If guaranteed a split the next two weeks....

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cloneteach

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I remember in 2002 a reporter asking DMac going into back to back against OU and UT if someone guaranteed him a split would he take it. Ultimately, he gave the coaches response of not selling his team short which I appreciated at the time. These next two games are not as daunting as those two were at the time but I still ponder if guaranteed a split over the next two games if I would take it. Would you?
 

Stumpy

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Against a team we've had three straight close games against and Oklahoma State? Not a chance.

But ask me this at the end of the month and you bet I'd take the Oklahoma/Texas split.
 

timappelgate

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Absolutely not. We honestly have a chance to win the rest of our games. We had KSU and OU on the ropes last year and I think we can get them both this year. OSU, Baylor, Kansas are games we should all expect to win.
 

jdoggivjc

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Probably wouldn't be too happy about it over the next couple of weeks, but at the end of the season if the split is the difference between bowling and staying home for the holidays, I'll probably look at it with a different perspective.
 

ahaselhu

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The only way I'd take a split is if that guaranteed us a conference championship, and then only if the national championship is out of the question.
 

BBHMagic

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Taking a split means accepting a loss, and like the wise person said above, I now believe we are capable of winning any game we play in. I think this program is past being ok with losses.
 

EYEoftheSTORM

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Taking a split means accepting a loss, and like the wise person said above, I now believe we are capable of winning any game we play in. I think this program is past being ok with losses.
I think the fanbase referred to these as "moral victories". My favorite from the 90's is "Hey, we only lost to Nebraska by 20 this year instead of 63 like last year".... Ohh the wonder CPR has done for Cyclone Nation...
 

BBHMagic

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I think the fanbase referred to these as "moral victories". My favorite from the 90's is "Hey, we only lost to Nebraska by 20 this year instead of 63 like last year".... Ohh the wonder CPR has done for Cyclone Nation...

It really is weird to think where we used to be. We used to have to be happy with moral victories to maintain any kind of fandom because rooting for a real victory was a pipedream.
 

simply1

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No, take 'em as they come and see how we measure up this year.
 

pulse

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I remember in 2002 a reporter asking DMac going into back to back against OU and UT if someone guaranteed him a split would he take it. Ultimately, he gave the coaches response of not selling his team short which I appreciated at the time. These next two games are not as daunting as those two were at the time but I still ponder if guaranteed a split over the next two games if I would take it. Would you?

So you're asking me if I'll take a split as opposed to winning both? I'll go with 2-0.