SoonerBOI
9/12/2007, 09:59 PM
I know, i know 2007 is 2 weeks old. Looking at our 2008 schedule, it seems like a killer. Up and coming Cincinnati and Washington and throw in TCU. Wow. What cupcake do we have next year, since I see two dates available. Do we schedule a heavyweight?
http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=2008
2008
Date Opponent
9/6 Cincinnati
9/13 TBA
9/20 at Washington
9/27 TCU (3)
10/4 at Baylor
10/11 vs Texas
10/18 Kansas
10/25 at Kansas State
11/1 Nebraska
11/8 at Texas A&M
11/15 Texas Tech
11/22 TBA
11/29 at Oklahoma State
12/6 Big 12 CG (TBA)
(UPDATES:
8/11/07 The Star-Telegram reports that a 2-game series between OU and TCU for 2008 and 2012 is being finalized.
8/7/07 OU announces a 2-game series with Cincinnati for 2008 and 2010.
7/30/07 Michigan and Notre Dame have extended the contract for their series for another 20 years, from 2012 to 2031. It is not clear yet what effect -- if any -- this will have on the previously-reported negotiations between OU and Notre Dame. There are rumors that OU is replacing Michigan State (or possibly Purdue) on Notre Dame's schedule for 2012 and 2013.
7/25/07 According to ESPN, "Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White last week announced that Oklahoma would replace Michigan for two years after the current contract expires." Since the contract expires in 2011, that means the 2015 would be moved to 2012.
7/21/07 According to FanNation, Notre Dame will not play Michigan for at least two years after their contract expires in 2011, and OU is rumored to be the replacement for two of those games. This seems to be even more evidence pointing to a 2012 game against the Irish.
12/19/06 The Big 12 announced future schedules for 2008-15. The dates listed for the Oklahoma State games during this period are Saturdays, but these could be moved up to Friday.
9/19/06 Due to the officiating problems at the end of the Oregon game (with Pac-10 officials), there is a chance that the 2008 Washington game might be cancelled.
8/2/06 The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that OU and Ohio State are finalizing a series for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
9/20/05 The University of Tennessee announces that OU and Tennessee will play at two-game series in 2014 and 2015. OU announces the series on their site. This lends a little more credence to the rumor of the Notre Dame game being moved to 2012 (based on OU's current scheduling philosophy of playing one big-name opponent each year), but nothing official has been announced by either school or any media outlet.
8/9/04 In a radio interview, Joe Castiglione said that games with the following teams were being discussed: Army, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, North Carolina, and Ohio State.
2/21/04 From the NCAA Manual regarding how many I-AA teams may be scheduled during any given time frame:
20.9.6.2 Football Scheduling Requirement. [I-A] The institution shall schedule and play at least 60 percent of its football games against members of Division I-A and shall schedule and play at least five regular-season home football games against members of Division I-A. For purposes of satisfying the scheduling requirement, a contest shall be considered a home contest if it is played in the stadium in which an institution conducts at least 50 percent of its home contests. In addition, an institution may use one home contest against a Division I-A member conducted at a neutral site to satisfy the five-home-game requirement. (Revised: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/04)
DISCLAIMER: All future schedules are unofficial until announced by the University of Oklahoma and therefore are subject to change. This information is gathered from conference, university, or local/national news media sources. The accuracy and availability of this information is dependent solely on those sources. I will make every effort to note when a game or series is not official -- short of publishing an unconfirmed rumor -- and, if possible, provide a link or reproduction of the source of that information.
http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=2008
2008
Date Opponent
9/6 Cincinnati
9/13 TBA
9/20 at Washington
9/27 TCU (3)
10/4 at Baylor
10/11 vs Texas
10/18 Kansas
10/25 at Kansas State
11/1 Nebraska
11/8 at Texas A&M
11/15 Texas Tech
11/22 TBA
11/29 at Oklahoma State
12/6 Big 12 CG (TBA)
(UPDATES:
8/11/07 The Star-Telegram reports that a 2-game series between OU and TCU for 2008 and 2012 is being finalized.
8/7/07 OU announces a 2-game series with Cincinnati for 2008 and 2010.
7/30/07 Michigan and Notre Dame have extended the contract for their series for another 20 years, from 2012 to 2031. It is not clear yet what effect -- if any -- this will have on the previously-reported negotiations between OU and Notre Dame. There are rumors that OU is replacing Michigan State (or possibly Purdue) on Notre Dame's schedule for 2012 and 2013.
7/25/07 According to ESPN, "Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White last week announced that Oklahoma would replace Michigan for two years after the current contract expires." Since the contract expires in 2011, that means the 2015 would be moved to 2012.
7/21/07 According to FanNation, Notre Dame will not play Michigan for at least two years after their contract expires in 2011, and OU is rumored to be the replacement for two of those games. This seems to be even more evidence pointing to a 2012 game against the Irish.
12/19/06 The Big 12 announced future schedules for 2008-15. The dates listed for the Oklahoma State games during this period are Saturdays, but these could be moved up to Friday.
9/19/06 Due to the officiating problems at the end of the Oregon game (with Pac-10 officials), there is a chance that the 2008 Washington game might be cancelled.
8/2/06 The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that OU and Ohio State are finalizing a series for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
9/20/05 The University of Tennessee announces that OU and Tennessee will play at two-game series in 2014 and 2015. OU announces the series on their site. This lends a little more credence to the rumor of the Notre Dame game being moved to 2012 (based on OU's current scheduling philosophy of playing one big-name opponent each year), but nothing official has been announced by either school or any media outlet.
8/9/04 In a radio interview, Joe Castiglione said that games with the following teams were being discussed: Army, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, North Carolina, and Ohio State.
2/21/04 From the NCAA Manual regarding how many I-AA teams may be scheduled during any given time frame:
20.9.6.2 Football Scheduling Requirement. [I-A] The institution shall schedule and play at least 60 percent of its football games against members of Division I-A and shall schedule and play at least five regular-season home football games against members of Division I-A. For purposes of satisfying the scheduling requirement, a contest shall be considered a home contest if it is played in the stadium in which an institution conducts at least 50 percent of its home contests. In addition, an institution may use one home contest against a Division I-A member conducted at a neutral site to satisfy the five-home-game requirement. (Revised: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/04)
DISCLAIMER: All future schedules are unofficial until announced by the University of Oklahoma and therefore are subject to change. This information is gathered from conference, university, or local/national news media sources. The accuracy and availability of this information is dependent solely on those sources. I will make every effort to note when a game or series is not official -- short of publishing an unconfirmed rumor -- and, if possible, provide a link or reproduction of the source of that information.