Borrowing from Yogi Berra, I must say something about the Big 12 Conference Championship set to take place Saturday between the #2 Oklahoma Sooners and #20 Missouri Tigers: “This is like deja vu all over again.” There are, of course, some obvious differences such as the fact that the 2008 title game is taking place [...]
Big 12 Title Game: ‘Like deja vu all over again’
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
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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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OSU’s Bryant Nominated for ‘Player of the Week’
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
For the second time this season, Oklahoma State University‘s Dez Bryant made the list of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award. Bryant, a wide receiver at my alma mater, had nine catches for 171 yards — including touchdowns on plays of 11, 26, 80 and 1 yards — to help [...]
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Utah Ranked Above Oklahoma State in BCS?
November 2nd, 2008 · 14 Comments
I’ve been so busy writing about politics during the past few weeks that I haven’t had time to cover college football much. Tonight, however, I had to share my disgust with the latest BCS rankings. Somehow, those rankings place the Utah Utes above my Oklahoma State Cowboys. My question is, “How?” A comparison of the [...]
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OSU’s Hunter Earns Player of the Week Nomination
October 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the seventh week of college football action, and Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Kendall Hunter is one of them. During #17 Oklahoma State’s 28-23 defeat of Missouri in Columbia Saturday night, Hunter rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. A [...]
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Oklahoma State Pops Missouri, 28-23, in Columbia!
October 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Though my Oklahoma Sooners lost to Texas, 45-35, as explained in this post, 17th-ranked Oklahoma State — my alma mater — shocked the #3 Missouri Tigers, 28-23, during Saturday night action in Columbia, Mo. Despite entering the game a decided favorite, Missouri struggled to find the right formula to defeat the boys from Stillwater — [...]
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