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OU Football Headlines
Final Two Weeks Will Weed Out - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sooner Magic Starting to Turn Around? - ESPN
Pass Protection, Penalties, Jackson, Murray - Tulsa World
Kicker Patrick O'Hara Gets His Chance - The Oklahoman
Jones Bounces Back After Catching Flack - The OU Daily
O-Line Mistakes Mental, Not Physical - The Oklahoman
Despite Win, Offense Still Shows Trouble - Norman Transcript
Irish Eyes on Stoops? Wait Just a Second - Tulsa World
Trotter: Thoughts and Observations - The Oklahoman
Jones, Murray Collect Helmet Stickers - ESPN
OU Calms Nerves With Win - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rhode: Sooners, Odds Look Better - The Oklahoman
Big 12 Bowl Picture Starting to Clear Up - ESPN
DeMarco Murray Stabilizes Offense - The OU Daily
Big 12's Bowl-O-Rama - San Antonio Express-News
Projecting All 34 Bowl Matchups - Sports Illustrated
Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports
Tim Griffin's Big 12 Conference Blog - ESPN

Opponent Watch: Texas Tech
Raiders Lack Winning Rhythm - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Breaking Down Texas Tech - The Oklahoman
Dismal Report Card for Tech - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
 
OU Women's Basketball Headlines
Georgia Tops Oklahoma Women - Tulsa World
Georgia Holds of OU Women - Norman Transcript
Women's Fall at No. 21 Georgia - The OU Daily
Lady Dogs Impressive in Opener vs. OU - Red & Black
UGA Women Defeat OU - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
OU Men's Basketball Headlines
Sooner Freshmen Star Saturday - Norman Transcript
Oklahoma Relies on Rookies - The OU Daily

OU Basketball vs. Louisiana-Monroe @ 7 p.m.

Gear up at Game Day Central!

Oklahoma vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m

They're giving away 1,000 student shirts.

The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy offered a nice writeup on sophomore Willie Warren Saturday night after OU's season-opening victory.  Began DeCourcy, "Oklahoma guard Willie Warren has long since established that those who labeled him as a selfish player while in high school had gotten it all wrong. But just in case there were any lingering doubts, he posted this stat line in the opening game of what should be an All-America season for him: 15 points, 11 assists. Yes, during the summer, Warren apparently went all Bobby Hurley on us." Click here to read the rest. 

Griffin One of Four Naismith Finalists

From Soonersports.com

Three conference players of the year and the defending winner headline the list of finalists for the 2009 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Sunday.  Oklahoma's Blake Griffin, the top player in the Big 12, Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair and Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, the Big East Co-Players of the Year, and North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough make up the final ballot. 

The winner will be named at the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Guardians of the Game awards program on Sunday, April 5 in Detroit. 

The finalists were voted on by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. The board based its criteria on player performances this season. The vote was tabulated and certified by the accounting firm of Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP.

"The finalists have enjoyed outstanding individual successes while leading their respective schools to tremendous seasons," said Gary Stokan, Atlanta Tipoff Club president.  "That underscores the meaning of a true leader, something that is inherent in the Naismith Trophy."

Vote Blake Griffin for Naismith Trophy:
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BEDLAM Watch Party This Saturday and Golf Tourney Sign Up

Join us this Saturday to watch BEDLAM! OU vs. OSU basketball from 2-5:30 at the Franchise Grill in Plano (SE corner of Parker and Custer). Meet other Oklahoma alumni and network with other professionals in the Metroplex. And cheer on the fifth ranked Sooners as they dominate the Pokes!

Also, register for the OU Club Golf Tournament on Saturday and receive 10 percent off your paid registration. That is a great savings!

The Franchise has an awesome selection of beers on tap and freshly made pizzas. With 26 plasma televisions, there isn't a bad seat in the house! They also have Golden Tee, Buzztime Trivia and free WiFi if the basketball is too much.

Stay after the basketball for a hard hitting UFC fight! Jackson vs. Jardine.

We're looking forward to seeing you on Saturday! Boomer Sooner!

What a Road Trip!

We had a great time on our day trip to Norman to see OU take on Texas Tech. We certainly missed you, but on behalf of the gang that went, I just have to say we had a blast! And with that, we wanted to share some pictures.

Greg, Jamie and Bret

A delicious lunch. (Baxter, Bret, Jamie, Eddie, Jenni, Greg and Jeff)

Larry, Eric and Kyle

We even got a shout out!

Karen has no game. She can't stop Blake.

And the Sooners win!

We hope that you get a chance to join us at a future event. Check the calendar to find out what's coming up!

Does Your Kid LOVE OU Basketball?

Well, then enter them for a chance to be an official Marc Heitz Junior Ballboy or Ballgirl.

Each winner receives four tickets to the game for their family and will join the team on the court before the game! Only one entry per child allowed. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Child must be age 6 to 12 to participate.

Click here to enter. 

Dear Blake Griffin,

There have been moments this season where I just want to make out with you. Or adopt you as my son. Or at least send you a batch of freshly baked cookies. You are a stud of a player and the OU alumni from Dallas are very proud of everything you and the OU basketball team have accomplished. We get together each Saturday and cheer you on in true championship style! My question for you is will you come play in our golf tournament?

Hugs and kisses,

Karen
El Presidente

You can now send your love letters to Blake at this email address and read his responses here. Some of them are quite interesting. He seems like a down to earth guy. Now, I just hope he'll answer my letter!

WATCH PARTY: OU @ ISU 12:30

OU, Nation's Best Record Head to ISU. Jeff Capel's 20-1 Sooners look to improve to 7-0 in Big 12 Conference play Saturday.

Join us SATURDAY at the Franchise Grill & Bar in Plano (SE Corner of Custer and Parker) to watch OU take on ISU and maintain the nation's best record!

OU (20-1, 6-0) @ Iowa State (12-8, 1-4)
Sat, Jan. 31 at 12:47 pm
Big 12 Network, ESPN Full Court
Sooner Radio Network
SoonerSports.com/GameTracker

From SoonerSports.com

PREVIEWING SATURDAY’S GAME
Tied with Utah State for the best record in the country, No. 4/5 Oklahoma (20-1, 6-0) plays at Iowa State (12-8, 1-4) on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CST.  The Sooners, who are 5-1 on the road, are coming off an 89-81 win at Oklahoma State Monday.  Iowa State, which is 10-3 at home, lost 55-49 at Colorado Tuesday.  Saturday’s game will be regionally televised by the Big 12 Network (KOCB Ch. 34/Cox 11 in OKC; KJRH Ch. 2/Cox 9 in Tulsa; ESPN Full Court) with Mitch Holthus and Rich Zvosec announcing.  It will air on the Sooner Radio Network (flagship KRXO FM 107.7 in OKC; KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa) with Bob Barry, Sr. and Mike Houck calling the action. 

RAISING AWARENESS
Saturday's game is part of the Coaches vs. Cancer "Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend," a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society.  Coaches from both OU and Iowa State will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and the fight against cancer.

Blake Griffin: Practical Joker

BLAKE GRIFFIN is hearing voices. At least he's trying to. As a December wind howls outside, the sophomore power forward sits in a folding chair at the edge of Oklahoma's practice floor, squinting in concentration, trying to conjure villainy. After a moment, his voice changes from his usual low conversational murmur, and he is suddenly the Joker in the movie The Dark Knight. "Do you want to know how I got my scars?" he asks menacingly. "My father was a drinker, and a fiend." You can practically see the smeared red-and-white clown makeup on the late Heath Ledger's face, and the knife glinting in his hand.

The next moment it's summer in Beijing, and as Griffin does Michael Phelps marveling over his new-found popularity—"I got on Facebook and I had, like, 4,000 friend requests and I was like, Wow, that's really crazy!"—you could swear you had just caught a whiff of chlorine.

Griffin's repertoire includes his teammates and coaches too. When he's not borrowing their voices, he's borrowing their stuff. He delights in relocating the contents of a locker and then sitting back to see how long it takes his victim to notice. "One day I saw him wearing this hat and I said, 'Hey, I have a hat just like that!'" recalls freshman guard Willie Warren. "Of course, it was my hat he was wearing."

Griffin's older brother, Taylor, a senior forward for the Sooners, says two words sum up his sibling: aggressive and goofy. It's not a combination seen at the top of the NBA draft board very often, but it's likely to be this June, because Griffin, a 6'10", 250-pound banger, can do impressions of well-known people on the court too. One Eastern Conference scout, who calls Griffin "the best player in the draft," says that he has "the quickness of Amaré Stoudemire and the strength of Carlos Boozer."

From SI. Read more here.

WATCH PARTY: OU @ A&M

Join us at the Franchise Grill & Bar in Plano tomorrow, Saturday, Jan 17 for the OU vs. A&M basketball game. Our team is red hot! (Or should I say, CRIMSON hot!) They're surely bound for a fantastic season!

Come out and help us cheer them on! Tip off is at 1, but get there early and enjoy a world famous Franchise Burger!

Franchise Grill & Bar
Sat., Jan 17, 1 pm
SE corner of Parker and Custer in Plano

We'll see you there!

BOOMER SOONER!

Pick-Up Basketball Watch Party TOMORROW!

We liked seeing all of you SO much on Thursday, that we decided that we want to hang out with you again. OU Basketball starts it's conference season against K-State this Saturday! Come join us to watch the game.

We're going to meet at the Franchise Grill and Bar in Plano at noon. Come out and enjoy beer, burgers and basketball! Wear your crimson and cream and we'll see you there!

BOOMER SOONER!

OU @ K-State
Saturday, Jan. 10, noon
Franchise Grill and Bar in Plano
Southeast corner of Parker and Custer
972-599-7598

Plan Ahead - OU vs. Tech Game Set for 7 pm

From SoonerSports.com

ABC will televise game nationally from under the lights at Owen Field on November 22.

ABC announced today that it will televise nationally the Oklahoma-Texas Tech football game from Norman on Nov. 22. The network has set kickoff time for 7 p.m.

The visiting Red Raiders are No. 2 in the current BCS standings, while Oklahoma is No. 5. This will mark the first time since 2000 when Nebraska visited that a team ranked in the top five and a team ranked higher than OU played at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Huskers were No. 1 and the Sooners No. 3 heading into that game, which OU won, 31-14.

The last time Texas Tech visited Oklahoma for a game of significant post-season implications was the 2002 game when the two were battling for shares of the Big 12 South Division crown. Oklahoma prevailed, 60-15, and went on to win the conference title with a 29-7 victory over Colorado in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game at Houston.

The OU-Tech game will mark the 81st consecutive Sooner game on television.

Also on Nov. 22, the nationally ranked OU men's basketball team will host Gardner-Webb at 1 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

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.

Sooner Basketball on TV

By Scott Moore of The Norman Transcript

Oklahoma fans will have plenty of chances to see the Sooners on television this basketball season. The Big 12 released its schedule Thursday and all 16 of OU’s conference games will be available, with 10 to be aired nationally. Kansas and Texas are the only other conference schools that will have all of their games on television.

It may not boost attendance numbers, but the Sooners have several marquee names coming to town, which should draw plenty of interest.

The Sooners open conference play Jan. 10 at Kansas State and two days later open their league slate at home against Texas in a game to be televised nationally by ESPN (Cox channel 29). OU’s next four games will also be nationally televised.

Read more here.

Sooner Basketball on national television:
Jan. 10 at Kansas State (Big 12)
Jan. 12 Texas (ESPN Big Monday)
Jan. 17 at Texas A&M (ESPN)
Jan. 21 Nebraska (ESPNU)
Jan. 24 Baylor (ESPNU)
Jan. 26 at Okie State (ESPN Big Monday)
Jan. 31 at Iowa State (Big 12)
Feb. 3 Texas A&M (Big 12)
Feb. 11 at Baylor (ESPN2)
Feb. 14 Texas Tech (Big 12)
Feb. 21 at Texas (ESPN)
Feb. 23 Kansas (ESPN Big Monday)
Feb. 28 at Texas Tech (ABC)
Mar. 4 at Missouri (Big 12)
Mar. 7 Okie State (ESPN)

(Big 12 Network formerly ESPN Plus)