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Not much mystery left at this point in the preseason, so why not put our cards on the table? Here are my projections for the standings in every conference. Below those are my picks for the College Football Playoff. ACC ACC Championship: Florida State over Miami *Miami wins ACC Coastal […]

Imagine a scenario in which Bob Stoops is asked the following question: “What can the Big 12 do to overcome the gap with the SEC?” Here’s how he responds, verbatim: “Well, it depends on what gap you’re talking about. What are the bottom six doing? It depends on who you […]

Last summer, in an effort to get a better handle on what to expect from Oklahoma’s defense in 2012, I reviewed some of the schemes that Mike Stoops had employed against spread offenses in his previous stop at Oklahoma and his ill-fated time as Arizona’s head coach. Even though these […]

Way back in 2007, Oklahoma hosted Missouri in a battle for Big 12 supremacy so big that ESPN GameDay made its way to Norman for the game. Actually, that has been pretty commonplace at OU since Chris, Lee and Kirk started blazing a trail around the United States chasing the […]

Steve Davis wasn’t the quickest wishbone quarterback to ever play at the University of Oklahoma, but he achieved something no other was ever able to accomplish—two national championships. Davis, 60, died Sunday night while onboard on a jet that crashed into three homes in South Bend, Ind. A product of Sallisaw, […]

Spring football has wrapped up for Oklahoma following last weekend’s Red-White Game. OU beat reporter Jason Kersey of NewsOK.com joins Homerism for a podcast to break down the annual spring game and talk about the news coming out of Norman. Jason and I touch on: *The leader in the quarterback derby. *The influence of new […]

Heading into the 2010 season, the Heisman Trophy may be as wide open as ever. Chris Huston of Heisman Pundit joins Homerism for a podcast to review the 10 Heismandments that tend to dictate the winner. Chris and I also break down the field and look at: the chances that Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs, the […]

What did we think/hope would happen? JUCO transfer Brannon Green and freshman Taylor McNamara would provide enough of a threat to keep a tight end on the field. For the fullback position, OU would finally use Trey Millard consistently as a weapon in the running and passing games. What did […]

West Virginia’s first season in the Big 12 started hot and fizzled fast. The Mountaineers began 2012 with five straight wins, but they finished 2-6 down the stretch, including a humiliating 38-14 loss to former Big East conference mate Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl. Dana Holgorsen brings a 17-9 overall […]

The Oklahoma Sooners have won eight Big 12 titles in Bob Stoops’ 14-year tenure in Norman. Three of those championship seasons included wins in tough road trips to College Station, Texas, home of the Texas A&M Aggies. On any given Saturday in the fall, Kyle Field is one of the […]