OSU Fans Are Glad They Lost

[FaninAma]

Because that probably keeps OU out of the national title game. And, as we all know, OSU fans would rather see something negative happen to OU than something positive to osu. That's just the way they roll.

Just kidding.....sort of.

[nighttrain12]

I don't care what they think, I just love it to see OSU choke a game so bad! LOL

[TXBOOMER]

I guarentee you Scott Verplank's first words after the loss was "at least OU won't get to play for the National Championship".

[nighttrain12]

Watch them bitch and moan about that FG attempt late in the 4th quarter that was almost good.

[TXBOOMER]

Every Poke that cries about the field goal can call the WAAAAAAAAAAMbulance!

[Jeronimo]

We're not out of it yet. If OU can still win out, maybe there is some late season insanity left. Like maybe lsu and oregon getting beat. Maybe even Bama. Who knows. OU is not out of it yet! Just need to take care of OUr business to have a chance though.

[StoopTroup]

Watch them bitch and moan about that FG attempt late in the 4th quarter that was almost good.

I've already heard that the camera angle made it look good. I explained that there is TWO REFS down there to look straight up and make the call.

I hear they are blind......LMAO

[StoopTroup]

I am rooting for USC to swallow oregon

[Boomer.....]

I don't care what they think, I just love it to see OSU choke a game so bad! LOL

This!

[85sooners]

Lol

[soonerboy_odanorth]

I'm not convinced this hurts us.

If Oregon won out and we won out against an undefeated oSu, I'm not sure that would have been enough to get us over the hump. I think there is a lot of steam from voters that they would want to see Oregon now against LSU again. (And less steam for Alabama, because their offense has kind of been exposed.) And, seems to me the conversation has gone along the lines of "the terrible loss by OU that no one can get over." So I think we may have been held back anyway.

All I know is, IF we beat Baylor (and it is a big if being at their place again this year), we move up another spot.

Moving forward... still a lot of football. Let's see how LSU, Bama, and Oregon finish out. Nothing is guaranteed for any of those teams.

LSU looks lethargic following the epic Bama game. Ole Miss is horrible, but then they have to turn around and play a team that is pretty capable in Arkansas, and then presumably a pretty hot Georgia team (thought I think they are less dependable than Arkansas).

Bama has to go to Auburn... on the heels of the Toomer's Corner trees getting poisoned by the Bama nut job. That shouldn't be a motivating factor... but it will be. They are all that crazy.

Oregon has their work cut out for them against USC. This is USC's conference title game and bowl game all rolled into one. They have their year-end rivalry game with Oregon State (which unfortunately is probably the worst team in the Pac12 this year.) And then they have a wildcard game for the Pac12 championship.

In short... Who knows? Anything at this point is possible.

Though I gotta say... really happy to see the Poke Choke is still alive and kickin', no matter how things end up. I can take them finally breaking through and getting a Big XII championship this year. But it would have been living hell forever had they even made the national championship game, no matter the outcome.

[mdklatt]

Upsides of losing to ISU? (http://www.orangepower.com/threads/upsides-of-losing-to-isu.132807/#post-1690877)

Ask and OP delivers.


Beating OSU no longer gets OU into the MNC game.


I'd rather have my hear ripped out against ISU than ou.


Any chance there's a conspiracy to keep us ranked high enough to vault OU into the MNC with a Bedlam win?

[soonerboy_odanorth]

They bring hilarity to delusion.

[FirstandGoal]

Man I can't wait to read the meltdown thread later.

[Okie35]

I don't know why they would be happy. If we beat OSU they won't even get into a BCS game most likely.

[MyT Oklahoma]

It is what it is. Enjoy. LOL

[SoonerBacker]

I don't know why they would be happy. If we beat OSU they won't even get into a BCS game most likely.

Because they are Aggy! They would rather ruin OU's season than have a great one of their own!

[VA Sooner]

I'm enjoying the loss much more so than anything else for today...

We'll see what the rest of the season pans out for all involved.

[picasso]

I guarentee you Scott Verplank's first words after the loss was "at least OU won't get to play for the National Championship".
Yeah, you say him talking back in '09 after our BYU game eh?

Sad.

[picasso]

I'm not convinced this hurts us.

If Oregon won out and we won out against an undefeated oSu, I'm not sure that would have been enough to get us over the hump. I think there is a lot of steam from voters that they would want to see Oregon now against LSU again. (And less steam for Alabama, because their offense has kind of been exposed.) And, seems to me the conversation has gone along the lines of "the terrible loss by OU that no one can get over." So I think we may have been held back anyway.

All I know is, IF we beat Baylor (and it is a big if being at their place again this year), we move up another spot.

Moving forward... still a lot of football. Let's see how LSU, Bama, and Oregon finish out. Nothing is guaranteed for any of those teams.

LSU looks lethargic following the epic Bama game. Ole Miss is horrible, but then they have to turn around and play a team that is pretty capable in Arkansas, and then presumably a pretty hot Georgia team (thought I think they are less dependable than Arkansas).

Bama has to go to Auburn... on the heels of the Toomer's Corner trees getting poisoned by the Bama nut job. That shouldn't be a motivating factor... but it will be. They are all that crazy.

Oregon has their work cut out for them against USC. This is USC's conference title game and bowl game all rolled into one. They have their year-end rivalry game with Oregon State (which unfortunately is probably the worst team in the Pac12 this year.) And then they have a wildcard game for the Pac12 championship.

In short... Who knows? Anything at this point is possible.

Though I gotta say... really happy to see the Poke Choke is still alive and kickin', no matter how things end up. I can take them finally breaking through and getting a Big XII championship this year. But it would have been living hell forever had they even made the national championship game, no matter the outcome.
Oregon is athletic but they aren't that impressive. They had more speed than Stanford, same as us in '09.
I don't see any dominant teams out there this season. Lester could lose in the SEC championship. Who knows.

[soonerloyal]

I don't care what they think, I just love it to see OSU choke a game so bad! LOL

And there's the same attitude of which a few of you are pinning on some OSU fans. That's a high horse that doesn't know how to trot.

On the other hand, one OSU fan was sure petulant: "Bedlam, not last night, is STILL the biggest game in our history."

Some really do seem to hate OU more than they love their team.

[LiveLaughLove]

No they aren't. They are looking for silver linings in the loss.

The same as we would be doing.

I was cheering on ISU toward the end. Couldn't help it.

We blow them out in Stillwater and see what happens.

[Jacie]

The conspiracy theorist in me says this was a planned move on the part of the higher ups in aggieland, knowing they cannot beat Oklahoma, they take the wind out of OUr sails by losing this one to devalue the bedlam game . . .

[mdklatt]

No they aren't. They are looking for silver linings in the loss.


Normally I would agree, but we're talking about aggies. They are Poe's Law in action. There's nothing so ridiculous that one aggie says in jest that another aggie doesn't seriously believe.

[badger]

The only ones they took out of national title consideration by losing was themselves. Losing late in the season is the worst time to lose if you want to be considered for the title discussion.

But hey, whatever makes you feel better about losing, Pokes.

[StoopTroup]

All in All....it's why I had no problem enjoying watching them choke like they always have. You can be sad for the poke Players but they made the choice to go there so I really don't follow that as a possibility.

The players on the oSu Team hate us as bad as our players hate them. It's simply a Rivalry. Always has been....always should be. The fact that OU owns oSu in Football continues to add to the rivalry as the aggies continue to play us instead of give up like Nebraska, mizzou, Colorado and TAMU. For that they get an attaboy for having such a good year. Beating fexas is a huge thing for them. Seeing two Oklahoma Teams take it to them every year wouldn't be such a bad thing IMHO. I would find just as much humor in that as I did last nights loss of oSu to ISU.