Tulsa World: BCS title game will give Stoops new name

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	Report Comment wreed22, (1/1/2009 8:02:22 AM) Happy New Year Mr.Picker!!! Oregon coach openly stated he would stop the run first. He did.Seemed to have worked with a mobil quarterback. I guess we could ask his doctor. Bob will do the same thing.You and I will be talking about it. Stoops will be doing it. By the way, I ordered Cal visors. I have an extra if you want one.Navy or Yellow background. You Pick.
	Report Comment Head Hog, (1/1/2009 8:35:58 AM) Before making picks, you need to know which teams are playing the game. Check out the Rose Bowl. I believe Penn State would be surprised to see that Ohio State is playing usc.
	Report Comment wreed22, (1/1/2009 9:09:12 AM) Note to The Head Hog:Sweet shot at the Picker. I can't believe I missed that. I am going to have coffee BEFORE I turn the computer on. Cal visor?
	Report Comment soonerbeach, Wichita (1/1/2009 9:48:04 AM) Congrats to Ohio State, the first team ever to play in two BCS games in the not in the same season but the same week! WOW. The picker said it so it has to be true!
	Report Comment ALPHA DAWG, (1/1/2009 9:49:55 AM) At least he picked USC....wonder who he would have picked if he knew who was playing?????
	Report Comment ALPHA DAWG, (1/1/2009 10:04:28 AM) My God there is a game on now! Gotta go with the team with Smelley and Succup in the game.....perfect pick!
	Report Comment Loki, Broken Arrow (1/1/2009 10:06:45 AM) This is why I double check my fly before leaving home. It's also why proofreaders and copy editors really wanted a safe room built in the World building.
	Report Comment soonerguy, Tulsa (1/1/2009 11:23:39 AM) A "ragtag mid-major" who was ranked higher than OU. Interesting how everybody forgets that. I have to root for the Big 12 (and in this case, Texas included) after Missouri failed to come to play, and OSU blew it - we need to prove that we are one of the best conference, so the top 3 in the Big 12 need to win!
	Report Comment Redjackk, Broken Arrow (1/1/2009 11:50:40 AM) Give the guy a break. What difference does it make who USC is playing? They'd beat anybody they would play in the Rose Bowl today by 13, except maybe Oregon State.
	Report Comment OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (1/1/2009 12:36:57 PM) Stoops name after this one will be OU Coach with 2 titles. This BCS will be pretty much like the 2000 bowl except OU will score another 60+ to set a new title for 5 straight games. Go Sooners.
	Report Comment Lana, (1/1/2009 4:20:26 PM) I get the distinct feeling that the pro OSU Tulsa World sees an OU victory and is trying to get in its last minute shots at Stoops and OU while they can.
	Report Comment 63Tackles, (1/1/2009 5:41:17 PM) There are "big" regular season games and "big" bowl games. Not all bowl games "big" games. Unless the bowl game is the BCS Championship game, it's interesting but unimportant. Coach Stoops is 1-2 in bowl games that count. If he beats Florida, he'll be 2-2. Exactly the same as Coach Switzer's record in bowl games that determined a National Championship. Speaking of Ohio State, Coach Tressel is also 1-2 in "big" bowl games. So according to the Tulsa World, I guess he's "Medium Game Jim."
	Report Comment 2curious, Tulsa, OK 74104 (1/1/2009 6:24:07 PM) Hey, Picker...nice job thus far on the New Year's Day games. You're .500. That kind of record might get to keep your job at OSU another year...
	Report Comment Sharkey Hammerhead, owasso (1/1/2009 8:29:49 PM) Its for fun reading to get everyone stirred up , thats good for the newspaper and The Picker...All that other stuff is ok , I mean picking the other bowls, My main concern is the Sooners and only the Sooners.. The game plan is to stop Tebow ,how Venables tries to do that only they Know.. If Balagon can play spy and everyone else just play solid Def, OU should win... Yes everyone who loves the Sooners should be rooting for Big 12 schools ,makes are conf. look that much Stronger, KU,Neb,Missouri,have already won and as a Sooner fan It`s going to be hard but I`m rooting for Texas to clobber Ohio State, Its all good for OU and the conf....My prediction is OU42-Gators28... Goooooooo Sooners
	Report Comment Bird1, Tulsa (1/2/2009 8:32:55 AM) Right On Sharkey. This is about the only time of the season that I root for Texas. The Big XII needs to prove we are the best conference in teh country. OSU fell on their faces, but the rest should do OK. I don't expect OU to hang a half hundred + 10 on Florida, but it wouldn't surprise me either. It seems all the big (so-called) sports writers expect Fl to to win, which is good. Just more fire for our Sooners Bellies. I like the Player's attitudes for this game. Can't wait for Thur.
	Report Comment love 918, (1/2/2009 10:25:53 AM) I've heard several OU fans call for Venables to leave. Why? It seems to me like he's an excellent defensive coach. What if he can hold Florida's offense to less than 35 points? Should he still be fired?
	Report Comment Dave in Houston, Houston (1/2/2009 10:36:05 AM) "BCS title game will give Stoops new name" Couldn't agree more. "Big Game Boob" it will be.
	Report Comment jopuluka, (1/2/2009 1:28:15 PM) The PIcker's record for the big bowl games over a three year period: 2005 USC over UT, 2006 OU over Boise, 2007 OU over W. Virg. 0 in 3 in big bowl picks. Maybe a name change is in order from The Picker to The Talker.
	Report Comment The Picker, Tulsa (1/2/2009 3:30:24 PM) Hey Punks and (and the occasional scholar): I missed the USC over P State game by one. Typical The odds on Stoops going to Denver? 99.666 to 1.33334 Breed: What's a Cal? But I would love the visor in yeller. Brent: You're half right.
	Report Comment The Picker, Tulsa (1/2/2009 3:33:57 PM) Jo the Puluka: We don't mind those who study our every move and mood. But get you stats right. You can miss the team but be on the right side of the point spread. This year, for example, I was the only one on the face of the planet earth to take Texas and the points over OU, thank you very little.
	Report Comment Fire The Politicians, (1/2/2009 11:58:02 PM) Picker Dude: The philosophy of stopping the run first is something that might have helped OSU and Texas Tech as they could not tackle a slow footed QB from Oregon and mediocre running backs from Ole Miss respectively.Don't look now but the Big 12 North went 3-0 in bowl games and the vaunted Big 12 South is 0-2. Tebow hardly qualifies as a "mobile" quarterback. Stopping the Florida run game and making Tebow beat the Sooners with the pass sounds like a sound game plan to me. With the drubbing Utah just put on Alabama, Florida's win over the Tide looks much less impressive.
	Report Comment Loki, Broken Arrow (1/3/2009 4:54:41 AM) Saturday. Just checked schedule. Not only do they intend to go through with the International Bowl, it's televised----in HD. Wreed: Anybody can get a visor from Cal. Wanna impress? Get one from his dog Spot.
	Report Comment UsernameTBD, (1/3/2009 8:04:36 AM) Picker, I hope your love affair with the SEC is beginning to sour. Utah crushed (and I do mean, CRUSHED) Alabama - utter humiliation. Much worse than Boise did to Oklahoma. Somehow I doubt you'll be talking about this thrashing 2 weeks from now, much less 2 years. Notice how slow Alabama's (vaunted SEC) D looked against Utah? Utah's offense is nowhere near as quick as Oklahoma's...see where I'm going with this?
	Report Comment The Picker, Tulsa (1/3/2009 3:10:30 PM) Who picked the huge upset of Mississippi outright over the Texas Tech Red Faders? Oh. What do you know. Right here. Then who picked another outright dog, Kentucky over Dr. Lou Jr.? Why. What do you know. The Picker, thank you very moderately. And then who picked Utah to stay within ten of absent-minded Bama? The hat trick students. Mayday: The Big 12 South defenses. Mayday. Mayday. Sooner defenders are at risk.
	Report Comment The Picker, Tulsa (1/3/2009 3:22:11 PM) Fire the crooks: Alabama was sleepwalking. But you're right, Utah won much more easily than did Florida. Bronco Tebow isn't that bad a thrower. Utah's dominance absolutely should give OU confidence. Stoops is a so-so favorite, but a dangerous dog. Utah is number one, plain and simple.

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