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SunDevilSooner
12/8/2006, 06:18 PM
Was there a rule in place in the 1950's that precluded a team from going to a bowl game in consecutive years? Was wondering why OU did not play in the '57 OB game after an undefeated season...
Jason White's Third Knee
12/8/2006, 06:20 PM
Yep. Every other year is the way I heard it. Might try googling though.
SunDevilSooner
12/8/2006, 06:22 PM
OK, thanks...

Yes, tried that and couldn't find anything beyond game results...
Flagstaffsooner
12/8/2006, 06:23 PM
Yes, conference rule.
Fraggle145
12/8/2006, 06:30 PM
Yes, conference rule.

seconded. :cool:
jk the sooner fan
12/8/2006, 06:49 PM
yep, its mentioned in the book "The Undefeated"
shavedmarmoset
12/8/2006, 06:55 PM
yep, its mentioned in the book "The Undefeated"

Great Book.
jk the sooner fan
12/8/2006, 06:57 PM
Great Book.

yep, after reading it i thought "we call Barry the King but he aint got sh** on Bud"
Blues1
12/8/2006, 10:24 PM
1956 Sooners could not go because the Big 7 had a rule no team could go back to back....or ever other year was the rule ----So the best team in the nation sat home while Colorado got to go to the orange bowl...remember there only were these bowls back then....
Orange
Sugar
Cotton
Rose
Tangerene
and few minor others

I was really Pi$$ed Not to see the 56 Sooners in a bowl...even though We Won the NC that year.....

Keep R'
OUDoc
12/8/2006, 10:50 PM
Although it seems my input isn't needed, true, it was a conference rule. It happened to OU several times with the Orange Bowl, from what I remember.
jacru
12/8/2006, 11:06 PM
I guess the liberal mentality was alive and well even in the 50's: punish success, dumb down entrance requirements, welfare/reward the undeserving, affirmative action insted of achievement. Just a preview of the "Great Society" legislation of the 60's.
Blues1
12/8/2006, 11:08 PM
Although it seems my input isn't needed, true, it was a conference rule. It happened to OU several times with the Orange Bowl, from what I remember.

Your Input ALWAYS Welcome....

I remember in late 56 their were Some Boosters (maybe even The University President) trying to get a January 1957 game with Hawaii that year -Just to reward the team --- But Some body put a nix to it ...NCAA ...??

Who knows But it didn't happen...... :(
OUinFLA
12/8/2006, 11:10 PM
1956 Sooners could not go because the Big 7 had a rule no team could go back to back....or ever other year was the rule ----So the best team in the nation sat home while Colorado got to go to the orange bowl...remember there only were these bowls back then....
Orange
Sugar
Cotton
Rose
Tangerene
and few minor others

I was really Pi$$ed Not to see the 56 Sooners in a bowl...even though We Won the NC that year.....

Keep R'

kinda like today :D
well, excepting the Fiesta bowl.
Blues1
12/8/2006, 11:11 PM
I guess the liberal mentality was alive and well even in the 50's: punish success, dumb down entrance requirements, welfare/reward the undeserving, affirmative action insted of achievement. Just a preview of the "Great Society" legislation of the 60's.


No I don;t think that was the Deal -- The Big 7 just wanted to spread the $$$ Around -- Because they knew Oklahoma would go every Year..... :)
Jason White's Third Knee
12/9/2006, 03:53 PM
yep, after reading it i thought "we call Barry the King but he aint got sh** on Bud"


He's got 2 things on Bud:
1. Waaaaayyyyy funnier stories.
2. He's alive.
Scott D
12/9/2006, 06:05 PM
I guess the liberal mentality was alive and well even in the 50's: punish success, dumb down entrance requirements, welfare/reward the undeserving, affirmative action insted of achievement. Just a preview of the "Great Society" legislation of the 60's.

bitter much?
Crucifax Autumn
12/9/2006, 08:10 PM
Relly...Now for some reason we have the more conservative mentality of rewarding bad behavior...But preaaching against it.