Schedule finalized!

[badger]

Link (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=231&articleid=20110420_231_0_TheBig866117)

2011 OU Schedule
Sept. 3: Tulsa
Sept. 17: at Florida State
Sept. 24: Missouri
Oct. 1: Ball State
Oct. 8: Texas (at Dallas) (ABC)
Oct. 15: at Kansas
Oct. 22: Texas Tech
Oct. 29: at Kansas State
Nov. 5: Texas A&M
Nov. 12: Iowa State
Nov. 19: at Baylor
Dec. 3: at Oklahoma State (ABC)

[Boomer.....]

Finally!

Ball State, huh?

[humblesooner]

Being in Houston, I like the fact that we split up Baylor and A&M as far as home and away.
We get one or the other down here every year.
However, I do hate the back-to-back away games to finish the season.

[badger]

About the only part I don't like about this is that we have to go to Pokedom again. But, thy Pokedom come, thy Pokedom done and then we get the 2012 game instead.

[Boomer.....]

Home against both Tech and A&M

We should really be able to run through this schedule.

Our hardest games are probably at Poke, at FSU, and against Texass.

[virginiasooner]

When's homecoming? Cuz I wanna go!

[adoniijahsooner]

Bye before OSU= Victory

[adoniijahsooner]

Also a bye before FSU...smart scheduling

[fwsooner22]

That worked out VERY well.

[badger]

Bye before OSU= Victory

:les: WE HAVE ONE TOO, GOONER! [hairGel]

[Sooner11JK]

Also a bye before FSU...smart scheduling

Also a "bye" before Texas!

[badger]

Also a "bye" before Texas!

http://www.collegefinancialaidguide.com/pictures/Utah%20State%20University/logo.gif
Hello, my name is Utah State and the date is Sept. 4, 2010. You wouldn't look past me to your Florida State matchup next week, would you?

[SoonerPr8r]

Entire big XII schedule (http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=106580&SPID=13139&Q_SEASON=2011&SCHEDULE_MONTH=)

[adoniijahsooner]

:les: WE HAVE ONE TOO, GOONER! [hairGel]

Lol

[badger]

Entire big XII schedule (http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=106580&SPID=13139&Q_SEASON=2011&SCHEDULE_MONTH=)

So, who gets the booby prize for worst non-conference matchup?

THE NOMINEES ARE (and don't decide yet - I'll make this Thursday's poll)

Sat, Sep 03 Iowa State Northern Iowa (they're FCS, even if they beat Iowa State in 2007)
Sat, Sep 03 Kansas McNeese State (another FCS)
Sat, Sep 03 Kansas State Eastern Kentucky (once again, FCS)
Sat, Sep 03 Texas Tech Texas State (FCS, but Dennis Franchione's their coach till he inevitably tries to find a better job)
Sat, Sep 10 Kansas Northern Illinois (they won the Humanitarian Bowl over Fresno State last year... probably should take this one off)
Sat, Sep 17 Missouri Western Illinois (sing it with me -- FCS! FCS! FCS!)
Sat, Sep 17 Texas A&M Idaho (6-7 last year)
Sat, Sep 17 Kansas State Kent State (5-7 last year)
Sat, Sep 17 New Mexico Texas Tech (1-11 last year but in Tech's defense, this one's on the road)
Sat, Sep 17 Baylor Stephen F. Austin (more FCS)
Sat, Oct 01 Oklahoma Ball State (2-10 last year)

Did I miss any or should I leave some of these off?

[Muno]

So, who gets the booby prize for worst non-conference matchup?

THE NOMINEES ARE (and don't decide yet - I'll make this Thursday's poll)

Sat, Sep 03 Iowa State Northern Iowa
Sat, Sep 03 Kansas McNeese State
Sat, Sep 03 Kansas State Eastern Kentucky
Sat, Sep 03 Texas Tech Texas State
Sat, Sep 10 Kansas Northern Illinois
Sat, Sep 17 Missouri Western Illinois
Sat, Sep 17 Texas A&M Idaho
Sat, Sep 17 Kansas State Kent State
Sat, Sep 17 New Mexico Texas Tech (in their defense, this one's on the road)
Sat, Sep 17 Baylor Stephen F. Austin
Sat, Oct 01 Oklahoma Ball State

Did I miss any or should I leave some of these off?

I would have left off OU, KSU, KU and A&M because those schools are playing D1 (or FBS or whatever it's called now) schools. I would also remove Tech vs. Nevada for the same reason.

[Mississippi Sooner]

Are Scott Bakula and Kathy Ireland still at Texas State?

[badger]

I would have left off OU, KSU, KU and A&M because those schools are playing D1 (or FBS or whatever it's called now) schools. I would also remove Tech vs. Nevada for the same reason.

I am convinced that some FCS teams are better than the most pathetic FBS teams, and that's New Mexico, not Nevada for Tech. :D

[Mississippi Sooner]

I am convinced that some FCS teams are better than the most pathetic FBS teams, and that's New Mexico, not Nevada for Tech. :D

Hey! I won three straight national championships with New Mexico on the EA video game. They're pretty good. :P

[badger]

Hey! I won three straight national championships with New Mexico on the EA video game. They're pretty good. :P

Oh yeah, I'm sure that you could make the argument in the poll tomorrow if you were New Mexico's coach and not the incompetent fool who led them to abysmal misery (most recently 1-11 last year) that they would not be such a lackluster opponent. After all, UNM just fired their guy and might hire someone as good as you:P

[Peach Fuzz]

Hey! I won three straight national championships with New Mexico on the EA video game. They're pretty good. :P

Ha I used them too and did the same ****

[Mississippi Sooner]

Oh yeah, I'm sure that you could make the argument in the poll tomorrow if you were New Mexico's coach and not the incompetent fool who led them to abysmal misery (most recently 1-11 last year) that they would not be such a lackluster opponent. After all, UNM just fired their guy and might hire someone as good as you:P

Don't think I could do it. I'd be stealing all the good recruits from Oklahoma and Texas, and I wouldn't want to do that to the Sooners.

[jersey sooner]

Bye before OSU= Victory

This. It sets up perfectly for a run at number 8. I wouldn't change a thing.

[JLEW1818]

i think this schedule was pretty much already assumed?

[jersey sooner]

I hadn't heard about the possibility of a bye before bedlam. I haven't been keeping up too much

[yukonsooner]

We get back into Dallas at 11:00 am on Sept 24, from the FSU game. Hopefully the game is a night game or 2 at the earliest. I have to be at the game after the game there last year.

[BoulderSooner79]

vote preview: It should be OU vs. Ball State if we are as good as predicted.

[LASooner]

Man that's a long stretch without a BYE week though. Here's to hoping we stay healthy

[JLEW1818]

I hadn't heard about the possibility of a bye before OU-OSU. I haven't been keeping up too much

the game was moved to championship weekend a week ago, or so.

[JLEW1818]

and like i said before... this might be the most perfect schedule you can get for OU.

Bye week before Florida State
Ball State before Texas
Mizzou is at home (not the week after texas whoops)
Texas A&M at home
Texas Tech at home
Bye week before Oklahoma State in Stoolwater

honestly, the schedule prlly could not be better

[bluedogok]

Texas State (formerly Southwest Texas State in San Marcos) is moving up to I-A and joining the WAC with UTSA for the 2012 season. So they are one of the borderline I-AA/I-A teams.

[Quik Sand]

12-0

[Dwight]

I don't like playing conference games before all of the non-conference games are played.

[Salt City Sooner]

I don't like playing conference games before all of the non-conference games are played.
A couple of things:

1. We used to do it quite a bit under Switzer, fwiw.

2. With the elimination of the CCG, I think you'll see more & more OOC "marquee" games later in the year just to keep the conference teams a bit more fresh in the voters minds. A good example of this is next year, as Notre Dame is scheduled to visit Norman on October 27.

[Hot Rod]

Home against both Tech and A&M

We should really be able to run through this schedule.

Our hardest games are probably at Poke, at FSU, and against Texass.

Yep, usually these away games are our toughest.

I think if we look back on how we play against OSU and Cincy last year, we should be ok.

[madillsoonerfan5353]

and like i said before... this might be the most perfect schedule you can get for OU.

Bye week before Florida State
Ball State before Texas
Mizzou is at home the week after texas, thank god it's in Norman.. could have been a possible trapTexas A&M at home
Texas Tech at home
Bye week before Oklahoma State in Stoolwater

honestly, the schedule prlly could not be better

We play Mizzou on Sep. 24th and *saxet* on Oct. 8th? I must be missing something?

:gary:

[King Crimson]

I don't like playing conference games before all of the non-conference games are played.

looks like everyone is doing it. lot of conference games the week of the 24th.

[JLEW1818]

We play Mizzou on Sep. 24th and *saxet* on Oct. 8th? I must be missing something?

:gary:

because i'm an idiot ....

FIXED :D

[StoopTroup]

Ball St. :(

[tfoolry]

Hopefully we don't get Ball Sacked.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/tfoolry/47g1.gif

[SoonerNomad]

Are Scott Bakula and Kathy Ireland still at Texas State?


That is posting like a champion. :)

[5noubus]

Kinda a drag our last home game is nov. 12th it will seem like a short season.
Maybe the weather will be nice all season

[bluedogok]

A couple of things:

1. We used to do it quite a bit under Switzer, fwiw.
It was done well before him, before the Big 12 the Texas game in Dallas was a non-conference game and usually the game the week before was a conference game.

[gaylordfan1]

This is setting up nicely. :)

[Sam.England]

Time to start planning the trip then!

[MyT Oklahoma]

It is what it is.

Now let's play some football. :D