It's All-College Time! OU vs Houston

[Sooner95]

That time of year, as the Sooner's play host to the Houston Cougars in the opening game of the All-college Classic double header. The second game features Oklahoma St vs New Mexico.



SATURDAY'S GAME BASICS
Oklahoma (7-1) plays in the All-College Classic for the 29th straight year when it meets Houston (4-4) Saturday at 7 p.m. CT at Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Sooners, winners of three straight, are coming off a 78-63 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The Cougars haven't played since Dec. 6 when they lost 81-78 at Texas State. Saturday's contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC AM 1520 in Oklahoma City; KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa; Sirius 137) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck announcing. The game will be televised by ESPNU with Marc Kestecher and Doug Gottlieb calling the action.


More information... (http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121711aab.html)

This is the first of our last 4 Non-conf battles and we close out 2011.


Again it will be televised on ESPNU and on Sirius 137.


Second game tips off at just after 9:30 CST with OSU taking on New Mexico. That games airs on ESPN2 and Sirius 94.

[OUmillenium]

Whats the Ches Energy Center? Myriad?

[Sooner95]

As far as I know it's the Ford center. renamed.

[soonervegas]

anyone know where I can find cheap, cheap tickets?

[StoopTroup]

For cheap tickets there's a guy wearing a Christmas Sweater that has a cat skating on it....don't ask him...ask the black guy with him. If they aren't there find this guy....

http://randomoverload.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/f1da6896b0omited.jpg.jpg

[Blue]

Lets do this! OU 93 UH 74.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Game time! Gottlieb on the call.

[Sooner95]

Game on! BOOMER!!!!!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

0-2 Houston

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

1st field goal. Down 6-3. Now 6-6.

[Blue]

6-6. 15:35.

[soonervegas]

I think the All- College may be doing it wrong......that is practice level attendance.

[oumartin]

finally found the dern game

[Blue]

Nice Oop to Clarke!

[oumartin]

did they say houston beat st louis?

[OU_Sooners75]

Just in case you are unable to watch:

http://www.kgso.com/about-kgso/listen/

[OU_Sooners75]

did they say houston beat st louis?

I hope not, because they didnt play.

[Blue]

Groooms for 3!!!!! 20-20 9:00

[Blue]

Pledger for 3!!1 23-22 OU

[Blue]

pledger for 3!!!!!! again! 26-22 OU

[oumartin]

I turned the channel for a minute and miss the scoring frenzy! dangit

[OU_Sooners75]

Osby needs to stop shooting! 1/8

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Houston rolling a bit. Need to get it going!

[OU_Sooners75]

1 for 9

Osby needs to dish the ball instead of shooting it the rest of the game!

[Blue]

Bad Defense. Good Houston shooting. Baf reffing. 51-44 Houston. ****.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Getting out hustled.big time.

[OU_Sooners75]

If we lose to this team, I am going to bust a gut!

Houston should not even be on the same court as OU right now!

[OU_Sooners75]

Bad Defense. Good Houston shooting. Baf reffing. 51-44 Houston. ****.

What is the excuse for a 1/9 performance by Osby?

[Sooner95]

Yea, out hustled is the word of the night. Need to get after the lose balls and rebounds. We are not shooting very well tonight.

[Blue]

What is the excuse for a 1/9 performance by Osby?

Thats not excuses thats my observations. Obviously Osby is off.

[Blue]

I have little patience for fitz.

[Blue]

Nice and1 for Pledge! 53-51 UH.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Clawing back in to it.

[OU_Sooners75]

Our bigs are a combined 4 of 25

[OU_Sooners75]

Making Simmons look like an all world forward!

[Blue]

Nice comeback! 55 up. 11:11 to go.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Tied up.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Too many offensive boards for Houston. Down by 4 again.

[Blue]

Play some D!!

[Blue]

Not playing real good. Lets steal this one.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Still giving up too many offensive boards to the Cougars.

[Blue]

Pledger Lights Out! 10-11 29 pts.

[Blue]

Still giving up too many offensive boards to the Cougars.

Yeah its bad.

[oumartin]

theres a good board!

[oumartin]

up three, with three left..

[Blue]

Fitx steppin up! 70-67 Ou.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Woo Hoo. Pledger wins my double/ double Vbet!

[oumartin]

not a good turnover :(

[oumartin]

Neal is steppin' up on the boards

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Pledger is red hot!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Come on boys, finish it!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Come on.Clark,
!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Nice free throws!

[oumartin]

Looks like we got outta there with the W

[Blue]

Nice win! Came back from down 9 in the second half.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Come on. Give me 6 quick points.

[Sooner95]

Whew!! I'll take it!

79-74 WIN!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Lost my Vbet but I'll.take the W anytime!

Great job Sooners! Keep on keepin on!!!

[SoonerMom2]

Love watching this team as they play together as a team. What a terrific win!

[StoopTroup]

We got a little tight towards the end. We should have clobbered Houston. I didn't like how we played the last two minutes. Thankfully we won.

[StoopTroup]

Still giving up too many offensive boards to the Cougars.

The thing I hope happens is that we continue to play up to the Teams we face this year.

[Blue]

We got a little tight towards the end. We should have clobbered Houston. I didn't like how we played the last two minutes. Thankfully we won.

The last two minutes is when we seperated from houston. We made our free throws and didn't turn it over and played good D.

[Blue]

The thing I hope happens is that we continue to play up to the Teams we face this year.

Put down the pipe, bro.

[TopDog8025]

Recap is here: http://isportsweb.com/2011/12/17/oklahoma-basketball-pledger-fuels-sooners-past-houston/

[SoonerorLater]

I feel pretty good about tonight's game. When things went a little sideways they kept their cool and played good ball. I'm cautiously optimistic about this team.

[StoopTroup]

Put down the pipe, bro.

No need to be a prick. You see a four point win as a great win and I see it as a disaster if we play a really good Team. Sometimes you just have to put the past behind you Blue. If you don't I know it's not my problem though. Houston is 4-5....not a Top 25 Team and not undefeated. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games. I don't smoke a pipe but you might check what's in yours.


It wasn’t the prettiest win, in fact, it was pretty ugly, but it was a win. There were plenty of times the Sooners could have folded, because frankly it wasn’t their night, they were down by as many as nine at one point the 2nd half. But the Sooners pushed through, hanging on for a close 79-74 victory against the Houston Cougars in the All-College Classic Saturday evening.

http://isportsweb.com/2011/12/17/oklahoma-basketball-pledger-fuels-sooners-past-houston/

[Blue]

No need to be a prick. You see a four point win as a great win and I see it as a disaster if we play a really good Team. Sometimes you just have to put the past behind you Blue. If you don't I know it's not my problem though. Houston is 4-5....not a Top 25 Team and not undefeated. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games. I don't smoke a pipe but you might check what's in yours.

I'm 90% percent sure you are someones troll and about 100% sure that you have no idea what you are talking about.

Go ahead and talk your non-coherent babble on the rest of the board, but you'll stand out like a sore thumb over here.

I hope you are a troll otherwise I'm embarrassed for you and you should probably seek help.

[Blue]

No need to be a prick. You see a four point win as a great win and I see it as a disaster if we play a really good Team. Sometimes you just have to put the past behind you Blue. If you don't I know it's not my problem though. Houston is 4-5....not a Top 25 Team and not undefeated. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games. I don't smoke a pipe but you might check what's in yours.



http://isportsweb.com/2011/12/17/oklahoma-basketball-pledger-fuels-sooners-past-houston/

Btw, you said "play up" to the competition and then rambled on about how we were better than them and shoulda ran them outta the gym. Make up your mind.

[Blue]

http://qkme.me/35ivjb

[StoopTroup]

Btw, you said "play up" to the competition and then rambled on about how we were better than them and shoulda ran them outta the gym. Make up your mind.

We are better than them. We are 10-1 and played down to them. I'm saying that if we play better Teams I hope we play up. This isn't that hard. You just need to quit trying to bust my balls. You're not very good at it and it makes you look like a prick.

[StoopTroup]

http://qkme.me/35ivjb

Like i said....you continue to act like a prick to folks who have a different opinion and end up looking like a prick. Back to ignore. I tried.

[Blue]

We are better than them. we are 8-1 and played down to them. I'm saying that if we play better Teams I hope we play up. This isn't that hard. You just need to quit trying to bust my balls. You're not very good at it and it makes you look like a prick.

"continue to play up to our competition..."

You said it. I'm not gonna sit here and argue with you and I sure don't need to try and make you look stupid.

[StoopTroup]

Lets do this! OU 93 UH 74.

You got the 74 right.

[StoopTroup]

"continue to play up to our competition..."

You said it. I'm not gonna sit here and argue with you and I sure don't need to try and make you look stupid.

Yep. no need talking to someone who called it 94-74 and thinks we played a kickass game....lol

I am happy we won and hopefully when we play KU, K-State, Mizzou and oSu in the first 4 games of our Big XII Schedule we will win those. That's when we know that Lon has eally changed the Team and put us back as a Team to be worried about in Big XII Play. Once that happens we can talk about March Madness and maybe even how Lon can begin to recruit the studs we need to be a Sweet 16, Big 8 or Final Four Team again. I love Basketball as much as Football. Matter of fact I played more Basketball than Football back in the Day. It's a great Sport and I like how Lon is changing things. The best thing that has happened to OU Basketball is that Castiglione sent Jeff Capel and Kelvin Sampson packing.

[Blue]

Yep. no need talking to someone who called it 94-74 and thinks we played a kickass game....lol

I think it was one of the better wins we've had. Started out sluggish, got down, and rallied to win against a decent opponent.

[nighttrain12]

How was attendance? Was it at least respectable?

[StoopTroup]

Don't see Attendance numbers posted here. It's at the very end of the Stats and they just didn't post it.

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2011-2012/allcoll1.html

Attendance N/A here too....

http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=313510201 (http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2011-2012/allcoll1.html)

[oumartin]

It was a great win. Fought back from a deficit and put them away. The score was closer in the end do to the junk 3 at the buzzer.

When arguably your best player is shooting 1 - 100 in the game and you still manage to hang in there and scratch and claw and pull out a win it's all good!

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

It was a great win. Fought back from a deficit and put them away. The score was closer in the end do to the junk 3 at the buzzer.

When arguably your best player is shooting 1 - 100 in the game and you still manage to hang in there and scratch and claw and pull out a win it's all good!

I agree. It was a great win. Houston came out in the 2nd half and really played well. They got up by 9 in a hurry. The Sooners stayed composed and eventually they were up by 8 at the end. Last year this team loses this game for certain. Kruger and Co, however, have a different mindset. I'm very excited about it.

It's a bit premature to start all the March Madness speculation, but I have no doubt that this team has the POTENTIAL to make it. Let's see if they can execute it.

As for S.T. claiming playing down and all that I have a different perspective. Teams.are.never at there best for every game. Clawing back after getting behind in the 2nd half shows character and composure. Something I'm happy to see.

[kevpks]

Last week an OSU friend insisted that their loss to Pitt was more impressive than our win over Arky. I wonder if a loss to New Mexico is more impressive than a win over Houston as well. If so, with all of this winning the Sooners are missing out on some great quality losses.

[oumartin]

I think New Mexico is pretty good aren't they? Doesn't Steve Alford coach there?

That being said, I get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing OSU lose

[kevpks]

I think New Mexico is pretty good aren't they? Doesn't Steve Alford coach there?

That being said, I get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing OSU lose

Yeah I think New Mexico has won five in a row over BCS conference opponents. That said, one would think that this one and done superstar Nash might be able to get OSU a few more wins. At 6-4 with a game against Bama and league play approaching, the NIT might be in doubt.

[badger]

Np and i watched the game taped since we had a few get togethers (church today means i'm watching the packers at a delay as well).

We totally peeked at the final before watching and i'm glad we did, cuz it looked a lot like a loss at a few points... the slow start, being down by about 10 with about five left... i turn to NP and ask if the internet was lying about the score :(

So, happy with the win, but from the bottom of my heartless cold heart, SHUT UP DOUG. We get that your poke self hates everything gooner, but do have to make it so darn obvious?!

I can only picture him yacking during the poke loss... derp derp back when i was at gally iba playing for drunk eddie blah blah remember our final fours biiiig country and how credit cards were so spendable derrrrrrrp

[OUmillenium]

It was a great win. Fought back from a deficit and put them away. The score was closer in the end do to the junk 3 at the buzzer.

When arguably your best player is shooting 1 - 100 in the game and you still manage to hang in there and scratch and claw and pull out a win it's all good!

^ That

[OU_Sooners75]

No need to be a prick. You see a four point win as a great win and I see it as a disaster if we play a really good Team. Sometimes you just have to put the past behind you Blue. If you don't I know it's not my problem though. Houston is 4-5....not a Top 25 Team and not undefeated. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games. I don't smoke a pipe but you might check what's in yours.



http://isportsweb.com/2011/12/17/oklahoma-basketball-pledger-fuels-sooners-past-houston/

Their 5 losses are a combined 12 points.

They are not a good team but, they have had chances to win at least 3 of their 5 losses this year, getting beat on the last shot of the game.

[OU_Sooners75]

I'm 90% percent sure you are someones troll and about 100% sure that you have no idea what you are talking about.

Go ahead and talk your non-coherent babble on the rest of the board, but you'll stand out like a sore thumb over here.

I hope you are a troll otherwise I'm embarrassed for you and you should probably seek help.

So you decide to make things personal? If you want to get personal with ST, then do it on PM, not on the forums. You are making yourself look just as bad as you are saying he is.

[OU_Sooners75]

We are better than them. We are 10-1 and played down to them. I'm saying that if we play better Teams I hope we play up. This isn't that hard. You just need to quit trying to bust my balls. You're not very good at it and it makes you look like a prick.

We are 10-1?

Hmmm...my schedule shows us at 8-1. Maybe my schedule is off?

[OU_Sooners75]

Btw, you said "play up" to the competition and then rambled on about how we were better than them and shoulda ran them outta the gym. Make up your mind.

In all honesty, we should have ran them out of the building. Our bigs shot pathetic all game long, going a combined 8-31 from the field. And 7 of 11 from the charity stripe.

Had our bigs had their average game shooting, then the final score would have been a lot worse than what it was.

[badger]

We are 10-1?

Hmmm...my schedule shows us at 8-1. Maybe my schedule is off?

My guess is that 10-1 counts the exhibition games and 8-1 doesn't.

Either is good at this point, IMHO.

[OU_Sooners75]

I agree. It was a great win. Houston came out in the 2nd half and really played well. They got up by 9 in a hurry. The Sooners stayed composed and eventually they were up by 8 at the end. Last year this team loses this game for certain. Kruger and Co, however, have a different mindset. I'm very excited about it.

It's a bit premature to start all the March Madness speculation, but I have no doubt that this team has the POTENTIAL to make it. Let's see if they can execute it.

As for S.T. claiming playing down and all that I have a different perspective. Teams.are.never at there best for every game. Clawing back after getting behind in the 2nd half shows character and composure. Something I'm happy to see.

Why is it too early to talk about the March Madness?

It isn't like this team is without talent. We have some good talent. Just need to do a better job at rebounding and getting more consistency out of all our forwards.

We will win at least 9 conference games this year, which will make us a bubble team. We should win against South Carolina State and Northwestern State. Cincinnati will be our toughest non-conference opponent. I also think we can do better than 9, with an upset here or there. I think Baylor in Norman is a toss up, same with KU in Norman.

That said, wins in conference:

vs. Kansas State
vs. Tech
@ Kansas State
vs. Iowa State
@ Tech
vs. Texas
@ Iowa State
vs. Oklahoma State
vs. A&M

That all said, we beat our final 3 non conference opponents will be 11-1. Get into conference and win 9 games, we are almost deserving of a spot in the NCAA's. 10 wins would guarantee a lock in the big dance.

[OU_Sooners75]

My guess is that 10-1 counts the exhibition games and 8-1 doesn't.

Either is good at this point, IMHO.

Let me tell you playing Northeastern State and Washburn (two division 2 teams) looks great on our schedule. :very_drunk:

[badger]

One win that's on our schedule that suddenly gained some more credibility today? ORU. They just beat #8 Xavier.

Link (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=440&articleid=20111218_440_0_CINCIN364817)

It was Xavier's only loss so far this season, and it was by 24 points AND... it was at Xavier.

I know they had some player suspensions, but go ORU!

And go us too. I think we're prove ourselves when we meet our allegedly better Big 12 foes.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Why is it too early to talk about the March Madness?

It isn't like this team is without talent. We have some good talent. Just need to do a better job at rebounding and getting more consistency out of all our forwards.

We will win at least 9 conference games this year, which will make us a bubble team. We should win against South Carolina State and Northwestern State. Cincinnati will be our toughest non-conference opponent. I also think we can do better than 9, with an upset here or there. I think Baylor in Norman is a toss up, same with KU in Norman.

That said, wins in conference:

vs. Kansas State
vs. Tech
@ Kansas State
vs. Iowa State
@ Tech
vs. Texas
@ Iowa State
vs. Oklahoma State
vs. A&M

That all said, we beat our final 3 non conference opponents will be 11-1. Get into conference and win 9 games, we are almost deserving of a spot in the NCAA's. 10 wins would guarantee a lock in the big dance.


I worry about complacency. The Sooners have really struggled the last few years, but this team looks HUNGRY. I think that hunger and drive is what it will take to get to the NCAA's.

Every game needs to be played like its our only shot. We won't win every game, but that drive will make it possible for the Sooners to make the field.

It's gonna get tougher before it gets easier.

[OU_Sooners75]

One win that's on our schedule that suddenly gained some more credibility today? ORU. They just beat #8 Xavier.

Link (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=440&articleid=20111218_440_0_CINCIN364817)

It was Xavier's only loss so far this season, and it was by 24 points AND... it was at Xavier.

I know they had some player suspensions, but go ORU!

And go us too. I think we're prove ourselves when we meet our allegedly better Big 12 foes.

Xavier was also without 3 starters due to their suspensions in the fight against Cincy.

With those starters Xavier wins that game.

[OU_Sooners75]

I worry about complacency. The Sooners have really struggled the last few years, but this team looks HUNGRY. I think that hunger and drive is what it will take to get to the NCAA's.

Every game needs to be played like its our only shot. We won't win every game, but that drive will make it possible for the Sooners to make the field.

It's gonna get tougher before it gets easier.

It won't be easy by any means...not trying to make it sound like that. But this team has some talent on it and they are hungry.

This team would have been very good if Capel knew how to handle players. We have an identity now so it seems...and this team is very hungry.

The last couple of years we would play with most teams and lose late. This year it seems we have the determination to win those games.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

It won't be easy by any means...not trying to make it sound like that. But this team has some talent on it and they are hungry.

The last couple of years we would play with most teams and lose late. This year it seems we have the determination to win those games.


I can agree with everything here. For sure.

BOOMER!!!

[picasso]

I think New Mexico is pretty good aren't they? Doesn't Steve Alford coach there?

That being said, I get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing OSU lose
New Mexico has never been any good. When I lived out there they called 'em the Loblows.

[Soonerjeepman]

I think ksu at manhattan will be tough....I'd say we might knock off ku or mu at home....we definitely will be in the games..

excited about the team and the way they are PLAYING..lost a little focus on boxing out last night..but so much more of a team it seems...

[Sooner95]

LOL, uh I've seen nothing that would convince me we can play with the likes of KU or MU.. easy people..might be getting a little ahead of ourselves.

[Soonerjeepman]

LOL, uh I've seen nothing that would convince me we can play with the likes of KU or MU.. easy people..might be getting a little ahead of ourselves.

I said we MIGHT knock them off...understood it was at home only...I'd give OU a hell of better chance this yr than the last 2...if we can beat who we are suppose to...(weren't we picked like 8th preseason...) at home and road...and pull a couple of upsets at home..which I think we can...go 7-9 overall I'd be tickled pink for this yr. We loose the big guy next yr but have 3 coming in plus the transfer...we should be decent next yr as well.

[kbsooner21]

We have zero shot at beating Mizzou or KU this year. That being said, Kruger has done an excellent job with this team. They are much improved and playing great. I'm very happy with where they are at.

Also, All-College doesn't get much better than that, an OU win coupled with a Poke loss!

[badger]

We have zero shot at beating Mizzou or KU this year.

I thought we had a zero shot of beating Baylor in the Big 12 tourney last year... then a miracle gift from God in the form of a top-player suspension got us that elusive win :)

Key injuries, a player suspension or chemistry and coaching issues can quickly derail promising seasons (See Xavier, lol). No reason we can't be the beneficiary of such issues :D

[kbsooner21]

I thought we had a zero shot of beating Baylor in the Big 12 tourney last year... then a miracle gift from God in the form of a top-player suspension got us that elusive win :)

Key injuries, a player suspension or chemistry and coaching issues can quickly derail promising seasons (See Xavier, lol). No reason we can't be the beneficiary of such issues :D

OK, we have .09% shot to beat Mizzou or KU :D

Mizzou is playing like the best team in the Big 12. They keep this up and I expect them to make a big run in the Big Dance. Final 4, Elite 8 type season. KU has a lot of talent as always.

But you're right, I shouldn't completely write them off :D

[badger]

Lloyd Christmas likes the chance you say we have ;)

And I do too, for no other reason than last season, even Lloyd Christmas wouldn't be asking if we had a chance.

We are improving, and if we, on our best day, meet them on a lesser good day for them, there's definitely a chance.

Last year, we'd have to hope that their bus broke down, or they canceled their season, or their top 10 scorers were all suspended and we would be facing their womens teams instead (which both aren't that good, for the record).

This year, we can have relatively more realistic hopes and dreams of their demises :D

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

OK, we have .09% shot to beat Mizzou or KU :D

Mizzou is playing like the best team in the Big 12. They keep this up and I expect them to make a big run in the Big Dance. Final 4, Elite 8 type season. KU has a lot of talent as always.

But you're right, I shouldn't completely write them off :D

FWIW, Mizzou always chokes in the NCAA's. Bank on it.

[badger]

FWIW, Mizzou always chokes in the NCAA's. Bank on it.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/quin%20snyder.jpg

Quin: When I was coaching them, they were in the Elite Eight.

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/12%20Basketball%20Tournament%20First%20Round%20wXG VIOXOStam.jpg

Jeff: Hey...I could say the same thing about OU!

http://www.srsd.net/rampage/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Duke_Mike_Krzyzewski-221x300.jpg

Coach K: Must be an anti-Duke conspiracy!

[badger]

We have zero shot at beating Mizzou or KU this year. That being said, Kruger has done an excellent job with this team. They are much improved and playing great. I'm very happy with where they are at.

Also, All-College doesn't get much better than that, an OU win coupled with a Poke loss!

If Davidson can beat Kansas, anyone can :D