Sooners No. 3 In Latest CFP Rankings
Posted on: November 24, 2015
In a somewhat surprising development, Oklahoma jumped four spots and ahead of both Notre Dame & Iowa to No. 3 in the latest edition of the CFP rankings announced Tuesday evening.
#BeatOSU #Bedlam pic.twitter.com/hSX0szg74t
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 25, 2015
Both OU players and coaches alike were quick to take to social media following the announcement making it clear this No. 3 ranking means nothing if they don’t take care of business Saturday night in Stillwater.
But what say you, Sooner Nation? How surprised are you by this No. 3 ranking?
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I could not be anymore shocked if you pulled a sailboat out of my arse
What if I pulled out a monkey driving a speed boat?
Perhaps, if the monkey was wearing a tuxedo with a fez
All monkeys about town wear fezes. Sheesh!
Just win baby (leave no doubt)!
That is the ONLY thing we can control.
BOOMER
Right! Alright!
Really surprised by this. Thought MAYBE 4th but definately not 3rd
Take care of business baby
Now doesn’t everyone feel stupid for wasting all of that emotional energy worrying….
No, I had nothing better to do. 🙂
Better than what we were all thinking this time last year 😀
Stil worried about them dropping us after a week without a game. But we are not Baylor so prob won’t happen. Ok back to winning this week.
Can not WAIT to go to the bedlam game this weekend!
My response was.. ho-ly-f**. Did NOT expect this. (In a good way, of course.) With a brand new OC, new QB, true freshmen at o-line and a secondary that was roasted last year – to say my expectations were tempered would be an understatement.
Yes. We need to take care of business next week.
But WHOA. Top 3 in the country after the debacle of last year?
BOOMER.
It does make you wonder how a win that left many of us feeling as if it was a loss, is so impressive to the committee.
All I take from it is, who knows what the final ranking will look like in 2 weeks, regardless of the outcome of the games.
Can you post some of the twitter responses by the coaches and players for those of us that do not tweet?
Here are a couple:
https://twitter.com/treeflowers36/status/669309790300975104
https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/669308974345412608
Thanks.
A lot of what I’ve seen from players is related to the one focus theme. I think Humphrey said “blinders on” or something like that.
If ALL the players get on the same page and play hungry, they should roll.
I would imagine it’s really hard to convince an entire team of 18-22+-year-olds to focus on one game at a time…if we win it all this year I think many of those guys will point to the Texas loss as the defining moment when they realized they needed to keep their focus on what was right in front of them than to get complacent.
Hell 2 the yeah!
surprised?…….very
Thank you playoff committee…
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Can’t touch this.
Either that or 2 legit 2 quit.
I will defer to you on this, I just remember something about baggy crotch pants years ago. 🙂
I think I’m gonna just stop talking now……..
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That one is definitely “U Can’t Touch This.” “2 Legit” was a a much edgier video, where Hammer tried to act tougher and less…Poppy. He even dropped the M.C. from his name for the 2 Legit album.
Brilliant!
I think our boys will be even more motivated now that they control their own destiny.
Very surprised.. I feel like only Bama and Clemson truly control their destiny at this point. Pumped OU came in @ 3 but now nervous because this is the same spot TCU was sitting last year and we all remember what happened there.
Iowa does too. And I would like to think ou does at this point.
I would hate to be on the bubble during the bye week. If we are at 3 or better next week, I’ll feel better.
I can’t see how we would drop if we beat osu but this committee couldn’t do anything to surprise me. Bob just better have this team on fire and we need to go get it done Saturday.
Iowa controls their destiny. They’re unlikely to win out, but if they do, they’ll be in. An undefeated P5 will get in, even if they’re not very good.
We’re sitting a bit better than TCU, because we play a top 10 team next week, and also because our main competition also does not have a title game.
TCU isn’t (and wasn’t) a Blue Blood team. That’s why they didn’t get the benefit of the doubt. Right now I feel like they’re trying to get all blue blood teams in the top 4. Iowa can and probably will lose this weekend.
agreed. The committe only left Iowa at 4 because they are without a loss. Everyone fully expects them to lose the B1G championship and fall at least 5 spots.
Even if Iowa doesn’t lose this weekend to Nebraska, I personally don’t see them being able to beat Meechigan State. As I see it, the Big 10 winner is in, Bama is in, and Clemson is in, assuming they win out in the ACC. We need to handle our business in front of us (preferably convincingly), root for Stanford to beat the Domers, and keep our fingers crossed the committee doesn’t make up some reason to drop us out.
I’m both happy and suspicious of sensationalist behavior on the committee’s part.
I think by these rankings the playoff committee is saying to OU, “we’ll really be watching bedlam this week”!
The Game Day show being there won’t hurt us in that regard.
Could go either way. The spotlight can make or break us in the committee’s eyes.
We need an eight team playoff: the power 5 conference champs plus three at-large teams or two at-large plus a highly ranked group of five team, i.e. a 2006Boise State.
I like the top 6 getting automatic bids with a play in for the 7 and 8 spots.
@rainydaze114:disqus Make each P5 conf. champ an automatic bid so that schools are encouraged to schedule real OOC games like Tenn vs. OU and not………..oh I dunno………Lamar.
Win or lose… This year has been good. The sooners have put in alot of work to get themselves in a position to compete for both a big 12 and national championship. I’ll take that any day… Compared to where we were last year
TCU dropped from 3 to 6 in the final week last year…
I feel dirty saying this but they are TCU.. This is OU. Big difference in the money game this year
just saying that the committee reevaluates EVERYTHING week by week, things could still change
Thanks in part to our “One True Champion” policy.
This is different though. The PAC 12 is out of it, and no conference is getting two teams in. The committee has made it clear they are not impressed with ND, which is the only thing that really matters if both OU and ND win next week. Now, they could certainly change their minds, but there’s not a lot of football left to be played for ND to get the necessary style points.
If ND blows Stanford out and we struggle, never know
Or hell, maybe even if it’s cloudy that day.
What if Stan wins against ND and the PAC 12 champ game? Wouldn’t that vault them over us?
Thanks for my first bipolar experience
I was definitely one of those people who thought we didn’t have a chance at the playoff/NC this year. New coaches, new system, talented but inexperienced players, lots of unknown. We could still end up 10-3 [ducks the furniture being thrown], but the attitude of this team is a lot like in 2013 with a better shot at taking it all. One game at a time and we will be celebrating #8 soon enough. Hard to believe faith in the program was on life support just 11 months ago. Have to say, it’s been a pretty impressive ride so far. Boomer!
Boom….!!!!
This is trademarked. You can’t use another person’s intellectual property without their permission. If you choose to look past that, at least know that Denzel’s BOOM! is reserved for commits.
LOL!
Im sure glad the guys are getting some love, and the BIg12 some respect. Probably not as surprised considering all the jabbering heads have been harping on “Why isnt OU getting the same love as Bama/ND?” point for weeks now (Thanks Klatt!) I AM Surprised that its no.3 and not 4. Im sure Mich St. will handle Penn St and someone will finally expose Iowa in the B1G title game… Just really hoping someone knocks off Bama in the next few weeks… cuz… theres guys on that team who remember the Sugar Bowl and I dont think anyone wants to play against angry Saban….
Upvote for the Klatt drop. I don’t think these kids are afraid of anyone. Bring on Bama.
I like your attitude Toats. TROLL TIDE!
LOL!
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Not bad but here are the rankings if the CFP lived in the real world: Clemson, Iowa, OU, MSU, Bama, ND, BU
lol what world do you consider the real world…terrible personal poll you have craftd
Furthermore. BEAT THE PUKES! Time to take Little Bro to the woodshed.
Beat those filthy, stanky, nasteh, gross, disgusting, hideous, repulsive, repugnant, terrible, grotesque, awful Pukes!
Also, they smell funny.
like sheep dip or stable excrement.
Bedlam 2015: The Reckoning
Right now I just want to win the Big 12. I don’t want Baylor winning it again. I hope the team is focused now that they’ve been recognized. Respect is a powerful motivator. They need to stay hungry for the remainder of the season. Boomer!
Just saw we are 5-0 against FPI top 40 this season. That is by far the most impressive run in the country. I’ve always seen any team in the top 40 as dangerous.
Win this week and beat Clemson in the playoff and we will have beat every team we lost to last season.
This is by far the most impressive stat and none of the other contenders even came close to OU. This overwhelmed even the most biased on the committee and the foolish arguments they have been making against OU the past couple of weeks.
I feel like this is some sort of a ruse..
an elaborate ruse?
Yes, that kind of ruse…
those are the WORST…
Happy we made it, but it doesn’t mean squat if we don’t kick the crap out of the Pokes.
Our resume is better than anyone in the top four, the other three should be afraid of losing status. Exception of Clemson, who’s only quality win is an overrated Notre Dame.
Won’t Clemson have a Conf Champ game w/ NC?
yes
Hope they lose. Cuz I hate orange
Correct, and I’m going with the Tar Heels.
Cuz you hate orange too right?
Noth Ca-lyna?
when I was stationed there it was NAWTH CARE-LYNA
North Kakalaky
I’d love it because it would throw a monkey wrench in the CFP but I just see Clemson as a more complete team than UNC.
Almost true. I think we are neck and neck with Clemson with regard to schedule. They beat ND and FSU so I respect their record. I would move Iowa to 2 (still undefeated), drop Bama to 5 (really good team but you can’t hold on to #2 playing D2 clubs this late), and MSU to 4 (like Clemson & OU, wins against a tough schedule).
Good point on Clemson, I forgot about their FSU win
Team def sees this.
Better light a fire in their ass and get the Win Saturday.
When was the last time we were in NC contention this late into the season? It’s been awhile, but it’s good to be back!
Kudos to the new staff (among others of course).
We need to be in contention well into January.
So WHEN we play Alabama in the playoffs, do we let TK9 do his thing again? Lol
ummm, no
Lol but he won the sugar bowl for us!
^LOOK EVERYONE A SUGAR BOWL REFERENCE!
Lol sorry had to be the first one to say it.
Sugar Bowl references are like Country people seeing whitetail deer. They see them every day, and still slam on the breaks and go “OH LOOK! DEER!” Everytime….
When I see deer I see steak, chili, jerky. No brakes
but you DO then, know what I mean… You know those people.
Well, in all fairness, Bob Stoops has had Bama’s # his whole career. I think Bama and OU are almost mirror images this year (strong run games, good D) with one significant difference that plagues Saban; OU can run tempo.
OU’s defense is way better this year than the one that beat Bama. Bama’s offense is so one dimensional this year. OU would own that game.
These are two different teams than lined up two years ago. I just think we match up very close and our up-tempo options on offense would be the difference in another game against Bama.
Bama’s DL is better then OU faced last time too. OU would need more then 1 wr to step up. That’s if the OL could protect long enough for Bake to pass
your right, only sec schools are allowed to take credit for beating bama, but even more absurd, claim the national championships bama wins after they lose to them. SEZ SEZ SEZ SEZ
your right, only sec schools are allowed to take credit for beating bama, but even more absurd, claim the national championships bama wins after they lose to them. SEZ SEZ SEZ SEZ
He’ll always be remembered by the Sooner for that great game. It was his Bob Beamon moment and he deserves recognition for that great win.
Can I just go ahead and vote no. OR… Conditionally vote YES, provided we change TK9 to BM6?
BM6 doesn’t sound very… uh, clean
It can be as dirty as it wants, as long as its dirty on Saban’s head…
Sounds like a product Billy Mays would endorse.
but wait… theres more!
I still think I am seeing things….
IMO, 3 is the perfect spot for OU because it gives them some cushion. We know that either Iowa or Mich St will lose another game, so that eliminates one of the teams immediately behind OU with the other most likely getting that 4 spot. A convincing win over a top 10 team this week should solidify things.
Nothing worse than premature…….celebration…heh….just beat everybody left (JBEL)!
Hooray for being No.3. That being said, y’all need to be watching the BB game. Manyang is putting on a show.
Akolda Manyang is tearing it up in the bball game
Uhh…Manyang?
/oh my
you’re sharp and quick! lol
LOL!
It was so obvious…like this guy.
http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/U.S./876/493/10931209-1604099093156689-280838691123663519-o-1-736×414-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
caught that very late the other nite and then couldn’t sleep for laughing
Guy has become a hero after sending this in to keep his FB account.
perhaps a new wave of copycat first and middle names for newborns
I always used a standard alias whenever I had to get put on a waiting list.
Back in the 70’s there was a group of us out on the town in Austin and we went to Gordo’s Pool Hall. There was a wait for a pool table so the cutesy sorority type receptionist ask for the name of the party and I gave her my alias.
About 30 minutes later she came over the loudspeaker “Ben Dover…Ben Dover…your table is ready.” The room erupted into laughter and she glared at me in a most inhospitable fashion.
perhaps a new wave of copycat first and middle names for newborns
Boys looking good.
Pretty agile guy, a good rebounder, and a decent shooter for a 7 footer. Maybe the last piece OU needed for a long foray into March madness brackets!
Real deal. Big man can block shots and make free throws.
CBS Sports headline reads “CFP Rankings: OU Overrated.” Morons. By what metric do you justify that headline?
CBS is all SEC… that doesn’t surprise me.
TRUE!!!!
It would be awesome to play Alabama and female dog slap them right out of the playoff
funny
It is a total surprise for sure but it was also a surprise when TCU was dropped 3 spots and out of playoff because they didn’t play a championship game. Still a long way to go even with a victory.
They played Iowa State not a top ranked team
I don’t see a scenario were the teams behind OU could destroy a ranked opponent and get the nod like OSU did to wisky last year. Notre Dame does not have the offense, MSU has a back up QB and plays a decent defensive team in Iowa. Iowa doesn’t have the offense to blow our MSU.
And OhSt fluked into a massive win against a ranked Wisconsin. That was a strange final week and I wouldn’t count on it happening again.
Dynamics are different. TCU went home while all the teams contending for top spots played conference championship games. Notre Dame will be sitting at home like us. If MSU or whoever beats Iowa in the conference they will just take Iowa’s place. At this point it will only be 1 team from each conference getting in, and a 2-loss Pac 12 champion is not going to jump us if we win Saturday. The only real danger I can see is if ND just goes in and destroys Stanford and makes a more impressive final statement than us – hard to see that happening though.
Doesn’t Stanford still have LA1 or LA2 in the ccg
Not sure
So you are saying completely confident that if Stanford destroys ND and then destroys in pac 12 championship and MSU beats Iowa hands down that there is a a little bit of you that feels like we could moved back like TCU? If so I think you fail to see the jumps that this committee makes week to week and that their goal is to make money. Making big moves generates more clicks and clicks Equal cash.
Stanford has 2 losses.
I haven’t failed to see anything. Sure anything is possible with the committee, and I have been complaining on here about them more than most as you can see for yourself if you want to look through the archives. But saying something is possible is a far cry from saying it is likely. So, yes I am saying with reasonable confidence a 2-loss Pac 12 champ is not going to get in ahead of 1-loss OU. If Stanford wins like you say, then that means ND has been eliminated from the picture which is the best outcome for us in that game since 1-loss ND has a better chance of bumping us then 2-loss Stanford. And if MSU beats Iowa, so what? All that means is they take Iowa’s place. Might have an effect on the order of the top 4 but certainly isn’t going to push us out of it.
Bottom line, if we and Stanford both take care of business Saturday, we’re in. No 2-loss team is going to break up the party.
Need help getting my jaw off the floor
I’m okay with it, Jordan, but it’s the final ranking I’m most concerned with. These guys have shown they can undo everything they’ve said/done before in the last vote. If they do that to a Big 12 team two years in a row. . .
I’m very happy that I was completely wrong about what the committee was going to do this week.
Me too.
Me too.
Me three
I’m very happy that I was completely wrong about what the committee was going to do this week.
You, a collective you, will always find something to worry about if you’re not happy with what you have.
I am not included in that collective, I am an independent and happy me. 🙂
To resist is futile.
Even more futile to make change at this late date. 🙂
never mind- it was a geeky reference to a sci-fi show
You are you, EasTex.
What good thing happened to you today?
Got some encouraging, possibly fantastic news. Could mean some serious coin.
How was your day?
I’m your long lost relative, my friend.
LOL!
Get in line.
Just the idea of never having to fly commercial again brings a smile to my face.
Wow!
That kind of coin. Good news.
Yeah, it is a huge deal that has been in the works for almost ten years. If it actually goes through I will meet my previously interrupted plan of retiring before 65.
It will be done, as you have found more of God’s favor.
Congratulations!!!
Don’t jinx me, now.
When I get the coded text message, hopefully early next week, I will celebrate then.
My friend, never will I jinx you. No one can add or take away what God has for you. I’m calling it for you.
You can do that, I can’t. There have been too many false alarms over the last couple of years for me to celebrate yet.
So you will buy us all some tots? 🙂
I will spread tots across Sooner Nation.
Excellent! I really hope everything works out to your favor and you reap the maximum reward/gain possible. Success be yours!
You mean like the Game Thread after we beat a top twenty-five team where rather than celebrate everyone beat up on a guy who has given his all to OU because he wasn’t as good as the guy who got hurt? So does getting to number three mean we actually won the TCU game and can celebrate now?
You are cleared for takeoff. 🙂
Great I was hoping we could celebrate at some point. Oh, but now aren’t we supposed to focus on the next game as fans? I guess we can’t celebrate because we have to focus on OSU.
Put on your blinders and wait for instruction.
I really don’t follow instructions well. I guess I will sit here and be happy instead.
Sooner Ray, what’s up?
Doing great Sam. Getting things done before the colder and wetter weather coming in and of course, training my belly for later this week. lol.
I hear ya. Snow is about 2 weeks away here.
I can’t wait for Thursday. I’m making sweet potato casserole tomorrow.
Solid reasoning and I see that great minds think alike.
I had a meatball sub for dinner. It was yummy.
Did you put gravy on it though?
That’s just yucky.
Sweet and sour chicken for me.
Went Chinese last night. Chicken lo mein for me. S&S Chicken for the lady.
I loves me some Lo Mein.
Dustin, do you like Thai food?
If so, get the Singapore Noodles with chicken and/or shrimp.
Spicy good.
Dustin likes Cantoneese. ZANG!!
I don’t do spicy. I just can’t take it.
Im gonna go all conspiracy theory here and say they moved us to 3 (and will keep us 2 or 3 depending on outcomes) to fill Jerry World
I don’t think we will play there. I think it will be the orange bowl
Looks like it if Clemson is 1 they will get any 4 contender in Miami.
I don’t think they will let us play at jerry world unless we somehow get the number one spot. I could see them dropping us to 4 and making us play Clemson in Miami.
I thought 23 was at Jerry World…yeah maybe they would drop us to four but you know they consider what teams will fill both places. It will be interesting to see
I don’t think they would give us a clear regional advantage over any team. The fact that notre dame travels well could make Dallas the spot for ou notre dame. Although it would take some chaos these next 2 weeks for ou and notre dame to be in the final 4.
I think it would be great for Clemson and msu to lose. Then Ohio state beat Michigan and look good beating Iowa.
Perfect final 4 would be ou, bama, notre dame and Ohio state.
Yeah still this weekend and the next before its final…Ill feel better if we just have a good win this weekend and not worry about who we play or where
I’ve heard that they won’t place a team too close to their home to avoid a “home field advantage” situation like we’ve endured in the Orange Bowl (Fla St.), the Sugar Bowl (LSU) and the Rose Bowl (USC)
So does that mean Bama and Clemson to Jerrys
I’d assume Bama and us to the orange
That would favor bama so yeah I see it…Bama borders Florida
Tuscaloosa is about the same distance from Miami as to Tulsa… OU to Dallas is pretty close
It will be interesting to see how it goes..obviously the b10 will have the team that has to travel furthest unless ND gets in…sending us to Miami would also be a trip and our fans travel well…I know for bowl games sometimes they pick teams that will fill the stands because that is the area they lose money
I think it would be Clemson vs ou in the Orange. Bama vs whoever in Dallas.
1 vs 4, 2 vs 3
The bracket shows 2-3 at the cotton. Are you saying they would manipulate the top 4 rankings to get the teams further from home?
Thats what I thought as well…it will be interesting to see if they do that
If what I heard on the radio is correct , yes. Further from home only to avoid any home field advantage(s).
They will manipulate it only to make sure that the #1 seed does not have a further travel than their opponent.
The “plan” that was drafted at the onset of the new CFP system was quite clearly outlined regarding the location of games.
The first consideration is, above all else, the number one seed. The 1 seed will be placed at the location that gives them whatever home field advantage can be had. If neither of the locations are close to the 1 seed, then the next consideration is insuring the 1 seed isn’t at a disadvantage.
For example, if this year’s venues were the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl and if LSU were the 4 seed, with Clemson still the 1 seed… Clemson vs LSU would be sent to the Rose Bowl to avoid having the 1 seed play at a location that favors the 4 seed.
Clemson in the Orange Bowl vs Iowa (or ND or Michigan State) is the home field advantage the committee would give to the 1 seeded Tigers.
The committee said right up front that protecting the 1 seed’s home field advantage is the first priority, even at the expense of forcing the 2 seed into a decided disadvantage against the 3 seed. So 3 seeded OU would get to play Bama in Jerry World if the final seeding is the same as today’s.
gotcha… i guess i only heard part of the explanation on the radio then. Thanks for clearing that up.
That explains why Bama got TOSU in the Sugar last year…and if we landed #1 in the future we would get the first round at Jerry World but heres the million dollar question…what about the finals..what if the finals where scheduled for Jerry World and we were the 2 or 3 and won plus the 1 seed won…surely they wouldn’t change the venue
They won’t change it even if the lowest seed in the final is playing in their home town.
what I figured…that seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen if a city spends all that money for nothing
Oh yeah, no way would they consider making a switch in one week’s time.
The Cotton Bowl isn’t much of a home field advantage. It’s not more than a day away from Alabama. I know my friends and I made it to FL from Norman in 18 hours for spring break. Bama fans will travel. The whole stadium would be filled with Crimson and Cream, but I don’t think we’d have any type of advantage. What an epic rematch that would be!
I’m not worried so much about an advantage as I am an outright disadvantage ala LSU in the Suger and Fla in the Orange that we ran in to in 2 of our last 3 NC games. Jerry World will always be the best option/scenario for us.
We got stomped by USC in the Orange Bowl. With the outcome of that game you would have thought it was in SoCal. The other two were clear disadvantages though.
Bad day at work followed by great news here. I,ll take the bad work days if this is the result
If your bad work day is the mojo for sooner magic then I say your work days become the sacrificial lamb from here on out….. Ok?
I will gladly do that for our Sooners. At least u till we win the Natty
Of course! Your duty will have been completed.
Must. Beat. Aggies.
Ranking is a pleasant surprise, but…
Must. Beat. Aggies.
And even then, we have no idea with this effin committee. But we still…
Must. Beat. Aggies.
Here’s the playoff committee dude….
http://espn.go.com/ncf/story/_/id/14216949/college-football-playoff-oklahoma-sooners-iowa-hawkeyes-jump-top-four-clemson-tigers-alabama-crimson-tide
And according to that, if it were played today, we would be in the Cotton Bowl. I hope that’s how it plays out.
Definite home field advantage. Give those SEC buttholes a taste of their own medicine.
I don’t think we’d have that much of advantage. Alabama isn’t more than a day’s road trip from the Cotton Bowl and you know that those fans would travel well. I think it’d set up for one of the most epic rematches of all time.
It’d certainly hurt us less:
2000 orange bowl: FL St.
2003 sugar bowl: LSU
2004 rose bowl: USC
2008 Orange bowl: FU
It’s interesting b/c of all the other times we got royally screwed location wise for NC games that people mistake 2004 USC for the Rose Bowl. That game was played in MIami at The Orange. All the rest are correct.
Absolutely. Wouldn’t it be nice to finally have a bit of a home field advantage after having to play LSU and Bama in New Orleans, and Florida in Florida.
My dream come true. We get to beat Alabama again and then a chance for revenge against Clemson. Be still, my beating heart.
That would be the Best championship run ever.
5 highly ranked teams in a row and then the best team ever, then the #1 team in the nation. Would be impressive for sure.
and 4 of those, who had beat us last year.
That would be incredible.
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https://twitter.com/TheFranchize__/status/669307853845438465
Are…Ricky . Insert the word are in both sentences.
I kind of like it without in this instance… 🙂
sorry, checking on that last post…
No way, RBear. I haven’t heard that Lester has been fired.
yeah, it was yet another fake twitter account… i hate that crap
I think FSU & LSU should just swap coaches and see who made the better deal in about 3 years.
Miles to tejas would be interesting..
don’t think texsa would ever sniff at that
People are sick.
Give a guy some warning if you’re gonna start firing shots! 🙂
😉
I did delete the post- if it’s still there, refresh.
I tried to reply to it and couldn’t so I figured you snuffed the fuse.
Not surprising I said all along if Baylor beats osu in their house and we beat them in theirs plus the tcu win we are in by body of work…ND struggled…cost them..now to me 5 was automatic due to other loses 3 is surprising I though we would be 4
just win baby
I was surprised to see a jump that much. Like the players and coaches have said they are still hungry and not satisfied. We still have a lot of football left to play. First things first beat our lil’ sister. BOOMER!!!!
Has anyone checked any recruits comments on twitter since the rankings came out?
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https://twitter.com/ChanseSylvie/status/669313896683974656
^^ I like this kid a lot
We should have some nice talent on defense over the next few years
Chanse always workin! He already tried to get everybody to decommit from LSU. LOL!!!!
They’re gonna have some decommitments after Lester is shown the door.
Definitely!
We could go craw fishin.
You trap crawfish. Craw fishin’ is when you back up or retreat. Glad I could help.
KANAI™ @calebkkelly 4h4 hours ago
KANAI™ Retweeted Chanse Sylvie
Chanse stayed recruiting me this whole weekend
That Chanse, he is a bubbling fountain of enthusiasm.
Yes he is. He’s all in and he wants everybody to know it and respond accordingly! LOL!!
I’ve tried. I think Daniels is probably a silent commit. Kelly is a guy we should land. The mbem-bosse? kid from Georgia posted something positive. So like tfb reported it looks like we made a good impression on a lot of the top recruits.
http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/1615964-5-star-lb-caleb-kelly-recaps-oklahoma-visit
Klatt and Herbstreit forced the committee to recognize the BIG XII. Bob Stoops campaigning didn’t hurt either.
Well just wait and see if we win Saturday. If so Bob will probably show up in Bristol on Monday and do an interview on every ESPN show. Even NFL live.
Ill guarantee he will be on few for sure
The forecast for Saturday makes me think a pot of chili is necessary if not mandatory
I second that motion. Gonna be highs in the low 30’s and lows in the teens here in Denver on Sat. Chili sounds like a fabulous Idea!
Brrrr, enjoy!
I will! It was 62 today and beautiful! lol
Out here in Cali I mowed the yard in shorts. Saturday is jeans and tshirt weather. It’s the good that outweighs the fact there are Californians here.
Who wants to mow on Thanksgiving week? You can have that. 🙂
I’m a teacher. I have the WHOLE week off.
Crimson on the west coast is good luck, tell Caleb K to hurry up and pull the trigger!
I agree!!!
What did you water that lawn with?
Ouch!
Ocean spray.
That would kill a lawn..
A little salt won’t hurt. LOL!
Brondo…it has what plants crave, electrolytes.
But what are electrolytes?
After 40 years in SoCal, I’m spending the fall and early winter in OK. Stay dry Okie.
Probably be a bit cool here on Maui Sat, might were long sleeve rash guard
i start making pots of chili at the first game of season, Still too hot outside for chili, but chili and football Always go together.
I never refuse a bowl of chili, it’s just, not right and bad manners 🙂
Let’s just take a moment to remember where we were at the end of last year. OU lost every home game. They were blown out multiple times. They were embarrassed in their bowl game. It’s time that Stoops gets some credit for making the hard choices he needed to in the offseason.
Why do I need to take a moment to remember that? Thanks. Can I unread this?
Oh, and Stoops got that credit already. I’m pretty sure most of us have applauded those moves…
Dang son, you in a mood? :-/
lol. Nah, just didnt want that reminder! Was I snappy? whoops
Yeah, seemed to be just a wee snippy. 🙂
Stoops didn’t have a choice but to make hard decisions in the offseason. I applaud the moves and they seem to be working out none the less.
I was reminded of last year watching the second half last Sat.
WORD!
Haha…me too! Thank you Mr. Parker!
Don’t get me wrong, Stoops put all the piece’s together to make this team great. I am so glad he made those hard decisions back in January to do what he did. But the congrats should be going to the players, that finally decided to change the mentality in the program. I just hope this attitude carries on for several years. It’s a great time to be a Sooner.
Great, great hires across the board. Cooks, Reynolds, and Riley have all done an excellent job getting the most out of this team. Really impressed by Reynolds and the technique by the D Line. That’s where championships begin and Diron has earned his pay check. Moving Mike to the booth was borderline genius. Mike’s volatile personality probably doesn’t fit well with today’s participation trophy athletes in stressful game day situations.
Kudos to Bob. I think he had put it in cruise control for several years and became a little complacent, but the moves he has made the last couple of years show that there may still be some fire in the belly.
I hope we can keep this staff together for the next 2-3 years.
Boomer
Well fellas, if OUr boys don’t pay too much attention to this and take care of business against the pukes #8 is a possibility! I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t think this team had it in em. Not at the start of the season or after the texsa loss. But man have they proved me wrong and really showed a ton of heart in the process. Hats off to Bob and the off season moves he made, they have made a ton of difference. And I really can’t leave out how outstanding a surprise Baker Mayfield has been. With that said go out and destroy the pukes and their umpa lumpa coach!
Let’s kick them so hard that the sand falls out of their v……..well, you know. 🙂
Damn Straight!! Boomer Freaking Sooner Brother!!
With the realization of their goals before them like never before, I expect the team to shove a tunsten carbide rod up their spines for the finish.
They ain’t done yet.
I’d say the pokes would like nothing better than to ruin our conference and national aspirations. Boys need to be ready for that initial adrenaline surge from them.
In the words of somebody that I don’t know “JUST WIN BABY!”
Rumors going around that Stedman Bailey (former WVU WR and current Ram) has been shot in the head. Hope that’s not true.
Damn!
Right now just Rumors, as nothing on ESPN in breaking news or in the NFL section and not seeing anything on NFL network either, just Twitter and Reddit!
Search it and it says rumors as far back as 21 hours ago and up to 14 mins ago, so if it happen as it suggest 21 hours ago we would have heard something by now for sure!
https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/669386898431873025
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/25/source-stedman-bailey-has-been-shot/
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/669386222599593984
So this douchebag, I mean sports writer doesn’t have much good to say about OU’s move to #3….
http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/eye-on-college-football/25388602/judging-the-college-football-playoff-rankings-sooners-gators-overrated
You were fight the first time.
fight?
Happens every time I use my IPad. 🙂
You get into a fight every time you use an IPad?
I want to because it’s always misquoting me. 🙂
I want to because it’s always misquoting me. 🙂
So a writer from Illinois is conveniently bashing the only team keeping a few other Big 10 teams from entering the top 4, all while acting like he doesn’t have an agenda. Surprising.
I do like how he mentions TCU was missing 2 of their top players, yet failed to mentioned that they “almost blew a 23-7 lead” due to OU’s top 3 players getting injured.
Interesting how he didn’t even mention Nebraska by name, as the team that MSU lost to on the road. Obvious biased toward OU or for the Big 10…
BOOMER!
I am surprised. Finally some respect. Which is not to say the committee wouldn’t bump Stanford over OU if they look very good in a win over ND. Or put Iowa ahead of us if they go udefeated in the Big 10. But it’s a nice spot to be in at the moment.
I’m shocked that the committee put us at #3 after all the bias talk. However, I couldn’t be happier or more proud of the Sooners! They have earned this ranking by taking care of business. One more game and we are golden!
Joe Klatt called them out and they got scared of their own bias! 🙂
Regards
Great to see but let’s be number 3 two weeks from now too.
That was my thought. If/when we beat OSU, I could just see them deciding that MSU’s win over Iowa and ND’s win over Stanford were better, and kicking us out of the top 4.
Our rightful place is #1, but this is a step in the right direction.
Was listening to Reece Davis on Mike & Mike this morning and he was saying he wasn’t surprised at the committee for putting OU ahead of ND basically because of ND’s poor performance against BC and even Wake Forrest. Hard to argue with the terrible & recent performance of ND. The emphasis seemed to be on recent play, which is a good thing in my book too.
Was listening to Reece Davis on Mike & Mike this morning and he was saying he wasn’t surprised at the committee for putting OU ahead of ND basically because of ND’s poor performance against BC and even Wake Forrest. Hard to argue with the terrible & recent performance of ND. The emphasis seemed to be on recent play, which is a good thing in my book too.
Looks like the lobbying effort worked. I’m happy about where we are, but can anyone say that the committee is anything more than a joke? Jeff Long’s justifications are hilarious must-see-tv
It’s about time, if Alabama is 2 we are three, and The game will be a toss up that we win
Shocked that we’re in the top 4 at this point. Blown away that we’re #3. What that tells me is, (theoretically anyways), if we win, we’re in. I feel like if we would have been in the 4 spot, there could be some room to get bumped out even if we win but I don’t see them bumping us out of the top 4 if we win in Stillwater.
Last year, TCU was 3 and ended at 6 when it counted EVEN though they killed ISU in their last game. tOSU beat down of Wisc got all the voting energy.
Here are my thoughts. I’ll assume every team that is supposed to win…wins. Of course, this is unlikely. I realize the script is almost certain to get flipped but it’s fun to debate.
I don’t think much has really changed. Numbers 3 through 6 seem pretty fluid in the committees eyes. I still feel like we’re fighting for the #4 spot. The Big10 champ will likely move in to the 3rd spot after the championship in a week that OU is not playing. It could come down to this weekend with ND and their top 10 match up in Stanford. I think if we’re top 4 in next Tuesday’s poll…we are in. If not, we’re hoping for a Clemson or Alabama loss.
For the playoffs, does the Citris Bowl get #1 and #4 and the Cotton Bowl get #2 and #3 for sure or do they base it on school proximity?
It depends on who is the #1 seed. That school will get the venue that gives them the best advantage. The other 3 teams get what is left…ie – #4 obviously plays wherever #1 goes. 2v3 takes place in the other venue.
If it hasn’t already been said, this is is a perfect, fairytale setup. OU vs SEC darling in round 1 and a chance for the team to avenge the bowl beat down. It’s all right in front of them with one more Herculean effort. Gotta smash the Pokes.
What I noticed was that everywhere outside of the fanatical fanbase, the reaction to Oklahoma has been, “hey, they just beat Baylor and TCU back to back.” That’s the lasting impression at this point.
In that graphic everyone elses logo is colored and our’s is just white? Even at #3 we’re not getting any respect !
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTNPuoK4iP8GWIHO_GXaZQLOX95e04nobD66UfelYmOyd4ysjc-bg
Sigh….Im so misunderstood…
Never forget the last quarter of the game against the Aggies last year. This one has to be a no-holds barred match, and make them pay in their own house.
Same against the Cowboys
Fire Bob Stoops now!!!! ROFL
If he didn’t win out after that Texas game, I’ll admit I felt at least they should consider parting ways.
If we lose to OSU and Texas in the same year..