Longhorns have claimed the 2008 Big 12 title -- with an asterisk

April, 5, 2009
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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin

AUSTIN, Texas -- The media had their first chance since the end of the season to see the inside of the team room at the Moncrief-Neuhaus training facility following Sunday's Orange-White scrimmage.

Longhorn officials have added a couple of new additions to their list of Big 12 and South Division championships prominently displayed on a wall on the facility.

The Longhorns have included the South Division championship they shared with Oklahoma and Texas Tech in a three-way tie last season.

But they've also included 2008 among their list of Big 12 championships, with an asterisk.

Oklahoma nosed out the Longhorns on a controversial tiebreaker to qualify for the championship game, despite losing to Texas during the regular season. The Sooners then won an unprecedented third-straight championship by beating Missouri -- a victory that was acknowledged everywhere except maybe in the Texas team room.

Intrepid Austin American-Statesman beat writer Suzanne Halliburton snapped a picture of the wall with her cell phone while she was at the press conference. Here's the link of the picture.  

Something tells me the Oct. 17 Red River Rivalry game between the Sooners and Longhorns is going to be a good one.

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