OU Club of Collin County

Rankings as of 9-29

Being Number One is so nice.

AP Top 25

1. Oklahoma (43)
2. Alabama (21)
3. LSU
4. Missouri (1)
5. Texas
6. Penn St.
7. Texas Tech
8. BYU
9. USC
10. South Florida
11. Georgia
12. Florida
13. Auburn
14. Ohio St.
15. Utah
16. Kansas
17. Boise St.
18. Wisconsin
19. Vanderbilt
20. Virginia Tech
21. Oklahoma St.
22. Fresno St.
23. Oregon
24. Connecticut
25. Wake Forest

USA Today

1. Oklahoma (57)
2. LSU (1)
3. Missouri
4. Alabama (2)
5. Texas (1)
6. Penn St.
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. USC
10. Georgia
11. South Florida
12. Ohio St.
13. Florida
14. Auburn
15. Utah
16. Kansas
17. Wisconsin
18. Boise St.
19. Vanderbilt
20. Oregon
21. Fresno St.
22. Oklahoma St.
23. Connecticut
24. Virginia Tech
25. Wake Forest

Big 12 Standings as of 9-29

Big 12                          Conf      All

North Division
Missouri (4)                     0-0     4-0
Kansas State                    0-0     3-1
Nebraska                         0-0     3-1
Kansas (16)                     0-0     3-1
Colorado                         0-0     3-1
Iowa State                      0-0     2-2

South Division
Oklahoma State (21)         0-0     4-0
Oklahoma (1)                   0-0     4-0
Texas (5)                        0-0     4-0
Texas Tech (7)                0-0     4-0
Baylor                             0-0     2-2
Texas A&M                     0-0     2-2

September is no time to celebrate

From the Chicago Sun Times

One is the loneliest number. Oklahoma's ascension to the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time since 2003 was historic. The Sooners are No. 1 in the AP poll for the 96th time, breaking a tie with Notre Dame for the most ever.

But they greeted it with all the excitement of a jury summons.

''No. 1 is just a number,'' cornerback Brian Jackson said. ''Coach [Bob] Stoops never discusses rankings, so it is never on our minds going into a game. Our main focus is one team each week.''

The Sooners did an excellent job of that Saturday, putting a 35-10 whuppin' on No. 24 TCU, which promptly dropped out of the top 25.

The squashing of the Horned Frogs was the least surprising loss by a ranked team in Week 5. Nine of the top 25 lost, including four of the top nine and three of the top four.

When top-ranked USC laid a 27-21 egg at Oregon State on Thursday night, it seemed impossible that anything could top that shocker.

But some games came close.

Take the way No. 3 Georgia trailed No. 8 Alabama 31-0 at home at halftime before losing 41-30. That eye-opener dropped the Bulldogs to 11th in the rankings and propelled the Crimson Tide into the No. 2 spot.

By comparison, No. 4 Florida's 31-30 loss to unranked Mississippi, which left Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow apologizing for a poor performance, was merely another curiosity in the Southeastern Conference, which once again is so top-to-bottom good that every game is fraught with peril.

Read more here.

National Champs Release 2009 Slate

From SoonerSports.com

University of Oklahoma vice president for intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics Joe Castiglione and head men's gymnastics coach Mark Williams announced the Sooners’ 2009 schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 30. 

The defending 2008 NCAA National Champions will participate in 10 regular season meets, which includes six opponents that competed at the 2008 NCAA Championships. OU will also host five home meets at the Howard McCasland Field House, highlighted by matchups with Ohio State and Penn State.

Oklahoma begins the 2008 slate on Jan. 10 with its annual trip to the Rocky Mountain Open hosted by the Air Force Academy. The Sooners will stay on the road and head to Lincoln, Neb. the following week against conference rival Nebraska on Jan. 17.

“It’s always a good start up meet because it involves five or six teams,” said Williams. “They run it in the same format as the NCAA Championships, so it will give our coaches an idea of what some of the new guys are capable of.”

The Sooners open the home season against Texas on Jan. 31 at the Howard McCasland Field House. Following the home opener, select Sooners will then make the trip to Las Vegas to compete in the Winter Cup (Feb 5-7). An annual individual event that helps determine the participants at the U.S. Visa Championships.

Read more here.

TCU vs. OU TONIGHT!

Over the 10 game series, OU leads 6-4, but in Norman, TCU leads 4-1. The last time these two teams met (Sept. 5, 2005) TCU won 17-10. Tonight the Sooners host the Frogs again. And OU will come to the field for redemption, for pride and for the fans. To set things right.

Join us at Coach Joe's at 5:45 p.m. to watch the Sooners beat up on the Horned Frogs and reestablish themselves as the powerhouse they truly are.

Boomer Sooner!

We love our alumni!

Man, can you believe that there is no game this week? What's an OU Club to do?

Thanks to all of you wonderful alumni who braved Hurricane Ike and joined us last week.  And thanks to Danny Wilson who joined us last Saturday. We had a great time! Don't forget to join us next week for the TCU vs. OU game at Coach Joe's!

Sharon Jett and Danny Wilson

If you came out and we didn't get a chance to talk with you, please email me and let me know. Then be sure to drop by next week and say hello! Boomer Sooner!

College GameDay Breaks It Down

I'm sharing this mostly because I love GameDay. It is one of the best college football analyst shows. And well, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are nice to look at. No? Just me? Ok. Fine. Well, enjoy their Saturday night analysis.

Congratulations, Bob!

In Oklahoma's 55-14 win over Washington Saturday, Bob Stoops won his 100th game in his 122nd game as the Sooners' coach. That's the eighth-fastest to 100 in history. It's also the second-highest total for a coach in 10 seasons. 

Barry Switzer also reached No. 100 in his 122nd game. Legend Bud Wilkinson is No. 3 on the list getting to the milestone in 111 games. Oklahoma is the only school to have four coaches with at least 100 victories -- Stoops, Switzer, Wilkinson and Bennie Owen. Stoops' teams have scored at least 50 points in 24 of his victories.

Congratulations, Coach! Let's go for another 100 wins!

Sooners look good, but work remains

From David Sittler, The Tulsa World

Yup, just like the song says: "You're doing fine Oklahoma." At least midway through September. But what about early next January?

The Sooners exorcized a whole bunch of demons here Saturday when they smacked around Washington, 55-14. After last night's domination of the Huskies, no one can dispute OU's status as the nation's third-ranked team. As a matter of fact, that might be a notch or so too low.

Finally, when the Sooners hit the road west, the road didn't hit back. OU was a paltry 1-7 in its last eight outings west of Memorial Stadium in Norman. There was also the irritating fact that OU had lost the last three times it entered a contest ranked No. 3.

But no matter what OU does, or how fine the Sooners look the rest of the regular season, they won't satisfy their harshest critics until they get rid of the biggest demon of all next January by winning a BCS bowl.

That's the biggest obstacle OU must conquer during a 2008 season some have labeled the Sooners' personal Road to BCS Redemption.

Rankings, double-digit wins and multiple conference championships are accomplishments 11 other schools in the Big 12 would kill for. And Bob Stoops used to insist that reaching those goals satisfied the competitive fire that burns continuously inside OU's coach.

But Stoops acknowledged this summer that the Sooners' primary goal this season is to "win the last game." After losing two consecutive BCS bowls and four of those big-time bowls out of the last five seasons, the only way Stoops' 10th season at OU will be considered a smashing success is if the Sooners end that BCS jinx.

Read more here.

OU-TCU kickoff time set for 6 p.m.

(submitted by OU Club member Greg N.)

The Oklahoma-TCU football game on Sept. 27 has been set for a 6 p.m. kickoff and will be televised by Fox Sports Net.

OU is off this week. The Sooners moved up to No. 2 in both major college football polls after a 55-14 win over Washington on Saturday.

TCU is 3-0 and plays SMU (1-2) on Saturday. (Anyone interested in going to the game to check out the competition a week early?)

OU-TCU game is sold out, but it's possible tickets could go be sold next week if TCU returns a portion of its allotment.

Thanks, Greg!

New Polls

Pulled from Yahoo! Sports

Big 12

North Division
Nebraska    3-0
Kansas State    2-0
Missouri (5)    2-0
Colorado    2-0
Kansas (19)    2-1
Iowa State    2-1

South Division
Oklahoma (2)    3-0
Oklahoma State    3-0
Texas Tech (11)    3-0
Texas (7)    2-0
Baylor    2-1
Texas A&M    1-1

AP Top 25

1.USC (61)
2.Oklahoma
3.Georgia (2)
4.Florida (1)
5.Missouri
6.LSU
7.Texas
8.Wisconsin
9.Alabama
10.Auburn

USA Today

1. USC (57)
2. Oklahoma (1)
3. Georgia (2)
4. Florida (1)
5. Missouri
6. LSU
7. Texas
8. Wisconsin
9. Auburn
10. Texas Tech

Yahoo! User Rankings

1.Oklahoma
2.USC
3.LSU
4.Missouri
5.Georgia
6.Florida
7.Penn State
8.Texas
9.Alabama
10.Auburn

OU vs Washington Watch Party!

Howdy Sooner Fans!

 

We are two football games into the season already! Can you feel the electricity? Well,why not come share in the Sooner Magic this Saturday at Coach Joe's in Frisco to watch OU take on Washington! Join us at 6:30 for warm-ups with kick off is at 6:45!

 

Coach Joe's has plenty of televisions to watch the game, $1.50 Bud Light draft specials until 8 and video games for the kids. Come on out and meet fellow Sooners and cheer our boys on to victory! Be sure to wear your crimson and cream!

 

Boomer Sooner!

GAME DAY!

Since there is some time before kick off, why not check out Game Day Central on SoonerSports.com.

Cincinnati vs OU today at 2:30 on ABC. (Check your local listing.)

BOOMER SOONER!

Big 12 Standings as of Sept. 2

North Division	Conf	All
Missouri (6)	0-0	1-0
Nebraska	0-0	1-0
Kansas State	0-0	1-0
Iowa State	0-0	1-0
Kansas (14)	0-0	1-0
Colorado	0-0	1-0
South Division	Conf	All
Oklahoma (4)	0-0	1-0
Texas (11)	0-0	1-0
Texas Tech (12)	0-0	1-0
Oklahoma State	0-0	1-0
Texas A&M	0-0	0-1
Baylor	0-0	0-1

Oklahoma says athletes were victims in brawl

From Yahoo! Sports
By JEFF LATZKE, AP Sports Writer

At least two Oklahoma athletes were injured during a brawl at a local nightclub that police said involved guns, knives and tire irons.

Details were immediately unclear, but the university characterized the players as victims in the early Sunday incident at the Sooner Knights club in southwest Norman.

“I’m not commenting. There was an incident where a couple of our athletes overall were assaulted. Outside of that, there’s an ongoing investigation, so until we know more, I’m not going to confirm or not confirm anything,” Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops said Monday after practice.

Norman police said they went to the nightclub at 2:32 a.m. Sunday, about four hours after fourth-ranked Oklahoma beat Chattanooga 57-2 in its season opener, after “numerous calls to the police department reported subjects fighting with knives, guns and tire irons.” Police reported two people had been stabbed and a third had been hit by a car.

One arrest was made: Terran Jason McCabe, 27, was booked for carrying a concealed weapon and released on bail Sunday.

Norman Regional Hospital spokeswoman Brenda Finkle told The Oklahoma Daily student newspaper that freshman defensive end Frank Alexander was treated and released Sunday. The newspaper also cited “multiple student sources” in reporting that freshman basketball guard Ray Willis was injured in the altercation.

“The health concerns for all of those involved obviously take precedence over everything else at this point. We understand that the outlook is good,” Stoops said. “We certainly will encourage anyone with knowledge of this event to assist in the investigation.”

Capel thanked students and medical personnel for their assistance “and the police who are working to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

“We are most concerned about the recovery of those who were injured. Our desire is to assist law enforcement authorities in their investigation. While the details are still emerging, indications are that those who were injured were victims of assault,” Castiglione said.

Read more here.