Among the topics discussed: bowl games, DeMarco Murray and the Internet:
On changing his approach to preparing for bowl games: “In the end, it’s a situation that there isn’t any one answer to it. You can look at all the factors. I think we’ve played pretty well at the end of the year when we played the No. 1 team in the country for the Big 12 Championship and played pretty well, winning in a strong way. Everyone is complimenting you for three or four weeks leading up to the game, and there are factors you can’t control. And the other team gets beat at the end of the year or has something to prove, I think that’s a factor in every game in every BCS game or any bowl game.
“There are factors when you also don’t have your full team. We have four starters not in the game. That doesn’t help you. And in the end, too, I think it’s obvious you’re playing another championship team and if you’re not at your best, you’re not going to fare well.”
On the strength of the Big 12: “I think for sure just the quality of overall play, but I think everyone knows it’s the great QBs that are out there throughout the league. It’s just amazing and it’s really challenging for defenses to be in position and to play well and to limit them.”
On DeMarco Murray: “He’s recovered well, when I’ve seen him coming in the training room and rehabbing his knee, he says it feels great. DeMarco is an explosive, exciting player. He’s one of those special athletes that everyone sees the great speed and the moves he has. But he’s a physical guy, too. When you get up next to him and you pat him on the shoulder, there’s a lot to that guy. He’s a stronger runner I think than people notice.”
On message boards and the Internet hoax: “It’s sad. The whole incident with our players. I read the guy’s comment, he didn’t mean to hurt anybody. Well, what did you think would happen? That’s two young guys that are as good of young men as you’ll ever find. Then someone just puts that out there. It’s grown, mature people. It’s amazing to me, to be honest with you. And I find it just as humorous, though, that people actually read it and believe it. I don’t know what to say about it. It just surprises me that it gets that much attention or that somebody would actually then go ahead and report it as true without researching it.”
“There’s so much junk that’s on there, from what I understand. I promise you, I’m not reading any of it. But that’s what they say.”
On policing message boards: “I would imagine you’d have to start making people hold them to it. Again, I don’t know what the situation will happen with our young guys, but I don’t know how you would, to be honest. I think the way to police it is people don’t read it or don’t give it any validity, unless it’s one of you guys and you’ve got your name to it and you can stand by your story.”
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This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.
Tia smith
Something that everybody seems to forget is that you just need to look back at history and you will so that it has all been done before. Look at EverQuest, it is still going strong with the same game play from the past. Does anybody think that it really matters.
EQ2 Plat
Real fans support their team, win or lose. Real fans don't badmouth the coach because of BCS losses. Real fans do not ridicule the players for coming up a little short at the end of the season. And, frankly, real people don't elevate football above the deficit, national debt, the war in Iraq, world hunger or any number of things that are more important than any game or victory in any game. As somebody who grew up on OU football, I have always found fair weather fans to rank right below the racists, bullies and the worse losers of our society. Fair weather fans are mostly a bunch of drunk, arrogant fools demean everything decent and good about sports.
Sorry for the long return, I was having a beer with my boss...I don’t play video games...I only play golf. I am not some young guy that you go to Palomino with on Friday afternoon's and try to sniff waitresses rear-ends. I am better and older than that. Why don't you keep the condescending comment's to a minimum and talk to me about football...and do it quick because I have a tee time in an hour with a client in Plano. You double negative yourself...first you say that winning the Cotton Bowl is great and then you ask me half-ass if I would be happy only having a Cotton Bowl win. Now you say that winning a BCS game is not everything and impossible, but then contradict yourself by saying Boise and WVA were pushovers and we should have one. Make up your freaking mind and what excuse you want to go with. I tried to be cool about it and say, "No big deal!."...Why do you feel the need to be insulting and tell me to go play a video game? What does what or who I do have anything to do with my outlook on OU's pat? It sounds like to me that you have actually been the guy with you 28 y/o buddies from the office trying the Xbox thing. To make a long story short, If you are okay with going to BCS games and loosing every year then so be it. I find that hard to believe since you are such the diehard fan. Personally, I would rather not even go then get embarrassed year in and year out…
I don't understand why a relatively meaningless win over West Virginia or Boise in the Fiesta is so darn important. You win a nice trophy and get to brag, but that's about it. You say bowl games are of utmost importance, but a Cotton Bowl or non-BCS bowl win means nothing. Yet you fail to recognize that it is extremely difficult to even reach a BCS bowl game. No wonder you are frustrated - winning and/or expecting to win in a BCS Championship game EVERY YEAR is impossible. Do i like to OU lose by 20 to WVa or lose on some pee wee type plays to Boise? Of course not. But I also understand that there are 14 games in a season. Do you not see the relationship between conference titles and BCS games? Go play your xbox 360 if all you want to do is fast forward thru the season and play the BCS title game every year - because it just does not happen in the real world. Stoops is 4-5 in bowls, hardly "shanking everytime". Gawd some Sooner fans have short memories.
Well yeah I guess (I think?)...I'm sorry dude. NO OFFENSE but, I don't get your question? I not being a smart ass...I really don't get it? Are you saying that I am not giving credit to go to multiple BCS Bowls in a row and shank everytime? Are you wanting me to give them credit for that???
I agree that any team in the conference would trade records during the fall. We would trade records in the bowl season with several others team ourselves. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, that makes no sense...I maybe whining and bitching about winning bowl games, but is that not what the ultimate goal of every college football teams season is about? Why the hell should OU fans not worry and whine and bitch that there has been no adjustments to compensate for another failed season...and yes JEFF, regardless if you go undefeated in the fall...if you f*#k up in January (which is what we are notorious for) then the season is a failure. I think anybody would agree.
Make this season any different? Time will tell- i trust in Coach Stoops to make adjustments, but not just for the bowl game. Did you already forget the 2000 Orange Bowl, 2001 Cotton Bowl, 2002 Rose Bowl and 2005 Holiday Bowl? You are an OU fan and yet instead of focusing on the positive, all you are doing is whining and bitching about losing bowl games. I live in a world where its simply not realistic to win every single game and/or every single bowl year in and year out. So if that's not a "real OU fan", then i am guilty. Any team, ANY TEAM in the conference would trade their record over the last 10 years with OU's. Enough said.
TO JEFF: Now that we have agreed to disagree...and the only thing that is clear is that we are both OU alumns who live in the metroplex...are you a member of the OU CLUB OF DALLAS?
BTW, I am confused as to why your g-string is so far up your crack...I am not disagreeing with you on the fact that OU is a great team. The only question that was asked (and you have not answered) is what has OU dont to make this season any different. And when I say different, I MEAN WINNING A DAMN BOWL GAME!
I have read you comment 3 times and still do not understand why you are content losing in the BCS? Whats your feaking point? Gee, we do great in the Big 12 conf...What point are you making? That we win games? Tell us something we dont know. So, why on your statistical values is there nothing about January? Typical OU fan...Why dont you be a real OU fan and not be satisfied with only spanking Mizzou? You would rather make it to a BCS game every year and get beat? And you are a true fan? How about make it to a BCS game every year and win? Your dog just got put to sleep.
Gee Chad, thanks for enlightening us. How about 5 Big 12 titles in the last 8 years? How about the thrashing of #1 Missouri in the Big 12 title game? No question OU has struggled in BCS games, but i would rather make it to a BCS game every year and get beat, then not even have the chance. I read your comment twice, and i still do not get what your point is. For the record, I graduated from OU. I go to games. So i clearly have a "dog in the fight here". What part of FIVE BIG 12 TITLES in EIGHT YEARS do you not get? That's not any hint of character?
They are not plain...I guess school in OKC did not teach reading. They are a GREAT team, but I cannot see anything that they have truly accomplished to put them over the top as far as character. Secondly, the Illinois comment was overstated on purpose...it is called a joke (similar to your education). It always makes me laugh when guys like you and Jeff who probably never graduated from OU are always the ones who are the biggest Sunshine Pumper's of the school. They are a great team but what have they done that is so decisive to guarantee that they will not fail again in the BCS? You guys probably do not even have season tickets to multiple sports at the OU, your company who is full of Texas-Ex's is probably not a large booster to the University of Oklahoma like mine. I don’t make comments to excite non alumnus who are OU sandbaggers, I make comments because I am a true fan and love the University with all of my heart because it has given so much leverage to me in the business world. Until the dog that you have in the fight is anywhere similar to mine, you have no room to even post a blog.
if they're so plain, why do you have them playing in the bcs championship? against illinois no less. and no, daddy didn't call me retarted. that's what i called you, ya retard.
Why Brett?...Tell me what makes this team and different than other OU teams in the last 3 years? BTW, nice retarded line...Is that what your daddy used to say when you could not catch a ball?
Too bad OU will end up having their rear-end handed to the in the BCS Championship game in Miami by Illinois. I wish it was not so, but if you can honestly disagree...then speak your mind.
I really don't know which aggie has the biggest hole in their marble bag. Type A that thinks T. Booger can buy them a champeenship or Type B like Mary that doesn't get the big picture. The Jokelahoman sells papers with stories. There is only one story to print about osu teams and fans. Whining losers day in day out. Year in year out.That’s the story and the whole world is bored.I mean just be who you are aggies. People that pay more attention to winners than losers. It's why you're so obssessed with my Sooners. OU wins. osu loses. Deal with it.
Your friendly Gooner in Texas
Oh. If I spelled anything incorrectly, push it out your blow-hole grammar police of any ilk.
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Tia smith
Something that everybody seems to forget is that you just need to look back at history and you will so that it has all been done before. Look at EverQuest, it is still going strong with the same game play from the past. Does anybody think that it really matters.
EQ2 Plat
I really don't know which aggie has the biggest hole in their marble bag. Type A that thinks T. Booger can buy them a champeenship or Type B like Mary that doesn't get the big picture. The Jokelahoman sells papers with stories. There is only one story to print about osu teams and fans. Whining losers day in day out. Year in year out.That’s the story and the whole world is bored.I mean just be who you are aggies. People that pay more attention to winners than losers. It's why you're so obssessed with my Sooners. OU wins. osu loses. Deal with it.
Your friendly Gooner in Texas
Oh. If I spelled anything incorrectly, push it out your blow-hole grammar police of any ilk.