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OK, I'll take the bait and play along. Here's an answer.
First of all, Oklahoma, Alabama, USC, etc. (the "blue bloods") couldn't care less about the Baylors or Oregons of the world winning some games. Great. Congratulations. Keep it up. What gets old is hearing some school that's never won much suddenly talking smack. That's the part that shows no class. Maybe class comes with winning a lot but I doubt that. Class comes with being proud of your team, accepting defeats at part of the game and enjoying your wins without thinking you're suddenly an elite program. Will Baylor keep it up? Will Art Briles manage not to get Baylor put on probation? Will Texas stay down so Baylor can be the big dog? We'll see. In the meantime, good luck. See you in Norman.
Deconstruction time!
"First of all, Oklahoma, Alabama, USC, etc. (the "blue bloods") couldn't care less about the Baylors or Oregons of the world winning some games."
You don't care so much you actually made a post to say "stop what you're doing!"? Where's that "raised eyebrow" emoticon when you need it...
"What gets old is hearing some school that's never won much suddenly talking smack."
How does it get old, if they've never had the opportunity to do it before? And again, how does it bother you if you couldn't care less?
"That's the part that shows no class. Maybe class comes with winning a lot but I doubt that. "
I hardly think Sooner fans have cornered the market on "class." Plenty of the Oklahoma fans on this very board are some trash-talking mofos. You don't think anyone's entitled to do that unless they're Oklahoma/Alabama/Southern Cal? Like you said, paybacks are a bitch. If someone wants to run their mouth at the risk of looking stupid, that's their prerogative.
"Class comes with being proud of your team, accepting defeats at part of the game "
You don't think Baylor fans have accepted their share of defeats? That's mind-boggling. A fan of a traditional doormat NEVER forgets losing. But I guess you wouldn't know that because your school is so gosh-dilly awesome. If Texas somehow wins this Saturday, I will 100% offer congratulations and accept defeat. Doesn't mean I can't have fun right now. I accept the risk of looking stupid come Sunday.
"and enjoying your wins without thinking you're suddenly an elite program."
No one has said "Baylor is now elite!" If they did, yeah, I'd agree with you: that's a little too much to claim just because you finally put together a couple of good seasons. It would be lovely to sustain the sucess without any probations or other setbacks.
I'm just having a little fun, which you seem to have found offensive but you also couldn't care less about. Odd, that. But do what you do, man. It's a free internet.
"In the meantime, good luck. See you in Norman."
Absolutely. And be forewarned: I will be talking smack before that game, as well.