If you can only watch one football game this weekend, don’t miss Oklahoma-Florida State.
Congratulations to these two programs for the guts to schedule a game between two top rating programs. In this age of let’s schedule guaranteed wins for the non conference season, it’s refreshing. The big risk of this game is the loser will fade from the national title picture.
The No. 1 Sooners travel to a hostile place to oppose a tough fifth-ranked team. Jimbo Fisher has replaced Florida State legend Bobby Bowden in fine style. The Seminoles have left the mediocrity of the late Bowden years and have returned to the national stage. Florida State is again Florida State.
Oklahoma has plenty of weapons to survive the Seminoles including quarterback Landry Jones.
The Sooners have big news off the field. They are the latest team to become dissatisfied with the Big 12 Conference and apparently are flirting with the Pac-12. And I thought we could receive a break from this realignment talk once the season started.
But thankful the football talk will return to the field Saturday. This matchup is definitely worth the hype.
Enjoy.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Watch Out for the Oklahoma Sooners
As we gear up for the 2011 college football season, I will on occasion highlight particular teams.
There is no better team to begin with than the Oklahoma Sooners.
Folks in Norman, Oklahoma could be preparing for a championship season. The roster looks good, the schedule is favorable and there is no Big 12 Conference Championship game to play as a possible trap.
Quarterback Landry Jones leads the explosive Oklahoma offense. He is a two-year starter and has solid leadership qualities. The running game will need to replace 1,200 yard rusher DeMarco Murray, but Oklahoma always seems to find running backs. The passing game will become a major factor in the offense with star receiver Ryan Broyles at the top of the list. All this guy did last year was catch 131 balls to leave him 50 away from the NCAA all-time record of 316.
Linebacker Travis Lewis will lead the defense. The senior has paced the Sooners in tackles for the last three years. Oklahoma will need to replace some players on the defense from last season, but with the pipeline the Sooners always seem to possess, they should be strong enough.
The kicking game should be solid with both kicker (Jimmy Stevens) and punter (Tress Way) returning.
I see two difficult games on Oklahoma’s schedule both on the road. The Sooners must return a game to Florida State (the Sooners destroyed Florida State last season 47-17) on Sept. 17 and then finish the regular season, Dec. 3, against Oklahoma State. The Sooners only lost two games last season and one of them was to the Cowboys.
Oklahoma normally positions itself for a title run. So the combination of that experience, talented players and head coach Bob Stoops could cause a special season.
There is no better team to begin with than the Oklahoma Sooners.
Folks in Norman, Oklahoma could be preparing for a championship season. The roster looks good, the schedule is favorable and there is no Big 12 Conference Championship game to play as a possible trap.
Quarterback Landry Jones leads the explosive Oklahoma offense. He is a two-year starter and has solid leadership qualities. The running game will need to replace 1,200 yard rusher DeMarco Murray, but Oklahoma always seems to find running backs. The passing game will become a major factor in the offense with star receiver Ryan Broyles at the top of the list. All this guy did last year was catch 131 balls to leave him 50 away from the NCAA all-time record of 316.
Linebacker Travis Lewis will lead the defense. The senior has paced the Sooners in tackles for the last three years. Oklahoma will need to replace some players on the defense from last season, but with the pipeline the Sooners always seem to possess, they should be strong enough.
The kicking game should be solid with both kicker (Jimmy Stevens) and punter (Tress Way) returning.
I see two difficult games on Oklahoma’s schedule both on the road. The Sooners must return a game to Florida State (the Sooners destroyed Florida State last season 47-17) on Sept. 17 and then finish the regular season, Dec. 3, against Oklahoma State. The Sooners only lost two games last season and one of them was to the Cowboys.
Oklahoma normally positions itself for a title run. So the combination of that experience, talented players and head coach Bob Stoops could cause a special season.
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