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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin

The people who got the pairings together for the HP Byron Nelson Pro-Am golf tournament in Dallas earlier this week must have had a sense of humor.

How else would you explain that former Oklahoma three-time All-American golfer Anthony Kim would be paired with Texas football coach Mack Brown and Texas associate athletic director for football operations Cleve Bryant among his playing partners?

The group apparently got along swimmingly, according to a story by Ted Madden of Dallas television station WFAA.

Brown joked he imagined more tension before the round than occurred.

"Everybody wondered about Texas and OU being mentioned all day," Brown told WFAA. "I don't think after we shook hands and took pictures that it was mentioned again."

Brown's legendary skills as a recruiter disarmed Kim from the start, he said.

"I came out here with the mindset of talking some trash, but Coach Brown's been so nice," Kim said. "I couldn't get it out of my mouth."

The television Web site has video of the group playing throughout the day. And you can see that Kim and Brown actually hugged each other after the end of their round -- the video proves it.

Does this mean we can expect to see a kinder, gentler Brown on the sidelines when the Longhorns meet up with the Sooners on Oct. 17 at the Cotton Bowl?  

I wouldn't bet on it.