Sunday, March 15, 2009
Sooners earn two seed for NCAA
Just hours ago it was announced that the Oklahoma Sooners earned a two seed into the NCAA basketball tournament and will be playing in the South bracket.
Oklahoma was an early season favorite to receive a one seed, but instead those honors were taken by North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, and Louisville.
After a late season slide and an early loss in the Big 12 tournament fans seem to feel that the two seed is exactly what the Sooners deserve. It also seems that OU lucked out and will be playing it's first two games at the tournament's closest venue, Kansas City, an opportunity that Oklahoma might not have received if it would have stayed a one.
"It's disappointing we didn't get a one seed, but after the bad games we had closing out the season it seems like what we should get," said Senior Economics major Clay Kennard. "Besides, we got our pick of the two seeds and get to play in Kansas City now."
It seems that Oklahoma's biggest competition will be the team that took the one seed in the South bracket, North Carolina. The South bracket will also include big name teams like Syracuse, Clemson, Illinois, and LSU.
Oklahoma was an early season favorite to receive a one seed, but instead those honors were taken by North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, and Louisville.
After a late season slide and an early loss in the Big 12 tournament fans seem to feel that the two seed is exactly what the Sooners deserve. It also seems that OU lucked out and will be playing it's first two games at the tournament's closest venue, Kansas City, an opportunity that Oklahoma might not have received if it would have stayed a one.
"It's disappointing we didn't get a one seed, but after the bad games we had closing out the season it seems like what we should get," said Senior Economics major Clay Kennard. "Besides, we got our pick of the two seeds and get to play in Kansas City now."
It seems that Oklahoma's biggest competition will be the team that took the one seed in the South bracket, North Carolina. The South bracket will also include big name teams like Syracuse, Clemson, Illinois, and LSU.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Bob Stoops
Click on the audio clip to hear what Coach Stoops had to say about Mack Brown lobbying for the BCS.
Stoops talks NFL to journalism class
Bob Stoops spoke openly last Wednesday to a group of students in Al Eschbech's Sports in Media class. Students expected Stoops to talk football, but instead he chose to talk about his players.
Months ago Oklahoma star football players Sam Bradford, Gerald McCoy, Trent Williams, and Germaine Gresham chose to come back to OU for one last season and many were surprised, but Stoops said they came back for a reason.
Stoops spoke at large about the NFL and players choosing to come out of college early in order to secure big NFL salaries. Stoops said that most players don't understand how staying just one more year can help their draft status.
"These kids have agents talking in their ears telling them how much money they can make," said Stoops. "But those agents aren't looking out for these kids, they're looking out for themselves."
Coach Stoops did say that he once had a player that he actually told to enter the NFL draft early. He will tell you that Roy Williams was so good that Stoops told Williams it would not be fair to him or any other players in college football if he came back.
Months ago Oklahoma star football players Sam Bradford, Gerald McCoy, Trent Williams, and Germaine Gresham chose to come back to OU for one last season and many were surprised, but Stoops said they came back for a reason.
Stoops spoke at large about the NFL and players choosing to come out of college early in order to secure big NFL salaries. Stoops said that most players don't understand how staying just one more year can help their draft status.
"These kids have agents talking in their ears telling them how much money they can make," said Stoops. "But those agents aren't looking out for these kids, they're looking out for themselves."
Coach Stoops did say that he once had a player that he actually told to enter the NFL draft early. He will tell you that Roy Williams was so good that Stoops told Williams it would not be fair to him or any other players in college football if he came back.
One seed not out of reach for the Sooners
Photo by Taylor Bullard.
The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team finished their season Saturday by defeating the Oklahoma State cowboys 82-78.
The Sooners are now headed for Kansas City for the Big 12 tournament, where they have earned the second seating and a first round bye. This puts OU in great position to make a run at the championship, as well as a number one seed in the NCAA tournament.
Currently, there are a number of teams vying for the four top seeds in the tournament and Oklahoma is certainly one of them. Joining OU as a candidate for the top seed are Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Connecticut, Memphis, and Louisville.
"I think the only lock for a one seed in the tournament is Pittsburgh," University of Oklahoma senior Chad Kennard said. "OU could have been another if they hadn't dropped those three straight games."
If the Sooners win the NCAA tournament they would surely secure another of the four top seeds. This would earn OU a first round bye in the tournament, as well as a much easier schedule.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
OU Basketball has small chance of Big 12 regular season title
After the loss of Blake Griffin the Sooners dropped two straight to rival Texas as well as defending national champions Kansas, and are no longer sitting in the driver's seat for the Big 12 title.
Currently Oklahoma sits in second place in the race for the Big 12 and has only a slim chance at winning the title outright.
The Sooners have only Missouri and Oklahoma State left on their schedule, two teams they collected wins against earlier in the season. Ironically, at this point Oklahoma must put faith in their hated rival Texas in hopes of knocking off the Jayhawks, who seem to be heating up right before tournament time.
"He hated the fact we struggled without him but he's going to come back ready," said Taylor Griffin speaking about his younger brother.
In the end the Sooners might not care about the title anyway. Oklahoma native Blake Griffin is back in the lineup after suffering a concussion against Texas, which greatly increases the Sooners odds of finishing this season without another blemish. Oklahoma is still looking for a number one seed in the NCAA tournament and a trip to the Final Four would make OU fans forget about their regular season follies.
Currently Oklahoma sits in second place in the race for the Big 12 and has only a slim chance at winning the title outright.
The Sooners have only Missouri and Oklahoma State left on their schedule, two teams they collected wins against earlier in the season. Ironically, at this point Oklahoma must put faith in their hated rival Texas in hopes of knocking off the Jayhawks, who seem to be heating up right before tournament time.
"He hated the fact we struggled without him but he's going to come back ready," said Taylor Griffin speaking about his younger brother.
In the end the Sooners might not care about the title anyway. Oklahoma native Blake Griffin is back in the lineup after suffering a concussion against Texas, which greatly increases the Sooners odds of finishing this season without another blemish. Oklahoma is still looking for a number one seed in the NCAA tournament and a trip to the Final Four would make OU fans forget about their regular season follies.
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