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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TEXAS WAS ROBBED!
45-35 lest we forget!
It should’ve been TEXAS!!!!
GO GATORS!!!
Go Gators! :)
Sorry, Trent…but dude, Texas was robbed!
go gators!!!
BOOMER SOONER!!!!
GO GATORS!!
Sooners are Gator Bait!!! :)
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!!!
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!
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?)
Go Gators! If you ain’t a Gator, then you must be GATOR BAIT!
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!!!
O WHO???
Awww all the precious texas fans…
Stop crying and try to maintain your dignity at least. :)
Texas was robbed and the BSC is the biggest load of crap!!!!!!!!!!
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!
BOOMER!!!!!
GOOO GATORS!
Roll Tide!!!!! and since they did not continue on to #1, Go SOONERS!!!