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Applying the Curtis Lofton Rule to This Year’s OU Underclassmen

What is the Curtis Lofton rule? When a player has proven everything he can by means of production, and his only draft weaknesses are measureables...
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Returning to the Wide World of Sports

You may think I owe you an explanation for why I've been absent for a week or nine. Piss off. Unless we're having sex or you're paying my bills, I...
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Reprise–The Last Stand of Oklahoma-Nebraska

Saturday will be emotional, intense, important and just a little sad. Our rivalry with Texas was, is and has been the best in CFB, but we'll...
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To the winner goes the Pitt’s

Has everyone been following bowl projections? The second, third, fourth and fifth, and maybe even the sixth Big 12 team in the bowl pecking order will get a tougher matchup than the...
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OU-Iowa State: Final Verdict

DeMarco Murray broke Steve Owens' long-standing career touchdown record. If you have any sense of OU history, this requires no further explanation. If nothing else, this is a...
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Josh Luchs Confession to SI: My Take

Is this a revelation in any way? The Luchs confession is only a story to anyone who actually considers this shocking. Pete Fiutak, College Football...
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The Fighting Muschamps aka The Texas Defense

Shit. This is the part of the Texas squad that's actually, you know, competent. Don't put too much stock in the Texas D laying down against...
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Texas and its Offenses

Texas is a summation of everything that's wrong with America right now. Unjustified arrogance, widespread ignorance amongst the populace, governmental corruption at every...
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What’s Wrong With 4-0

If the first and primary objective of a game is to win, then OU has met their objective perfectly so far. Last year's OU team would be 2-2 right now. There's something to be said...
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Sooner Opponent Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats

Cincy just can't seem to catch a break. They lost USC transfer WR Vidal Hazleton to an ACL tear, and now they lost their TE for the game to an...
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BIG RED road trip–A first hand neutral look at the Nebraska Cornhuskers

As is normal form, and as I have a damned fine hooch distributor in Nebraska, I took a baker's dozen to the U-Dub/Big Red game in Seattle...
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OU-AFA: Final Verdict

No wonder this team elected Landry Jones as its captain. His identity is ours: when we're on, we're unstoppable; when we're off, we can't get out of our own way. And you have no...
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How I See It

How I see it….the easy wins, the tough wins and the “I just don’t knows…..” I want so badly to write this entry going through the schedule predicting with great...
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Action and Overreaction

The Jermaine Gresham Case Study I’m NateHeupel. I’m a usually proud OU alumnus and a severely obsessive fan of college football. My obsession with other sports is much more...
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Witness for the Prosecution: BYU

First things first, the new JerryDome is absolutely unreal, and that’s not always a good thing. There is no such thing as a bad seat in that place. The HD video board is crystal...
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Jerry World

What if you built a $1.3 billion dollar stadium and didn’t put in a scoreboard? I’ve been as caught up in the hype of Jerry World since construction began. I’m not terribly...
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What Hurts The Most…

First of all, it seems patently clear that the player we're going to miss most over the remainder of the season isn't necessarily Sam Bradford. Don't get me wrong, it's not a small...
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Play Angry

Saturday’s home opener, by all means, should be the least important game we play all year. It isn’t. In fact, I argue, it will serve as important barometer of the remainder...
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Tulsa Time, with apologies to the great Don Williams

"I left Oklahoma. Driving in a Pontiac Just about to lose my mind. I was going to Arizona maybe on to California Where the people...
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Liveblog: OU-Tulsa

Now that the scrimmage is out of the way, it's football time in Norman! Ryan Broyles takes it out to the 35, good field position. Landry Jones proceeds to prove my post about...
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History Lesson: Mr. Mendenhall, you’ve met Mr. Patterson, right?

In a not at all shocking turn of events, a Mountain West team proved definitively that they don't belong at the big kids table shortly after pulling...
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Sentencing: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Final Verdict: OU is guilty of beating the Tulsa golden showers back up the turnpike with a dirty Sanchez on their collective...
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Kneejerk Reaction: OU 20-Miami 21

I'm going to start with the part that's not going to shock a lot of people. Bob Stoops, it's time for you to do something selfless. Send Sam...
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The Objective Record on “Big Games”

I don’t know that we can all agree on what a “Big Game” is. I got into a protracted texting argument with a friend yesterday when I argued...
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Kneejerk Reaction: OU-Texas

The two coaches who have most clearly failed to do their jobs are James Patton and Jay Norvell. There's been no noticeable improvement in the WR corps or the OL. Go back and look at...
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The Petri Dish that is the Rest of the Season

The performance last week against Kansas gives a good indication of what the rest of the season will probably look like. A DOMINANT defense that...
In Basketball

Try and tell Jeff Capel OU isn’t a Basketball School

He isn't listening. Dear OU FANS I have an announcement to make, the days of OU Basketball being viewed as something to do between a bowl game,...
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Lost in Lincoln

This is the lowest point in the Stoops era without question. Landry Jones is not good enough to play quarterback at Oklahoma. You have to go back to days of Eric Moore and Kelly...
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‘Husker Hospitality

I haven’t been everywhere, that’s for sure. I’ve been to Norman, Stillwater, Austin, College Station, the Hilltop, TCU, Boulder, Eugene, U-Dub, Lubbock, Blacksburg and four BCS...
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Pre Game Thoughts – A&M….What’s left in the tank?

How is it possible that we’re a 20 point favorite? That’s crazy. Can we even score 20 with the number of starters we’re missing and rotating...
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Texas Tech: Huge Embarrassing Failure (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Texas Bowl)

I now have a deep and abiding suspicion that we have some sort of audio surveillance equipment rigged into opponents' headsets. It's the only...
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Does playing in a bowl game REALLY matter THIS year?

Of course you want to play in a bowl game. It’s important. It’s on national TV. It’s a chance to finish a season “the right...
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Moments of Quiet Reflection: The 2009 Season In Review

If you were to describe a worst case scenario for a highly ranked team, short of people actually dying as in UConn's case, this would be it. The...
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BCS and Bowl Thoughts

DAMN, did Alabama look good on Saturday. Nobody plays their “best” in every game. But if that’s Alabama’s best, and they can do it again, they’ll beat Texas, and handily. ...
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BCS Bowl Games and Heisman Thoughts

Like many of you, I am prepping for a holiday/bowl season that will include mass consumption of the finest meats, cheeses, and alcohol beverages (I...
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How McCoy lost the Heisman (and not because of an interception)

I’ve been debating myself on what to write about the Heisman outcome. I thought McCoy was going to win, but mostly as a “lifetime achievement...
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Quick Thoughts on the Sun Bowl Win

Am I the only morose motherfucker who saw Landry Jones complete less than 60% of his passes again and thought "Gee, if not for Ryan Broyles, we...
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Still the One

The below from soonersports.com....as Mark Twain once famously said, "the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.: A few quick notes on OU football in college football...
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Big 12: Who’s Got “The Mo” And How Can They Lose It

This was a horribly gay title. I'll admit that up front. I feel like I work for ESPN or something. However, because I have neither the motivation...
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I’m (Not) Lovin’ It

Can someone tell me how it's possible that a team with 3 McDonald's All Americans is 12-9 and flirting with a losing season? Coach Capel? What's up? I'm not calling for your...
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Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting | 2010 Overview

First of all, I'm extremely happy with this class. There's no point comparing it with anyone else's class. Especially that of Florida or...
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Oklahoma State: Another Financial Boone-Doggle

When you skip steps on the way up/ It has a way of catching up -The Donnas, "Fall Behind Me" For those of you who don't keep up with our...
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Pre-Spring Depth Chart Released

Link here. Offense LT 59 Donald Stephenson 76 Jarvis Jones LG 77 Stephen Good Bronson Irwin C 61 Ben Habern 84 Gabe Ikard RG 75 Tyler Evans 72 Tavaris...
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2010 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule Released

Home games against Florida State, Air Force highlight 2010 OU football schedule The University of Oklahoma football team will face nine bowl...
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Back in the Saddle: Spring Football

After a painfully long basketball season filled with shame, agony, and suffering (and that's just my life at home) where the only glimmers of hope...
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OU Pro Day

See the results here. Gresham and McCoy showed up to be weighed and measured. Dom Franks ran a 4.47 40. Keenan Clayton checked in at 6'1", 229, ran a 4.57 and scored a 10'7"...
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The Continuing Saga of Mike Balogun

Yesterday, Mike Balogun participated in OU's Pro Day along with a number of other OU hopefuls. While his performance wasn't anything to write home...
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Things To Do While Not Watching OU in the NCAA Tourney

1) Fill out a bracket whilst weeping softly and saying "Damn you for leaving us, Sampson" to no one in particular 2) Recover a small bit of joy at...
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Training your Bradford: Sit or Play?

During a recent conference call, Jon Gruden and former NFL QB Ron Jaworski analyzed Sam Bradford's prospects in the NFL. While both said...
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Oklahoma Sooners – Spring Game Review

Well, that was interesting. First of all, listening to the game on the radio doesn't do it justice for two reasons. First, you don't get to see...
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Conference Expansion and Screwing the Pooch

I'm writing this as I'm watching Game 2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Kobe Bryant Rapists. So, the talk has begun again and we're...
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OU in the Draft and the Vindication of Bob Stoops

A while back, Trips Right wrote a fascinating bit about his belief that Bradford was misled by Stoops. It was something about Sam Bradford's...
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The Jack Kerouac Tour—Road Venues I’d like Joe C. and Bob S. to schedule

As I’ve written many times on this blog, my M.O. these days is to make a road game every year. Believe it or not, I haven’t been to a game...
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Elite 11 QBs Named – Both of OU’s QB Commits Included

OU has two QB commits. Both are homegrown Okies. And both are on the Elite 11 QB list. In fairness, this shouldn't be surprising. Archie...
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Agents and Boosters: What to Do and Who’s to Blame

As my avid readers are no doubt aware, the NCAA has been flexing 'ceps all over the country. First, they dropped the hammer on USC for their...
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Florida State Can’t Catch a Break

First, the 'Noles have projected starting LB Nigel Carr get arrested on five (5) different charges with two of them being felonies. Carr was...
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The Golden Age…and what is lost–the Oklahoma-Nebraska series

I've been quiet lately...mostly demanding work and dodging Ripley, and a bit of ambivalence regarding what has gone on this summer. I will take...
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Slingin’ Sam Makes His NFL Debut – Hilarity Does Not Ensue

Oh Dear Lord, that was ridiculous. OU's offensive line from last year would've been a step up from this group. Sam looked good for a stretch...
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The Uninteresting August Camp of 2010

This has been a startlingly boring fall camp to date. All the real surprises have been relatively minor and expected. And, thanks to the OU...
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Looking Over The Red River

Rally for Raylee. Have you done your part? So I was reading Nickel Rover's very solid piece going across the positions comparing and I was inspired (Ripley commanded me) to write...
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Game Preview: Utah State Aggies @ Oklahoma Sooners

I'm actually very excited about this game. As you may know if you've read my work, which is admittedly not a given, I firmly believe that there...

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With a good 2010 season in the can, and a potentially great 2011 season on the way, it’s time to take a look at the only interesting thing that happens between the BCS Title Game and the kickoff of fall camp: National Signing Day. The day when everyone who couldn’t

Just as soon as I say that Capel is starting to look like a product of Blake Griffin’s badassery, Capel takes the Sooners on a 3 game winning

Getting a DUI is never okay. Getting one under 21 is worse. When you’re a high-profile football player, you represent the school at all times. There’s no excuse for Stills on this one. A one game suspension is lenient. Fortunately, we all know Schmitty is going to end up making

First of all, read Ojnab Bob’s piece over at Better Off Red for a primer from an outsider who may or may not still be slightly bitter.

Let’s start the analysis by saying what it is and what it isn’t.

It is a move by Texas to capitalize on their market

The Daily Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel takes a hard look at the Oklahoma basketball program under Jeff Capel. The resulting analysis is blistering, and this could be the start of some real public pressure to remove Capel.

From the article:
The OU-Tech

After ESPN handed UT their own lake of gold dubloons to dive into, it seems Joe Castiglione and David Boren have set a timetable for the launch of a similar OU network as fall of this year.

OU has possibly the

We’ve had our first defection, and it comes as little surprise. Euless Trinity stud Brandon Carter took an official visit to TCU over the weekend, and Gary Patterson made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse.

1) We’re moving to a BCS conference by your sophomore year.
2) We’re closer to

Fantake.com decided to put together a series of posts related to Big 12 basketball and the current status of each team. The entire Big 12 set will be posted soon. Below is the Oklahoma portion of the

It has now been officially confirmed that former Iowa RB Brandon Wegher is transferring to OU and has agreed to walk-on until a scholarship comes open. He’s even stated he’s willing to play anywhere OU can fit him.

Wegher grew up a Sooner fan before his aunt

First of all, here’s a “Huzzah!” to the Sooner State. The three D1 programs in the state of Oklahoma went 3-0 in their bowl games, and, for the first time in history, all three finished in the AP top 25. OU even managed to finish in the