So Ohio St. will be in Norman the season after next

[TheUnnamedSooner]

Wow what a flip from the beginning of the season. We were riding high and they were coming off a loss from VT.

They looked really good tonight. Should be a huge game in Norman!

[BoulderSooner79]

Wow what a flip from the beginning of the season. We were riding high and they were coming off a loss from VT.

They looked really good tonight. Should be a huge game in Norman!

And the changes in progress in our program right now will determine if that's true. I have no doubt Meyer will field a top team at that time unless he hits another family crises and retires again.

[EatLeadCommie]

Hopefully, Meyer will retire again by then. Meyer versus Stoops isn't much of a contest.

[Eielson]

Hopefully, Meyer will retire again by then. Meyer versus Stoops isn't much of a contest.

If my memory serves correct, it was actually pretty close.

[BoulderSooner79]

If my memory serves correct, it was actually pretty close.

I took the reference to mean Meyer's consistency over the years and across different program, not the one game.

[winout]

Hopefully, Meyer will retire again by then. Meyer versus Stoops isn't much of a contest.

Yeah, we played them tough that day and we have two years to prepare. That team was loaded though, 3 of the first 4 NFL draftees the following year (and 4 of the first 11, I think).

[Eielson]

I took the reference to mean Meyer's consistency over the years and across different program, not the one game.

They're not joining the Big XII, and it's not going to be a comparison of programs. It's just one game a year for two years. I've rated Meyer #1 for years (even when everybody was calling Saban best ever), but if we both march in with solid programs, it's far from a foregone conclusion that we'll get smoked. We may have struggled in recent years, and we've lost some games we shouldn't have, but nobody other than Briles has been able to truly punch Bob in the mouth, and guys like Saban, Meyer, Brown, and Fisher have had their shots.

And I think Meyer is great, but not a model of consistency. Florida was able to win a NC, come back the next year and only win 9 games, win another NC, and then be back to 8 wins two years later. It took Bob 16 seasons to finally surpass Meyer's number of sub-10 win seasons in his 6 years at Florida, and even that wouldn't have happened had we not suffered through a couple of ridiculously injury-riddled seasons.

[Eielson]

Yeah, we played them tough that day and we have two years to prepare. That team was loaded though, 3 of the first 4 NFL draftees the following year (and 4 of the first 11, I think).

Florida was plenty loaded themselves, and I'd say that was probably the most talented team Meyer has ever coached. It was truly an epic clash of two giants, and It's the only BCS loss I'm not at least slightly ashamed of. That doesn't mean it doesn't sting a little, though.

[SoCalBigRed]

Season from from now? In Norman?

I think this year was an abomination as far as home losses, I don't suspect we'll see that in the future and I see us starting a new home field win streak.

OU thumps THE ohio state when they show up in Norman.

[BoulderSooner79]

They're not joining the Big XII, and it's not going to be a comparison of programs. It's just one game a year for two years. I've rated Meyer #1 for years (even when everybody was calling Saban best ever), but if we both march in with solid programs, it's far from a foregone conclusion that we'll get smoked. We may have struggled in recent years, and we've lost some games we shouldn't have, but nobody other than Briles has been able to truly punch Bob in the mouth, and guys like Saban, Meyer, Brown, and Fisher have had their shots.

And I think Meyer is great, but not a model of consistency. Florida was able to win a NC, come back the next year and only win 9 games, win another NC, and then be back to 8 wins two years later. It took Bob 16 seasons to finally surpass Meyer's number of sub-10 win seasons in his 6 years at Florida, and even that wouldn't have happened had we not suffered through a couple of ridiculously injury-riddled seasons.

It's 2 years away, anything can happen. If the current changes in motion in the OU program don't pay off, we won't field an elite team. And still haven't seen if there are defensive changes on the way outside of the BJW retirement. I can't see us fielding an elite team in '15 in a transition type of year, but it has been done in the past. But I could see us building to something for '16. Meyer will probably have a good team ready as he's a good coach and recruiting well, but I'm not motivated enough to follow them beyond those generalizations.

[manateepower]

If my memory serves correct, it was actually pretty close.

If memory serves me correctly, Meyer took a QB who couldn't throw a two yard spiral, and beat the greatest QB in Oklahoma history, and arguably the greatest O-LINE in college football history, by two scores.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

If my memory serves correct, it was actually pretty close.

If memory serves me correctly, Meyer took a QB who couldn't throw a two yard spiral, and beat the greatest QB in Oklahoma history, and arguably the greatest O-LINE in college football history, by two scores.

We were missing a key player that game. It wasn't a beat down

[rock on sooner]

Yeah, we played them tough that day and we have two years to prepare. That team was loaded though, 3 of the first 4 NFL draftees the following year (and 4 of the first 11, I think).

This is picky, but 4 of the first 21 (Gresham went to Cincy at 21....)

Oregon was doomed from the start....I saw it in their body language coming out
on to the field...and, for me, that is the fastest Ohio State team on record. Jones
was 3rd string at the start of the season...Meyer has the proverbial "embarrassment
of riches" (young riches at that)at QB....Jones reportedly throws a 65 yard spiral from
a kneeling position and that dude can motor, for 6'6" 250#....jus sayin...

[SoonerStormchaser]

And...win or lose...you can guarantee the majority of Acorn Aggies will be classless and burn half the campus down. And their cheating ways will be glossed over by the admin yet again. Take money from boosters, no worries...hell, we'll make sure you get a Heisman trophy afterwards!

I hate them worse than I hate Texass...

[SoonerorLater]

If memory serves me correctly, Meyer took a QB who couldn't throw a two yard spiral, and beat the greatest QB in Oklahoma history, and arguably the greatest O-LINE in college football history, by two scores.

We were also missing this years NFL leading rusher for that game.

[badger]

We can be their Virginia Tech (early-season loss that doesn't matter by postseason berth time) :P

[winout]

It might make sense to go after Cincy in the Big XII.... fertile recruiting in the Rust Belt for some of those big blockers. Add USF or UCF and we could make in roads into the South as well. We need to add large population areas.

I see Kenny Hill is transferring to TCU. I think the XII has some life left in it.

[manateepower]

We were missing a key player that game. It wasn't a beat down

Florida lost Percy Harvin for the SEC game, and beat an undefeated Bama.

Ohio State lost two quarterbacks, and won the God Damn title.

Injuries happen to every team. The best learn to work with what they have. The mediocre apparently fall apart when they lose a running back.

[8timechamps]

And...win or lose...you can guarantee the majority of Acorn Aggies will be classless and burn half the campus down. And their cheating ways will be glossed over by the admin yet again. Take money from boosters, no worries...hell, we'll make sure you get a Heisman trophy afterwards!

I hate them worse than I hate Texass...

Me too.

[Eielson]

If memory serves me correctly, Meyer took a QB who couldn't throw a two yard spiral, and beat the greatest QB in Oklahoma history, and arguably the greatest O-LINE in college football history, by two scores.

Your memory does seem to be a little foggy, so I'll remind you that Meyer's QB was Tim Tebow. That's the guy who won a Heisman trophy, and was a first round draft pick. Many have considered him the greatest college football player of his decade. Do I think that is overrating him? Absolutely, but you sound like a 14 year old when you act like he's some scrub.

Also, the game was 7-7 at half, and 17-14 until deep in the 4th quarter. Florida didn't have an even remotely comfortable lead until 57 minutes into the game, and even then, they had to make another defensive stop to put the game away.

[bluedogok]

We were missing a key player that game. It wasn't a beat down
Remember that any OU loss is considered a blowout by the media and unrealistic fans, it doesn't matter whether it's by 1 or 100......

[SoonerStormchaser]

Ohio State fans are still living up to my expectations...as complete dumbasses!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/riot-cops-use-tear-gas-columbus-crowds-after-ohio-state-n284976

I know that we have our share of moron fans...but this fanbase has got to be the biggest bunch of bandwagoning rioting ******* fans not from Louisiana.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Florida was plenty loaded themselves, and I'd say that was probably the most talented team Meyer has ever coached. It was truly an epic clash of two giants, and It's the only BCS loss I'm not at least slightly ashamed of. That doesn't mean it doesn't sting a little, though.


We have Demarco Murray and we win that game going away.

[Jason White's Third Knee]

We were missing a key player that game. It wasn't a beat down

Florida lost Percy Harvin for the SEC game, and beat an undefeated Bama.

Ohio State lost two quarterbacks, and won the God Damn title.

Injuries happen to every team. The best learn to work with what they have. The mediocre apparently fall apart when they lose a running back.

Fall apart? Oh, the drama.

Hardin was back for the championship. Yeah, DM would have made a difference in a tight game.

[Eielson]

We have Demarco Murray and we win that game going away.

I don't know if I'd say that, as Chris Brown played well, but it could have made the difference in a close game.

[BoulderSooner79]

I don't know if I'd say that, as Chris Brown played well, but it could have made the difference in a close game.

Come on, it's only a make believe game - let us win going away furcryinoutloud.

[Eielson]

Come on, it's only a make believe game - let us win going away furcryinoutloud.

Half of the people on here think he wouldn't have made a difference, and the other half thinks we'd win going away. It's my duty to disagree with everybody, and go somewhere in the middle.

[KantoSooner]

You politically correct cultural relativist!