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Octavian
1/9/2007, 02:18 AM
The NC Game tonight was big in terms of Team of the Decade status.

...still no program with more than 1 crystal ball in the '00 decade.


'00 - Oklahoma

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4318/05a18d61032210f0d246b98ss5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


'01 - Miami

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/9453/larrycoker2gx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


'02 - Ohio St.

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/1520/poyfiestaah5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


'03 - LSU

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/31/untitledin6.png (http://imageshack.us)


'04 - USC

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3691/2105heisman4gb0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


'05 - Texas

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2429/0108vincegi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


'06 - Florida

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/794/6349078181np0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



Team of the Decade status still up for grabs....


Despite the recent losses in the BCS, OU is not out of that race for Team of the '00s.


Miami, USC, and Ohio St. have also lost a BCS National Championship Game this decade.



Oklahoma has the most wins (79) in the country in the '00 Decade.

Oklahoma has the highest winning % (.849) among BCS conference programs in the '00 Decade.

Oklahoma is tied (USC) for most BCS appearances in the '00 Decade with 5.



With 3 years left....

If Ohio St. had claimed their second crystal ball tonight...it would have been very tough to get back into it.

As it is now....we just need to have some pieces fall in the right place and make another run.

Should be interesting.
birddog
1/9/2007, 02:23 AM
solid post, as usual.

lsu, usc, florida, and us (of course) have the best shot at gettin' another in the next couple of years.
soonermeteor
1/9/2007, 02:27 AM
What about USC's 2003 national championship? :rolleyes:
Octavian
1/9/2007, 02:32 AM
What about USC's 2003 national championship? :rolleyes:


http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/31/untitledin6.png


;)
william_brasky
1/9/2007, 02:49 AM
Note that in 2000 Stoops was wearing a regular cap, no ghey *** visor.

Say no to the visor from this point forward Bobby.
Sooner in Tampa
1/9/2007, 06:17 AM
solid post, as usual.

lsu, usc, florida, and us (of course) have the best shot at gettin' another in the next couple of years.Florida will be hard pressed to win again...at least for the next two years. They about 14-15 starters this year and that could be worse depending on jumps to the NFL earlier. I agree about USC and us though. I think that Michigan will be loaded for next years run.
BIG_IKE
1/9/2007, 06:44 AM
Arent we forgettng our evil neighbor too the South??
We are only like 2 or 3 wins or so ahead of them this decade...and we have equal losses..equal crystal balls...and they have a ton of talent returning next year too....so, the theme for next season is..

KILL TEXASSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIG_IKE
1/9/2007, 06:46 AM
*NOTICE that every team that won this decade is full of players from the best football states..

California,Texas,Florida, Ohio and Louisiana.
Octavian
1/9/2007, 09:47 AM
Arent we forgettng our evil neighbor too the South??
We are only like 2 or 3 wins or so ahead of them this decade...and we have equal losses..equal crystal balls...

...and equal BCS wins.


The records this decade are...

OU: 79-14

Texas: 75-14


The difference in wins is b/c of the RRS results and the subsequent conference title game wins afterward.

Conference titles are 4-1 in OU's favor, we have a 5-2 advantage in BCS apperances, and many more individual award recipients (including a Heisman)....

but none of that would matter if they won another NC.


and they have a ton of talent returning next year too....so, the theme for next season is..

KILL TEXASSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for sure

helluva rivalry
RedstickSooner
1/9/2007, 10:45 AM
lsu, usc, florida, and us (of course) have the best shot at gettin' another in the next couple of years.

Your own post argues with you.

It's nearly impossible for either Florida or LSU to repeat, precisely because they happen to be in the same conference.

SEC teams don't become dynasties. The closest they've had was Spurrier's Florida, and even that team, which dominated the SEC for a decade, didn't manage more than 1 national championship.
yermom
1/9/2007, 11:03 AM
What about USC's 2003 national championship? :rolleyes:

they are also 4-1 in BCS games, we'd be in trouble if they hadn't sucked in 2000 and 2001
OUmillenium
1/9/2007, 11:06 AM
How much does BCS Champ game appearances count? I think we lead that category.
yermom
1/9/2007, 11:08 AM
this decade we do, FSU also has 3 though

it would be nice to get to .500 in those soon ;)
Jason White's Third Knee
1/9/2007, 11:30 AM
I will be happy when OU is dominating a great Big XII again. I don't like this mediocre Big XII.
RedstickSooner
1/9/2007, 01:53 PM
I will be happy when OU is dominating a great Big XII again. I don't like this mediocre Big XII.

I actually thought we were decent this year. Edit:Nevermind. We weren't. The BigXii is lousy this year, as shown by the bowl games. For some reason, I'd thought we'd done better this year.
Rhino
1/9/2007, 02:40 PM
I'm disappointed. No insanity-laced pictures of Jim Tressel like last time.

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/_photos/2003-01-03-inside-tressel.jpg
http://www.sociology.osu.edu/UndergradProgram/Karyl/tressel.jpg
yermom
1/9/2007, 02:46 PM
I actually thought we were decent this year. Edit:Nevermind. We weren't. The BigXii is lousy this year, as shown by the bowl games. For some reason, I'd thought we'd done better this year.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200701010023

sadly, Allbarn won that one

we went 3-5 in bowls this year :(
TopDawg
1/9/2007, 02:48 PM
*NOTICE that every team that won this decade is full of players from the best football states..

California,Texas,Florida, Ohio and Louisiana.

Notice that only one of the teams that has won this decade isn't located in one of those states. :D



But is Louisiana really considered one of the best football states? I wasn't aware.
Taxman71
1/9/2007, 03:45 PM
OU, Miami and USC have to be the top 3 as each was basically one play away from having 2 NC's this decade.

1. Miami lost in 2002 largely due to the highly questionable pass interference call at the end.

2. Jason White baredly missed a wide open Kejuan Jones/

3. SUC couldn't stop Radio on 4th and forever.

The other 3 games weren't that close.
Luthor
1/9/2007, 04:18 PM
What about USC's 2003 national championship? :rolleyes:


I thought ESPN already gave USC a 3-pete before the 05 Rosebowl?
Stoop Dawg
1/9/2007, 06:34 PM
Does it matter that USC's one crystal ball was "obtained" while its two best players were on the take?
tulsaoilerfan
1/9/2007, 07:19 PM
Does it matter that USC's one crystal ball was "obtained" while its two best players were on the take?
Evidently not, but my biggest question is how many of their other players were on the take?:pop:
Octavian
1/9/2007, 11:15 PM
OU, Miami and USC have to be the top 3 as each was basically one play away from having 2 NC's this decade.

Miami's taken a dive the last couple of years and hasn't done anything worthwile so far in the latter half of the decade...Ohio St. might've overtaken them in the Top 3.

Either way, we'll have a chance to add to that dive in September.
picasso
1/9/2007, 11:22 PM
USC has passed us.
Octavian
1/9/2007, 11:25 PM
USC has passed us.

given TGOWWDNS, I have to agree

we'll have to win another NC to be Team of the Decade
picasso
1/9/2007, 11:30 PM
given TGOWWDNS, I have to agree

we'll have to win another NC or at least a BCS bowl game to be Team of the Decade

fixed.:(
tommieharris91
1/9/2007, 11:45 PM
Don't worry. I forsee plenty of chances.
OU Adonis
1/10/2007, 12:32 AM
Really? I only see 3 more chances TOPS!
tommieharris91
1/10/2007, 12:55 AM
Really? I only see 3 more chances TOPS!

Exactly.
Soonerfan1993
1/10/2007, 01:37 AM
The team of the decade comes down to if USC continues there 60-6 run the past 5 years 5 BCS Bowls 4-1 overall 4 Confrence Championships 12-1 average season or OU rekindles the magic they had from 2000-Dec 03 48-4 .923% 2 Confrence Championships 2 BCS Bowls 2-0 12-1 average season.

Hopefully Junior College QB Joey Hazle can be our Josh Heupel of 2000 starting his NC run in 07 and finishing in 08. Handing it off to RJr Sam Bradford, RSo Keith Nichol, 2008 Top HS QB RFr, 2009 Top HS QB Fr for the final year of this decade in 2009.
yermom
1/10/2007, 01:44 AM
given TGOWWDNS, I have to agree

we'll have to win another NC to be Team of the Decade

i think that is fair
BIG_IKE
1/10/2007, 06:55 AM
It's much to early to tell...
hell TOLEDO could go undefeated 3 years in a row and win it all and be considered the team of the decade. Highly unlikley, but still...alot can happen in 3 years,

As it stands...Texas is the biggest threat among NAtional Title winners as far as winning ball games is concerned as they are right behind us. It's up for grabs as far as national titles goes.


USC's 1st 2 seasons this decade kinda jacked them up..other than that they have been pretty darn good. In the last 5 years I think they are what 4-1 in Bowls? Texas is 5-1 in their last 6 too.
WP76
1/10/2007, 01:14 PM
I disagree that OU was only one play away from the 2003 NC. Had White completed the pass to Jones, that would've only tied the score. We'd have had to have another score to have won. You're right on the others, though.
Stoop Dawg
1/10/2007, 01:19 PM
USC has passed us.

I bet we could field a better team if we paid our players too.
yur-out
1/10/2007, 01:29 PM
I disagree that OU was only one play away from the 2003 NC. Had White completed the pass to Jones, that would've only tied the score. We'd have had to have another score to have won. You're right on the others, though.
No cause we would've gone for two and used the Staue of Liberty play to win it all.:rolleyes:
Sco
1/10/2007, 05:26 PM
I bet we could field a better team if we paid our players too.

I'm waiting for a fan of another team to insert a comment about your post any second now...
birddog
1/10/2007, 05:31 PM
Your own post argues with you.

It's nearly impossible for either Florida or LSU to repeat, precisely because they happen to be in the same conference.

SEC teams don't become dynasties. The closest they've had was Spurrier's Florida, and even that team, which dominated the SEC for a decade, didn't manage more than 1 national championship.

not really. lsu could win it all next year with a win over fla. and fla. could win in the following year with a win over lsu.
soonerinabilene
1/10/2007, 06:29 PM
Florida will be hard pressed to win again...at least for the next two years. They about 14-15 starters this year and that could be worse depending on jumps to the NFL earlier. I agree about USC and us though. I think that Michigan will be loaded for next years run.

Lloyd Carr negates the fact that they are loaded.