How many days till OU-Texas ???

One simple problem with at least last year's OU-UT game: IF Sam Bradford or Colt McCoy had been knocked out of the game in the first half, wouldn't it have been unlikely that team would have won the game?? That said, why is it any different if one of the teams was to lost their best, most influential player on defense? Ryan Reynolds going down and OU's bad KO coverage cost them the ball game last year.

I would take Pick's observation a step further, which relates to Dcood's point. It's not a failure of defensive "players." They match up athletically. It's a failure of defensive "schemes." And that takes you back to the question that Pick aways asks: What's up with the coordinators?

No argument regarding BCS losses, 1-3 record against Texas the past 4 years and defense being the root cause of the big game losses since 2003. HOWEVER, I don't agree that OU is 1-8 in its "last 9 biggest games!" I'd suggest any bowl game that is not the BCS title game is interesting but unimportant and therefore not a big game. Beating Nebraska to get to play Boise State was a big game. Beating Missouri to get to play West Virgina was a big game. Beating Texas Tech, others, and Missouri to get to play Florida was a big game. OU is 1-3 in BCS title games under Stoops and defense won 1 and lost 4. Fix the defense and you've fixed the problem.

Bob Smith -- Great point, a little new blood ever decade or so on defense couldn't hurt.

63 Tackles -- Another great point. Games like all that stuff with Missouri and the ones you mentioned were absolutely big at the time, but lost some glow over the course of the season. In hindsight. All those games that get you were you want to be are big enough, OSU, etc.

But the "biggest" game record is: 1-8.

The OU circus clowns on the radio say the Boise and West Virginia BCS losses shouldn't count as big games because the Sooners weren't interested!

This year's Texas game could be one of the biggest in the history of the series. Even college football! The Texas schedule is a disgrace. OU beats Mack or it's Tex-Florida in the biggest hype-fest of all time.

The big games this year are: Miami, Texas, OSU, conference title game, BCS bowl game.

The biggest games are: Texas, BCS bowl.

SUEA, we are here. We are watching all u gooners getting your panties in a wad cause the Picker has enough stones NOT to lay at the gooners feet!!!

barren.

SUEA,

You are so ignorant. The Texas record vs OSU is 21 - 2. So where is it they fell apart?

Deeeeeeeeeeep..........don't think you're too smart yourself cutting off your 2 middle fingers and thumb to dispay the "hook 'em horns" and then bowing down to a cow when you run on the field......lol

A mobile QB is required in college football and they are always tougher than the kind that stands behind a big line and does nothing but throw although that looks good in a conf with no pass defense. OU would have been a better team with you know who.

Thanks Lance-a-lot, stupid typo.

Deep in the heart, I'm not disputing that OU will be much better than Tech this year because they will...the problem is that they always are and for some reason (refs, slanted goallines, mysterious concussions), Tech always gives them fits in Lubbock. That's why I think it will be a big game.

Tattoo, nobody said anything about Gundy's record versus Stoops excluding yourself. Your "OSWho" and "Stoolwater" jokes have become as tired as your need for attention through confrontation. Get over it.

Is Texas nuts?
Is the Big 12 nuts?
The same tiebreaker mess is apt to happen again this year: Texas beats OU and then loses to OSU, Baylor or at the Aggies. And OU goes to the biggest bowl again!
The tiebreaker rules weren't changed!
The Texas nonconference schedule is so lousy, it will lag behind in any tiebreaker poll.

Head buried deep in the sand......2008-2009.....Sooners played for the title in feetball, men's and women's roundball Elite 8 and Final 4......regular season Big 12 softball champs...roundball big 12 regional finalist.........Castiglione - top AD..................but, but, we're texas......you're texas ??? you're nothing.......