44BluesExplosion
9/12/2006, 04:46 PM
I was just a little kid living in Texas, but my old man was the team doc. I knew by Saturday night that our season was over. We would be starting a freshman the next weekend and all hopes were lost...
Jamelle's first game behind center was Iowa State. He performed well, but I don't remember seeing any hints of what was to come. OU won by 40 or so...
The team cruised through Kansas, Missouri, and I think Colorado... Our defense was amazing and we had some serious talent running the ball. Jamelle looked pretty good, but I still missed Troy.
Next up was Nebraska. This was it... The test. Jamelle showed his poise, we ran reverses, Nebraska ran reverses, we won by 20 and in doing so, got our season back. Who's Troy?
We all know the end to this story... TU beats up on Miami, OU beats up on Penn State... We are national champs.
The point? More than 20 years later I can still remember how I felt when we lost Aikman. In fact, I felt it again when we lost our latest QB... But these first couple of games sure do feel like the Iowa State, Kansas, and Missouri games of '85... Our defense hasn't been as dominating, but there is still that little "pleasant surprise" jitter in my stomach.
I know... the odds aren't with us... Lightening doesn't strike twice... Don't dream, it's bad for ya... But damn fellas - this could happen.
And if it doesn't? Hell, I'm still an Oklahoman and we all know it will be our time again... Soon.
Jamelle's first game behind center was Iowa State. He performed well, but I don't remember seeing any hints of what was to come. OU won by 40 or so...
The team cruised through Kansas, Missouri, and I think Colorado... Our defense was amazing and we had some serious talent running the ball. Jamelle looked pretty good, but I still missed Troy.
Next up was Nebraska. This was it... The test. Jamelle showed his poise, we ran reverses, Nebraska ran reverses, we won by 20 and in doing so, got our season back. Who's Troy?
We all know the end to this story... TU beats up on Miami, OU beats up on Penn State... We are national champs.
The point? More than 20 years later I can still remember how I felt when we lost Aikman. In fact, I felt it again when we lost our latest QB... But these first couple of games sure do feel like the Iowa State, Kansas, and Missouri games of '85... Our defense hasn't been as dominating, but there is still that little "pleasant surprise" jitter in my stomach.
I know... the odds aren't with us... Lightening doesn't strike twice... Don't dream, it's bad for ya... But damn fellas - this could happen.
And if it doesn't? Hell, I'm still an Oklahoman and we all know it will be our time again... Soon.