2curious, Tulsa, OK 74104 (9/11/2008 6:52:32 AM)

Dave...there you go...jumping on a two game bandwagon.

Let's look at things realistically. They still have Gundy as a coach...and they're still going to finish behind OU, Texas and (likely) Texas Tech...that pretty much puts the Pokes in the middle of the pack.

Talk to us after October 25.

Hard Harry, broken arrow (9/11/2008 7:51:34 AM)

2curious - You seem a little angry. You better hope your Gooners shore up the special teams before Bedlam. Perhaps this article should have been about how the Gooners always get beat down in their annual bowl debacle. Would that have made you happier?

Stick to posting on Gooner articles and leave the others alone.

snoop, (9/11/2008 8:08:57 AM)

OSU has been 2-0 for several years, the two teams they played are really bad, let's get into BIg XII and see before any predictions are made

pokeso6, (9/11/2008 8:21:21 AM)

I am so sick of the bandwagon OU fans, dissing OSU. Atleast the people who support OSU, support them in their good times and bad and most of the OSU fans are graduates, unlike the bandwagon people who probably didn't even graduate from high school, let alone go to OU!

guy, Tulsa (9/11/2008 8:25:37 AM)

Actually snoop, Houston is a pretty good team. Our defense was a little shaky but it will keep improving. Go Pokes! I love the Gooners comment!

Phred_53, Stillwater (9/11/2008 8:30:17 AM)

Snoop are you pretending that the two teams OU played were good? Even Washington is down from what it used to be. OU has not exactly played anyone either. Nor will they until the Big 12. Just take last year as an example Finally hit the road...got beat.

driftwood, tulsa (9/11/2008 9:17:20 AM)

i have revised my prediction for os? from 6-6 to maybe 7-5. the offense looks like it might be as good as last year's but their defense hasn't changed. always take the "over" with these guys.

OSUArthur, Fayetteville (9/11/2008 9:19:03 AM)

Maybe the media's logic is different from mine on this one, but I wouldn't have put OSU ahead of Tech because Tech did not lose their star receiver to graduation. Even though Dez showed promise, there was no way to predict that he would be able to do what he's done, even if it was against terrible teams(even though I really don't think Houston is terrible. Tulsa better be careful UH has a lot of talent on offense. That quarterback is good. He has phenomenal timing throwing between the lanes over the middle.). How would you even go about trying to replace Dantrelle Savage? We know now that Spud is Savage 2.0, but that wasn't apparent last year. Also, not apparent was how go Beau Johnson and Keith Toston would be. Either of those guys could transfer and start for Texas right now.

Anyways, OSU lost some huge games last year that if not for complete lack of depth on defense, they would have won. Depth on defense was at best unproven in the off-season with the fusion of JUCO players. You combine that with losing half of your offensive stars from the previous season and being best known for a starting then back-up quarterback that is leaving and trash talking your coach, how could you rate OSU anywhere but in the middle?

It certainly appeared that we had more to overcome than Tech this off-season and we still don't know how deep our defense really is. We haven't had to play them completely for a full game as of yet. I don't think we're going to be able to sit on a lead like we have been especially not against against Tech, Mizzou, and Texas. Even though I do think Tech and Mizzou are going to be shootouts. A&M's and Colorado's offenses at this point look so terrible that we might be able to just sit on the lead in those games and who knows what will happen in Bedlam at Stillwater.

Then we forget one major thing that as a fan that has followed them more than just the last few years I can never forget: This is OSU football who honestly can ever predict what we're going to do?

Rhymeister, Tulsa (9/11/2008 9:29:05 AM)

Dave, you are probably one of the guilty parties. Ok State still has some question marks inc a thus-far slow start from Zac Robinson. Yes, he recovered nicely but he still threw two picks which is not characteristic of his normal playing standard, and the defense.

Nontheless no one at this point should be doubting that the receiving corp is the best in the Big XII and Kendall Hunter is certainly worthy to be considered for some conference and nat'l honors but yes, the season is still young so let's see how it plays out...

Steff M, Claremore (9/11/2008 2:07:24 PM)

To Hard Harry (nice name by the way): at least we get there. To Arthur: nice book. To pokeso6: there's a certain quality some teams possess that causes them to gain many bandwagon fans. Having trouble figuring it out? Get you a dip of "Cope" and put that Ag-Econ degree earnin brain to work. You can do it. I've seen you guys all point in unison to indicate you got a 1st down and know which direction your team's going so I know you can handle that. Aren't you a man? Aren't you 40? I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with dinner. I'm picturing a guy firing his pistols in the air with joy. Whoa. I gotta stop that.

2curious, Tulsa, OK 74104 (9/11/2008 8:06:53 PM)

Hard Harry:

Again....talk to me after October 25

OSUArthur, Fayetteville (9/11/2008 8:21:44 PM)

Steff M.,

I'm thinking of a mascot that is an embarrassing symbol to the rest of the nation. I'm thinking of a mascot that represents a cheater and killing other civilized people and stealing land by finding government loopholes and breaking treaties. Oh that's right it's the SOONERS!

Also, last time I checked this was a college sport where the team was supposed to be tied to the university. I know that's amazing to most sooner fans, but people like me that had the chance to choose between the two and chose OSU do so frequently because we want to know that showing up to the game actually means we probably accomplished something.

Man those ag. econ. people must suck. Especially since many of them warned us against using ethanol for gas because it would increase food prices. Man, why would anyone listen to them.

MexiMike, tulsa (9/12/2008 8:52:34 AM)

Steff, first off, I cannot fathom how you can attempt (and trust me, it was nothing more than an attempt) to put down our mascot when you have horse pigs running around on your sideline. Who picks these mascots to represent your university? First Top Dawg and now this? But I gues it beats the alternative of having the depiction of a Sooner, by definition, out there.

Second, wow. Are you still using the Gundy "rant" quotes as the punchline for your comedic argument? Oh, what quick witt! People should have to pay to read the vast originality you put on display. Quit your day job immediately. You need to give MAD magazine a call. I'm sure they are always looking for a writer of your caliber.

ancel, (9/12/2008 10:15:02 AM)

Gee Stef wasn't it a bandwagon sooner fan that severely beat a Texas man just because he had a Texas shirt on. That's really something to be proud of. Also, I know an Ag Economist, Accountant, CPA that's in Mensa, are you?

Steff M, Claremore (9/12/2008 1:40:38 PM)

You people are great. You're always more worried about OU fans and our opinion of you than about the state of your team. And it shows. As long as you get that 1 win against us every 7 or 8 years you're happy with going 6-6 and being in the "no one's watching but you bowl". And yes, Gundy's tirade is still funny and will be for a long time. That's why Jim Rome among others continually bring it back up. It's called humor. You guys take yourselves way to seriously. I guess I'd probably be a little edgy and self-defensive too if I had to root for a team that sucked AND had to wear orange gear while doing it. Maybe T Bone Sickens' money will pay off for you someday but I doubt it. And no, ancel, I'm in Claremore but I heard Mensa is nice this time of year. Isn't that in southern Mexico Mike? Where they have the annual "Running of the Horse-Pigs" and spell wit with 2 t's. Definitely keep your day job Mike. I'd hate to see all those overgrown yards around town. Oh yeah, Arthur, Greenpeace called: You're In! Don't worry though, Obama was going to lose even with your help.

Acer, (9/12/2008 3:07:18 PM)

Steff:
I quit reading your last comment after you referenced Jim Rome. That alone takes any credibility you may have had away. The sense of entitlement that OU fans have is overwhelmingly sickening only because most of you are from the same state as the rest of us and because due to all the bandwagoners OU has, you cant go anywhere without hearing a OU fan screeching like a bunch of test lab spider monkeys(which is ironic but I wont go there). When I think of the loudest buffoons in sports OU fans are right up there with Yankee fans and that can never be a good thing.

FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (9/13/2008 8:28:32 AM)

Steff is a textbook example of the typical OU fan. I'm glad we get to observe her outside of her natural environment.

Steff M, Claremore (9/13/2008 1:38:29 PM)

Nice Acer. You sound like someone who wouldn't like Romey. A typical fan who really doesn't know about or understand what it means to be passionate about sports. Probably never played anything after 4th grade except maybe clarinet or if you did you probably weren't very good. Ditto for FIRE GUNDY but he sounds more like a flautist. You just went to that school and there was nothing else to do on Saturdays in Stillwater so you got in the habit of being disappointed on weekends in the fall. It's cool. I'd be willing to bet you wear a Royals or Rangers hat around occasionally yet know very little about baseball. You just like rooting for the underdog because it's so shocking and exciting when they occasionally pull off an upset. Me, I decided when I was about ten that losing was no fun. "America loves a winner and will not tolerate a loser." George C. Scott from "Patton". Rent it. Watch it. Learn it. Go Yanks and Boomer Sooner baby. (I can't wait to see the moronic Yankee insults that are sure to follow)

FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (9/14/2008 8:51:39 AM)

SM- your comments continue to prove our point.......

Steff M, Claremore (9/14/2008 10:37:34 AM)

I didn't really notice you making a point Fire Gundy. And what's up with that name? Are you not a true OSU fan? Did you refuse to drink the orange kool-aid? I thought OSU fans supported their team through good times and bad? You're probably hoping they'll re-hire Les "Watch me put my foot in my mouth and wear my hat like a moron" Miles. I'll just keep puttin bait on the trot line and checkin back every few days. As the great Jim Rome says, "React to me!".

FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (9/14/2008 11:31:08 AM)

The point is people like you give all OU fans a bad name, and no, obviously I haven't drank the KoolAid as you can tell by my name.

Why are you posting here? I don't get what you are trying accomplish other than to antagonize people. Most real footbal fans like friendly rivalry and laughable banter, but you just sound foolish.

Steff M, Claremore (9/15/2008 2:33:19 PM)

I guess you didn't read the first postings on this article. Go to the top and check them out and then maybe you can figure out why I jumped in to give you poke fans some crap. I'll give people back what they're giving as long as they wish. And this friendly banter is extremely laughable to me. Sounds like you don't have a great sense of humor and are apparently very easily offended and take things way too seriously. Tell all the kinder, gentler, warm fuzzy people in "Rated G Land" hi for me. (I hope you don't feel I'm trying to further antagonize you FG, I'm just poking a little fun at you. Relaaaaax.)