No Quarter

They hold no quarter

They ask no quarter

The pain, the pain without quarter

They ask no quarter

The dogs of doom are howling more!

-Led Zeppelin

The Texas Longhorns are the nice guy that have been screwed by playing nice. Mack Brown has always gone about things in a classy way and not running up the score on lesser teams for "Style Points." I admire Mack for that as he has represented The University in a great way doing that. It has been stated many times that the reason the dirt burglars from Oklahoma were moved ahead of Texas was due to the 4 games of over 60 points they had. Mack Brown simply will not play that game, but I'm hoping the Horns have a large chip on their shoulder starting in their BCS bowl and going into next season and carry that over with the motto "No Quarter."

This would be a somewhat ironic message but the Horns should issue the Deguello. The Deguello was a bugle song the Mexican army played offering No Quarter to Texas soldiers at The Alamo. It's ironic in the fact that the Deguello was the last song heard by the men who fought so bravely to free our great state from the tyrrany of Mexico.

El Degüello is a bugle call of Moorish origin notable in its use by the Mexican Army during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. According to James A. Michener's book Texas, the original meaning of the Degüello call was an appeal to an enemy to surrender or else they would die by the sword. General Antonio López de Santa Anna of the Mexican Army used it to signify that no quarter would be given to the enemy.

According to various English-Spanish dictionaries, El Degüello means no mercy. The literal translation is slit-throat. -Wikipedia

The Horns have handled things with dignity and class and I wouldn't blame them if they continued playing the game the way Mack Brown thinks is best and "Dance with the one that brung ya." One thing is for certain, the Texas Longhorns are the nice guys that finished last. One way to stop that is to mudhole every team that they come into contact with.


Plaxico Burress

Turkish: What's a gun doin in your trousers?
Tommy: It's for protection
Turkish: Protection from what? Zee Germans? What's to stop you from blowing your bollocks off everytime you sit down?

Plaxico Burress was arrested on felony weapons charges today. First question? What was Plax doing with a weapon at a club? I know this question has been asked over and over since the story first came out that the Giants star receiver shot himself while adjusting a gun in his pants at a New York night club, but why did he really have a gun? Is Plaxico Burress that sought after a guy on the streets, or was this just another case of "When keepin it real goes wrong"? If you're that rich wouldn't you just hire a bodyguard? I know it aint exactly keepin it real, but it keeps you out of trouble. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is saying he would like Plax punished to the fullest extent of the law, which could carry a 3 1/2 year prison sentence. With that looming on the horizon and the crack down of tough guy commish Roger Gooddell, many people are wondering if the Giants aren't better off without Burress.

Just like the New England Patriots of the past few years this Giants squad is a team in every aspect of the word. These guys have proven to be the best team in football without a great year from Plax, and the loss of monster defensive ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umienyora. Don't look now but Eli Manning is turning into a quality QB, and the Giants rushing attack behind a good offensive line and on the legs of Brandon Jacobs is making this team a threat to return to the Superbowl and win it once again. Without Plax the Giants still have "Well Dressed" Amani "It's not a" Tumor, Steve Smith, and Kevin Boss who's turned into a pretty good tight end. Plax is a playmaker and there is no denying that, but the Giants have gotten along fine without him and might be better off that way.




In conclusion...

We continue with The Big Cat's pick of the College Football major awards...

Fred Biletnikoff Award - Michael Crabtree - WR - Texas Tech
(Nation's Top Wide Receiver)

With many great Wide Receivers in this nation and many in the Big 12 (Jeremy Maclin, Dez Bryant, Desmond Briscoe, Manuel Johnson, Quan Cosby, Jordan Shipley, Juaquin Iglesias) Crabtree is ahead of the class. He's put up monster numbers this year once again (93 rec, 1135 yds, 12.2 avg, 18 TD's) and propelled Tech to it's biggest win ever against an unranked Texas with his touchdown catch with under 10 seconds in the game. An argument can be made that Crabtree is the best player in the nation, but he probably wont win the Heisman because the voters just wont give it to a wide receiver any more. Crabtree is a lock to go in the top 10 in the NFL Draft and looks like he will be a big time impact player at the next level. Crabtree won this award last year and in The Big Cat's opinion is a lock to take home the honor for the second consecutive year.