Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 1:31:28 PM)

So.....we just don't know. This is killing me!!!!!

BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bullhead, Nicut (1/13/2009 1:39:11 PM)

Did Sammy's dad just tell us his son is going pro?

“It’ll be his call and his time,” Kent Bradford said. “How he and Josh and Stoops and Mossman and all those guys handle it, I don’t know.”

Bullhead, Nicut (1/13/2009 1:40:24 PM)

oh, and btw, if Sam goes pro, let's just hope the Lions (0-16) don't get him in the first pick.

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 1:40:52 PM)

Thought about that Bullhead. Especially brining in Mossman. HOWEVER, if he stays, they will want to handle it, media wise, with flair as well.

theboys, (1/13/2009 1:55:24 PM)

I read it as he's going pro. Why would he need to "get comfortable" with staying at OU?

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:01:48 PM)

True theboys, but cant you also read that Sam's Dad was defending the rating system which was saying that Sam was not rated as high as many thought and therefore, he was trying to diffuse the possible reason that Sam might be staying?

Marguerite, The world is my home... (1/13/2009 2:02:54 PM)

He could be just as easily trying to get comfortable with the idea of not having making millions of dollars next year. Geez, who'd want to go to Detroit, anyway? My guess is that he'll stay. Maybe they can plan an announcement as theatrical as the one St. Tebow did when he decided to stay.

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:05:06 PM)

I say we fly a banner over Austin, if he stays, that says SAM IS STAYING.....SEE YOU IN OCTOBER.

guy, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:18:03 PM)

He needs to come out and say don't pick me and if you pick me trade. That's what Eli "is terrible" Manning said.

crybaby stoops, (1/13/2009 2:19:33 PM)

Honestly, who really cares if he stays? So he can get disappointed a couple more years of being beat down in big games i guess. Sooner Loosers... please give it up. The kid won the Heisman and is one of the top gb's in big twelve but that didnt seem to help your chances much now did it. OVERATED!!!!

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:20:29 PM)

Ok Guy, but what does Detroit have to trade?

(And yes I am ignoring loose change comment)

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:21:20 PM)

Nice spelling Crybaby. Aggie I guess?

1325, (1/13/2009 2:32:47 PM)

What's the matter, Crybaby & Change, can't find an OSU football article to read? Oh, there's not one? Hasn't been in awhile? At least the basketball team is doing...oh, never mind. NOW I see why you're reading all of the OU articles. If Sam goes, great for him and his family. And a great chance for Landry Jones, OU's next Heisman winner.

shaw411, Scottsdale, AZ (1/13/2009 2:43:47 PM)

Can we please refrain from mentioning Teblows name on here?

Rocketman, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:47:37 PM)

WLS the sports animal in OKC is reporting he is going to declare for the draft.

Royce, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:53:05 PM)

Sam's gonna go to the NFL and he should. Since Tebow has elected to play his senior year at Florida Sam will surely be the first QB drafted, and all 5 of the teams with the first picks need a QB so he'll go high in the 1st round which means a juicy signing bonus as well as a stellar annual salary.

I'm astonished that so many Sooner fans are so selfish they would begrudge this fine young man, who has done so much for Sooner football, a chance to become really wealthy.

Those huge signing bonuses for highly visible rookies will be a thing of the past next year because (1) the veterans resent them, and (2) too many owners have been burned by giving a big bonus to a big name rookie only to have the player not pan out. (Remember Rashaun Woods from Oklahoma State?)

Be a little generous. Sam Bradford has done great things at OU. He's ready for the NFL, and he only has 2 semesters to graduate. He can easily make those credits up in the off season.

Royce, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:55:07 PM)

If the Detroit Lions are smart, which I don't they are, they'll grab him up with a $50 million signing bonus.

Rocketman, Tulsa (1/13/2009 2:58:27 PM)

Too bad he was a redshirt freshman, OU could have gotten 3 years out of him.

derokie, Tulsa (1/13/2009 3:07:10 PM)

On a related note, this just in...

MIAMI (SP) – Shortly after leading the Florida Gators to a national championship with a 24-14 win over Oklahoma,

junior quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he would skip his senior season and ascend directly into Heaven.



Tebow entered the press room to a wild applause. A reporter for a 24-hour cable sports network burst into tears when the

2007 Heisman winner entered the room. Another threw a pair of boxer shorts on the podium. Tebow smiled at the gesture

and several sports reporters fainted.



“Sorry I’m late,” Tebow began. “There was a six-year-old boy with cancer in row 54 and I had to make my way through the crowd to heal him.”



“I want to start by saying that playing quarterback for the University of Florida, winning two national championships, has been a great honor.

There has been some speculation about my future and I want to clear that up right now,” he continued.



“Don’t go, Tim!” a reporter shouted from the back of the room.



“After much consideration, I have decided to skip my senior season at the University of Florida and ascend directly into Heaven,”

Tebow announced. Upon making the announcement, Tebow was bathed in a blinding white light and vanished.



In response to the news, ESPN announced that they will have a month-long tribute to Tebow. ESPN2 will now be known as ESPN-TEBOW

and will feature Tebow highlights (including home videos of Tebow’s childhood), re-airings of past interviews, Tebow-centric analysis by ESPN

air personalities, a Tebow quiz show, and a reality show to find the “most Tebow-like” person in America.



“He wasn’t just the greatest player in college football history,” said a college football writer at the press conference, tears streaming down his face.

“He might have been the greatest person to ever walk on earth.”

Arbythree, Tulsa (1/13/2009 3:09:28 PM)

derokie, you left out how he changed the gatorade into wine following the game.

crybaby stoops, (1/13/2009 3:20:50 PM)

That just happened! OMG Sam is gone! What do we do now? HA ha ha. Looks like it's back to the 'ol drawing board sooner fans. Hey atleast somebody was smart and abandoned ship. Good for him. Landry Jones..who? Only in your wildest. Kids gotta learn the big twelve first year anyway. Anymore conceded O-Who fans/alum care to comment on the days heartbreaking loss? LOL!

HardHeartedHanna, (1/13/2009 3:22:47 PM)

Sam's decision was made the second he heard that Tebow was staying. Sam doesn't want to face that again. Let him go lose for another team.

And I always wonder if they make that much less going pro. They always seem to have plenty of money at school.

crybaby stoops, (1/13/2009 3:29:43 PM)

Does seeing Gatorade make you mad? How do you get an OU graduate off your doorstep?..... Pay him for the pizza! Go Big Game Bobby! Theres always next year.

Coaches Wife, (1/13/2009 3:30:53 PM)

Derokie, that was the funniest thing I have read in a long time. I'm sick of hearing about Tebow. Thanks for your amusing story. BOOMER SOONER!!! I really hope Sam stays.

love 918, (1/13/2009 3:33:45 PM)

Why do OU fans feel the need to mock Tim Tebow?

After all, according to OU fans and players, he would be the 4th best QB in the Big 12. Why be so mean to the 4th best QB in the Big 12?

I'm frustrated by OU, I used to love the SEC-Big 12 argument, but no one from the Big 12 wants to be a part of that argument anymore. They all brag about Utah and walk away.