Published on: 13th October, 2010
That’s the catch phrase of the new BCS, “style points.” Back in 2008 the Sooners needed all the style points they could get their hands on. They started out that season beating up on everyone in sight. That is until they showed up in Dallas, lost ...Published on: 23rd August, 2010
OK, so Norman isn’t the most glamorous of towns. There aren’t any beaches like you would find if you went to school in Florida. You won’t find many Hollywood actors/actresses showing up at your practices like you would if you went to school in California. The ...Published on: 19th August, 2010
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably pretty aware that the SEC has owned college football over the last few years. If you haven’t heard that, there are plenty of SEC fans out there that would be more than happy to elaborate. Nobody outside the SEC has won the ...Published on: 11th August, 2010
Just a little more than three weeks from now, the long awaited, much anticipated football season will begin. That means that right now all the media guides and preseason prognosticators are out in force. Keeping in mind that most folks don’t necessarily get the media guide, ...Published on: 9th August, 2010
Everyone's heard the claim that Oklahoma is on the decline, that their program is headed back toward mediocrity. According to many, there's no reason to even play the season—just send the trophy to Austin and call it a year. First, someone will have to point out when the Oklahoma program was ...Published on: 7th August, 2010
The Big 12 appears to not only be taking a tumble in reputation, but in rankings and national respect as well. Only three Big 12 teams begin the 2010 season ranked in the Top 25, with four other schools in the "others receiving votes" category. If you're reading this article then ...Published on: 4th August, 2010
Much was made during the Big 12 Media Days about this "Texas problem" that the media apparently believes Stoops has. Longhorn fans are real giddy about winning four out of the last five, and they feel as if they own the Sooners. Sooner fans, on the other hand, while they obviously ...Published on: 1st August, 2010
It's been seven long years since the Big 12 championship trophy has resided anywhere else other than Norman or Austin. Even that 2003 game where Kansas State took the Sooners behind the woodshed was a huge upset. Since then, there have been some potential challengers to the throne, but for whatever ...Published on: 26th July, 2010
There’s no denying it. It’s embedded within the DNA of the Oklahoma football program. The "it" being referred to here is road swagger. Sooner fans as of late are more familiar with it being the team's Achilles' heel. Too many road game losses over the last few years have kept ...Published on: 24th July, 2010
Everyone’s heard those incredibly funny nicknames that have labeled the Sooners over the last few years—chokelahoma, jokelahoma, mobilehoma—and by looking at recent history, they’ve all been earned. There was even more laughing and pointing at Sooners' expense during the recent expansion talk. Is Oklahoma really that willing to sit back and ...