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< Subject: OU/A&M Game
< Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:34:46 -0800 < < College Station, TX (AP) - R.C. Slocum and the Texas A&M Aggies are < demanding a recount of the game in which Oklahoma < won 35 to 31. "The end zones were confusing," says Slocum. "I'm sure that < some of the touchdowns that went in Oklahoma's end zone were meant to go < into ours. We were scoring in those end zones also. Oklahoma would never < have scored thirty-five points. There's no way we lost this one. A&M < demands < a recount." < < Oklahoma officials are calling this "outrageous". "They agreed to the < size, < shape and locations of the end zones prior to kick-off," replies OU coach < Bob Stoops. "If they had a problem with them, they should have said so < before we started. You don't get to keep playing until you're happy with < the < outcome. Someone had to lose. We've scored over thirty-five points many < times." < < A&M has sent lawyers, farmers, and those guys in the funny boots as well < as < Reville down to Kyle Field, where the scoreboard will be tested. < "We < are confident that when the points are re-totaled, we will be the winner < of < the game," says Slocum. < < OU also points out that in many games prior to this one, the same end < zones < were used. "They didn't have a problem with the end < zones until they lost," says Stoops. < < Outside of Kyle Field, A&M student protesters have gathered bearing signs < such as, "A&M wants a fair game! < WHOOOOOOP!" Students' thoughts echoed their signs. "All we want is a fair < total of the points before we declare a winner," says student Karen Hays, < an < Aggie from Marfa. "We need to proceed cautiously and not rush to judgment < before we declare a winner." < < ABC, around 2:00pm central time, had mistakenly declared A&M the winner, < despite the slim 3 point lead the Aggies held at < that point. At about 2:30 pm, with the game still to close to call, ABC < had < to back off its prediction. < < College Football analyst Brent Musburger made the call. "We felt that with < a < number of points still not added in by Jamaar Tombs < and the Aggies, we were certain A&M would carry this game. We may have < been < premature in our prediction."
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