The joy of beating Saban will have to wait
Published: 6/21/2010 8:29 AM
Last Modified: 6/21/2010 8:29 AM
There's a good chance you have developed a massive headache over the conference demolition derby. Stop reading here if that, in fact, is the case.
If not, here are five deliciously vengeful Oklahoma football games that could have been, had Sherri Coale not talked some sense into the Big 12.
OU vs. Alabama
Two giants of the sport played up to their reputations in 2002 and '03. Ask any OU fan who was in Tuscaloosa on game day '03, they'll tell you it was a time-capsule experience.
Those are two pretty solid reasons to play again. Here's a third, from the Sooners' perspective: Being the team that beats some of the smugness out of Nick Saban.
OU vs. LSU
Most fans are haunted by past games or players. OU's are kept up at night by memories of running into LSU fans on Bourbon Street the week before the '04 Sugar Bowl.
Beating the Tigers puts a collective cork in the mouths of some of those louts. As a bonus, it also shuts up Les Miles.
OU vs. Florida
What's the only thing more obnoxious than an LSU fan in the presence of grain alcohol? A Florida fan/Florida reporter in the presence of Tim Tebow.
Tebow may be gone. But the stench from the great Hero Worshipping leading up to the '08 national championship lingers.
OU vs. USC
You have to admit there's something pretty cool about seeing Traveler, the Song Girls and Will Ferrell in person. Even better, for OU's purposes, would be taking advantage of the pit the NCAA just buried the Trojans in.
It wouldn't make up for the '05 Orange Bowl altogether, but would do for a start.
OU vs. Oregon
You have to admit there's something pretty cool about seeing the Oregon poms, the Oregon uniforms and Phil Knight in person. Still, the driving force of this game from an OU standpoint would be damage-repair from '06.
Can't you see Bob Stoops calling an onside kick on the opening kickoff?
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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