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Bradford, Alexander spar over Mizzou-OU game
BY JIM THOMAS www.STLtoday.com | No Comments Posted | Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:10 am
Now that he's a resident of St. Louis, Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has done his best to go local. For example, he's been seen on more than one occasion sporting a red Cardinals baseball cap.
Of course as a denizen of St. Louis, that means Bradford also resides in the Show-Me State of Missouri. Strangely, however, Bradford has yet to be seen at Rams Park wearing a black and gold Mizzou hat.
But if Rams wide receiver Danario Alexander has his way — or more precisely, the Missouri Tigers have their way Saturday at Faurot Field — that will change. Alexander's Tigers face Bradford's Sooners in a battle of unbeatens in Columbia.
If the Sooners win, Alexander must wear Oklahoma garb next week at Rams Park.
If the Tigers win, Bradford must return the favor and wear Mizzou garb.
"He might look pretty good in black and gold," Alexander teased. "You know, he's gonna have to look good in it."
Bradford shot back: "I don't think that's happening."
The Rams fly out Saturday to Tampa, Fla., for Sunday's NFL contest with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team will arrive in Florida in plenty of time to watch the nationally televised contest.
"I'm sure we'll be in meetings, but after that, then yeah, we'll probably watch it," Bradford said.
But will Bradford and Alexander be able to watch it in the same room?
"I'm not really sure about that," Alexander said, laughing. "I talk a lot of noise. And Sam's kind of quiet about it."
So far Bradford said the war of the words hasn't heated up.
"But I'm sure as that game gets closer that'll probably pick up a little bit," Bradford said.
Another University of Oklahoma product, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, did his best to stir things up Wednesday from Tampa, where he's a rookie with the Buccaneers. During a conference call with St. Louis reporters, McCoy was asked to pick a winner of Saturday's MU-OU contest.
"Oh, that's a given. That's Oklahoma," McCoy replied. "The reason I know (Mizzou) ain't going to win is because it's like a slap in the face to schedule your homecoming with us coming to town. That's like, 'Oh, we're going to blow them out.' "
Traditionally, teams schedule patsies for homecoming opponents. How does Bradford feel about Mizzou designating the OU game as its homecoming contest?
"We scheduled them for homecoming when I was there and beat 'em, so I don't know," Bradford said. "I guess they're trying to return the favor."
Alexander said one of the reasons he believes Mizzou will win is that Bradford no longer is slinging passes for the Sooners.
"Of course," Alexander said, laughing. "They got rid of that guy. He basically killed us about four or five times throughout my whole career, so I'm looking forward to this weekend."
Bradford, Alexander spar over Mizzou-OU game
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Bradford, Alexander spar over Mizzou-OU game
BY JIM THOMAS www.STLtoday.com | No Comments Posted | Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:10 am
Now that he's a resident of St. Louis, Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has done his best to go local. For example, he's been seen on more than one occasion sporting a red Cardinals baseball cap.
Of course as a denizen of St. Louis, that means Bradford also resides in the Show-Me State of Missouri. Strangely, however, Bradford has yet to be seen at Rams Park wearing a black and gold Mizzou hat.
But if Rams wide receiver Danario Alexander has his way — or more precisely, the Missouri Tigers have their way Saturday at Faurot Field — that will change. Alexander's Tigers face Bradford's Sooners in a battle of unbeatens in Columbia.
If the Sooners win, Alexander must wear Oklahoma garb next week at Rams Park.
If the Tigers win, Bradford must return the favor and wear Mizzou garb.
"He might look pretty good in black and gold," Alexander teased. "You know, he's gonna have to look good in it."
Bradford shot back: "I don't think that's happening."
The Rams fly out Saturday to Tampa, Fla., for Sunday's NFL contest with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team will arrive in Florida in plenty of time to watch the nationally televised contest.
"I'm sure we'll be in meetings, but after that, then yeah, we'll probably watch it," Bradford said.
But will Bradford and Alexander be able to watch it in the same room?
"I'm not really sure about that," Alexander said, laughing. "I talk a lot of noise. And Sam's kind of quiet about it."
So far Bradford said the war of the words hasn't heated up.
"But I'm sure as that game gets closer that'll probably pick up a little bit," Bradford said.
Another University of Oklahoma product, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, did his best to stir things up Wednesday from Tampa, where he's a rookie with the Buccaneers. During a conference call with St. Louis reporters, McCoy was asked to pick a winner of Saturday's MU-OU contest.
"Oh, that's a given. That's Oklahoma," McCoy replied. "The reason I know (Mizzou) ain't going to win is because it's like a slap in the face to schedule your homecoming with us coming to town. That's like, 'Oh, we're going to blow them out.' "
Traditionally, teams schedule patsies for homecoming opponents. How does Bradford feel about Mizzou designating the OU game as its homecoming contest?
"We scheduled them for homecoming when I was there and beat 'em, so I don't know," Bradford said. "I guess they're trying to return the favor."
Alexander said one of the reasons he believes Mizzou will win is that Bradford no longer is slinging passes for the Sooners.
"Of course," Alexander said, laughing. "They got rid of that guy. He basically killed us about four or five times throughout my whole career, so I'm looking forward to this weekend."