Recent content by trj

Switzer is an Oklahoma treasure. I think he's more entertaining than Mike Leach was. One of my favorite Switzer stories is the recruitment of Spencer Tillman. Tillman was a great RB and a captain of our 1985 national championship team. He was highly recruited out of a well known Tulsa high...

Looking into it, according to the internet (which is never wrong), the Sooners Pantone colors are PMS 201 C for crimson and PMS 468 C for cream. the Tide Pantone colors are are PMS 201 C for crimson and PMS 430 C for gray. Just visually, I think our jerseys look a little deeper. . .

Our shade of crimson and Bama's shade of crimson actually look pretty close to me. If anything, OU's might be a little darker shade.

Howdy again Vols. Congrats on making the playoffs in the inaugural year of the expanded format! Here's a charge to whup some Buckeyes and play to your highest potential Saturday. Go Vols and Boomer Sooner.

Congrats on a nice win Vols. You were as advertised and have a fine team. I think you have an excellent shot at making the playoffs this year.

You've misunderstood me. My statement was meant to underscore that Oklahoma is not a "Johnny come lately" -- that we've had success in recruiting and on the field under 6 different hall-of-fame coaches over the last 7 decades. When you added every year, you stretched what I meant. Let me try...

Even with the roster limit change this year, Texas high schools produce much more than Texas can possibly recruit in any given year. OU's 2024 blue chip team talent ratio was 73%. That's currently fourth in the SEC behind Bama, Georgia and Texas A&M.

Well, here's my perspective: Tennessee was mostly pedestrian during the Dooley, Chaney, Jones, Pruitt years. You made a good hire in Heupel, and now your trending up toward the top-tier of the SEC (and may be among the conference's top four as early as this year). Do you disagree with this?

Yep, last year's OT is with the Cowboys, I believe the Center is with Panthers, and the other OT is with the Vikings. The new faces include some transfer portal people (who each have a lot of starts) and our recruits which are mostly blue chips. They have the measurements and ability to be a...

Oops -- slipped up there. Good catch.

Been a crazy year. I understand why someone might be pessimistic on OU given our OL and WR situation, but I still think we'll hit 8-4 or 9-3 this year.

I don't want to take anything away from the 1998 Vols -- congrats to Tennessee on that special year. But FSU had a much stronger decade. As for BCS sorting it out -- the SEC had their chances. Tell me had the SEC champion Gators did against Nebraska.

I guess I should clarify that I have no special knowledge or ties to the internal workings of the OU football program. I'm just a typical OU fan.

Disagree. I'd say the ACC and Big XII owned much of the 1990s with Miami, Florida State and Nebraska. Florida State had an incredible run under Bowden. Nebraska had some phenomenal teams too.

Interesting perspective. I'd argue that any results from leather helmet days have zero impact. Going back 20 years, Oklahoma trails only Alabama in winning percentage (81.6% to 79.0%). For 20 years, the Big XII has Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia above your 60% mark...