goingoneight
7/5/2007, 10:31 PM
Oregon's *victory* in 2006 is in at #75. Per www.collegefootballnews.com
At the time: Oklahoma was 2-0, but had hardly been impressive. Still trying to jell without starting quarterback Rhett Bomar, who was suspended in the off-season, and with an offensive line and secondary that wasn’t nearly as good as it would be at the end of the year, the Sooners were looking for a big road win to generate a little bit of a national buzz before getting Texas in a few weeks. Oregon started off 2-0, but struggled to get past Fresno State the week before.
The setup: Oklahoma apparently had the win in hand thanks to a brilliant day from Adrian Peterson, who finished with 211 rushing yards and a score. Oregon was down 33-20, but managed one of its best drives of the day and got back into the game with just over three minutes to play on a touchdown run from quarterback Dennis Dixon. And then the craziness began.
The ending: Down six, Oregon attempted the onside kick. After it bounced around a bit, the Sooners came up with the ball. However, the ball appeared to hit an Oregon player before going ten yards and the officials ruled the ball was going to Oregon, and the Sooner coaching staff had the play reviewed. The booth officials botched the replay and failed to reverse the call, causing Bob Stoops and the Sooner coaching staff to go berserk. Even so, OU still had a shot to come up with a stop and get the win, but failed to do it as Dixon connected with Brian Paysinger for a 23-yard touchdown with 46 seconds to play. The extra point gave the Ducks a 34-33 lead, but OU still had time. Reggie Smith took the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to get into field goal range, but Garrett Hartley, who had hit four field goals on the day, got his 44-yard attempt blocked to seal the win for the Ducks.
How they ended up: Oklahoma went nuts. Forgetting that the defense failed to come up with a final stop and the field goal was blocked, Stoops, the OU president, and the entire fan base went ballistic over the missed replay on the onside kick, blaming that for the loss. The national title hopes were crushed anyway with a loss to Texas, but the Sooners rebounded to win seven straight games, including the Big 12 title, before losing to Boise State in an epic Fiesta Bowl. Oregon blew away Arizona State the following week, but only won three of its final nine games to finish a disappointing 7-6.
Ummm... howsabout... if the call is made... OU takes a knee and wins. Loses only one game to ranked Texass and is in the thick of the National Title debate??? Or how about letting Boise in on the National Title game, eh? I mean... it's all about wins, right? Oh, wait... we went "nuts," we're big, bad mean old classless Oklahoma who just wants to win and cares nothing about those 18-22 year old kids who worked their asses off and got screwed. Granted, if the question comes into play, Texas or Auburn... which is the more understandable loss... Florida gets in anyway.
And the reason I posted this... it is not a "great finish." Unless you call the season at 3-0... which is pretty much what their pathetic season did.
At the time: Oklahoma was 2-0, but had hardly been impressive. Still trying to jell without starting quarterback Rhett Bomar, who was suspended in the off-season, and with an offensive line and secondary that wasn’t nearly as good as it would be at the end of the year, the Sooners were looking for a big road win to generate a little bit of a national buzz before getting Texas in a few weeks. Oregon started off 2-0, but struggled to get past Fresno State the week before.
The setup: Oklahoma apparently had the win in hand thanks to a brilliant day from Adrian Peterson, who finished with 211 rushing yards and a score. Oregon was down 33-20, but managed one of its best drives of the day and got back into the game with just over three minutes to play on a touchdown run from quarterback Dennis Dixon. And then the craziness began.
The ending: Down six, Oregon attempted the onside kick. After it bounced around a bit, the Sooners came up with the ball. However, the ball appeared to hit an Oregon player before going ten yards and the officials ruled the ball was going to Oregon, and the Sooner coaching staff had the play reviewed. The booth officials botched the replay and failed to reverse the call, causing Bob Stoops and the Sooner coaching staff to go berserk. Even so, OU still had a shot to come up with a stop and get the win, but failed to do it as Dixon connected with Brian Paysinger for a 23-yard touchdown with 46 seconds to play. The extra point gave the Ducks a 34-33 lead, but OU still had time. Reggie Smith took the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to get into field goal range, but Garrett Hartley, who had hit four field goals on the day, got his 44-yard attempt blocked to seal the win for the Ducks.
How they ended up: Oklahoma went nuts. Forgetting that the defense failed to come up with a final stop and the field goal was blocked, Stoops, the OU president, and the entire fan base went ballistic over the missed replay on the onside kick, blaming that for the loss. The national title hopes were crushed anyway with a loss to Texas, but the Sooners rebounded to win seven straight games, including the Big 12 title, before losing to Boise State in an epic Fiesta Bowl. Oregon blew away Arizona State the following week, but only won three of its final nine games to finish a disappointing 7-6.
Ummm... howsabout... if the call is made... OU takes a knee and wins. Loses only one game to ranked Texass and is in the thick of the National Title debate??? Or how about letting Boise in on the National Title game, eh? I mean... it's all about wins, right? Oh, wait... we went "nuts," we're big, bad mean old classless Oklahoma who just wants to win and cares nothing about those 18-22 year old kids who worked their asses off and got screwed. Granted, if the question comes into play, Texas or Auburn... which is the more understandable loss... Florida gets in anyway.
And the reason I posted this... it is not a "great finish." Unless you call the season at 3-0... which is pretty much what their pathetic season did.