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	Report Comment Graybeard, Tulsa (12/23/2008 6:36:25 AM) This kid is good! Persistence with patience pays off. I recall that the prognosticators before the 2000 National Championship game were picking FSU.....all of them...to win easily. Chris Weinke was THE quarterback of future NFL fame that year. OU quietly whomped the Seminoles and took home the crystal for the Title. Same thing this year....nobody is picking OU to win the game. All the hype is on the Gators, Tebo and Meyer. Maybe Moses, Chris, that big front line and Sam, along with a stellar effort by the defense, can bring another crystal trophy home to Norman, just like in 2000.
	Report Comment lovethemsooners, Fayetteville (12/23/2008 7:17:46 AM) Madu been catching balls out of the backfield for 2 years now easy. He just hasn't had as much of a chance to show what he can do because he's buried on our incredibly deep depth chart(anyone heard of Jermie Calhoun?). I'm quite sure that Florida doesn't have ALL the 411 on Madu, and they might be surprised.......you're right graybeard, this think is setting up real nicely for us.
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (12/23/2008 7:30:45 AM) Depth is a wonderful thing. Just wish we had more of it on "D". All in all, even with our injuries, I think our 2008 Sooner "D" is still enough to handle FU. Tim said he wanted a chance to go against a Big XII defense. Be careful about what you wish for because you just might get it. Tim and the FU Offense are good and will score on us, but I don't think the are as good as they think they are. I'm not sure we can hang another half hundred + 10 on these guys, but it won't surprise me if we do. Boomer Sooner!
	Report Comment cs, (12/23/2008 7:34:05 AM) I will give up Christmas and floss my teeth every night if OU can win.
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (12/23/2008 7:41:50 AM) I've been reading the syndicated writers (NBC Sports, ESPN, etc.) and how Tim is the best player in the country and how he will beat our Sooner defense. Doesn't do any good, but I still write in and point out Sam won the Heisman, O'Brian and AP as well as other Sooner points. I always end by telling them to keep on supporting Tim & the Gators. It just feeds the Sooner Fire. Even tough I'm a Sooner fan, I'm even rooting for Texas because I want the Big XII teams to not only dominate the Bowls, but to SWEEP them as well. This will show the so-called experts what we have been facing all season long. I don't even want them to use garlic or salt with their CROW.
	Report Comment love 918, (12/23/2008 8:18:46 AM) The Big 12 will NOT sweep their bowl games. The Big 12 has a losing record in bowl games over the last 5 years. Yes, they have lost more than they won. My wife went to a Big 12 school. She doesn't watch alot of football, but she offers me this question each year..."Why does everyone claim that the Big 12 is so good at football, but every year they lose so many bowl games?"
	Report Comment pat, Kiefer (12/23/2008 8:33:32 AM) love 918...thank you for the fuel!
	Report Comment Dave in Houston, Houston (12/23/2008 9:07:49 AM) Pat...not fuel...FACT. The Big XII is the best paper conference in the nation. The SEC (and PAC 10 unfortunately) proves it every bowl season. This year could look really bad for the Big XII if Texas and Tech don't win. Predictions: Florida def. Oklahoma Texas def. Ohio St Texas Tech def. Ole Miss Oregon def. Okla St Mizzou def. Northwestern Nebraska def. Clemson Minnesota def. Kansas
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (12/23/2008 9:16:36 AM) 918 - Wanna Bet?
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (12/23/2008 9:19:45 AM) By the way. These are different players. It would not be wise to throw this game out the window because these guys are Fast, Talented, Focused and have a Chip on their Shoulders. My $ is on the Sooners.
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (12/23/2008 9:21:45 AM) When I checked this morning, the spread was FU by 1.7. Not a whole lot of confidence in FU by the professional Bookies.
	Report Comment JoJo, (12/23/2008 9:57:30 AM) As an OSU grad and fan of both OSU/OU, it's time for alittle payback to Oregon. OU fans can thanks OSU after the ducks are shotgunned.
	Report Comment Graybeard, Tulsa (12/23/2008 10:23:18 AM) Dave in Houston obviously bleeds burnt orange. I'm pulling for all those Texas-based teams to win their bowl games....especially the Longhorns. Hopefully Colt will come back next year and Sam will prefer OU to the Detroit Lions and they can battle again in October. GO BIG RED!
	Report Comment tulsaOUfan, Tulsa (12/23/2008 10:44:47 AM) Boomer Sooner
	Report Comment Perry, Sand Springs (12/23/2008 10:54:00 AM) You poke fans are amazing. Come back and talk trash when pokie state has gone to a BCS bowl. Or for that matter won the Big 12, or even the Big 12 south division, or even tied for something. It's pretty sad when you have to let some other team do your talking for you.
	Report Comment Dave in Houston, Houston (12/23/2008 11:21:05 AM) Perry...Thanks for clarifying that OU does the talking on our behalf. At least we know who to blame when we're described as illiterate rednecks. Walmart OU fans...they go to the same bag of tricks every time.
	Report Comment Paula, Midtown (12/23/2008 11:26:39 AM) So, ummm, remind me again how many championships do the pokes have again? Oh, yeah, a big fat ZERO! Come back when you're ready to play with the big boys. Maybe your great-grandchildren will be able to talk. See ya!
	Report Comment jdow59, (12/23/2008 11:45:50 AM) Hey Dave in Houston - Your high colonic is ready for you. As it is obvious that you are full of Texas!
	Report Comment Graybeard, Tulsa (12/23/2008 2:09:39 PM) C'mon, ya'll, it's Christmas! Throw away all the intra-state rivalry and pull for the Sooners and the Cowboys. Both teams have much to be proud of and deserve our support, regardless of where our hearts are. Every bowl game a Big 12 team wins just proves that the opposing conference team is theoretically weaker. So stop the bickering until next year, ya heah?
	Report Comment pat, Kiefer (12/23/2008 3:28:05 PM) newshoundintulsa...I have OU season tickets!! I even supported my team in several away games. Heck, I bought OSU season tickets and went to every OSU home game, as well! How many games did you attend? Fact of the matter is...OSU does not have a single football national championship whether Paula went to any of the games or not.
	Report Comment love 918, (12/23/2008 4:10:17 PM) Bird1, what are we betting about? I think the Big 12 should have every right to claim themselves as a top conference, but every recent year has been a huge disappointment. Especially disappointing has been the OU sooners. I hope OU and the rest of the Big 12 step up their game and make a statement to college football. The SEC-Big 12 argument used to be fun because both conferences were so great and deserving of the "top conference" title. But lately, the Big 12 has fallen back with the rest of the pack and left the SEC as the clear leader.

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