OU Texas, Pregame speech.

This is what I’d tell the team if I were giving the pregame speech:

Sam (Bradford), you are the leader. You are a Heisman trophy winner. We will need your leadership. You have to keep your chin up and your head in the game for 4 quarters no matter what.

DeMarco (Murry), you are always one step away from the big play. Just one step away from greatness, let’s make it happen.

Chirs (Brown), Sr., you’ve been doing a good job hitting the holes and running north and south and running hard. Give me two more yards out of each run. Every time!

Matt (Clap), another Sr., get out there and put that defensive end on his ass. Right now, until the end of the game, I want his knees shaking thinking we are running off tackle again.

WR- Guys, Catch and tuck. Catch and tuck. You all have the capability to make great plays, just concentrate. Make the catch; tuck the ball, then go make the magic happen. Keep your head up, play ball, score touchdowns.

Offensive line, Guys, I bet you could move a bulldozer. Get low, get underneath their pads and push them 10 yards down field. Let’s play smash mouth football. Give your QB time to get the ball down field. He’s not just going to hold on to it. We Need 3 more seconds, block them low, get those hands down, something. Let’s blast them off the ball and get them sucking air. Don’t forget to pick up the blitz.

D Line, Contain!! Attack McCoy from the outside. Flush him up into the heart of the defense. Let him take a few shots from our LBs, or our hour hard hitting secondary. Hit him hard. Hit him clean. Create turnovers! English, Beal, Let’s get ‘em!

Linebackers, Reynolds, you have to get this D pumped. I see you as the leader. Get in their heads. Get the D fired up. Make plays. Force 2 and 3 and longs. Don’t forget about those flats. And most importantly, wrap up. Tackle, Tackle, Tackle! Lewis, I want to see you in the end zone today.

DBs, McCoy is just going to throw to Shipley or his tight end. You have a great LB crew in front of you, but don’t be afraid to come up and make a tackle. Play the pass first. Be in the right places. Make them make poor decisions and let’s score points. 2 picks, I need 2, and we win this game.

Special Teams! Field position! I can’t express how important it is going to be today. We have to make big plays. Have to. Let’s stay in our lanes and make good solid tackles.

You are the best, every one of you. The media can say what they want, but you wouldn’t be here if you weren’t the best. We have something to prove today, Sooners, we have to prove that we are better than the 2 points that gave us our two loses. Seniors.., this is the last time you will play at the Cotton Bowl… Most of you freshman here have been thinking about this your entire life. It’s Game Day. It’s Game Time. If you play like I know you can, and leave it all on the field… all I have left is one question, who wants to beat Texas?

Oct. 3

Woo, last week was a doooosie. I got six picks wrong! Upsets er’where! We’ll see about this week.

I’ve got #22 Michigan over Michigan State.
Wisconsin over Minnesota - Minnesota could easily stick it in my butt on this pick.
#4 LSU over #18 Georgia - I mean c’mon… Georgia got beat my OK State!
# 15 Penn State over The Fightin’ Illini of Illinois. - I like Juice Williams but Illinois is not Iowa. I don’t think they can pull of the upset.
UCLA over Stanford- This is a toss up for sure. 3-0 vs. 3-1 unranked teams.
Notre Dame over Washington – If it was at Washington, they might have the mustard.
Arkansas over Texas A&M - This was a tough pick for me, A&M has the better record at 3-0 but they just don’t do it for me. Razorbacks get it done at Jerry's world.
Auburn over Tennessee – Are you kidding me, a SEC team that is 4-0 and not ranked??
USC over Cal – USC slipped up against Washington, and Cal got owned by Oregon, don’t expect for USC to slip against Cal.

#8 Oklahoma over #17 Miami –
Miami's attempt to bounce back after its first loss of the season won't be easy as Oklahoma comes to town. The Sooners have pitched back-to-back shutouts since losing to BYU in their opener. The Hurricanes have a 2-1 edge in Miami, where the teams haven't met since the Canes beat OU for the national title in 1988. If OU’s D line and O line come to play, it’s going to be OU all the way. The offensive line needs to pick up blitzes from a defense a little more talented then their last two opponents. The defensive line needs to put pressure on Jecory Harris, and make big plays. Harris was 9for25 against Va Tech… something to think about.

Opening Saturday!

Hooray Tulsa! That’s 1 pick.

Several teams kick off the football season today. This makes me very happy. I will be watching the Georgia Oklahoma State game, the Oklahoma BYU game, and then I’ll be catching the end of the Alabama Virginia Tech game.

#13 Georgia @ #9 Oklahoma State
As much as I hate to do it, I think I’m going to stick to my BIG XII guns here and go with OK State. OSU opens the season with their highest ranking in 30 some odd years. Georgia did put the hurt on State at Athens in ’07, but being in Stillwater, with Boone Pickens to pay billions of dollars to anyone and everyone, I think State will pull it out. The Bulldogs front 4 won’t put enough pressure on Zack Robinson, giving him time to throw the ball deep and make plays with his feet. If they beat Georgia, they will be favored in the next 6 games, giving them a chance to be 7-0 going into a home game against #2 Texas. #9 Oklahoma State by 10

#3 Oklahoma vs. #20 BYU
The Sooners, hands down. Not only is this my favorite college football team, but I believe that the Sooners just have to many offensive weapons and 9 returning starters on defense that will help them return to Norman with a victory. Rumored to be the best defense under stoops, the Safety positions will be the weak spots going into the season (2 of 11 starters that didn’t return.). BYU is sure to score some points with a deep threat passing offense, but can they score enough to keep up with the most powerful offense in the nation..? Look for Mossis Madu to get some hand offs and catch some short passes with monstrous YAC form the slot position. 2 1,000 yard returning running backs in Brown and Murry will also take turns breaking down the D line and opening up the play action pass. My only concern is Sooners Special Teams play. Will they stay in their lanes? #3 Oklahoma by 21

#5 Alabama vs. #7 Virginia Tech
In this Primetime match up, I’m picking SEC over ACC. Nick Saban promised to bring football back to the tide and so far, he’s done a pretty good job. Alabama is starting a new QB in Greg McElroy, but he still has the advantage of tossing the ball to a veteran receiver corp. I think the Bama D if going to be the deciding factor in this game. Look for this one to be decided in the 4th quarter. Alabama by 7

Everyone, enjoy your Saturday.

Here it is, Friday, Eve of College Football Saturday. Aside from the baseball-like scores of the two games last night, it was ok. Tulsa plays Tulane tonight on ESPN. Go Hurricanes.

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Byron Hout had a plan, but then got punched in the mouth. Just like the sportscasters say, there is no place for these actions in college football, or any other sport. I for one thought it was classy that Legarrette Blount didn’t try to blame the trash talking of Hout for his emotional break down. This brings me to another point, people, quit talking shit, you might get punched in the mouth. On a serious note, you shouldn’t go around punching people in the mouth unless they say something about your mother. Byron Hout could have easily said something about Blount mother, POW! Right in the kisser. It is Blount’s senior year, so I believe they should just suspend him for, let’s say, 4 games. We are all human. Well, most of us… and we all make mistakes from time to time especially when our emotions do our judging.



OU in Season Openers.
Oklahoma is 87-21-6 in season openers including a 43-12-1 mark when playing away from Norman. Bob Stoops is 9-1 in openers at Oklahoma. The only one
not at home was the 2002 game at Tulsa, a 37-0 OU win. This is the ninth time that Oklahoma has opened a season in the state of Texas, the first since 1993 when the Sooners played at TCU in Fort Worth. That season-opener is one of only two that OU previously played in the Metroplex. The other was 1970 at SMU in Dallas. This is the 10th time that OU has opened versus a ranked foe, the first since a 34-14 win at No. 19 UCLA in 1990. Oklahoma is 5-4 in openers vs. ranked opponents.

Boomer sooner.

College Football and Beer

1st post! Hoooray!

That's right, College football and beer. How cliché? Bite me. I keep it funky. I keep it real. And that’s real. Each week I will be Previewing and reviewing a different beer and a college football game, more than likely a game played by the University of Oklahoma, although, other games; through out the BIG XII and a few other local teams. You will see picks, opinions, and vast amounts of ranting about play calling. Oh yeah, and also beer. I like beer. I’m not a “drinker” per say, I do like beer. 1) Sam Adams Light, 2) Michelob Lager, 3) Michelob Amber Bock, 4) Sessions, 5) Shiner Blonde, 6) Red Stripe, 7) Miller Light, 8) Old Fezziwig (seasonal), 9) Flying Dog Tire Bite, 10) Dead Guy Ale. I’d have to say I’m really more into the Lager.

Ah, Football season.
No. 16 Oregon at No. 14 Boise State @ 9:15pm on ESPN will be the game to watch tonight. I don’t like either team because, well they are cheats. Ok, ok… Boise State didn’t cheat. Bad play calling and poor tackling… OU really lost more than they thought they would when Mike Stoops left. I miss that guy. But yeah, Oregon, effing cheats! I’m going to try and watch this game; however, the blue turf at Boise State gives me a head ache so… maybe not.
Friday, Tulsa at Tulane will play @ 7 on ESPN. I like Tulsa.
Saturday, college football is off in full force with 19 top 25 teams playing. Three games to watch, No.5Alabama vs. No.7 Virginia Tech, primetime on ABC, No 13 Georgia @ No. 9 Oklahoma State on ABC at 2:30, and No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 BYU on ESPN at 6:00. Out of the 15 games with top 25 teams, these are the games with a top 25 match up.