The Morning Fade – 5.12.11

ESPN has OSU at TU as one of their top non-AQ games to watch in 2011: “On paper, the Golden Hurricane have plenty of returning talent, including C-USA Offensive Player of the Year G.J. Kinne. But their schedule to open the year is brutal. They start at Oklahoma and also play the Cowboys, who are expected to be a Top 15 team. But this one is at home, potentially giving them a shot at the upset.” I’m sorry, but there will be no upset. (ESPN)

The Brandon Weeden story in the Edmond Outlook this month. No really, it’s called “The Brandon Weeden Story.” (Edmond Outlook)

Big 12 tiebreaker rules are changed…but not really. (Bellingham Herald)

Good article by John Helsley on Davis Duren’s decision to come back for one more year of Cowboy baseball. (NewsOK)

Ubben on who’s leaving, staying, and coming for the Cowboys in 2011. (ESPN)

Kendall Rogers has OSU as a #2 seed in Chapel Hill for the NCAA baseball tournament. (Perfect Game)

Matt Hinton says college football is on the verge of becoming even more…professional. (Dr. Saturday)

Zach Johnson stays hot but OSU falls to tOSU in Columbus to settle for the split. (okstate.com)

CBS Sports has Orie Lemon as its 5th best inside linebacker who didn’t get drafted and Dan Bailey as its 3rd best specialist, noting that both should be signed. (CBS Sports)

And Matt Baker asks Orie Lemon what it’s like to have to wait on that because of the lockout. (Tulsa World)

Lastly, a really great article by John Branch on the lost art of the athlete nickname. Somewhere the nicknamer and the mid-range J are hanging out on a deserted island. (New York Times)