Loss of DeMarco Murray not the end of the world for Sooners
Loss hurts air game; run game is OK
By Berry Tramel
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Published: December 17, 2008
NORMAN — The Sooners will miss DeMarco Murray in the Big Bowl.
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→1939 Orange Bowl: Bill Jennings, Novel Wood, Cliff Speegle OU’s first bowl game was played short-handed, as Jennings suffered a broken leg in the season finale and Wood and Speegle suffered knee injuries in the next-to-last game. A Sooner team that went 10-0 and allowed only 12 points all season was beaten 17-0 by Tennessee. →1959 Orange Bowl: David Baker OU’s starting quarterback was ruled academically ineligible, but the Sooners beat Syracuse 21-6. Baker’s replacement, Bob Cornell, didn’t throw a pass. →1964 Gator Bowl: Jim Grisham, Ralph Neely, Lance Rentzel Gomer Jones suspended his three senior standouts for signing professional contracts, and the Sooners struggled. Grisham was an all-American fullback, and offensive tackle Neely and flanker Rentzel were future Dallas Cowboy stars. But OU’s offense struggled without the trio; aside from a 95-yard pass play, the Sooners generated just 185 total yards and lost 36-19 to Florida State. →1976 Orange Bowl: Horace Ivory OU’s breakaway fullback was sent home from Miami for violating team rules. Ivory and Jim Littrell had shared the position all season. But third-teamer Jim Culbreath came up big with 63 yards on 11 carries, including a 21-yard gain on 3rd-and-20 that set up a touchdown in the Sooners’ 14-6 win over Michigan that secured the national championship. →1987 Orange Bowl: Brian Bosworth The Boz was suspended for failing an NCAA steroid test, but backup Dante Jones filled in superbly at linebacker as the Sooners routed Arkansas 42-8. →1988 Orange Bowl: Jamelle Holieway Holieway suffered a major knee injury in Game 9; backup Charles Thompson led OU to victory at Nebraska in Game of the Century II. But the Sooner offense was stymied by Miami in the national championship game. OU lost 20-14. →1989 Citrus Bowl: Charles Thompson CT had subbed for Holieway the year before, but this time, a wounded Holieway had to sub for Thompson, who suffered a broken leg in the regular-season finale against Nebraska. The Sooners were totally ineffective against Clemson, losing 13-6. →1994 Copper Bowl: Garrick McGee OU’s starting quarterback missed the game with spinal meningitis. Backup Terence Brown, moved over from flanker, completed just 13 of 30 passes for 163 yards as Brigham Young rolled 31-6. →2008 Fiesta Bowl: Malcolm Kelly, DeMarcus Granger, Lendy Holmes West Virginia rolled 48-28, dominating both sides of the ball. Defensive tackle Granger was sent home for theft and safety Holmes was academically ineligible, and the Sooner defense never corralled the Mountaineers. Kelly, OU’s top receiver, missed the game (except for one half-speed series) with a deep this bruise. Backup Quentin Chaney had four catches for 129 yards and a touchdown, but West Virginia took advantage of Kelly’s absence to blitz constantly. BY BERRY TRAMEL
→1939 Orange Bowl: Bill Jennings, Novel Wood, Cliff Speegle OU’s first bowl game was played short-handed, as Jennings suffered a broken leg in the season finale and Wood and Speegle suffered knee injuries in the next-to-last game. A Sooner team that went 10-0 and allowed only 12 points all season was beaten 17-0 by Tennessee. →1959 Orange Bowl: David Baker OU’s starting quarterback was ruled academically ineligible, but the Sooners beat Syracuse 21-6. Baker’s replacement, Bob Cornell, didn’t throw a pass. →1964 Gator Bowl: Jim Grisham, Ralph Neely, Lance Rentzel Gomer Jones suspended his three senior standouts for signing professional contracts, and the Sooners struggled. Grisham was an all-American fullback, and offensive tackle Neely and flanker Rentzel were future Dallas Cowboy stars. But OU’s offense struggled without the trio; aside from a 95-yard pass play, the Sooners generated just 185 total yards and lost 36-19 to Florida State. →1976 Orange Bowl: Horace Ivory OU’s breakaway fullback was sent home from Miami for violating team rules. Ivory and Jim Littrell had shared the position all season. But third-teamer Jim Culbreath came up big with 63 yards on 11 carries, including a 21-yard gain on 3rd-and-20 that set up a touchdown in the Sooners’ 14-6 win over Michigan that secured the national championship. →1987 Orange Bowl: Brian Bosworth The Boz was suspended for failing an NCAA steroid test, but backup Dante Jones filled in superbly at linebacker as the Sooners routed Arkansas 42-8. →1988 Orange Bowl: Jamelle Holieway Holieway suffered a major knee injury in Game 9; backup Charles Thompson led OU to victory at Nebraska in Game of the Century II. But the Sooner offense was stymied by Miami in the national championship game. OU lost 20-14. →1989 Citrus Bowl: Charles Thompson CT had subbed for Holieway the year before, but this time, a wounded Holieway had to sub for Thompson, who suffered a broken leg in the regular-season finale against Nebraska. The Sooners were totally ineffective against Clemson, losing 13-6. →1994 Copper Bowl: Garrick McGee OU’s starting quarterback missed the game with spinal meningitis. Backup Terence Brown, moved over from flanker, completed just 13 of 30 passes for 163 yards as Brigham Young rolled 31-6. →2008 Fiesta Bowl: Malcolm Kelly, DeMarcus Granger, Lendy Holmes West Virginia rolled 48-28, dominating both sides of the ball. Defensive tackle Granger was sent home for theft and safety Holmes was academically ineligible, and the Sooner defense never corralled the Mountaineers. Kelly, OU’s top receiver, missed the game (except for one half-speed series) with a deep this bruise. Backup Quentin Chaney had four catches for 129 yards and a touchdown, but West Virginia took advantage of Kelly’s absence to blitz constantly. BY BERRY TRAMEL
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GO SOONERS! WIN THE BCS!!!
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Oklahoma 41, Florida 31
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For Sooner fans- remember how Lou's Sooey Pigs whipped us good without there starting backfield???? Sooners can do it too- just like Berry said.
Bradford will earn his Heisman award throwing over 400 yards and 5 touchdowns in his last game as a Sooner. Add a couple of rushing touchdowns and Florida will have to score a lot to stay in this game. Lets hope OU's defense can play tough against the big mouths..... Tebow will get some yards on the ground, until he starts getting hit - he will stop running or be helped off the field.
The Gators are starting to talk crap...keep it coming so we can get fired up!!!
Tramel, you can't even get the players name correct???
Says something about your writing!
CSI Norman should look into it.
Who are you..who who...who who!?
Whose job is it now?