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September 14th, 2009
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Surprisingly enough, it’s raining in Arlington. It is supposed to pass through and we are expecting an on-time start. I’ll advise if that changes.
In the meantime, here’s your home run pool entry form against Oakland RHP Brett Tomko:
DH Julio Borbon, SS Elvis Andrus, 2B Ian Kinsler, CF Marlon Byrd, LF David Murphy, RF Nelson Cruz, C Ivan Rodriguez, 1B Chris Davis, 3B Omar Vizquel and pitching for the Rangers, bidding for his 17th win … RHP Scott Feldman.
Back in April, our dear leader, Gov. Rick Perry, made some veiled secession remarks and it made us think about all the important issues of Texas returning to being a republic. Like, how would it impact the BCS?
Would Texas schools even be eligible? Or should we just thumb our noses at the Texas-less NCAA and have our own National Championship free of those fouled up computers? Hey, it’s one way to eliminate that silly tie-breaker that the Longhorns lost to Oklahoma. So in the interest of Texas Independence, we prepare for the future with the first RP Poll. I’ll give you three guesses what RP stands for. And it’s not Rensselaer Polytech.
Jump for the poll. If you want to be a pollster in future weeks, just email me. Oh, and be prepared to document your multi-generation Texas legacy. I may be kidding about that second part.
| The RP Republic of Texas Top 10 Football Teams | |||||
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| Rank | Team | Record | Last wk. result | This week | Comment |
| 1 | Baylor | 1-0 | B. Wake Forest, 24-21 | v UConn | One of only two Texas schools to beat a 2008 bowl participant in opener. |
| 2 | North Texas | 1-0 | B. Ball State, | v Ohio | The other one. |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 2-0 | B. Ft. Lewis St. | A&M-Commerce
(at Dallas) |
Only school with a D alum, intern Morgan Lineberry, who had eight kickoffs in rout on Saturday. |
| 4 | SMU | 1-0 | B. Stephen F. Austin, 31-23 | @UAB | Beat school named for Father of Texas; that’s gotta count for something. |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | B. New Mexico, 41-6 | Idle | Did not allow over-matched opponent to reach end zone. And it’s the Gov.’s alma mater. |
| 6 | Texas | 1-0 | B. Louisiana-Monroe, 59-20 | @Wyoming | Allowed over-matched opponent into end zone twice. |
| 7 | Euless Trinity HS | 1-0 | B. Bingham (UT), 42-21 | v Cedar Hill | Did what Oklahoma failed to do: Beat a team from Utah in Cowboys Stadium. |
| 8 | TCU | 0-0 | Idle | @Virginia | Has yet to play a game. |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 1-0 | B. North Dakota, 38-13 | v Rice | Has only scrimmaged. |
| 10 | Highland Park HS | 2-0 | B. Frisco Liberty, 42-14 | @Coppell | Hey, this is D Magazine, after all. You were expecting Cedar Hill, maybe? |
Hope you got enough rest after the double dip. As you probably guessed, a different look tonight to face Toronto RHP Scott Richmond:
DH Julio Borbon, SS Elvis Andrus, 2B Ian Kinsler, CF Josh Hamilton, RF Nelson Cruz, LF David Murphy, C Ivan Rodriguez, 1B Hank Blalock, 3B Chris Davis and pitching for the Rangers. … RHP Tommy Hunter.
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