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Ty Darlington’s next chapter — where he wants to be (without football)

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Former Sooner Center Ty Darlington has written a poignant account of his next step in life.

An excerpt:

“For me, the start to this August Monday is not so much unlike the many August Mondays past. An early morning workout, followed by some time in the training room. And then it’s time to suit up and go to work. Except every time I’ve used that phrase before, I’ve referred to donning a helmet and shoulder pads and going to practice.

“But this time is the first time I’ve meant it quite literally. I’ve traded in my jersey for a button down and my practice pants for khakis. But don’t misplace your pity or disappointment; I am exactly where I’m supposed to be, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s the first day of the rest of my life.”

You can read his full article on his website Front and Center.

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My bleak ranting — let’s get the bad stuff out of the way — this season could tank

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I don’t care how much money OU spends for suites and boxes and shaded south end zones, if Bob Stoops doesn’t get a National Championship this year they might as well be (as Stoops calls it) East Popcorn State.

There I said it. Enough is enough. I’ve been hauling myself down I-35 to Norman every home game since 1982, and I’ve not seen a more underachieving set of coaches since General Cornwallis lost to a bunch of rag tag Americans (get to know your history you mindless millennials).

The only reason the Sooners ended up in the Final Four last year is because every top team they played (TCU and Baylor) fielded their back up quarterbacks due to injury. This year they won’t get that lucky.

Here’s how I see the season playing out. Check back with me by year’s end and then tell me if I was wrong:

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The courtship of the Big 12 conference

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The Big 12’s expansion game has become a silly rendition of the Bachelor.

No not the one that is my 84-year-old mom’s favorite show, where some young lady dates a flock of young bucks who profess the charade of love over a two-week span and promise forever commitment.

No , not that one. This Bachelor show is the Big 12 conference being courted by 17 (yes, you have that number right) universities who want to fill one of the expansion slots (how many? two or four?) the conference has floated as a consideration necessary to maintain its existence in this competitive and complicated big time college football landscape.

This is ridiculous, yes. Of course it is. There aren’t probably more than two schools out of that group — which ranges from Arkansas State (Lord save us) to BYU (Lord prefers) and a lot of anemic mid-major programs — that have any business being in a Power 5 conference, which at last look included the Big 12 (thanks to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas).

But, if we have to expand the league then here goes. My two cents on who to let in:

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