OU football: Stoops is focused on game, not voters
If it gets more support, Texas could still pass Sooners in standings
BY BERRY TRAMEL
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Published: December 6, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Is there any way the Oklahoma Sooners could win the Big 12 championship tonight and be passed by Texas in the BCS rankings?

University of Oklahoma college football head coach Bob Stoops speaks at his press conference at the Stadium Club in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday, November 30, 2008. By Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
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No one really thinks so. The computers wouldn’t drop OU behind Texas, and any voters intent on shifting the Longhorns ahead of the Sooners had the opportunity last weekend. And some did so.
OU coach
Bob Stoops said he hasn’t pondered the question.
"I don’t ever look at anything other than doing your best to win, and that’s what we’re focused on,” Stoops said Friday at the Big 12 title game press conference. "Whatever is going to be will be from there.
"There’s a lot of opinions out there and a lot of voices, but in the end, what you do on Saturday is all that matters.”
Well, not all that matters. In college football, Saturday results are followed by Sunday votes.
And the notorious three-way tie in the Big 12 South created the ultimate dilemma.
"It’s kind of a perfect storm down in the South this year,” said
Missouri coach
Gary Pinkel. "I question that it would ever happen again. But it’s just obviously great teams, and two teams are going to be very disappointed.”
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I've lived in Texas my whole life and I have never seen a Texan (Longhorn fan )or anyone from this state where an anti sooner, anti aggie, or anti any other team where a t shirt, cap, etc.....
Only in Oklahoma do people buy more junk having to do with the Texas Longhorns.
And you call Mack Brown classless?
Now there's the pot calling the kettle black.
Here is a direct link to that site page.
http://www.shirtpervert.com/index.cgi/sportstshirts/shirtpervert/6248309
Let's see, T Boone gave you 165 mil and you still couldnt beat the big boys nor sell out your stadium. Just have Holder get T Boone to pony up another 200 mil and you might be able to beat Tech next year.
Just be careful he doesnt start looking at the ROI of his new playtoy, he may ask for a refund.
Rather crisp outside here in KC this morning. Whats the weather like in Tulsa?
Mack Browns job is to fly banners and politic about football.