http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.Keeping with the Big 12 vs. SEC theme of the week, I found something pretty cool from a year ago, when the two conferences announced their Champions Bowl alliance beginning in 2014. The gang ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/A_computer_played_Big_12_vs_SEC_Champions_Bowls_covering/20378?subj=12Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:07 CDTWe're still more than a year and a half from the first College Football Playoff, and the first CFP selection committee, and already storm clouds gather. Bob Stoops can see 'em. 'There's an ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Stoops_is_right_Finding_CFP_selection_committee_members/20360?subj=12Wed, 15 May 2013 07:58:08 CDTKendal Thompson's public intoxication arrest last week was embarrassing. It was a little disconcerting. You have to be pretty drunk to, as the police report stated, have trouble completing sentences and ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Now_would_be_a_good_time_for_Kendal_Thompson_to_learn/20310?subj=12Mon, 13 May 2013 07:22:50 CDTIt was only a matter of time before SEC coaches responded to Bob Stoops' 'propaganda' dig at their conference. Well, it's happening. Florida's Will Muschamp, according to the Palm Beach Post: ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Saban_Muschamp_respond_to_Stoops_SEC_comments/20283?subj=12Fri, 10 May 2013 08:25:43 CDTBob Stoops took some cuts at the SEC the other night when he said: 'They've had the best team in college football. They haven't had the best conference. Because, again, half of them haven't done much at ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Stoops_got_in_a_few_jabs_at_the_SEC_but_he_cant_win/20243?subj=12Wed, 08 May 2013 10:01:00 CDTBob Stoops’ appearance at the Sooner Caravan drew a lot of second glances on Monday night. The Oklahoma coach had stitches on his right cheek. It was the result of a growth removed during a ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Stoops_stitches_from_minor_medical_procedure/20228?subj=12Tue, 07 May 2013 12:14:00 CDTYou no doubt have heard what NFL quarterback-turned-ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer thinks of Oklahoma's offense. 'A joke.' 'Spitball.' With 'brutal' playcalling. He also doesn't seem to care for the Sooners' ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Heupel_responds_to_Dilfers_takedown/20195?subj=12Mon, 06 May 2013 06:54:50 CDTFirst, Oklahoma wide receiver Kameel Jackson was scheduled to return to Owen Field in 2013. That didn't work out. So now the plan is to come back in 2014 as a member of the Tennessee Volunteers, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Kameel_Jackson_might_make_it_back_to_OU_after_all_as/20147?subj=12Thu, 02 May 2013 07:48:00 CDTIt figured that Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson wasn't going near the first round of last weekend's NFL draft. But not going anywhere at all? How did that happen? I asked Mel Kiper that question. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/What_happened_to_Tony_Jefferson_Kiper_explains/20127?subj=12Wed, 01 May 2013 08:53:42 CDTTony Jefferson’s voice sounded somber on Monday, as if he was still stunned by not being selected in the NFL Draft. Jefferson has found a home — the Arizona Cardinals invited him to camp as ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Undrafted_Jefferson_has_humongous_chip_on_both_shoulders/20094?subj=12Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:29:00 CDTSo the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Landry Jones. The one pro sports team I love unhealthily drafted the quarterback off the college team I make a living typing about. I think I can offer some ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/For_Landry_Jones_to_succeed_as_a_Steeler_hell_have/20073?subj=12Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:31:59 CDTBob Bowlsby spent this week helping power brokers pick the six bowls that will stage the College Football Playoff beginning in 2014. Now that that's done -- it's the Orange, Sugar, Rose, Cotton, Fiesta ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Need_some_help_with_the_Big_12_bowl_lineup_Mr_Commissioner/20029?subj=12Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:31:00 CDTOklahoma coaches are scouring the country right now, looking to bolster their 2014 recruiting class. It includes four commitments currently. Three of the four are four-star prospects – Edmond Santa Fe ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/New_assistants_trying_to_help_OU_make_up_ground_on/19984?subj=12Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:45:40 CDTWe finished last week with the NFL draft stock of Lane Johnson and Landry Jones. But what about Tony Jefferson and Kenny Stills? Good place to start this week. Take it away, Todd McShay......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Are_Jefferson_and_Stills_really_day_three_draft_picks/19963?subj=12Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:12:44 CDTMike Mayock, draft guru for the NFL Network, sent Oklahoma's Lane Johnson and Landry Jones in two entirely different directions Thursday, one week from the actual draft. First, the good stuff. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Lane_Johnson_Landry_Jones_headed_in_opposite_directions/19937?subj=12Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:03:36 CDTA few leftovers that didn't make it into my Tress Way ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Tress_Way_explains_why_he_recently_went_to_prison/19922?subj=12Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:00:00 CDTDallis Todd’s phone call has been hit hard with text messages and phone calls over the past 24 hours. That happens when you are one of the country’s top wide receiver recruits and finalize your ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Five_questions_with_OU_commit_Dallis_Todd/19896?subj=12Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:08:00 CDTTo be honest, I highly doubt many Oklahoma football players even knew there was a WNBA franchise in Tulsa before Monday night. They sure knew about Skylar Diggins, though. Now Shock ticket ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Thanks_to_Diggins_the_Shocks_newest_fans_also_play/19875?subj=12Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:09:13 CDTRoy Finch is at it again. The shiftiest, most dazzling player on the Oklahoma roster, got loose at Saturday's Red/White Game. He turned a short catch into a 49-yard play-of-the-day touchdown. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Now_comes_the_hard_part_for_OUs_Finch/19864?subj=12Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:26:47 CDTDon’t expect to see much of playmakers like Aaron Colvin or Trey Millard in Saturday’s Spring Game at Oklahoma. In fact, there’s a good chance neither will see the field. OU coach Bob Stoops ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Big_names_turned_spectators_in_OU_Spring_Game/19849?subj=12Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:03:57 CDTBob Stoops made some sense when he told The Sporting News' Matt Hayes: 'I don't get why people say these guys (players) don't get paid. It's simple, they are paid quite often, quite a bit and quite handsomely.'...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Two_mistakes_sabotaged_Stoops_stand_against_paying/19824?subj=12Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:29:20 CDTThe Sporting News headline alone lit a fuse for Wednesday’s Twitter topic of the day. “Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops on paying stipends: Players get plenty already” In ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Stoops_gives_his_two_cents_on_paying_stipends_to_players/19813?subj=12Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:35:00 CDTThe latest bit of proof that it's an SEC college football world, and the rest of us are just renting space in it... Here's the conference breakdown of 10 NFL draft mock first rounds: ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_Big_12_is_no_SEC_assembly_line_of_NFL_talent_but/19790?subj=12Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:27:51 CDTI got around to Kenny Stills' 'Dream Chasers' video on Yahoo! over the weekend. The most interesting bit was at the end, when Stills talked about why left Oklahoma a year early to turn pro: 'More ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/A_new_perspective_on_and_appreciation_for_Kenny_Stills/19777?subj=12Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:32:00 CDTI've heard Bob Stoops voice his appreciation for OU president David Boren and athletic director Joe Castiglione many times over the years. I'm not sure he has ever put it quite like this, however: ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Stoops_Boren_Castiglione_are_OUs_street_fighting_men/19750?subj=12Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:04:36 CDTJosh Heupel addressed Oklahoma's quarterback race after practice Tuesday night. Figured you might be interested in what he had to say... On Blake Bell, Kendal Thompson and Trevor Knight at last ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Heupel_hoping_an_OU_QB_emerges_this_spring_but_it_hasnt/19715?subj=12Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:10:29 CDTPostscript to the Oklahoma football coaches raises from last week... Josh Heupel's bump was substantial – from $350,000 to $550,000 annually – but still not enough to put him among the highest-paid ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Heupel_got_paid_but_not_like_one_of_college_footballs/19699?subj=12Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:58:02 CDTBlake Bell has the game experience, and the most time in Oklahoma's system. He's also 6-6, 263 pounds with pretty fair moves for a dude his size, assuming the Sooners really are implementing more quarterback ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Forgot_about_OU_QB_Kendal_Thompson_Its_time_to_remember/19683?subj=12Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:33:07 CDTOklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops was pleased with Wednesday’s practice, which was the sixth of 15 workouts during the spring football season. “It’s been a good spring so far. I think ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/OU_practice_tidbits_Ndulue_moves_inside_d_line_will/19638?subj=12Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:40:19 CDTNORMAN - Oklahoma practiced for the first time on Monday after taking the week off for spring break. “You are relaxing and enjoying being away from football,” Oklahoma wide receiver Durron ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Ikards_injury_running_QBs_and_will_there_be_more_use/19606?subj=12Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:08:00 CDTPHILADELPHIA -- When Amath M'Baye decided to leave Wyoming two years ago, it didn't just get Lon Kruger's attention. It got Steve Fisher's. 'I remember a terrific athlete,' said Fisher, San ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/San_Diego_State_wanted_MBaye_but_OU_got_him_Now_can/19560?subj=12Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:03:00 CDTLon Kruger and Steve Fisher coach against each other in Friday's NCAA first round in Philadelphia. You get the feeling they'd rather sit across a table from each other and chat for two hours. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Old_pros_Kruger_Fisher_also_old_friends/19526?subj=12Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:51:07 CDTQuestions I might ask while killing time around the other seven teams at Oklahoma's NCAA regional site later this week... To Duke assistant Jeff Capel: So... heard from Tiny Gallon lately?...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Wonder_if_Jeff_Capel_and_Tiny_Gallon_exchange_Christmas/19511?subj=12Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:34:10 CDTUtah State head coach Matt Wells remembers that special day when Steve Davis presented him an all-state award following his 1991 high school football season. Two of the best quarterbacks in ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Steve_Davis_Sallisaws_hometown_hero/19498?subj=12Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:41:34 CDTYou see the picture inside our NCAA Tournament section this morning? The one with Steven Pledger and Andrew Fitzgerald celebrating the announcement Oklahoma was in? That should probably go on ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/It_took_four_years_but_payoff_finally_arrived_for_OUs/19497?subj=12Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:33:30 CDTSo are the Oklahoma Sooners in or out the morning after their Big 12 quarterfinal elimination? Let's check with our pals in the bracketology lab... Jerry Palm, CBSSports.com: In Palm ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Says_here_the_Sooners_are_still_dancing_despite_their/19475?subj=12Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:40:00 CDTIs Trey Millard the most talented Oklahoma offensive football player to get the least amount of touches since Keith Jackson? Good things always happened when Jackson (1984-87) had the ball. ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/What_do_Trey_Millard_and_Keith_Jackson_have_in_common/19464?subj=12Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:00:53 CDTSamaje Perine attended Oklahoma’s football practice on Tuesday afternoon. The Pfugerville (Texas) Hendrickson running back laughed when asked if the Sooners’ Harlem Shake post-practice performance ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Q_and_A_with_new_OU_commit_Samaje_Perine/19456?subj=12Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:27:00 CDTKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma has two givens heading into Thursday's Big 12 quarterfinal against Iowa State – Lon Kruger and Romero Osby. We know the Sooners will be well-prepared to face the Cyclones, just ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/OUs_keys_in_KC_Pledger_MBaye_and_Grooms/19444?subj=12Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:40:03 CDTThe first indication it wasn’t a normal Tuesday was when Trey Millard entered the Adrian Peterson Team Meeting Room wearing a gorilla suit under his No. 33 jersey. Yes, the Oklahoma Sooners ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Sooners_do_the_Harlem_Shake/19441?subj=12Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:17:00 CDTGetting a head start is usually a positive for anything in life. That is the case for punter Jed Barnett, wide receiver Dannon Cavil and defensive back Ahmad Thomas, who enrolled at Oklahoma ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Early_start_benefiting_Barnett_Cavil_and_Thomas/19431?subj=12Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:03:00 CDTHere's the All-Big 12 ballot I turned into the Associated Press… First Team Jeff Withey, Kansas Romero Osby, Oklahoma Rodney McGruder, Kansas State Marcus Smart, Oklahoma ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Smart_Weber_Osby_top_my_All_Big_12_ballot/19411?subj=12Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:22:59 CDTThe Big 12 Conference announced that Oklahoma’s game at Baylor has been moved up two days to Thursday, Nov. 7. It’s a non-traditional weekday game that the league is contractually obligated ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Will_OU_play_a_future_Thursday_night_home_game_Dont/19386?subj=12Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:39:00 CDTLast Jan. 9, Wisconsin head man Gary Andersen hired Jay Boulware to coach Badger tight ends and special teams. Boulware lasted about six weeks, before a call from Oklahoma had him moving again, and doing ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/New_OU_assistant_Boulware_cools_heat_he_has_caught/19373?subj=12Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:02:43 CDTDid last week's loss at Texas cost Oklahoma a place in the NCAA tournament? No. As long as the Sooners take care of business tonight against West Virginia and Saturday TCU, they're fine. They're playing ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Maybe_Texas_did_the_Sooners_a_favor/19354?subj=12Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:20:13 CDTBrian Bosworth, Randy Hughes and Rod Shoate are among 77 players and five coaches on the 2013 Ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2013 Class will be introduced in ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Bosworth_Hughes_Shoate_on_College_Football_Hall_of/19342?subj=12Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:37:12 CDTThe doctors, trainers and coaches declared Buddy Hield would miss 'four to six weeks' after Oklahoma's freshman guard broke a bone in his foot against TCU Feb. 11. Hield underwent surgery, reported to ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Buddy_Hield_gets_back_to_work/19333?subj=12Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:57:29 CDTI owe today's blog to 'Mike in Norman,' an astute college football fan who recently emailed SI.com ace Stewart Mandel something startling: Oklahoma's sudden underachievement in terms of poll position....http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_proof_is_in_the_polls_OUs_new_coaches_must_reinvigorate/19310?subj=12Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:10:56 CDTAs scrutinized as Amath M'Baye's 'Horns Down' taunt has become, it's only fair he be given a chance to address the subject. Here was the exchange between M'Baye and beat writers following Oklahoma's practice ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/OUs_MBaye_addresses_his_Horns_Down_taunt/19280?subj=12Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:33:00 CDTAUSTIN, Texas – Amath M'Baye leaves this city with the weight of Sooner Nation on his shoulders. There's no escaping that. His 'Horns Down' moment here at the Erwin Center was the convenient flashpoint ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/The_Sooners_had_their_Titanic_moment_at_Texas_How_the/19256?subj=12Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:26:53 CDT