Jenni Carlson

Opinions from The Oklahoman sports columnist

Same ol’ Bomar September 29, 2007 | Comment on this article

Rhett Bomar might be wearing a different color, but he looks like most folks in Oklahoma remember. Now with Sam Houston State, Bomar returned to our fair state Saturday night to face Oklahoma State. He is wearing orange these days — gotta admit, that looks weird — but he’s still making throws and still... Read More

Reason to cheer September 29, 2007 Oklahoma State PA man Larry Reece had some fun in the first half Saturday. During a timeout, he offered up a few “scores of interest.” He saved the big one for last, teasing the masses in Stillwater with, “And from Boulder, Colo. … ” As soon as he said those words, the Cowboys fans knew exactly what... Read More

It’s Savage. No, Hunter September 22, 2007 For the first time this season, Oklahoma State has a healthy Dantrell Savage running along side freshman phenom Kendall Hunter. It really is easy to confuse the two. These past couple weeks, we’ve heard Cowboy coaches and players comparing Hunter to Savage. The shifty moves. The elusive skills. The scat back... Read More

It’s come down to this for Reid September 22, 2007 You’ve gotta feel for Bobby Reid. I’ll be the first one to say that Oklahoma State had to make a change at quarterback, benching Reid and starting Zac Robinson. But Reid has been such a huge part of the Cowboy offense for the past two years, and now his role has been reduced to this. Trying to win the coin... Read More

Lots of points? Sign me up September 22, 2007 Two days, two high-scoring games. Friday night, Oklahoma and Tulsa combined for 83 points. Saturday afternoon, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech have rolled up 49 points. With four and a half minutes left in the first half. Listen, I know that defense wins championship, that you have to stop someone to win a... Read More

Step into McNabb’s cleats September 20, 2007 In case you missed it, here’s the text from my latest video commentary on newsok.com: As you might suspect, I have no first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to be an NFL quarterback. Ditto for being a black athlete in America. Still, something about Donovan McNabb’s comments earlier this week... Read More

Cheer for the Aggies or Hurricanes? September 19, 2007 Texas A&M heads to Miami for a Thursday night game. Oklahoma fans need to be pulling for the Aggies. Or the Hurricanes. This is a tough one if you’re a Sooner fan. OU finds itself clearly in the national championship chase after three weeks. And yet, if it stays undefeated and Southern Cal and LSU do... Read More

Orange girl power September 18, 2007 With all the football gloom and doom in Stillwater, at least Oklahoma State’s women’s sports are giving the orange-clad faithful something to celebrate. The Cowgirl soccer team scored a big-time upset victory Sunday at the Notre Dame Inn At Saint Mary’s Classic. It defeated Notre Dame 2-1 in overtime in... Read More

All hail, El Tigre September 18, 2007 In case you missed it on the wild, wild world of internet videos on newsok.com … We interrupt this college football season for a very important announcement. This just in: Tiger Woods is really, really good. OK, so this might not be much of a breaking news update, but it wasn’t so long ago that... Read More

The real question at OSU September 13, 2007 In case you missed it on my video commentary … Mike Gundy has a conundrum on his hands. Sure, there’s the question of Bobby Reid or Zac Robinson, the quarterback quandary that surfaced suddenly last weekend. But really, at the heart of that is a bigger, tougher question. How can you sit an... Read More

America’s team? September 12, 2007 After the tragedy of Sept. 11, the New England Patriots became America’s team. Maybe it was their colors, the red, silver and blue. Or their mascot. Or their winning ways. Or even their dimple-chinned quarterback. They were the all-American boys playing America’s sport. Ironic, then, that on the sixth... Read More

Talk of Troy September 11, 2007 Oklahoma State ventures into foreign territory Friday night. Not just enemy territory. Foreign territory. Troy has become something of a saint for the upset-minded little guys. We know that the Trojans knocked off Missouri a few years back and gave Florida State a scare a year ago. But because Troy is, as... Read More

Look, Ma! No tacklers September 10, 2007 Did you see the picture of Adrian Peterson on the cover of SportsMonday? Did you notice his eyes? An Associated Press photographer snapped a shot of the former Oklahoma tailback during his NFL debut Sunday. Now a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson had just made a tough, juggling catch on a little swing... Read More

New OSU QB September 08, 2007 Zac Robinson has taken over under center for Oklahoma State. Starter Bobby Reid was shaken up on the Cowboys’ touchdown-scoring drive. Robinson finished out the drive, two running plays by Keith Toston. But when the Cowboys next had the ball, Robinson was back on the field. Reid is on the sidelines and... Read More

Cowboys too cutesy September 08, 2007 Oklahoma State managed only one first down in its first three possessions. The problem: the Cowboys were trying to be too cute. There were swing passes and gadget plays, and the results were absolutely terrible. Against a team like Florida Atlantic, you just need to line up and shove the ball down their... Read More

Sloppy in Stillwater September 08, 2007 Oklahoma State and Florida Atlantic are off to a sloppy start in Stillwater. Cowboy safety Andre Sexton intercepted a pass on the first play from scrimmage, returning it for a touchdown. Since, there have been three fumbles, one which was lost. Keith Toston fumbled deep in OSU territory that set up a Florida... Read More

Turn the lights out September 08, 2007 The three light banks on the north side of Boone Pickens Stadium have gone out. One by one, they turned off. The lights on the south have remained on, but referees have stopped action as stadium officials try to determine what’s wrong. Here’s hoping the delay doesn’t last long. This game has already... Read More

Listen up, Miami September 07, 2007 There’s been a ton of talk about this Oklahoma-Miami game. Here’s some more. Thanks to the fine folks at the Miami Herald, you can listen to what Miami coach Randy Shannon has to say about this match-up or what quarterback Kirby Freeman thinks about being the guy for the Hurricanes. There’s all sorts... Read More

Grow up already September 06, 2007 Our government reporter Bryan Dean is a sports junkie. A friend of mine, too. He loves Oklahoma football and grew fond of the Hornets, but the sport Deaner grew up playing was tennis. So, when he shot me an e-mail earlier this week titled “random sports rant” about the U.S. Open, I made sure to sit up and... Read More

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