Spanning The Decades Of Sooner Football: 1950’s
crimsonandcreammachine.com 7/10/2009 — The decade of the 1940’s was a launching pad for the Oklahoma football machine and in the `50’s we’d see it grow into a full fledged monster. Under the direction of Bud Wilkinson the Sooners dominated the decade with a 93-10-2 record, 10 conference championships and 3 national ...

Who Would You Rather Face?
bigrednetwork.com 8/6/2009 — Since Nebraska is contending for a Big 12 North championship, it’s reasonable to consider who you’d want to see in the Big 12 championship game. Most everyone thinks it will be either Oklahoma or Texas. Sure Oklahoma State could be a sleeper, but most would say that it’s got to be the Sooners ...

The Quest For Number Eight
crimsonandcreammachine.com 7/20/2009 — Can the Sooners add another year to the National Championship wall on the Owen Field press box? View full size photo uploaded July 9, 2009 Expectations are always high in Norman for the football season. The ...

College Football ‘09: Oklahoma Sooners
3rdstringsafety.com 8/2/2009 — Last Season: 12-2, 7-1, National runner up…. The national runner-ups were mired in controversy last season because of how they got to the big game. Although they fell to Texas during the regular season, the Sooners climbed over the Longhorns in the final standings and earned the right ...

Spanning The Decades Of Sooner Football: 1940’s
crimsonandcreammachine.com 7/1/2009 —   Oklahoma football officially started in 1895 with a humbling 34-0 loss to Oklahoma City. That season was only one game long but even with the loss the Sooner Monster was born. Two years later the team got its first official head coach, Vernon Lewis Parrington. Over the next four ...

2009 Big 12 Football Preview
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The State of Oklahoma: High Expectations for OU's Defensive Line
burntorangenation.com 8/25/2009 — As noted before, when Bradford, Gresham, Murray, and Williams skipped out on the NFL draft to return to Norman, Oklahoma's preseason status immediately jumped back up to the elite level.  Their return has created expectations that they will at least partially emulate the success of last ...

On the Record: Texas stands tall (But don't bet the ranch)
rivals.yahoo.com 8/2/2009 — Wrapping up the Doc's Big 12 Week. The difference is in the trenches. Texas and Oklahoma are mirror images in many ways: Incredibly consistent, experienced quarterbacks surrounded by plenty of familiar faces squaring off against underrated ...

The Scoop – What The World Is Saying About Oklahoma
crimsonandcreammachine.com 7/13/2009 — John Helsley points out that not only are the Sooners loaded with talent this year but they are also loaded with leadership . The Sooners return plenty of firepower for their 2009 title pursuit. There’s a Heisman Trophy winner in Sam Bradford and stars on offense and ...

2009 Husker Football Opponent Preview: Oklahoma
cornnation.com 8/5/2009 — More photos » by Donna McWilliam - AP 6 days ago: Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is shown during Big 12 Media Day in Irving, Texas, Tuesday, July ...

Northwest: UW golfer Nick Taylor claims medalist honors in Oklahoma — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/15/2009
Washington Huskies golfer Nick Taylor was one of five competitors under par, leading the field by four strokes after the completion of stroke...

Switzer: Stoops will eclipse my records (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 7/15/2009
Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer thinks current Sooners coach Bob Stoops will one day surpass his accomplishments at OU. "Bob will someday break my record because he's a smart enough guy to know that you don't leave Oklahoma when you have ...

BYU vs Oklahoma: Keys For the Upset — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/16/2009
It isn’t too far-fetched to think that Oklahoma will be favored for the inaugural game in the brand new Jerry World. However, one thing we have learned in recent years is that no team is safe when playing the best of the non-BCS teams.  ...

Predicting the 2009 College Football Conference Champions — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/16/2009
Winning the conference championship is every team's first goal going into the season, and its importance stretches far past the shiny trophy: If you’re a fan, it will give you a year’s worth of bragging rights within the boundaries of your region. If ...

NCAA asks Okla. to focus on athletes' employment — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/18/2009
The NCAA has asked Oklahoma to enhance its compliance education program relating to the employment of athletes as part of the school's continuing probation following rules violations by former quarterback Rhett Bomar.