5-4: Sooners & Thunder?
If back in August I had told you that come the nights of Nov. 15 or 16, the Oklahoma football team and the NBA Thunder would have the same record, you would think, wow, the Thunder is the talk of the league.
But it’s a possibility, without every NBA writer trekking to the Ford Center to discover Scott Brooks’ magic touch.
Come Saturday night, if the Thunder-Spurs play fast and OU-A&M stretch out their game, both the Sooners and the Boomers could have nine decisions under their belt. And both could be 5-4.
OU already is at the mediocre spot, after the 10-3 loss to Nebraska on Saturday night.
The Thunder is at 3-3, with a road trip against the Kings and Clippers coming this week, then a Friday night game at San Antonio. I think the Thunder is much better, but I’m not predicting a victory over the Spurs. That means a California sweep at Arco Arena and the Staples Center, which is possible. The Kings and Clippers are off to struggling starts, which.
If the Thunder can sweep in California and get to 5-3, they would fall to 5-4 with a loss in San Antone. Who could ever have imagined that would match the Sooners’?
Even if OU beats A&M to get to 6-4, the Thunder hosts the Clippers on Sunday night and could match that record.
Before the OU season, I said the Sooners had seven losable games: BYU, Miami, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Tech and OSU, and I considered Bedlam the easiest of those, since it was at Owen Field. The others were away from home. I didn’t mean OU could go 5-7, but I also didn’t think there was any way the Sooners could lose the majority of those losable games. They already have, and only the most optimistic among us believe the Sooners can escape disaster in Lubbock, the site of many OU downfalls.
After Sunday, the Sooners and Thunder don’t have the chance at the same record. The Thunder starts playing too many games. Alas, the Sooners’ season is about over. Unlike after the early losses to BYU and Miami, OU has no recourse to salvage its season.
-------------Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1. You can e-mail him here and follow him on Twitter @BerryTramel. Visit Berry's website here.
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As I look at Stoops et al I see a LIBERAL football team with LIBERAL play calling and a LIBERAL work ethic. Lets see some Conservative taunting and lets get in their faces even if we lose later because most “fans” will be gone.
Who the hell cares if their records match? Seriously, still with the “Boomers” thing? The only “Boomers” that I know are up in Woodward…give it up already! It only increases the stupidity of your writing, even though that’s hard to do! Grab another 6-pack and think about it and you’ll realize that we are right. Some “writing” should just stay in your head, don’t let the rest of us see how desperate you are for something to write about.
Hopefully they will work harder at recruiting
especially off. linemen. Bring back John Blake
in some capacity. He was a good recruiter.
worst sooner team Ive ever seen, and the QB Landry Jones Gezzzz who ever recruited this guy needs to be fired, OU is the big house, just to wear the red, is an honor and you better be able to play, freshman or not, Defense looked awesome who is running the offense it looks terrible, worst Ive ever seen, I know we are beat up but even 3rd stringer at OU should be a ball player. South Moore High School could beat OU at the Present
Maybe if we don’t play in a bowl game the coaches can concentrate on recruiting. That is the only way we will get back from this malaise.
Wow what a bunch of depressing old men, and did I hear bring back John Blake? I don’t care if we need a water boy and John Blake is the only guy left to hire I would never bring him back to Norman! You guys need to take a valium and sit back for awhile before you spew off.
Why do I bother to read Berry’s column? Is it because he used to be a writer of substance — say a half dozen years ago? Being generous, I give him a 5-4 record for his recent columns.