BCS, after the dust has settled…

OU's Sam Bradford gets hit by Florida's Dustin Doe, center, and Carlos Dunlap during the second half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Florida Gators (UF) on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

OU’s Sam Bradford gets hit by Florida’s Dustin Doe, center, and Carlos Dunlap during the second half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Florida Gators on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

Originally I planned to do a post about the BCS Championship football game directly after the game. When we didn’t get finished working until 3 a.m., plans changed a bit. The more I talked with Sooner fans, the more they didn’t want to talk about it. I figured waiting until Monday to post some pictures would work out best for everybody. If readers of this blog were frantically looking for photos here directly after the game, I apologize to both of you.

If you’re a careful reader, you will notice a common visual theme in coverage after a big loss: the pictures of the team walking off of the field.  I think it is much easier to find good pictures of a team that has just won. There are many ways to show the joy of winning. Photos that show losing are not as plentiful. A great and unique picture of a dejected player is much more rare than a great celebration shot. Consequently, dejection pictures tend to involve players on the bench looking at the scoreboard or players walking off of the field. Below are some different pictures from the game, including the players walking off the field.

So, Sooner fans, I don’t expect you to enjoy these pictures. But now that the dust has settled a bit, I hope you can take a look.

OU's Jermaine Gresham leaps over Florida's Major Wright during the first half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Florida Gators (UF) on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

OU’s Jermaine Gresham leaps over Florida’s Major Wright during the first half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Florida Gators on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.  PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

Oklahoma kicker Mike Knall (13) flies through the air after being hit by the Florida defense on a punt attempt during the second half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Florida Gators (UF) on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Oklahoma lost the game 24-14 to the Gators. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

OU’ Mike Knall flies through the air after being hit by the Florida defense on a punt attempt during the second half of the BCS National Championship college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Florida Gators on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Oklahoma lost the game 24-14 to the Gators.  PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN