Amen Sister.
We were/are flirting.
It was your dislike of crying lowlife idiots that first attracted us.

Cheryl you are entitled to your opinion about Oklahomans. However, I think it's a little harsh to call all of us OU fans a bunch of crying idiots. As far as the death threats that were supposedly made by OU fans...do we in fact know for sure that any calls were made? If a threat was in fact made, do we know that it was an OU fan? It could have been made by anyone posing as an OU fan, knowing that it would reflect poorly on us, the state of Oklahoma. I am going to guess that "if" in fact you came from the state of Oklahoma that you might be an aggie.:) Honey, you live in Oregon now..keep it in Oregon, we don't need your assessment of the situation.

I have noticed a lack of integrity shown by ESPN on more than one occasion...and it is getting worse. Kirk Herbreit had on his scarlet and gray glasses when he suggested that Adrian Peterson was "knocked down" in the Heisman race because OU lost. True, it's hard for a star player on a 5-6 team to win the Heisman, but knocking AD down in the chase for college football's MVP trophy because OU lost a squeaker (and a controversial one at that) is just plain silly. I'll expect him to knock Troy Smith down a peg or two if OSU loses a close game...even if Troy has a great statistical showing. And Cheryl, I am not going to argue with you that OU had opportunities to win the game, and that the defense played horribly. But you know what? OREGON MADE SOME MISTAKES TOO! They didn't play a flawless game. In fact, OU made the one key played it needed to come out a winner that day...it covered the onside kick. Forget that the officials didn't throw a flag for illegal touching...or for offsides...or for interfering with a Sooner trying to field the kick inside the 10 yard barrier...FORGET ALL OF THAT...the Sooners recovered the fumble, and would have taken a knee. Look, bad calls happen all the time...BUT THIS WAS THE WORSE CALL IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY. They blew it big time on the field, then the replay official blew it the booth. Finally, as for the national sports media, the thing that disappoints me the most is the constant outcry toward Stoops, Boren, and the Sooner nation to let it go. Sure, Boren went overboard...but he was fighting for his players and his coach when they felt the team was cheated. I HAVE NOT HEARD ONE NATIONAL SPORTS PERSON SAY THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE OFFICIALS WERE CORRUPT. I am not saying that they cheated deliberately (although I feel they did to a certain extent), but noone will admit that is possible. Some players cheat (steroids, point shaving, etc.), some coaches cheat (Kelvin Sampson, recruiting stuff, etc.), and some referees cheat. Just because a man puts on a striped shirt does not make automatically make him a picture of integrity. Thinking this way is just plain naive. Are most officials of high integrity? Sure. Just like most players and coaches are. But one or two will cheat. I am disappointed that an investigation (ARE YOU FREAKING LISTENING NCAA????) is not being done.

What's wrong with Oregon sending OU some of its bowl money?

Since it's all about money, pay up and all is forgiven.

The national sports media is too busy projecting itself into a story to be objective.

If there's not a woman on the ESPN screen, I don't pay much attention.

One more thing. We're not even remotely tired of hearing about the OU-Oregon mess.

The alternative is watching former actor Danny Glover hug the president of Venezuela.

You are right on Mr. Picker. I get so mad every time somebody say "OU needs to move on", or the like. I think it is especially humorous when it comes from an ESPN moron, as they want all of this swept under the rug. They are so scared of airing something that could damage them that they fail to objectively report the facts...or at least the facts from several points of view. I am not tired of talking about this for one reason...and it has nothing to do with wanting the game overturned. If a situation like this doesn't cause the NCAA and the conferences to take a close look at officiating, the scheduling of officials at certain games in particular, then nothing will. I guarantee you that a few boosters out there loaded with $$$$$ will attempt to buy a local official, and they can say to them "hey, even if you blow an obvious call, the worse thing that will happen to you is a one game suspension!!" ESPN should be leading the charge for change...not turning their bakcs and looking the other way. And Wolfie, I am quite sure the OU is getting ready for Middle Tennnessee first, and then UT...but even if they win every other game this season (they won't with that D), the Oregon game will cost them a shot at all the marbles.

Well, I don't know about defining moment, but it at least serves as the first true litmus test for the Pokes this season. If they win it, they have a reasonable chance to win both road games coming up in the sunflower state, and be 6-0 when the Aggies come to Stillwater. If they lose, everyone will say it's the same old Pokes of the Big 12...they'll throw a scare into a Big 12 south bully, but finish near the bottom of the standings. Actually, since I did my undergraduate work at Oklahoma State (but I'm not an OSU fan, at least emotionally), I can tell you that the defining moment for the Cowboys typically comes right after the final gun has sounded in the Bedlam game.

Jeremy & Mr. Picker, No argument that it was an agonizng way to lose a game! No argument that the calls were horrendous and inexcusable! No argument that the NCAA officiating system needs reform! If the uproar doesn't have their attention by now, they (like ESPN) are beyond hope! But, at some point doesn't the screaming become counterproductive? I am sure OU is focused on preparing for Middle Tennessee, in spite of the furor around them. The Texas reference was an apparently lame attempt at levity... I know, I know, there's nothing humorous about Texas.

Well Wolfie, there is a limit to the amount of "whining" that should be done. When the Sooners got a Lubbock jam job last season, Stoops and Co. basically gave credit to the Red Raiders for the victory, and said little about the calls. In other words, they took the high road. After the Duck plucking, the coaches probably felt that they should stand up for their players, most of which have very vivid memories of Lubbock. Believe me, if ESPN and/or the NCAA (or, heaven forbid, the PAC-10) would come forward and say that the officials and all parties involved would be investigated (interviewed, etc.) for any foul play, then the crying would stop, at least from the coaches and administration. I don't think the Sooner nation has been heard, because I don't think ESPN and the NCAA want to face the possibility that some corruption takes place. Trust me...all that Stoops and Sooner fans want to hear is that the NCAA will look into ways to prevent this type of thing from happening in the future. Nuetral officials in nonconference games, making the officials attend post game news conferences (be accountable for selective blindness), whatever...but something. Those calls weren't bad...they were blown. I am hoping against hope that this sort of thing happens again in the very near future, and to a Notre Dame, then maybe the NCAA and ESPN will stop looking the other way.

There's no question that the referees in the Oregon game did not officiate in a good way. Certainly, I would hope these refs in the future will choose to perform in a great way. But I'm not going to speculate on that. See you're trying to get me to speculate, and I'm not going to. I'm not a speculator. Anyway, there's no question that this team will certainly respond in a good way. Maybe in a great way. Certainly. No question. But I'm not going to speculate on that.

If it doesn't die, maybe it'll get fixed.

ESPN finally got around to using its head for something besides a mug shot.

Last night (Thursday on the Georgia Tech broadcast), the two former pinheads finally asked a pertinent question: What were the referees on the field looking at!?