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DALLAS -- Texas athletic director Mike Perrin joined president Greg Fenves in expressing his support for coach Charlie Strong on Friday and insisted there is no magic number of wins Strong needs to reach this year in order for his third season at Texas to be considered a success.I support Charlie Strong. Hes my coach. Hes a friend. I respect him as a man, Perrin said in a meeting with reporters in Dallas, the day before the Longhorns play rival Oklahoma.?I really cant speculate or answer hypothetical questions here of what might be put before us later in the year. I just cant.When asked specifically whether he would ever make a coaching change during the season, Perrin replied: Thats something Ive never considered.Perrin, Texas athletic director since September 2015, said hes been getting more calls and emails from fans who are greatly in support of Strong than those who arent in favor of him. The former Texas letterman said hes excited about the direction of Texas offense but conceded that the teams struggle in the kicking game in a 49-31 loss to Oklahoma State bothers me, and he called the issues Texas defense is facing troublesome.The Longhorns have given up at least 47 points in three of their first four games. Strong took over the defense from defensive coordinator Vance Bedford this week.When asked what he would consider a successful season for the 2-2 Longhorns, Perrin offered no specific goal. I dont have a magic number of wins, yardage, honors, he said. I want to see an improved program from top to bottom.He was asked specifically whether eight wins is enough and joked: Eight wins would be, from a math majors standpoint, three more than last year.Fenves, Texas president, posted a message on his Twitter account on Wednesday extending his support for Strong and his players as they prepare for OU and rest of the season.Perrin shared Fenves optimism going into Texas Red River Showdown with the No. 20-ranked Sooners.I feel real good about the people weve recruited the last two years and the coaches who have succeeded at every level, Perrin said. I remain very excited about the football team, I really do. Its Oct. 7. Well be playing for two more months, so weve got a lot of football ahead of us. I havent given up on the football team or any aspect of it. I believe in our players, and I believe in our coaches.Hydro Flask Black Friday Sale .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. Swell Black Friday Sale . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. http://www.waterbottleblackfriday.com/ . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Swell Cyber Monday Sale . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. Hydro Flask Black Friday . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter.MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with a dominant display under the lights at the Marina Bay Circuit as Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton failed to put a clean lap together and slipped to third behind Daniel Ricciardos Red Bull.Rosberg set a new record lap time of 1:42.584, beating Sebastian Vettels best time on the same layout in 2013 by over 0.25s. The stellar lap not only beat the historic record but also smashed the attempts of his rivals, with a 0.531s gap to Daniel Ricciardo in second and a 0.704s margin over Hamilton.Rosberg set his fastest time on his first attempt and despite a clean second lap, he couldnt improve. Hamiltons first effort was far from perfect, but as he attempted to chase Rosbergs benchmark he went deep into the second corner and made another mistake on the exit of Turn 7. Ricciardo improved significantly between his first and second runs in Q3, beating Hamilton to second, and was actually the fastest driver of all through the final sector. Max Verstappen struggled to get his tyres working on both runs and finished 0.744s off Rosberg in fourth.Although Rosberg made the battle between Mercedes and Red Bull look rather one-sided during qualifying, it could swing back the other way in the race as both Red Bulls will the start the race on a harder compound than the Mercedes due to their tyre choices in Q2. That will allow Ricciardo and Verstappen to run longer into the race than Rosberg and Hamilton, which could put them in strong positions after the first pit stops.Kimi Raikkonen was the sole Ferrari in the top ten after Sebastian Vettel dropped out of qualifying in Q1 with a rear anti-roll bar issue. Raikkonens time was 0.212s shy of Verstappen ahead of him but a comfortable 0.dddddddddddd657s clear of Carlos Sainz in sixth. Both Sainz and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat returned to Q3 after two disappointing weekends in Spa-Francorchamps and Monza and will line up ahead of Nico Hulkenbergs Force India, Fernando Alonsos McLaren and Sergio Perez in the second Force India.The two Williams failed to make the top ten, with Valtteri Bottas just 0.003s shy of Hulkenberg in tenth while Felipe Massa was another 0.251s off his teammate. Q2 ended with two sperarate accidents as Romain Grosjean lost the rear of his car under braking at Turn 10 and hit the barriers and Jenson Button clipped the wall on the exit of Turn 14, suffering a puncture on the run down to Turn 16. The incidents ended the qualifying hopes of both drivers but also brought out yellow flags at two points on the track. Perez appeared to pass Esteban Gutierrez under the yellow flags for Buttons stricken McLaren while on the hot lap that secured his place in Q3. Button ended up 13th ahead of Gutierrez, Grosjean and Marcus Ericssons Sauber in 16th.Vettels suspension problem in Q1 saw his Ferrari lift its wheel into corners, but the team initially told him to stay on track and attempt to set a time. However, as he clocked sectors times several tenths shy of the next slowest car, it soon became clear that he did not have the pace to make the cut for Q2 and he returned to the pits. The mechanics attempted to solve the problem in the closing moments of the session, but ultimately ran out of time leaving Vettel 22nd and last on the grid. He will start bed last on the grid. He will start behind the