The University Of Oklahoma Is #1
Yesterday I posted the good news that the University of Oklahoma Sooners became the Big 12 College Football Champions for 2008 after they destroyed the University of Missouri on Saturday and, to update the good news, it is my extreme pleasure to announce that the Sooners have been ranked in the #1 position on the BCS poll. As I mentioned yesterday, OU will face the #2 University of Florida Gators in the BCS Championship Game on January 8, 2009 to see which team will win the national title:
BCS No. 1 and Big 12 champion Oklahoma (12-1) will play BCS No. 2 and SEC champion Florida (12-1) in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Fla., on January 8, 2009. The game marks OU’s seventh BCS bowl and fourth national title game in nine seasons. The Sooners earned an automatic berth in the BCS with a 62-21 win against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City Saturday night. The victory marked OU’s third consecutive conference title, sixth Big 12 crown in nine seasons and 42nd conference championship in the program’s history … In the remaining BCS games, USC will play Penn State in the Rose Bowl, Texas will play Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Virginia Tech will play Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl and Alabama will play Utah in the Sugar Bowl. The BCS standings formula consists of three components, each weighted equally: the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and an average of six computer rankings: Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Massey, Sagarin and Wolfe … Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (44) and No. 1 more weeks than any other team (19). The Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll, No. 2 in the Harris Poll and No. 2 in the latest AP poll, extending its record for weeks in the top five to 367. No team has spent more time at No. 1, in the Top 5 or in the Top 10 than Oklahoma.
Woot! Boomer Sooner, indeed! I am very proud of my OU boys and I’ll be rooting for them on January 8. I shall refrain from engaging in any trash talking either before or after the game … in the end, may the best team win! I’m just geeked that my beloved Sooners will be playing for the national title. Woot!!!
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December 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am
TEXAS WAS ROBBED!
45-35 lest we forget!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:59 am
It should’ve been TEXAS!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:59 am
GO GATORS!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Go Gators! :)
December 8th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Sorry, Trent…but dude, Texas was robbed!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:22 am
go gators!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:36 am
BOOMER SOONER!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 11:42 am
GO GATORS!!
Sooners are Gator Bait!!! :)
December 8th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Whoo!!! First off, Texas was not robbed, just look at the scores against shared opponents… So, from an OU alum in Los Angeles, BOOMER SOONER!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
not a Florida fan, but lets be real…the SEC is still the best conference!! So Im pulling for FLORIDA….. If you’re not a Gator, then you’re Gator bait!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Being in Georgia, my sons’ 2 favorite teams are
1. Georgia and 2. Anyone playing AGAINST Florida!
So, Go Sooners! (Did you go to school there or just adopt them?)
December 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Go Gators! If you ain’t a Gator, then you must be GATOR BAIT!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
BOOMER SOONER BABY!!! I’m SOOOOO excited the Game in KC was AMAZING although a lil cold for my taste!!! Can’t wait for the OU to be the Nat’l Champs AGAIN… it’s about time!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
O WHO???
December 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Awww all the precious texas fans…
Stop crying and try to maintain your dignity at least. :)
December 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Texas was robbed and the BSC is the biggest load of crap!!!!!!!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
All you TX fans, you did not get “robbed”. Many experts believe the Sooners are the better team. That’s why we were picked to play the Big 12 Championship and why we’re ranked #1 and playing Florida. OU, TX, and TX Tech all had one loss each, ours was in early October to you. As the season progressed, we became the better team, and you lost to Tech, remember? Quit your whining. Boomer Sooner!
December 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
BOOMER!!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
GOOO GATORS!
December 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Roll Tide!!!!! and since they did not continue on to #1, Go SOONERS!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I go to OSU…not a texas or an oklahoma fan…texas is way better…which they proved by BEATING OU…ou sucks balls.
December 8th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Right on Liz..ROLL TIDE!!
December 8th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I’m so freaking sick of everyone complaining about how Texas is “whining.” Like if it weren’t the other way around with OU being the one left out that all of you Sooners wouldn’t be “crying” so to speak. The system sucks…PERIOD. Just once I’d love to see a classy Sooner admit that. But then I guess that would be expecting a little too much…
December 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
What about Penn State? They were counted out all year!!! Just because the Big 10 has gone to crap in recent years! Ok… I’m done whining now… at least I get to watch them kick some Trojan a$$ in the Rose Bowl…
And as for the National Championship… go SOONERS!
December 8th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Oh and I agree with Kellye that the system DOES definitely suck… whoever came up with this computer and point scoring system to rank teams should be smacked. Why don’t they do things the way NCAA baskball does it with the Sweet 16? I feel bad for teams like Boise State who actually went undefeated and get no sort of recognition for it. Why can’t the top teams from each NCAA division go into a playoff? It makes more sense and then we get more football so everybody wins! Down with the BCS and their stupid computer!!
December 8th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Any game of Any kind without a team from Texas is a GREAT game!!!!!! I am loving that Texas was left out.
Bloody AWESOME!
December 9th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Sooners are about to be Gator bait! The “chomp”ions return!
GO GATORS!
December 9th, 2008 at 8:34 am
All of you roll tide/sooner converts need to OPEN YOUR EYES! PULL FOR YOUR CONFERENCE! The SEC is the STRONGEST conference in college football. They statistically produce more NFL standouts than any other conference, they tend to bulldoze all of their non-conference opponents. A Florida win in this is BIG, actually HUGE for the ENTIRE SEC. Get your head out of your asses, take your loss, and PULL FOR FLORIDA!
GATOR NATION! IT’S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Why does Sam Bradford look so special ed? I mean, what’s wrong with his eyes? It looks like someone rearranged his face.
Oh well. Maybe he’ll end up like Jason White… anyone need a nice used car?
45-35 on a neutral field. Hook ‘Em Baby!
December 9th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Oh yeah, and I hate ou with the fire of a thousand suns.
Go Gators!
December 9th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
let me reiterate AGAIN… Oklahoma does not deserve this. Texas will ALWAYS be the better team.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
GO GATORS! Tim Tebow is the shit…not to mention he is yummy to look at! Gotta love the Gators!