There's pretty much only one way to interpret the slogan painted on the side of the building at Mama & Papa B's.
"If the Bears kill it, we'll cook it."
Let's see, does Mama & Papa B's serve frog legs or tiger or jayhawk? You certainly won't find Aggie or Red Raider or Sooner on the menu. I suppose one could interpret pork sausage or ribs as coming from a Razorback, but that's a bit of a reach.
Come on, it means Bevo. In fact, I thought Mama & Papa B's at one point specifically claimed to grill Bevo. For the record, as the grandson of a cattle rancher, I've learned that longhorn cattle aren't necessarily the best breed for beef. They're probably only the best breed for looking cool while grazing. My family raised limousine cattle, but in recent years switched to an angus-limousine cross. Angus is the gold standard for beef, as far as I know.
I appreciate the sentiment, though.
My fellow WacoFork co-founder, Cory Webb, doesn't. He's a Longhorn, see. And he's the only person other than me with the power to expunge this blog from existence. So I'm going to tempt him to do so.
You might as well nickname Floyd Casey Stadium "The Slaughterhouse" on Saturday because the Longhorns will only be stopping by there on their way to the butcher.
Word on the street is that Baylor game films have been giving Texas coach Mack Brown nightmares involving RG3, a machete and the 72 oz. steak they serve at the Big Texan in Amarillo.
The Longhorn Network is going to have to designate all of its shows NC-17 after the Bears expose Texas on Saturday.
If you're still reading this, that means Cory either hasn't read it or is being an especially good sport.
I can trash talk on behalf of the Bears because, as a Red Raider, I've already taken my beating and recovered from it.
I'm also dealing with the fact that RG3 might very well win the Heisman Trophy. I have to say that this is difficult after my Raiders produced a handful of fringe Heisman candidates during the past 15 years, but never so much as had one invited to New York for the ceremony. But I like RG3 as a football player and as a person. So I'll be happy if he wins. Only a little bit jealous of my Baylor friends.
Actually, my best guess as a career sportswriter is that Alabama's Trent Richardson is going to win it. As of right now, ESPN's experts are only giving RG3 17 percent of the "Experts Poll" vote. But if RG3 leads the Bears past the Horns on Saturday, capturing a 9-win regular season for Baylor, you better believe that number will jump up. How can you ignore Baylor defeating Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech in the same season?
By now, assuming Cory still hasn't blotted out this blog, you've realized that it has very little to do with restaurants. Let's just say it's more about current events in Waco.
And since that's already the case, I'm going to offer my opinion as to where Baylor will go bowling after the Bears butcher Texas on Saturday. My bold prediction: Baylor will beat Texas, Iowa State will defeat Kansas State and Oklahoma State will beat Oklahoma, making the Bears the second-highest ranked Big 12 team at the end of the regular season and landing Baylor in the Cotton Bowl.
