when it hosts happy hour ALL DAY. The Londoner is also hom e to $2.50 Coors Light draft beers and $4 margaritas. All hail the queen! Far South Bolsa (614 W. D avis St., O ak C liff's Bishop A rts D istrict) is an A ustin-y oasis in South D al­ las architectu rally m odeled af­ ter A ustin's own Hotel San Jose on South Congress. No freezer, no fryer, and all the menu items are brought in fresh each day. A typical nightlife at Bolsa includes laid-back atm osphere (yes, even jeans), live music and a full bar. Stephen Durda | D aily Texan Staff After his knee injury last season, defensive end Brian Orakpo has recovered to lead Texas in sacks. TAILGATE WATCH PARTY!!! U K OH TH£ am SCREWS UT vs. 0U SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 @ 11:00 AM At A ll 3 Locations ¿Ti# TEXAS STAR 409 W est 30th St. 512-477-2935 NORTH STAR 8820 Burnet Rd. 512-454-1474 LITTLE TEXAS 901 Little Texas Lane 512-326-9899 McCoy and Bradford starred underpressure as unheralded freshmen By David R. Henry & Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff Three-star recruit coming out of high school. W inning quarterback in the Red River Rivalry my redshirt freshm an sea­ son. H eism an contender. W ho am I? If you said C olt McCoy, y o u 're co r­ rect. If you said Sam B radford, y o u 're also correct. The nam e of the school they play for is one of the few differences b e ­ tween the two quarterbacks leading un- Saturday's Red ey are so simi coach M ack Brown. "1 plete 70 percent of yoi air, and both of them ai ery week. They're both ing their team every w« Their similarities go If McCoy rep resents! thi «■*■» B fadfoi may be appropriate: 'The honor of one is th e honor of a ll/" J.R. Cook, a 1960 OU g ra d u a te w h o is also C h ero k ee, told USA Today. "S am 's a c c o m p lish ­ m ents give Native Am ericans pride. He is someone we can cheer for." U ntil he s te p p e d into th e n a tio n a l spotlight last season, B radford d id n 't give his heritage m uch thought. "Nobody really brought it up," he told USA Today. "I'm definitely proud of my heritage. If it affects som eone in a posi­ tive way, then I'm all for it." But until his b re a k o u t y e a r in 2007 as a redshirt fresh m an , B radford w as just another nam e on O klahom a's ros­ ter. McCoy was the sam e way before his breakout year in 2006. After a successful career at P utnam City N orth H igh School, in c lu d in g a 2,422-yard, 19-touchdown, 15-intercep­ tion effort as a senior, Rivals.com dubbed Bradford a th re e -sta r re c ru it a n d the No. 12 pro-style quarterback of the 2006 class. W hile still a s o u g h t-a fte r re c ru it, Bradford was o v ersh ad o w ed by M at­ thew Stafford (Georgia), Mitch M ustain (Arkansas), Tim Tebow (Florida), Josh Freeman (Kansas State) and even Texas' Jevan Snead, w ho is now at M ississippi. Likewise, no one p aid McCoy m uch attention in recruiting either. "If you look * t j h e tow n th at I cam e from* you'll jjhy I w as a th re e -sta r rectuH;" McCoy *®id."It was just a m at­ ter of m e get( ig # chance an d m aking the most of ii? Z # Now It appeftnum ly Tebow from that 2006 class has m ite hone Bradford. M any th o u g h t the Sot | | e r s w ere in tro u b le w ith no ex^lfehtficed q u a rte rb a c k to take tfeerforfh^iS rhom pson. R hett Bo­ pj $Sjgd to fill th a t void, b u t rn a f was h i s i f t ^ H i the team before the 2006 season en d ed his bid for O klaho­ m a quarterback-of-the-future. W ith ju n io r Joey H alzle as the o th er option, B radford w on the quarterb ack com petition and pro ceeded to lead the Soon ers to th e Big 12 C h a m p io n sh ip an d a Fiesta Bowl b e rth w hile passing for 3,121 yards and an NCAA freshm an- record 36 touchdow ns. McCoy's situation his red sh irt fresh­ m an seaso n m irro re d B radford's. M c­ Coy h a d to b eat out Snead for the start­ ing job, a n d th en w ent on to throw for 2,570 yards and h ad 2,740 total yards en route to being nam ed the Big 12's offen­ sive freshm an of the year. The tw o v e er off w h en it com es to their sophom ore seasons. McCoy threw 18 interceptions in 2007, w hich w as u p from seven his freshm an year. His com ­ pletion percentage was low er as a soph­ om ore as well. McCoy d id play through injuries for part of the season, though. B radford h as a lto g e th e r av o id ed a sop h o m o re slum p , throw ing for 1,665 yards and 18 scores just five gam es into the 2008 season, num bers th at have pro­ pelled him to the forefront of H eism an Trophy talk. His gaudy stats show w hat a differ­ ence a year m akes as Bradford now finds him self considered am ong the country's elite quarterbacks. "I just feel like I'm a lot m ore in con­ trol an d a lot m ore *calm," he told Sport­ ing N ew s."I do n 't get rattled as m uch as I did last year." T hose m o m e n ts w ere few a n d fa r b e tw ee n la st seaso n , a n d h e h as im ­ p re sse d his coach w ith his p oise as a sophom ore. "As a fresh m an a n d sophom ore, it's p re tty p h en o m en al," O klahom a coach RIVALS continues on page 27 By Colby White Daily Texan Staff N inteen-year-old quarterbacks usually don't look as good as Sam Bradford did last season. O klahom a's young quarterback looked like a fourth-year senior, leading the Soon- ers past the Longhorns in a close 28-21 victo­ ry. Bradford, a redshirt freshman at the time, calmly threw for 244 yards, three to uch­ dow ns and no interceptions with the extra pressure of the Red Red Rivalry looming in the two-toned Dallas crowd. "Sam, for as young as he is, has a lot of confidence and a lot of cool to him," Okla­ hom a head coach Bob Stoops said after the Bmm,for as young as he is, has a lot o f confidence and a lot o f cool to him. ” /»«>/> St ( H i p * , O k la h o m a fwad < *mu h game. "He doesn't make too much of a situa­ tion. He trusts the guys around him to make plays." The performance cemented Bradford as a real thing. Before facing off against Texas, Bradford had piled up impressive num bers against lowly com petition, including a 21-for-23, three-touchdown outing against North Tex­ as. Against Colorado the week before, only the second team from a major conference the Sooners had faced, Bradford threw tw o in­ terceptions and went l-for-8 during the sec­ ond half. But against Texas, a poised Bradford led the Sooners on three scoring drives, each with the score tied. On the gam e-winning drive, w hich began at O klahom a's 6-yard line, Bradford went 7-for-8 with the only in­ completion being a drop. The very next play, Bradford threw a 35- yard touchdown to receiver Malcolm Kelly, putting the Sooners ahead for good. McCoy performance overlooked W hile Bradford stole the show, Texas' young quarterback quietly p u t in 3 solid performance^,, Colt McCoy threw for324 yards and two touchdowns, but w ith ah Interception and a late fumble from running back Jamaal Charles, McCoy couldn't overcome the Sooners "I fed like offensively w t were moving the ball every tim e we had the ball," McCoy said afterward. "I felt we really were effective of­ fensively, and we played well as a team." The loss gave Texas a 0-2 start in confer­ ence play — its worst since 1956, when the 2007 continues on page 27 18 Wednesday, October 8, 2 0 0 8 Longhorns’ win keeps McCoy in Heisman Trophy hunt By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff By w in n in g on S atu rd ay in Boulder, C olo., Texas did more than silence doubters w ho said the Longhorns couldn't hold on in Big 12 play — they also pushed Colt McCoy into serious conten­ tion for the Heisman Trophy. T h a t's b eca u se n o H eism an winner, in the m odem era of col­ lege football, has come from a Big 12 or Southwest Conference team that lost its conference opener. The Rocky Mountain News kept McCoy on its Heisman watch list at a stagnant No. 3 after the vic­ tory, but he is preceded by No. 3 M issouri's Chase Daniel and No. 1 Oklahoma's Sam Bradford. T h a t's the R ock y M o u n tain News out of Denver, less than 50 miles southeast of Boulder, where the Longhorns beat the Buffaloes 38-14 Saturday. As the longest-run­ ning weekly Heisman ranking in the country, the Rocky M ountain N ew s' poll com piles a com pre­ hensive view of H eism an candi­ dates from AP voters, and has cor­ rectly predicted the trophy w inner in 18 of the last 21 seasons. "Clearly, Colt is a Heisman-type player," said Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins. "I think he's much more assertive [than last season]. I think he's playing with a lot of confidence; h e 's been very effi­ cient with the ball." Texas' offensive line allow ed McCoy to be sacked three times Saturday, tripling the total num ­ ber of sacks the quarterback suf­ fered through the previous five weeks. M cC oy's few errors stem m ed from excellent defensive play. He was intercepted tw ice, with one bouncing off the hands of tight end P eter U llm an before being snagged by Colorado. B ut Texas head coach M ack Brown isn't worried. "The first interception was be­ cause the d efender just m ade a great play on the b a ll,” Brow n said. "It wra sn 't a bad d ecision by Colt or anything. The second w asn't C olt's fault because it was a ball we should have caught." Both of these statistics brought McCoy's passer rating down from 209.7 to 197.94. However, his com­ pletion rate remained at 76.6 per­ cent, and McCoy padded his over­ all num bers by raising his pass­ ing touchdown total to 16. McCoy has accounted for 20 touchdowns overall, with four com ing on the ground, and he has only thrown three interceptions. Standing in M cCoy's path to a Heisman is Oklahoma's Bradford, w ho M cC oy w ill see firsthand Saturday, setting the stage for one quarterback to be knocked out of the race. "Sam has gotten better from last year and that's hard to believe as good as he played his freshm an year," Brown said. Bradford kept him self in front of M cC oy w ith a solid p e rfo r­ mance Saturday when the Soon­ ers defeated Baylor 49-17. Brad­ ford threw for 372 yards with two touchdowns. He remains near the top of the Heisman race in both the Rocky Mountain News and in ev­ ery major ranking. Yet the big-time quarterback from Oklahoma City is focusing on something else. "You really can't w orry about it. You worry about going out and playing w ithin the system and MCCOY continues on page 27 Charlie Tanner and Colt McCoy celebrate after a touchdown. McCoy's play has earned the junior quarterback Heisman Trophy consideration. Stephen Durda | D aily Texan Staff C orner o f Fifth and Red River (512) 477-7497 C arm elosR estauran t.com STOMP H E SOONERS Come check out one of Dallas’ Newest Pubs to watch the Longhorns play the Sooners October 11! Mon - Thu: 4pm - 2am Fri - Sat - Sun: 11am - 2am 2401 N. Henderson Ave. Dallas. TX 75206 (214)379-6120 I CapitolPubDallas.com W ednesday, October 8, 2 0 0 8 19 By Harsh Kalan 1 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma QB The No. 1 Soaners go into the Red River Rivalry with their sophomore quarterback putting up big numbers this season. Sam Bradford's 1,665 passing yards have played an important part in Oklahoma's domi­ nance. Bradford has gotten good support from his receivers, who have enabled him to throw 106 completions out of 146 attempts. He has even managed 18 touchdown passes and has been intercepted only three times so far this year. He has the tough task of getting past the stingy Texas defense this weekend as he tries to become only the second underclassman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. 3 Colt McCoy, Texas QB The No. 5 Longhorns seem unstoppable going into die Cotton Bowl this weekend. Much of this momentum can be attribut­ ed to junior quarterback Colt McCoy, who has gained 15 pounds since last season to become a very effective rusher. Along with throwing for 16 touchdowns, McCoy has also rushed for four this season. He has 1,280 passing and 317 rushing yards and seems to be doing nothing wrong as he races past defenses at every opening he gets. Texas will count cm his leadership to take its offense to a higher level during a season that sees the Longhorns face off against the likes of Oklahoma, Mis­ souri and Texas Tech. Max Hall, BYU QB Max Hall has passed for 1,587 yards this year, and he is bound make an impact on the Heisman race as No. 9 BYU continues to dominate the conference and out-of-confer­ ence rivals. Hall has 17 touchdown passes to his name, sev­ en of which came against UCLA. He has only thrown four interceptions and has completed 130 out of 181 passes. The Cougars will look to win their third-straight Moun­ tain West title this year while Hall attempts to lead them to a possible national championship. ^ ¿0 9 Chase Daniel, Missouri QB Just like last year, Chase Daniel is in the Heisman race week after week. His pass­ ing has been crucial in No. 4 Missouri's 5-0 record. His passing numbers are sim­ ilar to Sam Bradford's, with 1,665 yards and 119 completions out of 156 passes. He has thrown 15 touchdown passes and has been intercepted only once. Daniel's passing abilities will be important for the Tigers as they try to win their first-ever Big 12 title and make it to the top spot. 5 Javon Ringer, Michigan St RB Since their loss to California in week one, Javon Ringer and Michigan State have won five straight games. Ringer has been an in­ spiring presence at running back, rushing for a total of 988 yards and 12 touchdowns this year. With an average of 4.7 yards per car­ ry, Ringer is in contention for Heisman hon­ ors. The Spartans will bank on his rush­ ing abilities as they take cm No. 12 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn State later this season. 1 TheW estM ■Mirle MnUbmná BMrid Red River Rivalry Party Tradition Friday & Saturday Live Salsa Band & DJ Free Salsa Lessons 7:30 P M -9:00 PM Party Until 2 AM The “Old” On the Border Friday & Saturday Live Music 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM Saturday Game Watching Party F rid a y Live Music on the Patio 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM Friday & Saturday Live Music on the Roof Top 9:00 P M -1:00 AM Capt. 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It's a rivalry game against the No. 1 team in the country. It's the first ranked opponent the Long­ horns will face, and the poll vot­ ers need a w in to valid ate the top-10 ranking they've been giv­ ing Texas since the season start­ ed. Five of the sev en re m a in ­ ing g am es are against ranked team s, in c lu d ­ ing three in the to p 10, an d a w in now g ets the m om entum in Texas' favor. B u t t h o s e are the obvious reasons. D ig d e e p ­ e r a n d t h i s s e a s o n 's T e x ­ a s - O k la h o m a gam e m ay d e­ cid e w h o w ill play for the na­ tional title come January. B o th th e S o o n e rs and the Longhorns have tough rem ain­ ing sch e d u le s, b u t, assu m in g they don't have a lack of concen­ tration one w eek, they should w in out after the C otton Bowl matchup. O klahom a has the luxury of not having to play No. 3 M is­ sou ri this seaso n , w hile Texas gets to play the Tigers in Austin. Chase Daniel and M issouri's of­ fense have proven to be a scary threat, but their defense has been suspect all season. It w o n 't be easy, but both Texas and Oklaho­ ma should be able to take advan­ tage of the porous Tiger defense should they m eet in the Big 12 title game. T h at leav es No. 2 A labam a and No. 4 LSU in the way. The depth of the SEC, which current­ ly has six top-20 teams, will give one of them, if not both, a loss be- fore they face off in Baton Rouge in early November. At best, either Alabama or LSU will be undefeated by the end of the season and earn a spot in the title game. W hich leaves the w in n er of T exas-O k lah om a as th e o th er contender. No. 6 Penn State has a solid chance of going undefeated but w on't jump Texas or O klahom a thanks to a weak Big Ten. No. 7 Texas Tech is in a good it s p o t s in c e plays b oth the Longhorns and the Sooners, but h a s th e s a m e problem as M is­ so u ri: a w e a k d e f e n s e t h a t will likely cause them to fall. A l l h o p e s o f N o. 8 U SC o v ertak in g the Big 12's top two w e n t o u t th e w in d o w w ith its loss to O re­ gon State. N o . 9 B Y U has been a good story , b u t th e BCS h as p ro v ­ en it's not p u t­ ting a m id -m a­ jor team in the national title game. The Cougars will have to be hap­ py with a BCS bowl. No. 10 G eorgia lost its sh o t when it fell to Alabama at home. Add to that four gam es against ranked team s, in clu d in g L SU , and the Bulldogs can blam e the tough SEC for leaving them on the outside looking in. W hich leaves nobody else in contention. It's Alabam a or LSU against Texas or O klahom a for the title. O f course, that assum es n ei­ ther Texas nor Oklahoma have a random bad day against one of the Big 12's lesser teams looking to play the role of spoiler. But whoever comes out on top Saturday will be in prim e p osi­ tion to make this season's trip to Miami. Stephen Durda | D aily Texan Staff This year's T exas-O klahom a matchup could d ecid e w ho plays for the national title. No. 5 Texas @ N o . 1 Oklahoma No. 17 Oklahoma St. @ No. 3 Missouri No. 4LSU @ No. 11 Florida Nebraska @ No. 7 Texas Tech Tennessee @ N o . 10 Georgia Arkansas @ No. 20 Auburn No. 15 Boise St. @ Southern Mississippi New Mexico @ No. 9 BYU No. 6 Penn St. @ Wisconsin Purdue 1 @ No. 12 Ohio St. OKLAHOMA TEXAS TEXAS OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA TEXAS TEXAS MISSOURI MISSOURI MISSOURI MISSOURI MISSOURI MISSOURI MISSOURI FLORIDA FLORIDA FLORIDA FLORIDA FLORIDA LSU FLORIDA TEXAS TKH TEXAS TECH TEXAS TECH TEXAS TECH TEXAS TECH TEXAS TECH TEXAS TECH GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA GEORGIA AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BOISE ST. BYU BYU BYU BYU BYU BYU BYU PENN ST. WISCONSIN WISCONSIN PENN ST. WISCONSIN PENN ST. WISCONSIN OHIO ST. OHIO ST. OHIO ST. OHIO ST. OHIO ST. OHIO ST. OHIO ST. 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But as Allen bore down on the goal line, 343-pound nose tackle Stonie Clark met him at the 1, forcing him down and securing a famous 17-10 victory for the Longhorns. The Play Oklahoma 14, Texas 3 With time winding down on a defensive battle and the Long­ horns pinned inside their own 5-yard line, Oklahoma safe­ ty Roy Williams defied gravity in making what has since been known simply as The Play. Up 7-3 with two minutes to play, the Sooners sent Williams on a blitz, and he hurdled a blocker to spectacularly hit Texas quarterback Chris Simms mid-throw. The ball wobbled to Oklahoma linebacker Teddy Lehman, who walked into the end zone to put the game out of reach. Red River Shutout Oklahoma 12, Texas 0 On the back of freshman sensation Adrian Peterson, the Sooners grounded out 300 rushing yards against an over­ matched Texas defense as both quarterbacks struggled. Four OU field goals were the only scoring, marking the first time either side had been shut out since Oklahoma's 1972 27-0 victory. The Sooners went on to play for the national cham­ pionship that year, falling to Southern California, while the Longhorns looked forward to the future and the emergence of quarterback Vince Young. Charles Runs Free Texas 45, Oklahoma 12 The 100th meeting between these rivals saw Texas emphatically break Oklahoma's five-game winning streak. While Vince Young grabbed the headlines, freshman running back Jamaal Charles had the day's biggest highlight, spinning free of the Oklahoma defense and sprinting 80 yards for a first-quarter touchdown. The score put Texas ahead 14-6 on the way to a 45-12 victory and an eventual national championship. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Former Texas running back Earl Campbell is tackled by Oklahoma defenders during the Oct. 8, 1977 game. File Photo D aily Texan Staff 108 years of history adds extra excitement to Texas-Oklahoma By Arun Bala Daily Texan Staff While all rivalries are built on tradition, Texas-Oklahoma is prac­ tically deep-fried in it. From the more than hundred- year-old legacy to the neutral-site setting at the Cotton Bowl— which is split down the 50-yard line with each team's colors — to the atmo­ sphere at the State Fair of Texas — where fans can wash down a deep- fried com dog with fried Coke and top it off with a fried banana split for dessert — the Red River Rival­ ry is unlike any other in college football. "It is always exciting, the tradi­ tion and history," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said of the Red River Rivalry. Texas owns a 57-40-5 advantage in the series, but Oklahoma has dominated recently, winning six of the past eight contests. The game is of such importance that the winner takes home not just one, but three trophies every year. The oldest and most recogniz­ able of these trophies is the Golden Hat, a bronze 10-gallon hat given to the athletic department of the win­ ning school. The Red River Rival­ ry Trophy, introduced in 2003, is ex­ changed between the two student governments. The states' governors also swap the Governor's Trophy. The rivalry, which predates even the names Longhorns and Sooners, was bom in 1900, and the teams have met almost every year since. At that time, the game was not yet held at a neutral site. The Long­ horns claimed the first matchup, which was played on the Texas campus, by a score of 28-2. The game was first played in Dallas in 1912 and has been held in the city almost every year since then. Dallas was chosen as the impartial site because it is locat­ ed about halfway between the schools' campuses in Austin and Norman, Okla. Since 1929, the showdown has been played at the Cotton Bowl in early October during the State Fair of Texas. It is there that the rivalry has blossomed into what it is to­ day. The pregame back-and-forth between fans of both teams at the State Fair and a stadium divid­ ed into distinct burnt-orange and crimson halves make the Red Riv­ er Rivalry one of the most unique experiences in sports. "I had no clue what to expect," said Kirk Herbstreit, a college foot­ ball analyst for ESPN. "The setting makes it special. It adds a festi­ val atmosphere to the game. Once you're in the stadium, it's so cool to look up and see things half and half, in terms of the fans." The rivalry was made especial­ ly bitter during the 1950s, when Oklahoma's then-head coach Bud Wilkinson used talent recruited primarily from the state of Texas to lead Oklahoma to three nation­ al championships in the decade. The battle for prized high-school recruits from Texas continues to this day and is added incentive for the teams when they face off every October. Recently, the game has not only held conference significance but has carried major national champi­ onship implications as well. In four of the past eight years, the game's winner has gone on to play in the BCS National Championship Game, and the Longhorns and Sooners have each won a national championship in that span. An interesting footnote to the ri­ valry is the fact that legendary for­ mer Texas head coach Darrell K Royal played quarterback and de­ fensive back for Oklahoma from 1946 to 1949. Plis 16-1 record as a starting quarterback is the fourth- best in school history, and his 18 career interceptions still stand as a Sooner record. Royal, who won three national championships and never had a losing season in 20 years as the coach of the Long­ horns, amassed a 12-7-1 record coaching against Oklahoma. "W hen I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out — and it's been sold out ever since," Royal once said. When the teams square off on Saturday, it will be the 16th time they have met with both teams un­ beaten since 1950. Oklahoma has won nine of the previous 15 unde­ feated matchups. "We'll have everybody in Amer­ ica talking about the game," Texas head coach Mack Brown said. "It's what Texas and OU have wanted forever, and we have got it back." 23 V a l i d 8 / 2 3 / 0 8 - 1 2 / 1 4 / 0 8 o n l y in B e s t B u y 's t o r e s 5 OFF a n y s in g le item fro m th e f o llo w in g c a t e g o r ie s Hom e Theater TVs 399 & up • DVD ptoyers and recorders • B lm ay Disc players* home rudto •a u d io raid videomressones • furniture 9 9 & up • Honre Theater installation • nko valid a! Magnolia Home. 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LOOK FOR THE DAILY TEXAN TENT AT THE CORNER OF MLK & BRAZOS. ★ T h e D aily T e x a n ★ TAILGATE PARTY PRESENTED BY ® TOYOTA a n d LONGHORN HOME G AM ES TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! ® TOYOTA R a n d o l p h * B r o o k s F e d e ra l C re d it U n io n www RBfCU org SPEC S i W INES, SPIRITS & FINER FOODS TIME WARNER CABLE T H E P O W E R O F Y O U OFFICIAL HD SPONSOR OF UT ATHLETICS v e riT O n wireless . C iS f f i I K V S ^ Y O U R JEFFERSON A I R S T R E A M ' W O R L D Wednesday, October 8, 2008 27 RIVALS: QBs vie for championship From page 17 Bob Stoops told The Oklahoman. "His poise and just how he exe­ cutes. Look at those throws — those balls couldn't be much better." M cCoy h as d raw n sim ilar buzz this season as a junior. He's thrown for 1,280 yards, 16 touch­ downs and has had just three in­ terceptions. "H e's just playing so w ell," Brown said. "H e's amazing be­ cause he's playing with so much confidence, and he knows where everybody is." While the two quarterbacks have much in common, both have done much to separate their play­ ing styles this season. McCoy has emerged as more of a run­ ner, leading No. 5 Texas with 317 yards rushing. He's been the lead­ ing rusher twice this season. The 6-foot-4-inch Bradford has devel­ oped as more of a pocket passer and a deep ball thrower. "We run the option more with Colt, and he scram bles m ore," Brown said. "[Bradford] is differ­ ent because he's a little bit bigger. He can scramble too, though." One similarity the teams would probably like to change is that nei­ ther quarterback has won a na­ tional championship. That's exact­ ly what could be on the line when the two experienced quarterbacks face off Saturday. "I'd have to go back and look at it, but I don't see how it could be any better," Brown said. "It's real­ ly impressive when a young quar­ terback can come into this game and play well because of the pres­ sure surrounding the game and the matchup. Colt has done it for two years, and Sam [Bradford] did it last year. For those two young guys to have that pres­ ence in this gam e for their first year says something about their toughness, their character and their leadership." Oklahom a quarterback Sam Bradford, center, takes the snap in the fourth quarter against Cincinnati in Norman, O kla., Sept. 6. Sue Ogrocki | Associated Press S ave R oom for S eco nd s Now Truly Legendary -B-Que the original: - D riftwood 18300 Farm Road 1826 Or try our new location: - R ound Rock In front of the Dell Diamond 2007: McCoy’s solid effort overshadowed by Bradford’s From page 16 Longhorns eventually finished 0-6 in the Southwest Conference and 1-9 overall. The tough start and the nag­ ging problem of Charles fum­ bling was the focus of most of the midweek talk. But for McCoy, it was his best game of the season. In the 42-21 loss to K ansas State the week before, McCoy was only 19-for-39 with four in­ terceptions. In a three-point vic­ tory against Conference USA's Central Florida, McCoy put up only one touchdown pass, and he threw two interceptions against TCU, which eventually finished the season with five losses. The lackluster performances ended in wins but were viewed as too close con siderin g the opponents. In the losing effort against Oklahom a, McCoy had final­ ly put together an outing Texas needed. "If you compare the OU film to the other gam es, we final­ ly played a complete game and up to the Texas tradition," then- tight end Jermichael Finley said the week afterward. McCOY: Big 12 poses tough task From page 18 playing your own game and just helping the team win," Bradford told the Norman Transcript. "I don't think you worry about any individual awards. It's all about the team." Not even Vince Young could bring a Heisman home to Dar­ rell K Royal-Texas Memorial Sta­ dium. Young finished 2005 with a passer rating of 163.95 and brought the first national cham­ pionship to Texas since 1970. USC's Reggie Bush won the Heisman in 2005, though Tex­ as beat USC in the Rose Bowl. Young also accounted for 467 to­ tal yards in that game, the most ever by a single player in BCS history. Gene Menez of Sports Illustrat­ ed has moved McCoy onto his Heisman watch list. The Long­ horns QB is also a contender on ESPN's online rankings. Howev- I don V think you worry about any individual award. Its all about the team. ” — Sant Bradford. Oklahoma quarter back er, with three other Big 12 quar­ terbacks in Heisman contention, it's unlikely a player could win the award without his team cap­ turing the conference. Bradford and the Sooners pose a serious challenge in Big 12 play, but they are only the first of many opponents McCoy will have to beat to prove he's wor­ thy. For now, much of McCoy's chances rest on the performance of the entire team. But that's just history. 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S till, M u c k e lro y — w h o m team m ates call M uck — realized h o w .serious it w as. W hen he w en t to the do cto r afte r the in ­ jury, he w as to ld th a t he w o u ld have to u n d erg o surgery or else risk losing h is right rin g finger. H e w a sn 't ab o u t to be like M esa S tate offen siv e lin e m a n T revor W ikre, w h o a m p u ta te d h is fin ­ ger la st w eek to fin ish o u t th e season. "T hat discussion lasted ab o u t five se co n d s," M uckelroy said. "W h en th e y to ld m e an d m y m om about it, wre said, 'N o way.' I d id n 't wra n t to be 'fo u r-fin g er M uck.'" Two years later, M uckelroy ha^ recovered from the finger inju­ ry to becom e one of Texas' m ost consistent an d solid linebackers, leading the team w ith 40 tackles. T h a t's a lo n g w a y from th e g rief th a t h e got for the fin g er injury'. "W e d id m ak e fu n of h im ," said defensive end Brian O rakpo. "You see the little splint and you d o n 't realize how' serious it was. H e wro uld m ake a fist a n d th a t finger co u ld n 't bend at all." It e v e n tro u b le d M u c k elro y himself. "For a guy that's big and strong and to u g h an d to h av e a doctor tell him that he can't play the rest of the season because of som e lit­ tle splint, it's hard for him to u n ­ d erstand," Brow'n said. M u c k e lro y w 'ent s tr a ig h t to the film room w h en his in ju ry took him off the field. O ver the co u rse of hi^ recovery, he s tu d ­ ied h o u r s a n d h o u r s of g am e film H e grew to becom e one of the team 's best stu d e n ts of o p p o ­ n e n ts' gam e plans. By the tim e he gets on the field, th ere’s n o th ­ ing th a t a team can b ring that he h a sn 't seen on tape. "Y o u r t h o u g h t p r o c e s s is g o n e," he said. "O nce you get there, yo u 're just having fun. It's just like being on the playground. Y ou've been inside all day, an d then y m y get to the p la y g ro u n d Stephen D u rd a | D aily Texan Staff lin e b a c k e r Texas R oddrick Muckelroy leads the team in tack­ les after recovering from injury. and you have fun." S tu d y in g film w a s n 't so m e ­ th in g he w a s u s e d to a t tin y Hallsville H ig h School. W hen he enrolled at Texas, he d id n 't even know’ w hat to look for. "I thought wre w ere just w atch­ ing a game," he said. M u c k elro y a d m itte d ly is n 't the m o st a th le tic of the «Texas lin e b ac k ers. T ea m m a tes 'm a k e fun of him for his sm allish arm s, le ss-th a n -p e rfe c t sto m a c h a n d e v e n his h ig h -p itc h e d c o u n try accent. "I ma y n o t h a v e a 12-pack, b u t I have a four-pack," M ucke­ lroy joked. "T hey give me a hard tim e because I d o n 't really have r ip p e d a rm s, b u t th a t's w h a t G od's blessed m e w'ith." H e d id n 't ev e n plav as a line­ backer until a coach m oved him from safety his eighth-grade foot­ ball season. "I d o n 't know w'hat he saw, but it's w orked o u t so far," M uckel­ roy said. Colleges sta rte d to notice him his ju n io r y e a r in h ig h school. H allsville w\as play in g in a first- round playoff gam e against Pal­ e s tin e , a n d M u c k e lro y g o t to line up against A drian Peterson, w ho now' p lays for the M inneso­ ta V ikings. M u c k elro y d o g g e d P e te rso n a ll n ig h t, re c o rd in g m ore than 20 tackles, and a c tu ­ ally ended u p ru n n in g in for the gam e-w inning touchdow n. " I 'm so th a n k f u l fo r th a t gam e," he said. "T hat's W’h a t got team s looking at m e." * , A nd five years lajbr. ftve-fthger Muck keeps on trucking. 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M izzou quarterback Chase Daniel continues his march to­ ward the Heisman, leading the Tigers to 52 points against N e­ braska last weekend. Daniel now has 1,665 yards on the season to go with 15 touch­ downs and only one interception. The senior has led the Missouri offense to four games with at least 50 points, with their season low being 42 against Buffalo. Oklahoma State touts a resume no less impressive, setting a new school record by scoring more than 50 points in four consecutive games. A fter a few barren y ears, the Cow boys find them selves ranked thanks to the efforts of quarterback Zac Robinson and a free-scoring offense. OSU has scored 56, 57, 55 and 56 points respectivly in its last four out­ ings. The Cow boys have also shown the ability to dominate on the defensive end by creating turnovers. looking more likely to be shut out than come back to win. The No. 16 Jayhawks, mean­ while, had to work hard to keep their national ranking after fall­ ing behind to Iowa State on the road. Kansas found itself down 20-0 at halftime before surging ahead to its biggest comeback win in more than a decade. The Jay ­ hawks scored 28 unanswered points to start the second half, then hung on through an Iowa State comeback and onside kick to persevere 35-33. The Jayhawks won last sea­ son's edition of this Big 12 North rivalry 19-14 in Boulder en route to a breakout 12-1 season that saw them ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation. But Kansas has at times strug­ gled to find the same form this season and has been overshad­ owed by rival Missouri atop the Big 12 North rankings. Colorado, meanwhile, has seen a 3-0 start to the season crumble after consecutive losses to Florida State and Texas. Against the Longhorns, Colo­ rado spent much of the day with fewer than 10 rushing yards as it was thoroughly dominated at the line of scrimmage, not for the first time this season. Iowa State at Baylor Last week against Texas A&M, the Cowboys registered five first- half takeaw ays while retu rn­ ing two of them for touchdowns to pull away early en route to a 56-28 victory. "It's good to get some recogni­ tion because we work so hard, Cowboy defensive coordinator Andre Sexton said. "That's what we've been talking about all year, all offseason, about trying to get our name mentioned." Colorado at No. 16 Kansas On the heels of a home thrash­ ing to No. 5 Texas, the Buffaloes travel to Kansas for their third meeting with a ranked opponent this season. Colorado was nev­ er in the game against the Long­ horns, falling 14-0 behind in the first quarter, and did not threaten, Both sides enter the game with losses in their Big 12 openers, but with very different emotions. The Bears were outmatched against No. 1 Oklahoma, giving up more than 250 yards of offense and 28 points in the first quarter of a 49-17 rout. Freshman quarterback Rob­ ert Griffin carried what little of­ fense the Bears could muster, scoring twice while gaining 177 yards through the air and on the ground. Iowa State, meanwhile, suf­ fered a heartbreaking loss to Kan­ sas, blowing a 20-0 lead in the second half. "Everybody talks about play­ ing for 60 m inu tes, and we haven't done that yet," said Iowa State head coach Gene Chizik. S ta n d in g s Big 12 N orth C o n f . OVERALL Big 12 South C o n f . O v era ll 1. Missouri 1. Kansas 3. Kansas St. 3. Nebraska 3. Colorado 3. Iowa St. 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 5-0 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 1. Oklahoma State 1-0 1-0 1. Oklahoma 1. Texas 1. Texas Tech 5. Baylor 5. Texas A&M 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 2-3 2-3 Wednesday, October 8, 2 0 0 8 31 — By A u stin Talbert Recycle your copy of Kansas State at Texas A&M In Satu rd ay's 56-28 deflating loss to O klahom a State, Texas A&M struggled to hold onto the ball. The A ggies' five first-half tu rn ov ers, tw o of w hich w ere in tercep tio n s the C ow boys re­ turned for touchdowns, left Texas A&M in an early hole, down 28-7 at the half. F irst-y e a r head coach M ike Sh erm an know s if the A ggies (2-3, 0-1 Big 12) w ant to take down Kansas State (3-2, 0-1 Big 12) this w eek at Kyle Field, his team w ill have to limit its turn­ overs, w hich have been huge in the Aggies' losses this season. "W e'v e turned the ball over way too many times. We're los­ ing that b a ttle ," Sherm an said. "W h en you turn the ball over that many times, two for touch­ downs, it makes life hard." The Aggies committed no turn­ overs in the second half, but the five giveaw ays in the first half were too much to overcome. "I talked ab ou t at h a lftim e how we had been shooting our­ selves in the foot," Sherman said. "Y ou know, a team kicks your butt, they kick your butt, but you certainly can 't give a team that scores 51 points a game on aver­ age [14] points." Sop hom o re quarterback Jer- rod Johnson, who has taken over for Stephen M cGee as the A g­ g ies' starter, has been ch a rita ­ ble, throwing four interceptions w h ile only tossing five to u ch ­ dow ns. In their loss against M i­ ami earlier this season, Johnson had a fumble that the Hurricanes returned for a touchdown and an interception that set up another Miami score. "[T u rn o v e rs are] som eth in g that w e'v e been very negligent about this season," Sherman said. "W e're losing that battle." Kansas State also struggled on Saturday, falling to No. 7 Texas Tech 58-28 while giving up more than 600 yards total offense to Gra­ ham Harrell and the Red Raiders. The Wildcats forced a single Tech turnover — an interception late in the gam e from backup quarter­ back Taylor Potts long after the game had been decided. Both team s will look for their first Big 12 w ins of the season, and in a year when the Big 12 m ight be the toughest co n fer­ ence in the nation — the Big 12 has three teams ranked in the top 5 — every win a team can get will be huge. For the Aggies, the home match­ up w ith Kansas State w ill be a huge opportunity to bounce back before their season really heats up. After facing the Wildcats this week, the A ggies w ill host No. 7 Texas Tech at Kyle Field with No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 5 Texas still on the remaining schedule. But while the Aggies will try to secure their first conference win, they will once again be without key contributors. Am ong those not expected to play against the Wildcats are M cGee, who is still nu rsing a re-inju red shoulder, and six other starters. Nebraska at No. 7 Texas Tech After Texas Tech was stopped on fou rth -an d -in ch es deep in­ side its own territory in the first quarter Saturday against Kansas State, quarterback Graham Har­ rell and the Red Raiders pulled away from the Wildcats, scoring on their next seven drives. Harrell, who became Tech's all- tim e leading passer during the game, has now thrown for 12,709 yards in his career, 454 of which he racked up Saturday against the Wildcats. His six touchdown passes tied his career-best mark and put the Red Raiders leader back in the H eism an race along fellow Big 12 quarterbacks Sam B rad ford (O k la h o m a ), C h ase Daniel (M issouri) and Colt M c­ Coy (Texas) — each of whom has led his team to undefeated starts and top-10 national rankings. Even though statistically Har­ rell is now the leading Red Raid­ er passer, passing Kliff Kingsbury on Saturday, coach M ike Leach w ill not yet declare Harrell the best Tech quarterback. "But I would say he is the best in the nation this year," Leach said. "If you lead the nation in passing, I would think you de­ serve some attention. It's not like he just does it once in a while." Tech (5-0, 1-0 Big 12), w hich leads the nation in total offense with 572.8 yards per game, also leads the nation in passing yards per game — the Raiders, led by Harrell and star sophom ore re­ ceiver Michael Crabtree, average 426.2 yards per game. Nebraska (3-2,0-1 Big 12), which Tech hosts this Saturday, struggled defen­ sively last week in its 52-17 loss to M issouri — a game in which the 'H uskers gave up 460 yards to the Tigers. While Nebraska has struggled this season to lim it opponents' offenses, the 'H uskers have ex­ celled in one category: racking up penalties. 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