NRG Stadium Saturday September 3rd. 11a kickoff Line: Sooners-10 Totals: 68 TV: abc 13 Last meeting: OU won 63-13 in 2004 Ward needs 1 rushing td to pass Charles Sims for 2nd on Coogs all time list (29). Newcomers to keep an eye on #2 Duke catalon #4 d'eriq king(will play wr his freshman yr) #10 Ed Oliver Go Coogs!!!!!!
Ahhhh, yes....Finally.. UH 27 OU 24 Team speed on D for both sides..Neither offensive line will dominate.... a true slug fest ...not some video game score. Should be a great game. Go Coogs !
Florida St. from last season isn't this year's OU. OU is once again expected to contend for a national title this year, and they are much more talented than FSU was last year. Even given the fact that this game will be in Houston, I'm not sure how much of a home field advantage UH will have. OU has a ton of fans/alum in Dallas that will likely make their way down here. I'm not saying UH can't make it a game. I'd honestly be surprised if this was a blow out, but I do think OU wins the game.
Only 2 games on the schedule scare me. This one and week 3 @ cincy. I still expect wins in both. Go Coogs
FSU was ranked 9th in the nation when they played UH last year; and virtually the same FSU squad is opening this year ranked 4th in the coaches poll; one spot behind Oklahoma. So there really isn't a big obvious difference. Usually high ranked teams from smaller conferences struggle against larger conference heavy weights in the trenches. UH dominated FSU in the trenches last year and were the more physical team. That bodes well for UH. There will be a home advantage for UH, the tickets are going for multiple times their face value and a majority of the crowd will be from UH. The UH fans have been looking forward to this game for sometime. This is just another game against a ranked opponent for Oklahoma. Oklahoma should be favored and I suspect they will win, but UH has some advantages.
I'm in tune, big time with your post, Nook.Really dig it. That said, there is one sentence I disagree with. "This is just another game for OU" ..We are likely to be in the BIG 12 very soon...Even if we weren't it's about the recruiting. Our fertile soil as well as both teams needing to win out (OU might be able to get away with losing one) exponentially multiplies the importance. I don't see OU taking us lightly at all...not business as usual..This SHOULD become a big rivalry.It's a shame this game wasn't later in the season. But, I STILL believe we'll see a great one.
BTW..I've always had the utmost respect/admiration for OU.... really enjoyed watching Billy Sims, Jamelle Holloway, Charles Thompson, Keith Jackson, the Selmons, etc. over the years.....I have some of the purest Cougar blood flowing through my veins, but if I was FORCED to name another team, I'll root for a bit..It's OU.....ESP. against UT.
Just because they were ranked 9th in the nation last year doesn't mean they're as good as OU is this year. I don't understand why you're using the FSU game as reasoning for this game. OU is a different team, a better team. The only thing they have in common are that they are both ranked. This isn't just another game for OU. It's their season opener against a ranked team on a "neutral" site. Their fans will show up. OU's fanbase is so much larger than UH's and even though the game is hosted in Houston, their fans travel well. If this game was in San Antonio for example, I don't even think there would be a question as to which school would have more fans at the stadium.
IIRC OU's allotment for this game was 7K. I wonder if UH's allotment was larger. Sooner homers have been saying there will be 50K OU fans there. I think it will be about 60/40 with the majority UH. 30K Sooners is not a weak showing by any means. As for San Antonio... when we played UTSA we had close to 15K there. Maybe more.
