crimsonandcreammachine.com - 7/1/2009
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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 ...
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 ...
Rivals, Hatred and Sterotypes
crimsonandcreammachine.com 7/15/2009 — A blanket email was sent out to the various SBN’s Big 12 blogs in the name of "research." A few of our fellow bloggers have already weighed in on the questions and now it’s our turn. While Jeff Capel has made significant strides in leading Oklahoma to the forefront of college ...
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 ...
Oklahoma Sooner Legend: Steve Owens
bleacherreport.com 6/2/2009 — Steve Owens was born December 9, 1947 in Gore, Oklahoma and was raised in Miami, Oklahoma.
His love of Oklahoma Sooner football began when he was just six years old. It was at that time when Oklahoma started their amazing 47 game winning ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Bevo's Daily Roundup - July 2, 2009
burntorangenation.com 7/2/2009 —
64 days until the Louisiana-Monroe game.
Earl Thomas has more than just athletic talent. (Video sound quality not the best.)
A great way to spend a summer. Corner back Earl Thomas gives back to his hometown by participating in a football camp.
Thomas and a handful ...
Let’s Talk About #3
crimsonandcreammachine.com 8/10/2009 —
The first of the major preseason rankings are out and we’re not talking Phil Steele or Athlon. The Buddy Poll, also referred to as the Coaches Poll, released on Friday with the Sooners sitting at #3. I think that it’s a bit unrealistic to have expected OU to be #1. The ...
