Landry Jones intercepted 5 times as Nebraska upsets Oklahoma

Gerald in Mesquite, who got those players to come to OU, the same idiots you want to fire. I hope you get your way, fire 'em all!! I look forward to finding the next "big thing" in coaching. Bring back the days of Blake, Schnelly, etc. Nothing would look better than 20 to 30K of empty seats as all you "fans" have jumped off the Schooner.

Gerald, NU won in 1994, 1995 and 1997, Osborn's last year. You are right about one thing though, prior to that he did have the "cant win the big one" tag. Between Switzer owning him and some dissappointing bowl losses thats what happens.

OU will be fine. This year was a perfect storm of bad crap that can happen to a team. Everyone stands to take a little blame. Players, Coaches, and we as fans that maintain unrealistic expectations year in and out. Credit part of that to the media as well as the way that the coaches handle the media and recruiting services which make us think kids are stars because they dominate other high school kids.

We are having the year people would have expected had Sam and Jermaine gone pro last year. Had that happened, a 3 to 5 loss season would seem pretty realistic. 2005 seemed to be a very similar situation.

An ugly loss, OU sucks...

Gerald, you have a good observation. I can trace the beginning of OU's problem with the loss of Mike Stoops. Mike was the fiery motivator, motivating both the defensive and offensive lines. Bob was more focused on planning the next play. Together, Mike and Bob complimented each other and helped make OU the powerhouse that it is now. Losing Mike took the fire out of Bob, which I understand, because now Bob has to motivate and focus on the next play at the same time. If Arizona ever gets stupid enough to fire Mike Stoops, Bob should hire him right back as an Assistant Head Coach, and together, OU will dominate college football as we did in 2000. Let's give Bob a break and give him credit for all he's done since 1998! I certainly don't want to lose him and go through another decade of pitiful OU performances.

By the way, every powerhouse has a couple of down years, so why should OU be exempt? We'll be back on top soon.

Landry has a long way to go on his touch and throwing into tight coverage. Josh Huepel has his work cut out for him. Throwing a 90 mph fastball on a short pass will result in balls going up in the air and interceptions. No running game means linebackers freed up to back up into pass coverage. Defense playing the whole game and trying to make up for offensive (penalties, interceptions, fumbles, receivers dropping catchable passes) errors is a recipe for a loss. There are two sides to the ball game, not one. OU is playing one.

Bob Stoops was named head coach in December, 1998. Just about everybody in this part of the world said: "Bob who?" Even tho OU football had been in the dumps for most of the decade, it's still a high profile job, especially for an unheard of coach getting his first ever head coaching job. So, Stoops comes to Norman all excited, filled with energy, and determined to show everybody around these parts he's up to the job. He likely needed to prove it to himself as well. With all the enthuiasm, energy, and excitement he brings, his teams go out and play that way; energetic, excited, confident, not taking guff from anybody. Here it is 11 years later, Stoops proved in quick order he was up to the job, national title in only two years on the job, five straight against the gelded cows of austin, first ever Rose Bowl appearance and win, a bunch of 10-win seasons, six conference titles, and so forth. With nothing left to prove, he has gone complacent, lost that edge, and maybe even having a little burn-out. His teams play like it. I don't see the same enthusiasm and energy his 1999 thru 2004 teams had. It's human nature, you can't maintain that kind if intensity forever. Tom Osborn went thru a spell like this in the mid nineties at Neb. He was criticised for not being able to beat ranked teams. They'd beat the stuffing's out of Iowa St, then lose to just about anybody in the top 10. He finally got it together and made a heck of a run in the late nineties. Neb won 3 Nat'l titles in a four year span ending in 1999 if memory serves. Stoops needs to get the proverbial "second wind" and make another great run. If he doesn't, this is probably about what OU is looking at for some time to come, maybe even until he decides to hang it up. Stoops would probably disagree with just about all of this. If he can't take a hard look in the mirror, then there's no second wind for him when the winds come sweeping down the plain.

To Lehr, KC, you just impeached your own argument. With all the talent Wilson had to work with last year, any half baked coach could have done that - last year. And besides, where was last years best of all time offense against Fla. And besides, that great OL from last year, couldn't help but notice all those first round picks didn't start going until about the late 3rd round. And besides, all the great players that have been lost to injury this year, most of them could have put themselves in the draft last year, in which case they'd have been gone anyway. It's quite obvious this coaching staff sat around on their lazy @$$'$ and didn't bother to coach anybody up since thay had all this talent coming back. When all the talent got lost for the year, their collective skirts went up in their faces, especially Wilson and Patton. Wilson sits in the press box calling play after play that worked so well last week. Hey Kevin, that bunch of coaches on the other side of the field, they looked at the film from last week and put in a defense to stop it, ever think of that? It don’t look like it.

I agree with Chris - I hope at least 2, maybe 3, of next years o-line guys are not yet on campus. Though a big-time recruit - I would think the Steven Good has to do something as I have never seen an O-line guy get abused as much as he has been this year.

I don't feel too bad considering USC, Georgia, LSU, Auburn, Michigan, and past powerhouses are struggling like OU. This happens to everyone and will probably happen again to Florida, Alabama, and Texas. When your on top of the hill the fall to the bottom of it is never too far away.

I feel better now. KD had a great game and we just kicked the Orlando Magic's ass. Forget what I wrote this morning about declining an Alamo Bowl berth. Let's win our two home games and go party at Howl at the Moon in San Antonio. If you're gonna be 7-5 --you might as well be 7-5 in San Antonio and be wickered while Howling at the Moon overlooking the RiverWalk. Winning shouldn't even matter that much. We really shouldn't even turn on the scoreboard at Gaylord Memorial Stadium.

Let's go get drunk in San Antonio and beat a Big 10 team.I wouldn't even have the team practice. they should just go party with us and see if this changes this slump we're experiencing.

What could it hurt?

Jay was right.I was wrong.

El Prez, Deer Creek

Great post, Bob, much appreciated. Have no idea what you said in your previous post. Didn't read it.

You Sooner fans who want to fire Wilson show your lack of football knowledge. This is the same guy who was coordinating a Heisman Trophy QB last year, 4 NFL offensive linemen, and the "greatest offense ever". Now, he is an idiot????? You guys are a bunch of clowns. I hope you fire him, fire Stoops, and get rid of all of them. What have they done for you lately? This collection of clowns that is the fan base of Gooner U have zero appreciation of how good you have it. As a Cowboy fan, Buccaneer fan, and a Royals fan, I would love to have a 10 year run like OU. I can only hope my Pokes are in the process of making you second fiddle in the state. You had better wake up, nobody is sniffing Texas for at least the next two to four years.

In this year of injuries to big time players, I'm OK with a down year...the alternative of winning enough to get to the national championship game and coming up short again would've been worse, imo. Regroup, bring in better talent and make a run next year...

Even with all the injuries this year, including losing our Heisman Quarterback in our first game, we've been in every game we've lost! Our bigest loss has been by 7 points! That's still a great year. Next year we will be back in the hunt for the National Championship Game!

Hope they're scouting some Juco transfers for the O-line, because these guys aren't showing much progress. Bash the coaches all you want, but this is more of a lack of talent on the O-line than coaching. These are the same coaches that ran a record setting offense last year.

Fire Kevin Wilson! Get us a real Offensive Coordinator.

Wait...OU fan was celebrating Big 12 Offensive Player of the Century...no way he could throw 5 picks...lmao

OU is a bad football team...and OU fan this is the beginning of some down years...book it

As most know, I have been wanting a change for along time and now others are starting to see the light that the coaching staff, particularly the co-ordinators are sub par. Now even Stoops is admitting they have a problem. Wow what a shock, Wilson admits his OLine constantly makes the same mistakes and its his fault. YA THINK?

However, many of you have very short memories. Landry threw his picks in his first true away game. He threw high because he was rattled and his mechanics were off. Our staff, Wilson and Heupel, couldn't get him calmed down nor call plays that would settle him down due to a total lack of effort on the Oline's part.

But just a few years ago, a red-shirt freshman in his first true away game got rattled, got happy feet, lost his mechanics, and constantly overthrew his recievers. Colorado won that day with a last second field goal and the qb for Bradford.

The problem is Patton and Wilson, not Landry

Suggestion for Sooner fans. When you are playing a team other than Texas, why are you flashing the upside down horn sign? Is Texas constantly on your mind? Everytime I watch Chokelahoma on TV, your fans have the upside down hook em going on....concentrate on the opponent you are playing at the present time and you may have better luck.

Even with the interceptions, the penalties, and the injuries, we win the game if we had a field goal kicker.
Louis Friend, Norman

An offense would also help.

Here are coaches we've lost: Mike Stoops (Arizona), Mark Mangino (Kansas), Mike Leach (Texas Tech), Chuck Long (San Diego State), Bo Pelini (Nebraska) and Kevin Sumlin (Houston).

I'd take any of them back but Long. And, I'd take Mangino, Leach or Sumlin back as offensive coordinator over Kevin Wilson.

Calvin, keep dreaming. Texas won't score touch downs against Bama if they play the Crimson Tide. Texas won't beat Florida if they play the Gators.

Fair weather fans make me SICK!!!!

1. Brian Kelly (better get him before Notre Dame)
2. Jim Harbaugh (better get him before Michigan)
3. Gary Patterson
4. Charlie Strong (would be ironic considering where Stoops came from)
5. Turner Gill (would be ironic considering where he came from)

There are better coaching staffs doing more with less talent than Stoops has to work with. For $3MM a year the program deserves better.

Even with the shortage of talent there is no excuse for such awful playing.

We can't settle for this.

what ever happened to a style of coaching where if one player isnt getting it done you put him on the bench and see what someone else can do. im sick of seeing the o line miss blocks and still stay on the field. im sick of seeing "no hands" tennell drop pass after pass and still stay in the game.and landry jones throw pick after pick and drew allen sits and watches. wasn't it close in preseason on who would be the number 2 qb. it looks like its time to open it back up and let allen play. and by the way i now see where adron tennell gets his nickname POOH from. its from his performance on the field. POOH

Keith, so if you ignored it why comment on it? My second comeback would be, 'so who died and made you sports comment section moderator?'. My third would be 'neener, neener'. (this post is brief so is it considered appreciated?)

enjoy the liberty bowl, gooners!! bwahahahahahah

Bob from Edmond and Mike from OKC, if you want to write an article, start your own paper. Brief posts are appreciated. Long posts are ignored. So, Landry Jones now holds the OU records for most touchdowns and interceptions in a game?

CHOKELAHOMA CHOKELAHOMA CHOKELAHOMA.I guess Andre Ware knew what he was talking about when he said that the Sooners would only be a 8 win team this year.Last night was laughable with "Dirty" Laundry Jones making those bad decisions and getting pick off.I won't be surprised if this is going to the demise of Big Choke Bob Stoops.It looks like the game has passed him by already at a young age.I guess we all can't be a Joe Paterno or Bobby Bowden.

Here is the OU fight song. For the football program.mOverated,Overated,Overated,Overated. If you Sooner fans think you in the same league with Texas,Florida,USC,LSU or TCU your nuts. Hook'em, watch us win our 2nd National Championship in 5 years.

"All time low." Mike, you must be six years old. You don't remember John Blake or Gary Gibbs? Schmellenberger?

Pathetic. Looked like we do in bowl games. Listless, no fire. Confused.

Even with the interceptions, the penalties, and the injuries, we win the game if we had a field goal kicker.

its official 0 votes for the goons and bye bye top 25 poll..........walmart is going to have to take out a huge loan now.......

Oklahoma fan is funny. You think this is the Oklahoma football program is at an all-time low?? Wow, you really don't have a very good memory do you.......try 1996-1997. Yeah, that's when Nebraska beat you 73-21 and 69-7 respectively. Being a Husker fan, you guys sound an awful lot like Husker fans did in 2002....when Nebraska went 7-7 and fans called for Solich's head. Well for all of you calling for Stoop's head........trust me, THE GRASS ISN'T ALWAYS GREENER. And if you do want to fire Stoops and company, there is a running game coach for the New York Jets that is looking for another head coaching job. He would come highly recommended from football fans too the North.

Hold your heads up high Sooner fan, it isn't the end of the world. Oh and how about a little credit to the Nebraska D.....lot of talk about the Sooner D, but I think Nebraska's might be better.

The OU media and many posting here keep commenting about how dominant OU's defense was last night. While having a defense helped, I am not sure Nebraska could have driven 80 yards for a touchdown against air. Nebraska's defense, and mainly Suh, was more disruptive of OU's offense than OU's defense was of Nebraska's offense.

OU's offensive just needed to tackle better!!!

Anybody know what Tommie Harris is on these days? After being benched two weeks ago, he just slugged an Arizona Cardinal player flat on his back and got ejected from the Chicago-Arizona game early in the first quarter.

nice novel mike. Next time wrap it up with

...ou suuuuuuuuuuuuucks!

For everyone that griped about losing in a BCS bowl game... please shut up with your whining...

How can you not blame Landry? He was constantly throwing high and not only on those interceptions either. After you throw 2 or 3 picks and it was because they were high, you figured he would be smart enough not to throw high again. It's just like the Texas game where we were driving and he throws a pick into double coverage. And what in the world was that last throw about? We had 2nd down and ten with over 30 seconds left. I say we pull Drew Allen's redshirt and salvage the season.

OU has Bob(ed) and Stoop(ed)to a lower level! Bud Wilkinson is turning over in his grave now that his beloved OU football program is at an all-time low. Needless to say the game last name night wasn't very entertaining and most armchair quarterbacks and loyal OU fans feel like they could have called better plays and even coached a better game. Landry Jones is a mediocre quarterback with mediocre quarterback skills and a mediocre upside. Stoops let a quarterback stay in the game and throw 5 interceptions! Why? Becasue he doesn't have anyone else ready to step in and take a stap! It is time to make the competition for each position very intense like it used to be here at OU. I remember the days when OU would recruit several great quarterbacks and have them chomping at the bits to get into the game and make a difference. Nowadays, noone even knows who the back-up quarterback is because Stoops has recruited so poorly and hasn't set himself up for the injuries that will occur at every position during the course of a season. I am not saying that Stoops should be fired, but it is high time for him to start admitting that he and his current coaching staff has recruited poorly and have failed to put a decent football product out on the field. I am so sick and tired of Bob Stoops' cavalier attitude in the press conferences before and after these terrible losses. If he is asked about a bowl loss he often skirts the issue with the savvy of a politician. He never really addresses the question at hand because of his enormous ego. I wouldn't be disappointed if his teams played better but last week OU was leading the nation in penalties and sooner or later coaching has to take the blame. Stoops seems to ignore help from anyone because of his enormous ego. Earth to Bob Stoops! The hurry-up offense is not a hurry-up offense if you can't get the play off on time and if the opposing team already knows the play you are going to run! When you have momentum and have a team on their heels, I can see where the hurry-up offense can work, but why use it all of the time in every situation? Putting Landry Jones in the end zone to take a snap when you are starting on the one yardline is a yearning for dissaster. But this is a classic example of a man with a huge ego who won't listen to anyone. You're trying to run the same plays as last year and it is obvious that you don't have the personnel to do it. It will be sad if Stoops gives Landry Jones the starting position next year without making it a fair and intense battle for the position and even if that requires putting a newly recruited player in that role, but everyone knows Stoops now and what he will say about having someone experienced there even if that person sn't winning or provides no up-side to the future success of the offense. That's why the top quarterbacks in the country won't come here and play for bob Stoops! It was very sad watching last night's game and if I had a son that was looking to play college football next year somewhere, I wouldn't allow him to watch an OU game as long as they are playing this way. Stoops' team now lack the pure fundamental, intense rivalry at each position, well-coached, and hard-nosed football concepts that have been a staple at OU in the past. I know that Stoops is paid well and I am not saying he doesn't deserve to be because of his past accomplishments at OU, but the product he has out on the field nowadays shouldn't earn him any raises anytime soon and something drastically needs to happen to make him open up his eyes and learn that a widespread change needs to be made from top to bottom in his football program and everyone needs to be held accountable for whatever role they play..

For those commenting negatively, that didnt go to OU, dont donate to the university or go to the games, then you have no say. My only hope is that we start rotating some number 2s and 3s into the games to get them some experience for next year. Maybe that performance by Landry seals the signing of Blake Bell. That said we are couple years away from competing for championships.

The $3 million bonus man has lost three out of the last four to Bevo. That only should send him packin', but now under his leadership (if you can call it that) our beloved Sooners have reached a historic low: the inability to SCORE! We're on a downhill slide, folks! Don't you see the writing on the wall? Call Brian Kelley immediately, Joe, before the donors abandon in mass. We're tired of, "Well, we just didn't get it done." No kiddin'. What the heck are we paying you for, you stubborn Ohio blockhead?

My bigest concern is the play calling. I understand that Jones had a bad day, but I don't see any adjustments at half time. You have to work with what you have. It is easy to work with a great offensive line, but when you don't have one, you have to be creative. Seems like we need a change!!!

the big play of the game was the drop deep pass by tennell. if he catches that pass he might score or at least give us the ball inside the 20. but instead the ball hits him in the helmet and he tries to catch the rebound and gets crushed by the nebraska dback. how does a receiver at a big time program not even get his hands on a pass it just hit him in the helmet. i think they need to get tennell and eye exam he may need glasses.

Wilson and Patton are once again the "achilles heel" of this present Sooner Team. All I heard last night from the commentators was that Bo was doing a good job reading the predictable offensive calls Wilson was making. And,that the OU line was displaying bad technique. As good as the Sooner D played last night, Nebraska out shined our D with four more turn overs and a lot more hustle.

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I will say this 3 times......O-line, O-line, O-line!!!!

El Prez, I agree with your declining a bowl bid idea, but two factors won't allow that. The extra practice time they could get and $$$$ for the conference.

Wow, all night I couldn't believe what I was seeing. OUr defense is magnificent but if I were them, I would wear the offense out during practice and kick their butt. This isn't about knee-jerk reactions for this season. This is about righting a ship that has been leaking for years and keeping it from sinking completely. I admire Stoop's loyalty to his friends but it is time to be loyal to all the fans and the university that has made him wealthy and secure. It's time to man up and do the right thing. For years the coaching talent that made OU great and feared has left and been replaced by coaches promoted from within. While loyal, it's like inbreeding and look what happens to OSU fans. (sorry, couldn't resist) What we have ended up with is a gradual degradation of the staff. 1. OUr receivers can't catch and rarely recognize the blitz and run hot routes. This was sadly evident again last night. We need a new scheme on routes, gone are the picks and quick crossing routes could help create mismatches. Time for a change. 2. OUr offensive line, well...is offensive and couldn't block my driveway if they laid down. This is recruiting and development. The penalties are coaching and technique. Partially, the blame can be laid at Stoop's feet for never developing young players in games when the score and game are out of reach. This happened time and time again last year, pick a position. Time for a coaching change, now. 3. Running backs. Demarco Murray gets hot and they pull him. Is he the only running back in America that can't complete an entire drive? He may be a good blocker but Chris Brown couldn't outrun most linebackers we play. Loyalty is good but it's time to look to the future. They have 2 exciting backs sitting on the bench and the season is basically over. Time to groom them, let them make mistakes and build for next year, this one is over. I like Cale Gundy, he signed a hat for my son once when no other coach or player would even come to the stands for the fans. I keep him, and give him a huge raise. Tight ends coach. Losing the one we did it is hard so it's hard to even comment on this one. But after this many games, most can't even name the tight end much less speak fondly of a big catch. Time to move on and get new talent at this coaching position. Quarterback coach. It is time to elevate Heupel to play calling. Wilson is completely unable to come up with any adjustments during a game and you can name the year. Last night was just a nightmare, especially the 4th down call when this genius decided to go horizonal on 4th and one. You have a quarterback who ran in high school and in short yardage situations not one time has Wilson spread the defense out with 5 receivers and given him the option of a short pass or quarterback draw. Every other team we've played does this with success. He continually puts poor Jones in long yardage with his insane I formation power stretch plays behind a line that is ineffective at best. How many pick plays and short crossing patterns does he call to get the ball out of his QB's hand quickly? Against a 2 deep zone his long developing medium running routes just kill us. On a hurry up, does he even try to mismatch our best players to their? We have some young, and very tall, receivers and against Kansas it took him an ENTIRE half of football to figure out their DB was 5'8". It is insane, even with the talent we have that he has no idea what to do with them. An average OC like Greg Davis could take our players and get more than 14 pts against BYU, 21 against Miami, 16 against Texas and 10 against a Nebraska team that never should have been in the game against the Sooners. That last roll out on 4th down that forced Jones to throw against his body with the game on the line was just ice on the cake. The hail mary was a called play at the end of the game. I would say it was inexperience but we haven't run, or even tried to run, a 2 minute offense all year. Against KSU, at home, with 1:23 seconds left in the first half, from our own 40 yard line Kevin Wilson ran the clock out. People want to talk about the offense last year and that's fine, but don't forget that him going conservative when the other team was on the ropes cost us the Texas game and the National Championship. If I were Stoops, I would go down to Houston and hire their offensive coordinator. Now before Jerry from Atlanta bursts a vein, I am totally behind the Sooners. But it is time to make some changes. Change is good.

O-Line is bad, receivers are bad save Broyles, and so is special teams, but who else are they going to play there? Brandon won the RT job back but had two or three penalties. Williams had a costly false start late that forced another FG attempt. Even if Stevens is the kicker, odds are he misses one of them. If everybody makes all of their kicks, OU still loses by 1. When OU found a play that worked, they ran it with no wrinkles (Murray in motion to Brown off tackle) and it wasn't hard for Nebraska to figure out what was coming. They're broken against good teams. Landry had an off night too. Don't forget Nebraska's defense is very good. They forced many of the mistakes OU made.

why do we keep playing adron tennell. that guy is the worst receiver i've ever seen in division 1 football. he can't catch period. he dropped the pass even before taking a big hit. he routinely drops 2 or 3 passes a game. i couldnt beleive my eyes when i saw him on the field in the second half. cameron kenney made a couple of good catches then goes to the bench for tennell. thats just poor coaching right there. i dont care if he looks like jerry rice in practice if he cant catch the ball in the games he needs to sit on the bench.

1. Brian Kelly (better get him before Notre Dame)
2. Jim Harbaugh (better get him before Michigan)
3. Gary Patterson
4. Charlie Strong (would be ironic considering where Stoops came from)
5. Turner Gill (would be ironic considering where he came from)


Coach Stoops is still a great coach, but I am afraid his philosophy at OU has become stale. I think Stoops would and could still be successful, perhaps a place like Georgia where Richt may not last too much longer. Stoops has been very successful at his first head coaching job, but like Mack Brown (on his way to perhaps his second National Championship), who was successful at NC, maybe it is time for Stoops and OU to part ways. Stoops would take any program like Georgia to the next level, and conversely I think a Kelly, Harbaugh, or Patterson would bring OU back to a National Champion it was nine years ago, under the best coach at the time--Bob Stoops.

Jay, I honestly thought about the extra five weeks and the consequences. And for whatever's it's worth--my dad and I made the journey to Shreveport in '99 to watch a 7-4 OU team play Ole Miss in what turned out to be a program one year away from winning a national championship. Your point is a valid one in regards to practice time for the younger players. But last night was a dagger to my heart because we basically got beat by a team without any quarterback player whatsoever. Nebraska basically could have punted the ball on first down on every one of their posessions and I'm now convinced the results would have been the same. My greatest fear was that the game would go to overtime and niether team would have ever won and Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham would still be making excuses for both offenses. You know--I could stomach the losees to BYU, Miami and Texas because all three of those teams have nice quarterback play in Max Hall, Jacory Harris and Colt McCoy. But Nebraska just beat us without realisticly having a quarterback in the game. I mean--if I'm a Nebraska fan I would take no joy in the victory in that they have the most woeful offense I have seen this season. They shouldn't be going to a bowl game either. And we just got beat by these guys.

If OU can somehow win these last three and show some semblance of mental disipline---then the Alamo Bowl might be the proper destination for this team... maybe.

I don't mind getting beat if the other guy is good and is really on top of their game. Nebraska was neither of those last night. They just were fortunate they were playing a football team which was bent on beating itself.

El Prez, Deer Creek

No that's just is.. it isn't a dominant defense.. Mary.. We are that bad !

Sooner fans yours is a program in decline. You're looking at 4 or 5 losses next year to, the offensive line will be sorry then too. Your recruiting has sucked the last 2 years. Please give Bob another raise, to keep him in Mobilehoma. Hook'em, enjoy watching us win the National title. The second in 5 years.

As for the hurry up. It's not just the right QB you need to run the hurry up. The line and receivers have to be smart enough and skilled enough as well. Ours are not. I would love to see a stat compiled about OU's effectiveness (or lack thereof) on hurry up downs.

I feel like our hurry up downs result in a vast majority of wasted plays.

El Prez,

Declining a bowl offer would eliminate this team from an extra 5 weeks of practice. Something this team desperately needs. I get the idea behind your comment, but that is a horrible idea.

Jerry, do us all a favor and be quiet. You are one who would have us blindly follow the all-knowing omnipotence that is Stoops. We should never question. We should always trust and praise. Newsflash, he ain't God Almighty.

I bet you voted for Obama.

You fairweather fans need to stop wearing Crimson. As bad as the team is struggling, you people are the ones who really suck!

Well said El Prez

Patrick your right with the Ware crap... Bottom line is O-Line Sucks and why do we keep playing Tennell is beyond me. That is an example of poor coaching there. Guy cant catch the frekin ball yet we keep him on the field.

Lets make changes in Norman, period... The way we have performed the last few years, anyone can come in and coach better than stoops right now..

Oh yeah, might as well make a kicker change too... Stephens was only 11 for 12... those look like pretty good numbers compared to what we saw last night.

What a shame

Patrick - I think they still have the potential to prove Ware wrong. May be a 5 loss season after Tech.

Before you call me out on my fanhood, I am kidding around.

Very, very tough to watch this football game and objectively come to terms with this OU football coaching staff, team and season. I'm not in any way going to bash Landry--he had a bad game like Zac did last week. But in both instances they had plenty of help. The same mistakes by OU are not being corrected. Not getting the play in from the sidelines in time and the resulting confusion, bad penalties and wasted timeouts as a result, a couple of very bad penalties by Williams, Alexander and Jones, three missed FGs by a kicker who was promoted over a kicker who is 11-13 on the season, wasting precious second half timeouts, and to me the most egregious offense---a very premature Hail Mary attempt. What in the world was that call about-- there was not one single receiver running an underneath route. There was still plenty of time for at least four plays even though we had wasted our timeouts way too early.

I'm not big into fans getting on message boards and calling for coaches to be fired or for lighting into a kid like Landry--and I'm not going to start now.

But until the football IQ on this team and staff improves and we actually give ourselves a chance to win close games--we won't.

A bowl game? To me, the concept of a bowl game used to be a reward to a team for a special effort and a special season. Putting the injuries aside---OU should have enough talent to still be an 8-4 football team.

If OU continues to play mentally sloppy, (Frank Alexander penalty as a perfect example)and finishes 7-5, then it would be my hope as a lifetime OU fan that we politely decline any bowl offer and begin the process of becoming a smarter, hungrier football program which quits beating itself in close games because of the same mental mistakes.

Injuries are one thing, being a stupid football team which doesn't give itself a chance to win is something which should be correctable.

El Prez, Deer Creek

Stop with the Andre Ware crap already. That jackass made that prediction before we lost Bradford and Gresham. Does anyone honestly believe we'd have 4 losses if those two were in the lineup?

This program took three steps back last night. Not one, not two, THREE. Awful. How you lose to THAT team is beyond me. Whoever was on here cheering that it is good to see Nebraska win again is obviously not a Sooner faithful. Sure, they can win again, just not against us! That Husker team lost to IOWA STATE for Pete's sake!!!! Come ON!

I agree on the hurry up comment John. Landry just doesn't seem to be able to run it like Sam did. That said, He threw some horrific passes. At least 3 of the 5 INTs looked identical. There were also multiple plays where he had time to go through his progressions and didn't. As I said before, it looked like he was choosing his receiver before the ball was even snapped. Maybe too much Madden on the Xbox:)

I don't know about alot of the nonsense in this comments section, but maybe just for a minute, you guys can focus on one question. What was Kevin Wilson thinking, early in the game, when we had field position, trying to run in to the strength of their defense. He put Landry in one hole after another with terrible play calling. Even on the final play, a hail mary with 30 seconds left? Landry could have run for 40 yards and out of bounds on that play!! Ditch this hurry up crap with a freshman QB and give him some time to think!

JEESH, OU NEBRASKA game was pitiful. Cheerleaders could have made a better OL. Stoops should have put the Pride of Oklahoma Band in for the second half.
Band exhibits more teamwork than our scholarship football players. Band woulda got at least ONE touchdown. Jeesh

Bring back the General!

Stoops has the personality of a goldfish in a bowl. He's a lousy recruiter too!

We've re-entered the Gary Gibbs era.

If you want to identify an achilles heel for this years Sooners it's not Landry Jones, it's a horrific offensive line; yes, they really are that bad!

Mary - Your comment about Stoops is laughable. Anyone with an ounce of football acumen knows that Stoops is a good coach. Of course, we all know why you have that opinion. You seem to be obsessed with bashing OU. Go support your team and stop wasting our time with your idiotic posts.

You people lay off Jones. My gosh the Nebraska defense could force Peyton Manning into throwing five interceptions. Some of that is due to sloppy receivers, too!

Well I think Stoops is playing possum on this one until the season's over then I think you'll see that Wilson will be dismissed. The thing about Stoops though is that he simply isn't that good a coach, doesn't have to be with the kind of money he's making!

Freshman QB or not, Jones set a new OU record for INT's in a game. That's alarming. It seemed like he was choosing his receiver before the snap on every play. There was a point in the broadcast where the camera showed Heupel and Jones on the sideline. You could read Heupels lips telling him to "go through your progressions". Hope they get things worked out. Tech is licking their chops. Oh, and Andre Ware is a genius I guess.

Sure hope Jackson Jeffcoat was watching.
Andre Ware was right on!

I knew the comments would be entertaining. Thanks gooner fans!

Given the poor performances this season, this team does not deserve to be in a bowl game! This horrid results will continue as long as the Sooners continue to have horrible blocking on the O-Line. The quality of play calling has sunk. There is no proactive creativity!

That was ugly. 5 int's is inexcusable. For most of the night Landry looked as if he had never played QB before. At the slightest hint of pressure, he would totally spaz out and throw it way high, way behind the receiver, or directly to the defender. This season just keeps getting uglier.

Wow! What a football game! What a difference a year makes! I tell you what that Suh is a man amongst boys! Where did they find him? I'd heard them talking about this Suh guy all season and honestly I thought he was an Asian linebacker. Didn't know he was a Nigerian soccer player. Well, I know the OU faithful are a bit disgruntled but this was good for Big XII football. No one wanted to see Nebraska's program sputter like it has the last few years. I think they may have turned the corner. This was a big win for Nebraska's program. The Nebraska fans are fans of football. They deserve this win. They stick with their team through thich and thin. They've still got some work to do on offense but that is one dominant defense. If Suh isn't the first player taken in the NFL draft someone missed a great opportunity! Big Game Bob comes through again!

Dear Mr. Randy Lerner, Owner, Cleveland Browns: I understand that you're not too happy with your head coach, Eric Mangini. We have a similiar problem.
It's a sad day in the glorious history of Sooner Football. Our coach gets paid $3 million a year and also recently received a $3 million bonus but is unable to diagram a touchdown play. He can't recruit a field goal kicker and calls for a Hail Mary on second down with over 30 seconds to play. Will you help?

oh and Kent, Kansas City, you're an idiot. Landry is a good QB, he's a freshman and he's made some mistakes, but OU doesn't recruit sh*tty quarterbacks. Landry isn't perfect but he will get better, so shut your trap.

Good Lord what a nightmare. Landry will bounce back from this one, he has shown resilience before and he will show it again. Boomer Sooner.

Ok ama, so your point is, get used to losing and like it because we've got those wonderful memories. I don't give a SHIT about yesterday's news and accomplishments! This is not the same Stoops as 10 years ago, this is a guy who's gotten complacent and lets his OC run the show, and the OC doesn't know crap about calling plays or making adjustments, just how to destroy team momentum with last second play changes that delay the game and make the players unsure of what they're doing. Wilson seems to think it's all about him and his play calling, that he's the star of the show. Line up, stop, change the play, line up again, check the sideline, goofy look on QB face, line up again, stop, look to sideline, move running back to other side of formation, look back over, clock ticking down to 1 second, now start the play. I'm sure wilson will blame this horrible loss on "execution," (i.e. the players).
One player does share blame though, the great pretender Jones, who has shown he has no pocket savvy and can't throw under pressure. Sure hope he's not the guy next year, be another lost year if he is.

I must be in the presence of a group of neurosurgeons, astronauts or famous artists; otherwise the hypocrisy and Freudian out-lashings expressed from the lack of self-actualized vicarious sense of self-validation through association with "outer" accomplishments would be ludicrous: Which it is! How many honestly evaluate and critique themselves to a level equivalent to this. Guys. Get a life. And spread the word to the other fans to do the same. The Oklahoma football program is NOT an enterprise of mythological characteristics where the fans are gods beckoning actions at the whim. Remain loyal to the ideals and program which promote the values of honorable success and development.
The Bob Stoops of this season is the same Bob Stoops that won a N/C in his second season. That was an amazing season and added much to us all to experience it as fans. But, remember this, there are and will continue to be coaches that are at (and maybe above) the level of Bob Stoops and there are top-level players that are as equally drawn to other schools.
Look at USC and the consistent upsets by lower ranked teams they have experienced in recent years. Where was Florida five years ago? How about Mack Brown and the struggles against OU in Bob Stoops first years. This is the nature of college football. Get over it. Get a life and look at college athletics from a bigger perspective.

We have one of the premier coaches in college football; coaching wise and character wise. Support the team through highs and lows. Support the man that represents the ideals that lead to success on the field and in life.
That, rather than getting your self-validation only from the success of the team, gain from the vicarious association with the coach and program that extols characteristics and values that can propel us all to greater personal achievement.
But, surely my sentiments are in vain and ripe for ridicule and the ridiculous expectations a extreme criticism will summit.

Bob, get the he11 out of OK. We need a mediocre coach for another 10 years with no chance of winning anything to help us grow the he11 up get a life.

Sincerely,
Immature arsole...

Barry had a few mediocre seasons, a few scandals, and probably some quiet side payments. But overall he was a mensch, and he could get that Sooner magic going. Most of us have met him at the store or out to diner. Most of us love him. Stoops has been here eleven years. Many of have met him at the airport restaurant catching a plane. He's a gentleman. One national title in four tries, two we didn't deserve to be playing for, and a bunch of Big XII Championships. But you know, I wonder if he "knows" what to do? There's too much firing and head rolling these days. That's not the answer. We need to show Bob some respect and gratitude, realize what t tough business this is, and hope he can figure it out. I think it's partly just bad luck, a few key injuries, an infinitesimal margin of error in today's game, but even more, it's something psychological with the head coach. What happened to that wonderful young family man that got off the plane at Will Rogers with a crystal trophy nine years ago? Bob needs to find Bob again. It certainly was a lot of Mike. It wasn't Mangino, it wasn't Chuck Long, it wasn't Leach, it isn't Wilson. It's not Heupl. It's not Gundy. Let's not look for scape goats. It's Bob. Don't fire anybody. Don't threaten anybody. Just satisfice the rest of the season, avoid the venom and recriminations, and get out on the road recruiting. We need to be getting better talent in here and doing more with what we've got. But we need a real change of attitude and a life passage ... hopefully right in Norman. I believe Bob can get back on top. But not without that change of "head."
Stuart, Brooklyn - Nov 8, 2009 at 12:28 am
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I have to respectfully disagree with you. I think there needs to be some coaching changes - specifically on the offensive side. I'd also like to know who decided to put Tress Way in to kick the field goals instead of Stevens. We would have won the game had we made all three of them.

The defense, once again, was great and did their job by holding Nebraska to a field goal. Landry Jones was the one who gifted the Huskers with their only touchdown. I'm not impressed with Jones. Freshman or not, he has had enough games under his belt to play better than he did tonight, even if it was just a tad better. I wonder if he has, or will ever have, the mindset and talent to keep playing at the college level. I only hope Stoops and company has some better QB prospects for next year.

To quote YOUR Barry Switzer, Please lord don't let the best team win" reference the NU teams of the '80's, today the lord didn't, thank you god and the rest of the Blackshirts. GBR

Out-coached again. Defense, sans HORRID busts on long runs, did a lights out job. There need to be multiple changes on offense. Do your job, Bob. Help the program.

What sucked about that perfomance at Nebraska:
1: This is an historic rivalry that used to rival OUvsTexass
2: In the past, we had Freshman with a 'sense of history', for instance Jamelle Holieway. (These guys had "balls", and used them in games like this)
3: How many "warm-up" games does Landry need before he realizes that every turnover KILLS! A team can dominate in the statistics--which OU did--and still lose if the MAIN Man in control of the ball does not PROTECT THE BALL!! And stop f-ing going for field goals if your field-goal kicker can't make it!!
4: Barry Switzer was honored!! That is wonderful, because he had a gift, the gift of TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OPPONENTS' MISTAKES, and making them 'PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES'!! HE did this countless times against Nebraska and Tom Osborne, even when OU was the underdog!!
5: I am an alumnus who now resides in Tucson, Arizona, where Mike Stoops is now the Head Coach, and his college football acumen is beginning to blossom and become productive. I trust that Mike's older brother Bob can turn things around at Oklahoma, but until I see proof at Oklahoma of BALLS-OUT PLAY, then I will look locally, because it has started to happen here in Tucson!!!!!!

Barry had a few mediocre seasons, a few scandals, and probably some quiet side payments. But overall he was a mensch, and he could get that Sooner magic going. Most of us have met him at the store or out to diner. Most of us love him. Stoops has been here eleven years. Many of have met him at the airport restaurant catching a plane. He's a gentleman. One national title in four tries, two we didn't deserve to be playing for, and a bunch of Big XII Championships. But you know, I wonder if he "knows" what to do? There's too much firing and head rolling these days. That's not the answer. We need to show Bob some respect and gratitude, realize what t tough business this is, and hope he can figure it out. I think it's partly just bad luck, a few key injuries, an infinitesimal margin of error in today's game, but even more, it's something psychological with the head coach. What happened to that wonderful young family man that got off the plane at Will Rogers with a crystal trophy nine years ago? Bob needs to find Bob again. It certainly was a lot of Mike. It wasn't Mangino, it wasn't Chuck Long, it wasn't Leach, it isn't Wilson. It's not Heupl. It's not Gundy. Let's not look for scape goats. It's Bob. Don't fire anybody. Don't threaten anybody. Just satisfice the rest of the season, avoid the venom and recriminations, and get out on the road recruiting. We need to be getting better talent in here and doing more with what we've got. But we need a real change of attitude and a life passage ... hopefully right in Norman. I believe Bob can get back on top. But not without that change of "head."

lost to a team that had 7 first downs.....