OU football: Sam Bradford sees 'no need to cut this experience short'
QB sets sights on another shot at title

Hey Brian-Sam has made all A's and 1 B so far in his collegiate experience. Seems to me, he is there for the education as well as the athletic experience, and nowhere near MOST-are in training for the pros.
They know the odds when they go into sports the LOW percentage that move on to the next level.

To each his own. Whatever.

Education is an incentive to attend OU if you are an athlete. Plenty of students don't complete a degree and aren't athletes. Their reasons areas valid as anyone's for dropping out. In the end, it's an individual's choice to make, not the public's. Some great athletes probably go pro to avoid being academicly ineligible. We forget that many athletes suffer from learning disabilities just like the general public.

hey scott: NEWSFLASH: most of the football payers are NOT there for an eduacation.With a graduation rate of less than 40% adn grade below 2.0, MOST of these guys are there serving their time in the minor leagues (college football) serving their time and paring for an opp in the NFL. we try to make ourselves feel better by saying "hey, they're getting an education". sorry, that's BS to make us feel better.

Just where is it written that he'd get 40 million? Speculation at best. Sam has already proven himself with NFL watching. He comes out next year and even if he has an average year, his net worth will not go down. Here's a twist, did you ever think that maybe Sam is not interested in the NFL in the first place? Has anyone asked him that question? He just doesn't seem to be that fired up about it. He never ever talked about it. Another thing, he's obivously is not interested in the money. His parents seem to be doing OK so he doesn't need to take care of the family like Peterson had to. So with that in mind, how much money does he really need to support and take care of himself? He seems really intelligent and I really think he's not worried about the money and he's not self absorbed with it. Believe it or not, some students actually LIKE going to college and are enjoying there time. They are only there for 4 years, but the number one reason they are there, is for an education. That's something no one can ever take away from you. I had to not log on and read some of the naysayers comments because I blocked most of you idiots. Now I just reassured myself why I did that in the first place.

and when stoops asks for $3M a year, he can also say " I got Sam to stay". now, that will be worth his salary

Gary, your words of Sam being all "patient to enjoy the present experience" are so moving. I think I'll cry.

Here's an idea: Coach Stoops and Sam should be on Orpah, hold hands, and kiss. Sam can explain why he's walking away from making $40M a year....because he's playing for the "love of the game" and for selfish fans like you. And Coach Stoops can show his "values and prioroites" and give up his $2M a year salary until he wins a bowl game.

brian in new york obviously has a different set of values and priorities. To call names because Sam has the patience to wait and the joy of the present experience, shows the difference in class.

This is hiliarious! You sooner fans keep talking about Tebow. I'd bet if you look on any FL news websites they aren't bashing you sooner fans. Tim Tebow left a bad taste in your mouth just like West Virginia, oh yeah, just like Boise State, oh yeah, just like USC, oh yeah just like Mississippi in '99. GET OVER IT! Bradford will always be second rate to Tebow.

Some of those are pretty funny, thought I would contribute to the media love for Tebow! LOL!!

Tim Tebow can get Chick-Fil-A on Sundays.

People with amnesia still remember Tim Tebow.

Tim Tebow’s family once threw him a surprise party. Once.

Tim Tebow hits blackjack with just one card.

The only reason you’re still conscious is because Tim Tebow hasn’t stiff armed you in the face.

When TimTebow was a kid, he made his mom finish his vegetables.

Tim Tebow counted to infinity. Twice.

In the beginning there was nothing. Then Tim Tebow stiff armed that nothing in the head and said “Get a job”. That is the story of the universe.

When life gives Tim Tebow lemons, he uses them to kill terrorists. Tim Tebow hates lemonade.

When Google can’t find something, it asks Tim Tebow for help.

What color is Tim Tebow’s blood? Trick question. Tim Tebow does not bleed.

Tim Tebow has been to Mars. That’s why there’s no life on Mars.

Tim Tebow once stiff armed a horse. That animal became what is now known as the giraffe.

Tim Tebow is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.

Tim Tebow is the reason Waldo is hiding.

When Tim Tebow wants popcorn, he breathes on Nebraska.

When taking the SAT, write “Tim Tebow” for every answer. You will score more than 1600.

Tim Tebow can dribble a football.

Tim Tebow can kick start a car.

Tim Tebow gets called for roughing the tackler.

When Tebow spikes the ball, he strikes oil.

Tim Tebow doesn’t wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.

Tim Tebow ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.

Tim Tebow and Chuck Norris once squared off. The fight lasted for 4 years, then Tebow realized that he was actually in a fight. He immediately stiff armed Chuck Norris upon this realization. This event is referred to as the “Big Bang.”

Tim Tebow invented the pedestal. Then he invented the stiff arm to have something to knock people off it.

The recent earthquake off the coast of Florida measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, or .024 Tim Tebows.

A spike in Tim Tebow stiff arms caused the tooth fairy to go broke in 1997.

An Ohio St fan once told a joke at Tim Tebow’s expense… well we all know what happened next.

Tim Tebow doesn’t get sacked. Tim Tebow sacks defensive linemen.

Tim Tebow frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just never his own.

Tim Tebow sleeps with a night light. Not because Tim Tebow is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Tim Tebow.

Rome wasn’t built in a day because Tim Tebow wasn’t born yet.

Tim Tebow’s number is 15 because that’s how many players it takes to tackle him.

A meteor didn’t kill the dinosaurs; Tim Tebow did in a pickup football game.

Referees created instant replay so they could admire Tim Tebow more than once.

The quickest way to a man’s heart is with Tim Tebow’s forearm.

Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Tim Tebow.

Turning down $40 Million? This is a classic example of a boy being young and dumb and influenced by people who have their OWN interests at heart.

This was a GREAT decision for OU coaches, staff, the fans (who wouldn't want him to leave?) the team mates, and Bob Stoops BUT an AWFUL decision for Sam!

Sam: you're noble getting your college degree! I'm sure that will generate $40 Million! And ask the Norman fire department for some help: they can put out all that smoke the fans and coaches are blowing up your %$#.

As a season ticket holder, it is going to be fun watching all the guys next year. As a fan I will be rooting for them harder than ever. I hope the crowd handles each game like the TT victory. Good luck bradford, gresham, murray, brown, williams, McCoy, and the rest of the team. I hope it pays big time for you to come back.

oh sorry pat thanks ben....i figured since the deadline is over and espn or the daily hasnt said anything.demarco must be coming back

oh sorry pat thanks ben....i figured since the deadline is over and espn or the daily hasnt said anything.demarco must be coming back

oh sorry pat thanks ben....i figured since the deadline is over and espn or the daily hasnt said anything.demarco must be coming back

Brian from Mitchell,
Pat was refferring his comments to Brian from New York.

Yes Pat ..I can read you tranny...i was just asking a question about demarco and wondered if anybody knew that might be on the board here..you are a D-Bag

Yes Pat ..I can read you tranny...i was just asking a question about demarco and wondered if anybody knew that might be on the board here..you are a D-Bag

Im am glad Sam is coming back, but I think entering the draft would have been the wisest choice to make. You never know what can happen. One hit can changed everything. I hope Sam improves his stock next season. OU is loaded everywhere except on the O-line. Texas will be the favorite heading into the year, but hopefully Sam and the Sooners can rain on their parade.

Brian can you read? This was Sam's decision you moron.

has demarco decided to stay..iread he was looking into the NFL

what an idiot! and how irrespronsible for stoops and others to encourage Bradford to stay! what nonsense: my team mtes, the degree, the boyhood dream of natl. championship...give me abreak. You just won the Heisman, and you can make $40 million! are you smokin' crack? It's not wirtrh the risk of getting hurt or having a bad season

Thanks Sam! You did what you wanted to do and that is the bottom line. I am already counting the months, weeks, and days for the first game. Does anyone have texas tickets? It will be a fight in Dallas with McCoy coming back and all the whiners in texas! I got over the blues real fast after reading this story. BOOMER!

I just don't understand how Sam can "improve" his draft status?

On the OU/UT thing. I am a first generation OKIE and I can promise you, OU is at a disadvantage by traveling south of the Red River to play in that game each year. I attend the game each year and even go a day earlier than most to play golf, etc. But, I is in Texas's favor to play in Texas. And next year we only get 5 home games while we play yet another game in the Dallas Metro at Jerry World.

alan, i agree with you on the ou-ut texas game in texas, benifeits only texas. they get all the revenue coming in and oklahoma is left out. i went too my first ou-ut game this year, it was awesome. comparing this game is one sided for texas. just like years ago arkansas will never play at tulsa, so they payed good money for them too come too hog country. finally tulsa got tired of it being one-sided for arkansas. texas and oklahoma should play home and home games, i figured if they did there would probaly be riots and the jails will be full of fans not liking each other. alot of oklahoma fans like going down too dallas for the game, but i live here in texas, and they make fun of oklahoma having too come too texas every year, just pay oklahoma and texas will have a home game in dallas. really thats not fair too oklahoma, i like too see the big-12 change this rule too home and home games, it would be interesting. like other sooner fans feed back. really oklahoma losses out on hotels food etc, and texas wins out on the revenue. just wondering in texas. ou-johnny.

Johnny/Olney, I couldnt agree with you more. Some of the best games I've watched is OU/TX at my house (my personal home game) with mixed company (OU fans & TU fans). We're good friends and we rag each other to no end during the game and have a blast doing it; same with OU/OSU games. We never have to call each other names and we don't have to argue, except for obvious bad calls. Even that's fun. Michael, you need to loosen up and have fun. It's OK not to be belligerent. You're just going to need a little practice. Why wold anyone look forward to someone getting seriously injured? BTW, I would love to win another NC, but if all we ever got was a chokelahoma season like we had in 2008, I'd be more than happy every season, for the rest of my lifetime. I was entertained! Scott/Chickasha and Lawerence/OKC, I'm so happy to see others out there that have a clue to what is and what is not a neutral field. And Lawerence I appreciate you trying to break it down for Adam, but his mind is closed, making him clueless. Adam...not calling you names, buddy. Just being factual. Also, I'd much rather play the OU/tx game in New Mexico, even if OU was 300 miles further away. Let's play it in Arrowhead. Oh wait, that would be to far for TU and closer for OU. There are only 2 things that gripe me about the OU/tx series: 1) It's not played on a neutral field; 2) We, as chokies, have dropped billions of $ into the state of Texas, during the weekend of the game, with no return for our local merchants in the great state of Oklahoma.

Adam, you and Michael have got to be the two biggest idiots to ever post on a website. Why are you so concerned about the Sooners? Bradford has accomplished more this season than either one of you will in your entire lives. He's a great kid with outstanding parents. He has 100 times more class and character than either one of you. If you think that Bradford or Gresham quit in that game your idiots and would recognize a winner if it slapped you. If the Sooners are so bad then support another team or college. I was extremely proud of them this year. Sure I was disappointed in not winning the championship game, but their still one of the top 5 teams in America, and just so I don't go too fast for you, that means they we're in the top 95%. Unlike any other team in Oklahoma. Congratulations Sooners on a great season

LOL at all the haters.

adam, broken arrow, when OU plays osu at osu, is it a home game for OU? You and your logic suck.

If we are such annoying idiots, then do yourself and the rest of us a favor and leave. You just made it to my ignore list, right up there with the in-bred cooter and some others. If you want to bash OU, then go to the UT site and post all you want. The only thing that blows is you. Your gone....

michael, i feel sorry for your rude comments, i will pray over you and forgive you for your post. you need too look at yourself in the mirror, and try too be a better person and role model. some fans get real dirty toward other teams. some of the best friends i have met was at the osu-ou game in stillwater. they are from perkins and stillwater,okla. they treated me with respect and like family. osu fans are friendly iam going up too see them this weekend in perkins. i love reading the oklahoman-on-line. ou-johnny in texas.

I cant wait until he blows out a knee and then all the gooner knob lovers will have another excuse for having another chokelahoma year.
OU sucks and their fans are annoying idiots

Sam Bradford spoke for thousands of folks for whom the University of Oklahoma is more than a springboard to some "next level." In his words and tone he displayed an unabashed pride and love for OU that is shared by so many of us. "Sooner born and Sooner bred....." There are a lot of us out here and when Sam Bradford takes the field for the 2009 season--those of us who truely love the University of Oklahoma will be watching with great pride and emotion. Thanks, Sam. And thanks to Jermain, Trent,and Gerald. You will all remain in our hearts and minds forever.

its a great day too be a sooner. just got back from coleman,tx work at 24-hour shift and just found out all the sooner players are coming back. sam jermaine gerald and others look forward too watching and cheering you guys on in 2009. stay hungry and humble. and always encourage everyone around you. thank you for coming back, all sooner fans look forward too your presence on and off the field. oklahoma will get even better in 2009, with your leadership. my girl lindsey said hi too gerald mcCoy he is her favorite player. the harrison family from olney,tx are native american indians, we love ya sam for what you are doing for our people. sam is the man, no doubt about it. get stronger and physical and not let anyone discourage your leadership and ability. sooner nation has your back. sincerly the harrison family from texas. boomer-sooner always, we are diehardsooner fans too the core. ou-johnny.

Bradford beat Tebow on the trophy that was decided by a group of peers. Don't know why some of you just can't understand the whole concept of voting. It's a VOTE. There were enough voters out there that deemed Bradford as more worthy. I mean, exactly what is it you don't understand about that process? Seriously. This is almost as stupid as "we beat OU on a neutral field." Neutral my arshe. Neutral means exactly that....all sides are even. UT always has the advantage of that as long as they keep playing at the Cotton Bowl and face it, it's all about the money. But, it takes money to keep on winning. I guess you'd say that OU got beat at a NEUTRAL FIELD for the BCS championship, right? Get real.

Adam, most running quarterbacks don't make it in the NFL, where is Young now? Bradford can run, but he chooses not to run. Tebow is not going to play quarterback in the NFL. Bradford beat Tebow, and will be picked before Tebow because he is a better passer, thus a better quarterback. What Bradford needs are some better receivers around him - even Greshim dropped too many balls this season that bounced off his hands.

adam, broken arrow, when OU plays osu at osu, is it a home game for OU? You and your logic suck.

Adam, you missed the point. Alan did not say playing in New Mexico would not be a neutral site, he said playing UT in Texas is not a neutral site. If the game was played in any city in the state of Oklahoma would UT say it was a neutral site? The answer is no they would not agree to it. The only reason OU agrees to it is because of the tradition, and Texas pays OU a lot of money to play in Dallas.

Not everyday a top 10 pick gives up multiple millions of dollars to play an extra year of college. hope that new o-line and reciever corps can get close to the numbers he put up this year. not sure how you improve on 60 points a game, but hey, what's a few million dollars in your pocket compared to walking around campus as a heisman trophy winner for a year. a year of great memories at the age of 22, or knowing you will be able to retire at the age of 30? tough call.

Adam, you are soooooo WRONG. The Heisman is to be awarded to the "Most Outstanding Player In College Football", not the "best athlete". You can argue that any of the three finalists last year were the most outstanding.

I bet the lOSUrs are already crying about this since they thought that with all those guys gone they would stand a chance against OU on Owen Field. Now they know they are in for yet another in a long line of loses to the state's superior school. They are already counting Texass as a win as well as Tech. (Kind of like they counted the win over Oregon before qetting smacked down in San Diego.)

Adam, if there QB or your QB were so great you'd be on their website.

Gary, where's Ace? ALL the other heisman canidates were better than bradford. The heisman is SUPPOSE to awarded to the best athlete. bradford can't run. Swallow your pride and look up the other canidates stats. Who would I like to have on my team? Not bradford. Any of the other QBs. Hell I'd even have Chase Daniel (I know he wasn't a canidate) even though he is a tool. bradford should get out of football and became a geico insurace salesman since he looks like a friggin caveman.

University of Texas does not own the state of Texas. By your logic, the the UT vs. TTU game @ TTU is a home game for UT becuase it's played in the state of Texas, and when UT plays at Baylor, it is a home game for the Horns becuase it's in the state of texas: please... By my 'possessed' logic (and try to stay calm, it's just my opinion) if a stadium is equidistant from two schools, it's neutral - fans at the school have to travel equal miles to get there. And...can you factually tell me there are more UT fans than there are OU fans in Dallas? I don't think anyone can factually attest to that. If a stadium in for instance New Mexico were 500 miles from OU and 500 miles from UT, would you argue that it wasn't neutral? I didn't think so. And.. by no means did I question the 3-way tie or that OU didn't deserve to be in the Big 12 championship, all I'm saying is I wouldn't go bashing a team that beat my team fair and square at a Neutral Site.

Adam, Neutral site? Your logic is possessed, just like many others. How in the world can you play Texas, in Texas, and call it a neutral site? Because the miles traveled is almost the same? If texas came to play OU in Tulsa or stoolwater, would that be considered neutral? By your logic, heck no! Texas would have to travel alot further! Is the upcoming OU/BYU game neutral, since BYU has to travel so much futher?It's time for Oklahomans to wake up and start pushing for home and home games, with texas, and let some of their money fall on Oklahoma soil. Let's start making some money in our local communities. If OU fans just have to spend their money in Texas, then they can do it every other year on their way to and/or from austin. If we want to make the OU winning record against texas at least even with the texas winning record over OU, then home and home is a must. It could take OU 75 years to even the score with a home and home schedule. Other than that...hang it up! For those that want to stay with the "neutral site," don't let your crybaby mouths say Bob can't win the big one over texas. If an NC playoff system was implemented, would the OU executive staff look at it from a different angle? Ever notice all of the neutral fields that California teams play on, as well as Forida teams, when it comes to bowl games? Ever see the winning record of USC in the Rose Bowl? Eleven miles from the university. Look at the winning records of Florida teams when they play in the Orange Bowl. And that's just the majors. Has anybody seen the OU record for home games in the last 10 years? Yeah, we can be beat at home. If anybody can do that, then they definitely have something to crow about.

Ya Brad. Let's not end the experience just yet. Let's go for six straight baby!!!!!!

SAMMY WENT DOWN TO DALLAS - the last verse goes soemthing like this...."When McCoy finished playing Sammy laid that stolen trophy at McCoy's feet becuase he knew that he'd been beat. McCoy said Sammy COME ON BACK IF YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN, I told you once you son-of-gun I'm the best that's ever been".....HOOK 'EM

SAMMY WENT DOWN TO DALLAS - the last verse goes soemthing like this...."When McCoy finished playing Sammy laid that stolen trophy at McCoy's feet becuase he knew that he'd been beat. McCoy said Sammy COME ON BACK IF YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN, I told you once you son-of-gun I'm the best that's ever been".....HOOK 'EM

I love idiot morons like J, don't see the rising racial crime in OKC...just turn a blind eye to it...but it's ok..under Obama it'll be a racial crime free for all.

Really not all that worried about the D next year-
We held Mizzou,Tx Tech and Florida all to season lows-all pretty good offensive teams. Should be in the thick of things again next season.

I love racists a holes like cooter, giving the south a good name for hundreds of years.

AFTER WE SEE THE SAM BRADFORD BABY PICTURES IN THE NEXT OPUBCO ARTICLE, MAYBE YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT HIS FAVORITE COLOR, DOES HE PREFER PIZZA TO HAMBURGERS AND HIS FEELINGS ABOUT WORLD PEACE. THIS THING CAN GO ON FOR MONTHS. GIVE ME A BREAK!!

Whats a Porch Monkey?

Breaking news: 3 porch monkeys robbed the Bank of the West in NW OKC...be on the lookout for a car plastered with Obama stickers and "YES WE CAN" spray painted across the side.

Breaking news: 3 porch monkeys robbed the Bank of the West in NW OKC...be on the lookout for a car plastered with Obama stickers and "YES WE CAN" spray painted across the side.

Adam, I didn't mention whom. I don't care whom. By all appearances, he's a really great human being. I'm just so sick of hearing his name (Tebow). I'm on the East Coast so I can't escape it, but if go to DOK I still see it. I kind of expect some McCoy's thrown in. It's like that damned Boise State trick play all over again.

And also, to Adam of Broken Arrow, all of you who say that the Cotton Bowl is a neutral site are ignorant in geography. What part of 3-way tie don;t you people understand? So Texas beat OU by 10 early in the season. Then TTU beat Texas by 7 late in the season. Then OU kicked the heck out of TTU even later in the season. Looks to me like OU progressed as the season went along and Texas did not. Get over it. OU was the better team at the end of the year and deserved their place in the big game.

Thanks Sam, Jermaine, Trent and Gerald for staying at OU. Only next season, let's win the national title and shut up all these jerks who denigrate our great university and state. Let me sum up my feelings about Tim Tebow real quickly. He's not a Sooner, therefore he is not!

Scroll down and you'll see that it was an OU fan who brought up Tebow.

And Gary, you'd think bringing Texas into your OU conversations wouldn't be one of your main arguments. Don't forget, THEY BEAT YOU ON A NEUTRAL FIELD!!!!!!!! (and before you throw out the argument that it wasn't a neutral field, know that Austin to Dallas and Norman to Dallas are almost the exact same distances apart). But I will agree on one thing: Sam didn't choke at all, he's a great player.

Great. Good to see its not all about money. While we pundits, fans and a few haters speculate and over analyze it. He broke it down to the simplest form and makes sense. "No need to cut this experience short." Agree, not only a classy kid, and great quarterback but apparently pretty wise. Why do we have to talk about Tebow, he's in Florida. In fact, he never left Florida. I mean really.

TIM TEBOW IS COMING BACK AS WELL!!!!! Sam Bradford = Matt Leinert, he just kissed his lotto ticket good bye.

Adam- Sam "choked" the Sooners to two Big 12 championships in a row and won the Heisman Trophy. Your teams choked during the regular season. Better to have gotten to the BCS championship game and lose than choke in the regular season. Colt McCoy has choked three seasons in a row by guiding the wronghorns to ZERO Big 12 championships.

That's a good decision to come back, get closer to his degree, but DUDE!!! that DO!! Get a haircut man! We're approaching fro/mullet hybrid here.

Funny, thats the only thing you all have to talk about is OU. Puts things in perspective. LOL...
So long ADAM....Push ignore and the flies go away!

Where's all the yahoo's who said Bradford was too classy to hold a public announcement if he were returning??? They all said he was much less arrogant than Tebow and wouldn't have a public announcement. Looks liks Bradford's fame is just as publicized as Tebow's, so you'll have to find something else bad about the 2-time national champ Tebow to whine about.

Do what Tim Tebow didn't do? To choke in back-to-back seasons? That's something to talk about for UT & OSU fans!

Should have taken the money and run. Whole left side of the line gone, two top receivers gone, who knows about Murray's knee...can anyone say Matt Leinart or Jason White?

Things are LOOKING UP already. I'm planning on buying tickets for the BYU-OU game come September. Where are all the naysayers at this morning?

This is GREAT! I get to see him be clobbered by the UT line again!

Welcome back, Sam!!! Really looking forward to this next football season ..... You have an opportunity to do what Tebow couldn't and that's win two back-to-back Heisman's! BOOMER SOONER!!!

Welcome back, Sam!!! Really looking forward to this next football season ..... You have an opportunity to do what Tebow couldn't and that's win two back-to-back Heisman's! BOOMER SOONER!!!

All the respect in the world for returning his junior year!!! Give'em hell SAM!!!

Welcome back, Sam!!! Really looking forward to this next football season ..... You have an opportunity to do what Tebow couldn't and that's win two back-to-back Heisman's! BOOMER SOONER!!!

All we got to worry bout is stoops coaching up a o-line and the rest will take care of itself.........oh, and maybe change strategies on the Defense. Sooners will be back! BOOMER SOONER!