The Meaning of Life
To adequately write a column about the Texas-Oklahoma State game requires addressing the age old question, “what does life mean?” Toward that end I pose the following questions:
- Do you believe in luck?
- Do you think you are lucky?
- Do some people (other than coaches, players, and their families) place too much importance on the fortunes of their favorite sports teams?
- Do you believe in karma?
- Do you believe all people who do bad things are eventually punished?
- In sports, do you think the breaks always even out?
- Do you think Oswald did it, and if so did he act alone?
- Do you think the referees of this game should have their houses burned down?
- Do you believe that Poona Ford was holding?
- Do you believe that Texas players can recover mentally and emotionally enough to play their best football the rest of the season?
- If you’re a Texas fan, do you take away any positives from this game?
If you can answer these questions and feel good about your answers then yours is the earth and everything that’s in it, and—which is more—you’ll be a Man my son.
Over/Under Results
In a low scoring week, Dan Yoxall and Clayton Frink stood out from the crowd by scoring eight correct answers. Clayton and Dan both picked the correct winners in the tiebreaker. Dan with his prescient 56-49 score prediction for the Texas Tech-TCU game barely edged out Clayton in the tiebreaker for the win. It’s either the first win ever or the first in several years for the veteran if not infrequent Over/Under competitor. When Dan was informed of his victory his first words were, sweet cream gravy!”
HooK ‘eM
W.E.
Editor’s note: A special thanks for help with this column go to Rudyard Kipling.
