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Take That, Texas!
AUSTIN MURPHY
December 01, 2008
Oklahoma couldn't beat the Longhorns, but the Sooners did the next best thing. They routed Texas Tech, wowing poll voters and tightening an already close race among Big 12 powers for a spot in the BCS title game
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December 01, 2008

Take That, Texas!

Oklahoma couldn't beat the Longhorns, but the Sooners did the next best thing. They routed Texas Tech, wowing poll voters and tightening an already close race among Big 12 powers for a spot in the BCS title game

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Ticking off other factors in the victory, Lewis noted the chips on the Sooners' shoulders: "We watch TV. Everybody was dogging our defense." And he saluted the crowd.

As did Stoops. Standing on the field after the game, facing the same masses he had manipulated earlier in the week, he bowed, and they in turn chanted his name. A few more wins like this and they'll be back to calling him Big Game Bob.

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