Comments on: Wishbone was best for spring http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/04/12/wishbone-was-best-for-spring/ Thoughts from The Oklahoman Sports Columnist Berry Tramel | NewsOK.com Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: David http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/04/12/wishbone-was-best-for-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-7704 David Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:49:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/?p=799#comment-7704 How exciting the wishbone was! But the most exciting part wasn’t just in who was supposed to end up with the ball or what was meant to happen during any given play, but whether the ball would safely end up in ANY Sooner’s hands at the end of the play! The ‘bone was my favorite offense to watch ever, and Sooner fans remember it fondly; but remember how all those turnovers scared the bejeezus out of us when watching? Against Iowa State in 1975 OU fumbled the ball THIRTEEN TIMES, losing SIX of them.

And OU rolled 39-7.

Of course, Iowa State helped by turning the ball over 5 times itself; but OU threw two interceptions for good measure, for a total of 8 turnovers. Yeah, the wishbone was nothing if not exciting to watch — but I think an even better description would be “nerve-racking”! How I miss it, Berry…

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