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‘Uncontested Divorce’ Sad Sign of the Times

December 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Nothing like a cheap divorce settlement to make one’s day, huh? <– Sarcasm. A sad sign of the times, shot by a friend in Norman, Okla.

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Sparse Details About Classroom Disruptions Spur Questions About Possible Terrorist Activity

March 16th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Could classroom disruptions on the University of Oklahoma campus last week have been “dry runs” conducted by a terrorist group? That question has been nagging at me ever since I read newspaper reports in the student-run campus newspaper, OU Daily, and in the Tulsa World. On Wednesday afternoon, according to the news reports published Friday, [...]

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Texas Fans Suffer From ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

College football fans in Texas appear to be suffering from severe cases of what might best be described as “Irritable Bowl Syndrome,” an affliction caused by a third-place finish in the latest BCS rankings. Upset over the fact that their beloved Longhorns finished out of the running for a chance to play in the BCS [...]

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Oklahoma Sooners Ascend to #2 in BCS Standings!

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Things worked out for the Oklahoma Sooners after all as they leapfrogged over the Texas Longhorns (now #3) and Florida Gators (now #4) into the #2 spot in college football’s BCS standings released this afternoon. Four consecutive 60-plus-point performances, capped by a 61-41 defeat of the #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys last night, convinced human and [...]

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Oklahoma Sooners Deliver Message to the Nation

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Bob Stoops’ fifth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners delivered the #2 Texas Tech Red Raiders football program its worst defeat ever — that’s right, EVER! — a 65-21 drubbing Saturday night at The Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium in Norman.*  More importantly, however, the boys in Crimson ‘n’ Cream sent a strongly-worded message to the rest of the college [...]

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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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Sooners Rank Too Low in USA TODAY Coaches Poll

August 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Big-time college football coaches across the country ranked the Oklahoma Sooners fourth in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll released Friday. I, for one, however, believe the Crimson and Cream’s ranking is too low. OFFENSE My optimism about the Sooners rests largely upon the fact that coach Bob Stoops will have 6′ 5″ sophomore Sam Bradford [...]

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