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and the clock is stuck on Eastern time?

Not a big deal, I've adjusted

Real class act that Mayfield....  a bit surprised things didn't work out for him in Lubbock.
Does seem to fit in well in Oklahoma however.

Heh!

That's a good one coming from a fan of Texas A&M, school of Johnny "Show Me the Money" Manziel.

And posting it it makes you seem like a Horn.  Kid spends his first 18-19 years growing up in Texas, acquires a dose of jackassery--a not unknown Texas character trait--goes to OU and, suddenly, "just like a typical Sooner."

That's what Horns say.  Are you secretly a Horn?

Actually, there is something about Baker Mayfield that is typical for a Sooner.  He's got his team in the hunt for a national championship, and he's probably going to win the Heisman.

Does he still have some growing up to do?  Yes, a lot.  Maybe he's taking longer than expected to overcome what he learned growing up in Austin, Texas.

That's what Horns say.  Are you secretly a Horn?

I’m a Texas fan, and I’m clearly the alpha poster on this board and all previous boards for decades, you know.
And just for the record the only thing I’ve ever said about Mayfield is that I’m offended by people who are offended by the inconsequential antics of college kids.  You can read it on page 5 of the Boomer Sooner thread.
And no I’m not a closet Sooner.
If I never set foot in that insipid weak beer state again it’ll be fine with me.

i may be able to handle that one, @CharleyHorse46 ... give me a bit. 

Did hooky just call himself the alpha dog here?  Ha... 

This place is a collection of alpha dogs.  Get in line.  

CWS.... I see your point.

The difference is though.... I'll tell you straight up that Johnny Football is a world class D-bag.  I'm not gonna sit here and defend him or make excuses for his dumbass behavior.  He's just that... a dumbass.  I flat out stated on our old board that I was happy to see him go when he left school early.  

Time will tell how Mayfield turns out I suppose.

Well, for the record, I thought Manziel was a pretty story for awhile.  Before it became obvious that he was a d-bag.

Mayfield is aware of the comparison to Manziel.  He has said that he thought the comparison was cool at first, and then realized that it was for actions off the field, and then it wasn't so cool.

Mayfield may be a bad guy.  I hope not, but it could turn out that he is.  There are good things he does--with kids, with teammates, with old friends--that give me reason to hope that he's a great guy, an unselfish team leader, but a guy who crosses the line at times.  Right now, I think he's a little like John McEnroe.  I hated McEnroe for his antics on the tennis court, but later was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was a great student of the game, revered its traditions, loved being part of the Davis Cup competition, etc.  He just couldn't behave properly when on the court.

Here's a truth, and Mayfield has said this about himself: if he were on the other team, I probably would hate him.  I would see it as such an indictment of Longhorn football, especially if UT had its program going well right now, if he were wearing burnt orange.  But he's our guy.  Mostly, I like what I see, and then he does something that makes me wince.

There's a good article on him on the SI website: https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/11/28/oklahoma-sooners-baker-mayfield-heisman-playoff.  It comes out in the print edition tomorrow.  I'll be buying a copy.

Cute little puppy... assumed I meant alpha dog...

Yeah... I stopped short of saying alpha male..... So I used dog as a placeholder.