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Tramel: Sam, Sooners simply amazing

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: October 19, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — The numbers kept rising, along with the blood pressure of both defensive coordinators and every gridiron purist watching.

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OU's Sam Bradford's passing: 189 yards after one quarter, 313 at halftime, a school-record 468 for the game.

Kansas' Dezmon Briscoe's receiving: 60 yards after one quarter, 193 at halftime, a school-record 269 for the game.

Crazy totals even for this sport gone crazy.

But here are the numbers that explains Oklahoma's 45-31 victory Saturday: 97 and 0.

The Sooners ran 97 plays. They committed zero turnovers and allowed zero sacks.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Snap the ball that many times, fling the ball that far over Owen Field, and still, no major mistakes.

Now you know why college football in general, and Big 12 football in particular, has gone the way of video games. Wide open no longer is high risk. At least not with Sammy B. quarterbacking and his Great Wall of Norman protecting. “The line that doesn't block anybody?” OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson asked with more than a hint of defiance.

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