OU is Completely Insane

[Auercat]

Now they're threatening UW with cancelling the back end of their home and home with the Huskies. Somebody needs to come to their senses in Norman and grow up. Follow the link for the details:

OU Just Will Not Let It Go (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2594808)

Bearing Down on Hoping That UW Really Socks It To Them (In The Wallet) If OU Follows Through On This,

Auercat

[bigj]

I've always thought the Pac-10 should use other conference's officials for all its games.

Seriously, this is a b!tch move on Stoops' part if they back out of the UDub series.

[ZONACAT]

Do you blame them? I don't. I'll be surprised if they schedule PAC 10 opponents ever again.

[MrBug708]

Do you blame them? I don't. I'll be surprised if they schedule PAC 10 opponents ever again.

^^^^^^

The PAC-10 hasn't exactly treated Oklahoma too kindly of late

[Auercat]

Do you blame them? I don't. I'll be surprised if they schedule PAC 10 opponents ever again.

Yes I do blame them. Stoops and Boren have no class at all. They should privately request that UW and The Pac Ten consider changing the rule. Instead, they are grandstanding once again, and playing the role of the victims.

For the very last time, OU has gotten more breaks than any other program this decade. For once, they were the school that was jobbed. It's over and nothing can be done to change that. Continuously whining and now threatening to cancel the back end of a home and home series with a different opponent is not only disingenuous, but also cowardly. It's is time for the powers that be in Norman to start handling things like adults. Shut their traps, play the darned game vs UW, and then they never have to sign a contract and schedule a Pac Ten team again. That's all.

Bearing Down on These Being The Same Folks Who Argued That USC And Auburn Knew The Flaws In The BCS System And Were Obligated To Just Take It. Ironically, USC and Auburn Both Made Much Less of A Fuss About Getting Jobbed Out of The National Championship Game Then OU Has About Losing A September Nonconference Game In Which The Sooners Self-Destructed. The Irony Is Just Too Juicy Here

Auercat

[xredhotslimx]

Yes I do blame them. Stoops and Boren have no class at all. They should privately request that UW and The Pac Ten consider changing the rule. Instead, they are grandstanding once again, and playing the role of the victims.

For the very last time, OU has gotten more breaks than any other program this decade. For once, they were the school that was jobbed. It's over and nothing can be done to change that. Continuously whining and now threatening to cancel the back end of a home and home series with a different opponent is not only disingenuous, but also cowardly. It's is time for the powers that be in Norman to start handling things like adults. Shut their traps, play the darned game vs UW, and then they never have to sign a contract and schedule a Pac Ten team again. That's all.

Bearing Down on These Being The Same Folks Who Argued That USC And Auburn Knew The Flaws In The BCS System And Were Obligated To Just Take It. Ironically, USC and Auburn Both Made Much Less of A Fuss About Getting Jobbed Out of The National Championship Game Then OU Has About Losing A September Nonconference Game In Which The Sooners Self-Destructed. The Irony Is Just Too Juicy Here

Auercat

Seriously one of the best post on the subject that i have read. Great post

[SoCalCat]

Were they not the victims? I don't blame Oklahoma or any non-conference team who has to play a road game against the Pac-10. Why take your chances on not only having to beat the other team on the road, but beat the refs as well?

Also, was it really Oklahoma's fault that the BCS system in flawed? Much different getting screwed by a computer than actual refs with video replay and actual brains.

And ya, SC didn't make a fuss about not making the BCS game. They only printed up t-shirts, made themselves a trophy, and proclaimed themselves as National Champions. No big deal.

[JohnnyUtah]

Can these guys just lose to Texas already so we don't have to hear anymore whining?

I really don't remember Boren and Stoops being as concerned when AP was driving around in a free Lexus and RB was being paid $500 a hour to do nothing. Their transparency and hypocrisy is pathetic.

The Sooners have a proud program and tradition, but this is definitely not their finest hour.

[Auercat]

And ya, SC didn't make a fuss about not making the BCS game. They only printed up t-shirts, made themselves a trophy, and proclaimed themselves as National Champions. No big deal.

They were the AP National Champions, not the BCS National Champions. They had every right to make T-Shirts and are recognized in the college football world as co-champs for the 2003 season. But what does that have to do with fussing over getting screwed? USC didn't. They played the hand that was dealt them, and did win the longest running recognized unofficial championship poll. That's hardly the same as OU carrying on like a bunch of 3 year olds after losing a regular season game. :rolleyes:

Bearing Down on USC Playing The Hand That Was Dealt Them In 2003. They Never Once Griped About Getting The Shaft From The BCS And Instead Went Out And Earned The Championship of The Major Poll That Was Not Contracturally Obligated To The BCS System. OU On The Other Hand Is Chosing To Play The Victim And Whine About Their Plight. So, So Sad. :rolleyes:

Auercat

[popque]

OU had better hope that there are no officiating issues in their home games. In any sport.

[TucsonDon]

This is going too far. They've proven their point; everyone knows they got jobbed, it is what it is, move on. Perhaps they think UW will be good in a few years (I'm definitely on board with that)...they've scheduled three series recently with Pac-10 schools, taking the first game (which all happened to be at home) in each series before losing in the second one (the road one)....

[Junkman]

In all seriousness -you've written some of the best posts I've seen on this or any other topic.

[Jason Scheer]

You know..if teams don't give up 600 yards of total offense they tend to win. Just a thought.

[AzJoe76]

If I remember, a few years back Georgetown backed out of the back end of a home-and-home with us in basketball. They knew what the terms were when they signed the deal and waited until after we kept our end of the deal, then baled out for the same pretext. I was really, really hacked.
Okla knew the terms when they signed the deal. Washington kept its end, and had nothing to do with the current controversy. Shafting them to settle a score is wrong.
Everybody knows they got hosed. They need to move on. All this whining is unseamly. And ditto me on that too, Mr. Auercat, smack dead on point.

[fwnelson]

And ya, SC didn't make a fuss about not making the BCS game. They only printed up t-shirts, made themselves a trophy, and proclaimed themselves as National Champions. No big deal.

Um, if you're talking about 2003, the AP gave SC the trophy - which is why they proclaimed themselves National Champs, which is why they got to print the T-shirts. Even the BCS admits there was a split title that year.

I think Auburn made themselves a trophy when they went undefeated in 2004 but still got left out of the BCS title game.

"Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." --- Abraham Lincoln

[ByJoveByJingle]

Do you blame them? I don't. I'll be surprised if they schedule PAC 10 opponents ever again.

Whaaaaa!

I'd be so upset about it. Phhhhhht!

One bad call, and all Pac-10 Refs are biased and screwing other conference teams, right? :crazy:

[Berkut]

You know, *****ing about getting jobbed is one thing.

Essentially accusing the Pac-10 of organized bias on the part of it's official and challenging their integrity quite another.

**** OU. Let them take their ball and go home.

[pc in NM]

"There should be great expectations here. It's a program with the championships that should expect championships. I know we'll operate with no excuses. There are no excuses. You succeed or you don't." - Bob Stoops, 1998

[the real dill]

You know..if team's don't get up 600 yards of total offense they end to win. Just a thought.

Jason gets PWI for that post. Little heavy on the sauce last night?

[Jason Scheer]

Ha..no. I meant to say if they don't give up 600 yards, they tend to win. Oregon had 533 yards of total offense. Oklahoma should have stopped somebody.

[LikesMikey]

SoCal has a good point but it's the same way for a pac-10 team to play on the road. I've watched thousands of games where home cooking by the refs was absolutely blatant, so it's not just the pac-10 doing it.

[azpatnca]

I've got one word for them: Krysevkski ? Kreschevski? Coach K - wait that's two words. Duke.

After coach K got "robbed" in the fiesta bowl classic he hasn't come back to Arizona, and likely never will.

Of course, after UA got robbed in New Mexico we haven't gone to (the pitt?) to play NM and likely never will.

So now OU is doing the same thing.

Well, I'm fine with calling Coach K names while backing Coach O's decision about UNM, so I might as well continue to compromise my morals and call Coach Stoops names too. :)

being a fan means not having to be rational, consistent, logical, etc.

[JustSayGeaux]

In a freaking nutshell: If you don't want to get jobbed by the refs on the last play of the game, don't put yourself in a position to get jobbed by the refs on the last play of the game. That was just one of about 120 plays in the game.

LSU got jobbed by the refs EIGHT freaking times against AU. Do you see our administration plastering the media with our woes? No self-respect whatsoever.

[UofAcat23]

Whaaaaa!

I'd be so upset about it. Phhhhhht!

One bad call, and all Pac-10 Refs are biased and screwing other conference teams, right? :crazy:

I wouldn't say biased, but they are really bad. If I were in another conference, I wouldn't want to play the pac 10 with such terrible refs, even before this incident.

[azpatnca]

I wouldn't say biased, but they are really bad. If I were in another conference, I wouldn't want to play the pac 10 with such terrible refs, even before this incident.

Maybe it's time the Pac10 takes a hit for having such a poor standard for their officiating crew. If the Pac10 loses lots of money and more teams join the bandwagon, then things will improve. That will make them take responsibility. $$$ talks, more than any coaches, fans, or newspaper columns criticizing the refs.

[Auercat]

I wouldn't say biased, but they are really bad. If I were in another conference, I wouldn't want to play the pac 10 with such terrible refs, even before this incident.

And the refs are better in other leauges? The Big Ten refs can't run the clock correctly and also have blown plenty of replay calls. The Big 12 refs allowed Colorado 5 freaking downs to beat Mizzou and win a national title. SEC refs blew the calls at the LSU-Auburn game. And the list goes on and on and on. To single out Pac Ten refs for their mistakes while not including refs from other leagues is just plain unfair Jonathan. I watch a ton of college football from all over the country and can tell you that without a doubt the Pac Ten refs are no better or no worse than any other league's officials. That is one take that is not up for review. :p

Bearing Down on Wondering Why Bob Stoops and The OU Admin Did Not Call For The Firing of Big 12 Refs After They REALLY Cost OU The Game At Texas Tech Last Year. You've Just Got To Love Regional Bias in College Football :rolleyes:

Auercat

[JustSayGeaux]

Maybe it's time the Pac10 takes a hit for having such a poor standard for their officiating crew. If the Pac10 loses lots of money and more teams join the bandwagon, then things will improve. That will make them take responsibility. $$$ talks, more than any coaches, fans, or newspaper columns criticizing the refs.

The PAC 10's refs are no worse than the SEC's or the Big 11's or 12's. ONE freaking mistake doesn't equate to crappy refs. You really ought to watch a few SEC games if you want to see crappy refs...

[Auercat]

Maybe it's time the Pac10 takes a hit for having such a poor standard for their officiating crew. If the Pac10 loses lots of money and more teams join the bandwagon, then things will improve. That will make them take responsibility. $$$ talks, more than any coaches, fans, or newspaper columns criticizing the refs.

Worst take in the thread. The Pac Ten crew screwed up. An SEC crew also screwed up last week. Next week it will be a Big 10, ACC or Big East Crew making a mistake. And finally, the refs with the worst rep of all, the Big 12 officials, will probably make a game changing call sometime this season too.

And as for the Pac Ten losing money over this, explain to me how that's going to happen? If OU cancels their trip to Seattle, you had better believe that the Huskies will get at least $500,000 in a buyout fee and will replace it with another home game to offset and even exceed any losses. And other than that, there are no real ramifications other than Stoops and OU blowing a lot of hot air.

Bearing Down on Not Making Mountains Out of Molehills

Auercat

[azpatnca]

yeah, I know. just wanted to see how far that line of thinking would progress. Not far.

Now if this were basketball...

[haji81872]

Everyone in every conference thinks their refs are the worst. Doesn't matter if it is football or basketball, the ref is always better striped on the other side.

I initially felt bad for OU and thought it was a crappy deal. Now they need to STFU and move on before I am glad that they lost.

[JustSayGeaux]

Everyone think their refs are the worst. Doesn't matter if it is football or basketball, the ref is always better striped on the other side.

I initially felt bad for OU and thought it was a crappy deal. Now they need to STFU and move on before I am glad that they lost.

I'm glad they lost and I'm glad they got jobbed in the process. They were way overdue.

[Lane_Myers]

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Lane

[TheCat]

In a freaking nutshell: If you don't want to get jobbed by the refs on the last play of the game, don't put yourself in a position to get jobbed by the refs on the last play of the game. That was just one of about 120 plays in the game.

LSU got jobbed by the refs EIGHT freaking times against AU. Do you see our administration plastering the media with our woes? No self-respect whatsoever.

Yes but you lost by 9X as many points as OU did.......

[JustSayGeaux]

Yes but you lost by 9X as many points as OU did.......

WTF are you talking about? We lost 7-3 and had 4 blatent bad calls in the redzone, 2 at or in the endzone. We have AT LEAST as much to gripe about but you don't see us crying in the national media. And WE were a legitimate NC contender. OU? Gimme a freaking break.