pat, Kiefer (11/4/2009 8:19:11 AM)

gba...stands for going back to alabama...see ya! don't let the door hit you in the hiney.
Go get em boys! BOOMER!

eglkeeper, Hooterville (11/4/2009 7:40:57 PM)

Steff M-

You continue to win the hearts and minds with your forays into the sports world. Good attempt at a recovery none the less but no star...

Seee Yaaahhh-

lovethemsooners, Fayetteville (11/4/2009 9:24:30 AM)

Nice post bugman! Storied rivalry indeed, with many many stories to tell.

DieHardSoonerFan82, Out in the sticks (11/4/2009 8:24:14 AM)

that is awasome bringing some of the greatest players back for one of the greatest rivalries in the nation. I love watching this game it will be a good one. No matter how bad the 2 teams are it still needs to be reconized as one of the greatest rivalries in NCAA football history. Sooners win big 34 17

BOOMER SOONER

DieHardSoonerFan82, Out in the sticks (11/4/2009 9:09:22 AM)

wow hvj great story i bet that game was a good one to watch. I would have loved to seen coach Wilkinson coach i have been a sooner fan for years and loving hearing stories from back in the day.

BOOMER SOONER

The Bug, Tulsa (11/4/2009 6:42:33 AM)

Football fans care, gba.
As a Nebraska grad and life long Husker fan I long for the days that OU and NU slug it out at seasons end to see who represents the conference. Husker fans have always held a love hate relationship with the Sooners.
I remember when OU came to Lincoln one season. Nebraska was ranked #1, Oklahoma #2 and that blasted Sooner magic upturned our Championship game hopes. As upset as we were, we still invited a group of Sooner fans back to our fraternity house for post game revelry. Mutual RESPECT added to the atmosphere.
Years later I was at the game again enjoying a buddy's skybox in Lincoln. Without warning, inexplicably, into the skybox wanders Coach Switzer. Every one of us, Husker fans, simply said, "Hey, coach". He sampled some of our potluck, mingled for a while and wandered off. How many schools would allow a former "hated" rival coach to have such liberty that he could go any place he pleased within the Husker facilities?
Things like that are just a couple of examples why I miss the days of the Both Big Reds Running the conference.
GO BIG RED!! (scarlet red, that is)

HVJ, (11/4/2009 8:37:20 AM)

Dave mentions the Nov. 21, 1961 game in Lincoln. I was standing on the OU 50 yd. sideline at the end of the game. Bud Wilkinson, wearing a fedora and long gray top coat, met Bill Jennings, whom he intensely disliked, at mid-field for a handshake. No words were spoken, no apparent eye contact, and both immediately turned away. Heading southeast Wilkinson broke into a jog pumping his fists in the air. Head down, Jennings briskly walked away north, he was fired the next day. Soon thereafter Bob Devaney came on board.

DanDDiver, Vail, CO (11/4/2009 9:40:39 AM)

The big difference here is that Nebraska fans are considered some of the nation's most intelligent and gracious.

OU's are not.

"OU fans could rightfully contend the Sooners would be 8-0 if Bradford (shoulder) and tight end Jermaine Gresham (knee) weren't lost for the season. And, despite the loss of the two All-Americans, they're only five points from being undefeated."

OU was behind BYU with Bradford still in the game and healthy. That arguement is a perfect example of OU fan's unrealistic excuses for another big swoon.

OU had a new line coming in, but then again, I thought OU just reloaded.
What happened to all of the Top 10 recruiting classes?
Is it coaching?

Well, Swooner fans do love to lay blame on someone or something. There's always a plutora of excuses.

This story is nothing more than a wishful memory of what used to be.
It's history.
Nothing more.

Unbiasedfan0315, (11/4/2009 8:49:14 AM)

OU will likely win this game, because Nebraska has fallen even more than OU, but this article does a good job in showing how dynasties in football, or any other sport for that matter, don't last forever. Remember when the Royals were the big nemesis of the Yankees in the late 70's and in the 80's? Remember the Miami Dolphins in the 70's? It is refreshing to see other teams beating the pants off of OU. OU fans will try to say that they have lost their 3 games by very few points, but we all know that if UT was losing with embarrassment like OU, the OU fans would pour it on them --- right? OU will be back with their swagger, but probably more prematurely than the swagger is earned.

Unbiasedfan0315, (11/4/2009 10:39:54 AM)

Steff, I'd like to make sure the intent of your comment. Are you merely wanting to make fun of Dan, or are you wanting to make a positive and constructive comment about OU? I hope I didn't spell any words incorrectly.

Unbiasedfan0315, (11/4/2009 11:49:36 AM)

Good clarification. Crap-givin is a good thing, even if it's not spelled correctly :-) I like your style!

oldnorthroad, (11/5/2009 10:46:42 AM)

Most universities would love to have a rivalry this good. Do not let a few down years cloud your judgment, folks.

tvlsetawla, Tulsa (11/4/2009 8:57:47 AM)

get over it! both BIG REDS sux! GO HORNS BABY!

JR, (11/4/2009 9:24:36 AM)

OUvsNEB. changed when the BIG8 Vanished........... Boomer Sooner!!

Steff M, Claremore (11/4/2009 10:18:41 AM)

You just wish your school HAD a history that mattered to anyone outside Stoolwater, DDD. And speaking of excuses, are you still trying to blame the refs for that thumping you guys received last weekend? Just out of curiosity, how many sq. ft. you got there in Vail? Must have a really good job or a nice trust fund. I'm guessing it's the latter since you chose to use the word "plutora", which is not a word. I think you meant to use the word "plethora", didn't you? You'd probably make the "excuse" that it was a typo if you hadn't misspelled it so badly.

Steff M, Claremore (11/4/2009 11:46:03 AM)

Looks like you did okay with your spelling, unbiased. You get a star. And yes, the intent of my comment WAS just merely wanting to make fun of Dan. Was there something about it that caused you to think otherwise? Sometimes I make positive and constructive comments about certain subjects (like your previous post that was verrrrry positive and constructive) and sometimes I just give people (usually OSWho or Texas fans) back the crap that they throw. This was one of those crap-givin times. Check around on some of the other articles, though, because I think I've made some positive and constructive ones recently.

Steff M, Claremore (11/5/2009 11:07:58 AM)

That was slang, unbiased. See, a slang word is....never mind, you probably wouldn't understand.

No star, egl? I'll try harder next time.

Hey gba, we try to quit "whinning" but we're just too good.

chicagohusker, (11/4/2009 5:45:29 PM)

OU will win by 4 TD's probably on NU turnovers.
I do think our Husker defense will be good but we are at least 2 years away from a functional offense.
At least BO got our defense on track but give him a couple years for the offense then we can be competitive.
But the game Sat. will see a Sooner victory.

OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (11/4/2009 2:56:23 PM)

I'm with the Bug. OU/Nebraska has been a great series of two outstanding schools. Switzer was right when he said "We bring out the best in each other." OU/Texas is a good substitute and if the Aggies keep improving that series could be good too.
I would like to see the big XII be more competitive. I would like to see all the Big XII game be tough. That would better prepare the Sooners for bowl games.
OSU has had several very good coaches which left them for "better" opportunities. Gundy is a good coach but he is still learning. I hpoe OSU has the sense to stick with him.
I believe the better the compition is the better OU will be on the national stage.
Keep up the good work BOB. Go Sooners

TMS, (11/5/2009 9:18:59 AM)

Yep, two has beens. I have to agree that the Nebraska fans are more humane.

ChicagoSooner, (11/4/2009 2:10:04 PM)

Not sure who said it but the loss of Gresham was bigger than losing Bradford...at least imo. Gresham caught about 70 passes last year and he loosened up the opposing defenses big time. I'd be surprised if OU's current tight ends have caught more than 10 passes this year.

HunterOU, (11/5/2009 6:32:46 PM)

Danddiver: Look OU has not "fallen." Has USC fallen? Las Vegas rates both teams in the top five! Sorry injuries can be used as a legtimate excuse just ask the Patriots without Brady!

AtlantaSooner, Atlanta (11/6/2009 5:59:23 PM)

OU/Nebraska was an annual event that made Thanksgiving even greater. Ending it was a bad idea!

This is a big game this year. If Sitter and some can't see that, they're missing the big picture. Some games are about the teams, not the records. OU/OSU is big every year. OU/Texas is big every year. OU/Nebraska is huge anytime we play!

SoonerDutch, (11/4/2009 1:59:51 PM)

Dear Unbiasedfan,
Please actually check your facts before writing. OU only trailed BYU for the remaining 3:03 of the game. Bradford was hurt in the second quarter, with OU in position to regain the lead (which they did on the following play.

I as well as every other OU fan admit that the offensive line was unprepared and that responsibility lies with the coaches. But that doesn't change the fact that with Gresham and Bradford healthy, we are 8-0, ranked #1, and cruising to Pasadena for a matchup against a (weaker) Florida or Alabama team.

Not only do you completely ignore the Gresham injury, which was in some ways more significant than Bradford's, but you do fail to take into account the loss of a defending HEISMAN winner on a offense. Considering the game came down to the last drive, having a HEISMAN winner in your backfield would probably mean a few extra yards, a closer kick, and a victory over BYU.

Regardless of your bias, OU is still a top five program, will be the favorite to win the Big 12 next season and quite possibly play for a national title.

gba, (11/4/2009 5:25:40 AM)

does any one really care ???