Nic Harris, 19 years old and a college sophomore who says he's been shaped most by "growing up without parents," answered questions about how he got burned on the game's pivotal play.
Garrett Hartley, 20 years old and never before called on to kick a field goal of such import, answered questions about how the Oregon Ducks blocked what could have been a kick to last forever.
Bob Stoops, 46 years old and long tired of answering questions, nevertheless stood in the bowels of Autzen Stadium and until the last writer fled, fielded all queries on how his team blew a 13-point lead in the final 72 seconds.
But Gordon Riese, a 28-year Pac-10 official, in whose eyes and mind the OU-Oregon game swung, received immunity from cross-examination.
What kind of accountability is that?
Oregon beat Oklahoma 34-33 Saturday in a drama that could have been a game for the ages but instead is a game for the rages, at least in these parts.
Two replay reviews were not overturned, mistakenly, turns out, and the onside kick play would have cinched victory for the Sooners, provided OU could execute the old take-a-knee play.
When I saw the replay Saturday on the Autzen big screen, I thought, uh, maybe. By Sunday, I saw all the replays you saw and know the Sooners got rooked.
I know this was another game OU lost via dubious means, similar to Texas Tech a year ago, though frankly the Sooners deserved that one more.
Play defense the way OU did Saturday and officiating complaints lose some oomph.
But still, funny how technology or poor eyesight felled the
