I’m excited about the opportunity to watch the #1 Oklahoma Sooners take on the #2 Florida Gators in the BCS National Championship tonight in Miami. Why? Because I share a lot in common with Oklahoma’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford. For instance: I know what it’s like to be the starting quarterback for an Oklahoma [...]
Blogger Shares a Lot in Common with Sam Bradford
January 8th, 2009 · No Comments
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BCS Formula Places Oklahoma Over Texas (Updated)
November 29th, 2008 · 39 Comments
ATTENTION: People who cast votes in the polls that count toward college football’s BCS rankings. A new formula suggests the Oklahoma Sooners squad is the clear-cut winner in the Big 12 South. Now that a three-way tie exists between the Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders, I have a suggestion for resolving [...]
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ESPN Prognosticators Unfamiliar with Sooners
September 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It appears both Rece Davis and Brian Bennett missed the opportunity to watch the Oklahoma Sooners pummel UT-Chattanooga amidst thunder and lightning — both on the field and in the skies above it — in Norman last weekend. Had the ESPN college football prognosticators watched the nation’s fourth-ranked team as it hung 50 points on [...]
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Airport Encounters Yield Interesting Results
March 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I’ve never been shy around people, so it should come as no surprise to learn I had conversations with several interesting people I met during eight-plus hours spent inside airports in San Antonio and Houston yesterday (See Dallas Storms Extend Blogger’s Travel Day). Two of those conversations are recalled below: Chuck McCarter The first person [...]
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Talk Show Appearances Could Hurt Huck and Hill
January 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is flying to Los Angeles later today to make a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Similarly, Democrat Hillary Clinton will make an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. For several reasons, I believe these candidates’ decisions to appear on the late night talks shows [...]
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Blogger Offers Major Bowl Game Predictions
December 31st, 2007 · 7 Comments
I must be honest and admit that the college football bowl games that matter begin tomorrow morning. That in mind, I offer my predictions below for the eight major bowl games* being played during the next seven days: JANUARY 1 OUTBACK BOWL Tampa, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN HD Wisconsin Badgers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Though Wisconsin [...]
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Sooners Beat Tigers, Win Record Fifth Big 12 Title
December 1st, 2007 · No Comments
BOOMER SOONER! The #9 Oklahoma Sooners defeated the top-ranked Missouri Tigers 38-17 to win a record fifth Big 12 Conference title at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The game was tied 14-14 at halftime after the Tigers drove the length of the field and, with only 14 seconds on the clock, scored on a short [...]
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