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OU Football Recruiting - Revisiting The Class Of 2008
by ccmachine on Feb 9, 2012 1:55 AM CST
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Oklahoma landed the nation's tenth ranked recruiting class (as ranked by Rivals) last week with a total of 25 commitments. However, we all know that a class ranking really isn't determined by how they look going into school its determined more so by what they've accomplished before they leave the school. For that reason we're going to take a look back to four years ago at the 2008 Oklahoma recruiting class.
5 commentsBrandon Beaver To Make Final Official Visit To Cal Not Oklahoma
by OnlyOneOU on Jan 25, 2012 1:26 AM CST
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It was originally believed that the Sooners had a good chance at inking a defensive back recruit in Brandon Beaver through some unusual circumstances and connections. Beaver was slotted to make an official visit on January 20th. However, due to what is believed to be negligence on the part of Oklahoma, Beaver was never given a plane ticket to get to Norman in order to complete his scheduled visit. Some believe this to be speculation but the fact of the matter remains that he never made it on campus.
While this was not considered a big deal at the time, Beaver had intended to reschedule a mid-week visit. Given some time to think about the situation, he is now taking his final official visit to California. The Sooners have pretty much been ruled out at this point of the recruiting process and signing day is just around the corner.
Beaver will be making his final official visit with the California Golden Bears this weekend.
I can't say that I blame the kid for making this decision. If I was in his shoes and a school "forgot" about me, then I would absolutely look at the other options on the table. Every move has an impact, either positive or negative and this was certainly not favorable in the eyes of Beaver.
What The BCS Got Right And Wrong
by ccmachine on Jan 13, 2012 1:38 AM CST
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The near rock bottom 14.0 rating that the BCS Championship Game drew Monday night actually wasn't the low point of the bowl season for the much ridiculed system that governs college football. We'll get to that point in just a minute but before we do I might also put out there that watching Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide squad hoist the Coaches' Trophy wasn't the high point for the BCS either. That's not to say that the system did everything wrong because that just isn't the case. However, if we truly wanted to evaluate the way things are done we have to compare what went right and wrong.
And The Official CCM Bowl Pick'Em Contest Winner Is...
by ccmachine on Jan 11, 2012 2:53 PM CST
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| Rank | Pick Set | Correct Picks | Points | Possible Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HeathC | 26 of 35 | 532 | 532 |
| 2 | OKC Plugs | 24 of 35 | 506 | 506 |
| 3 | Admiral Akbar | 25 of 35 | 500 | 500 |
| 4 | killcasualfan | 24 of 35 | 499 | 499 |
| 5 | chuckb | 25 of 35 | 495 | 495 |
| 6 | Terra Clepta | 24 of 35 | 489 | 489 |
| 7 | pitbull17 | 23 of 35 | 485 | 485 |
| 8 | BoomerSooner | 24 of 35 | 482 | 482 |
| 9 | peggy | 22 of 35 | 480 | 480 |
| 10 | Debateallas | 25 of 35 | 480 | 480 |
Congrats to HeathC for bringing home the trophy! Actually there is no trophy but a free one year subscription to Sooner Scoop (Oklahoma Rivals Site) is better than any trophy that would just sit around collecting dust.
We'd like to send out a big, big thanks to Josh and the fine folks over at Sooner Scoop for sponsoring our contest and we'd also like to say thank you to everyone who participated.
Boomer!!!
Final 2011 Season BlogPoll Ballot
by ccmachine on Jan 10, 2012 11:03 PM CST
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My submission of this ballot officially means that the 2011 college football season has drawn to a close. Feel free to agree, disagree or ridicule my ballot in the comments section. This is your last opportunity to do so...until next week when I release my early 2012 rankings.
Crimson and Cream Machine Ballot - Week 16
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |  1 |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |  -1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal | -1 |
| 7 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 1 |
| 8 | Boise St. Broncos | 1 |
| 9 | Michigan St. Spartans | 2 |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs | -3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers | -1 |
| 12 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 13 | Michigan Wolverines | -- |
| 14 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 15 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | -- |
| 16 | Houston Cougars | -- |
| 17 | Baylor Bears | 3 |
| 18 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -1 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 4 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -1 |
| 21 | Florida St. Seminoles | 3 |
| 22 | USC Trojans | -- |
| 23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -2 |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -- |
| 25 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
| Dropouts: Clemson Tigers | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
Allstate BCS National Championship Game Thread
by OnlyOneOU on Jan 9, 2012 7:02 PM CST
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Bowl Prediction
LSU Tigers - 9
MVP - Drew Alleman
Ranking the Big 12 QBs for the 2012 season
by jtesooner on Jan 8, 2012 9:00 PM CST
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With the news this week of Landry Jones' decision to return for his senior season, we thought it would be interesting to put together our rankings for the Big 12 QBs and the 2012 season. As you'll see after the jump, there was a lot of agreement on the top half of the league. The bottom half, not so much.
BBVA Encompass Bowl Game Thread
by OnlyOneOU on Jan 7, 2012 12:00 PM CST
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Bowl Prediciton
Pittsburg - 24
SMU - 34
MVP - J.J. McDermott
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