Oklahoma's Jeffery Mead Can Catch A Football And Here's Video Proof


While the video is fun to watch what Oklahoma fans are really hoping to see is Mead boost a group of receivers that underachieved in 2014.

Oklahoma's Jeffery Mead Can Catch A Football And Here's Video Proof - Crimson And Cream Machine (http://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/2015/8/10/9127279/oklahoma-sooners-jeffery-mead-can-catch-a-football-and-heres-proof)

I thought Mike Stoops' responses to the reporters the other day was really funny when asked about the freshman players. He responded "average" in a clear shot at Traber and others who criticized them for over-hyping players last year. It got a lot of laughs in the press room. Good stuff.:)

I thought Mike Stoops' responses to the reporters the other day was really funny when asked about the freshman players. He responded "average" in a clear shot at Traber and others who criticized them for over-hyping players last year. It got a lot of laughs in the press room. Good stuff.:)

I saw that, too, and agree - it was really telling *especially* when you consider all the times coaches (in general, not just Stoops) insist they don't listen to sports radio or TV.

Perhaps, too, its indicative of a change arising from some off-season soul searching. I think there's a lot of credibility to the point that there has been fairly consistent annual hype, but equally consistent disappointing on-field performance. Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, shame on you. Maybe they've decided that isn't the best strategy after all.

I remember how different it was back in the 70's/80's - if Switzer or a staffer said "off the record" that XYZ was "a special player" or words to that effect, it was very often true. And that kind of praise, as I remember it, was pretty darned rare. These days, though, and I think it's reflective of what Mike Stoops was referring to above, it seems someone on staff "leaks" greatness about nearly EVERY player, only to see it not materialize on the field. And when you haven't competed at a championship level for seven seasons, and appear to be on a downward trend, people start not believing the coachspeak.

University of Oklahoma Sooners 2015 football schedule:

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Lot of the radio show guys today predicting that Trevor will be starting QB. Dusty D said 100%.

Lot of the radio show guys today predicting that Trevor will be starting QB. Dusty D said 100%.

I got a chance to watch them practice today. It was hard to see separation between the 3 QB's. In all honesty, If I didn't follow as closely, as I do..and came in as an outsider..I would have thought that Cody Thomas, and Trevor Knight were the two guys battling it out for a starting spot. Thomas also had the highest competetion percentage in most drill situations, both in red zone offense, and half field, open playbook situations. All 3 Qbs, are similarly equipped, and are gamers. I'm not sure either of the three, are the elite level QBs that OU fans have come accustomed to, but the offense seems to lend it hand to these guys, and they are good enough, that the offense will be successful.

I got a chance to watch them practice today. It was hard to see separation between the 3 QB's. In all honesty, If I didn't follow as closely, as I do..and came in as an outsider..I would have thought that Cody Thomas, and Trevor Knight were the two guys battling it out for a starting spot. Thomas also had the highest competetion percentage in most drill situations, both in red zone offense, and half field, open playbook situations. All 3 Qbs, are similarly equipped, and are gamers. I'm not sure either of the three, are the elite level QBs that OU fans have come accustomed to, but the offense seems to lend it hand to these guys, and they are good enough, that the offense will be successful.

I've heard several resports that Knight and Thomas had passed Mayfield. It's hard to believe Thomas has improved that much from last season when he looked totally lost, but we'll see. I've been predicting for a while that Knight would win the job. I've just had a feeling. That won't make most OU fans happy...

Pre-season psychology. Leaks, "reports," etc. are often not true or misinformation. I've learned that the hard way with the Sooner athletic department. I still expect Baker Mayfield to start. I could be wrong, but this is the time of year for your guess is as good as mine

I've heard several resports that Knight and Thomas had passed Mayfield. It's hard to believe Thomas has improved that much from last season when he looked totally lost, but we'll see. I've been predicting for a while that Knight would win the job. I've just had a feeling. That won't make most OU fans happy...

Thomas has built a special relationship with Jeffrey Mead. Maybe, I would call it a "security-blanket," but the Thomas to Mead connection is definitely there. Of all the guys, I was watching for.. "Perine, Mixon, Mark Andrews, QB race...etc..." I came away most impressed with WR Jeffrey Mead. He had like 7 TDs today. (4 straight in, Red Zone situations) It was obviously, just practice..but the kid looked like Randy Moss, plucking balls out of the air, with no care for whoever was "trying" to cover him.

Probably a better strategy to bring in Baker Mayfield for special situations. He will definitely needs to get some reps in throughout the season. Baker appears to be the most consistent passer; he does have a few off target passes which is a concern.

Probably a better strategy to bring in Baker Mayfield for special situations. He will definitely needs to get some reps in throughout the season. Baker appears to be the most consistent passer; he does have a few off target passes which is a concern.

I think Lincoln Riley has made it clear he wants A quarterback. He doesn't like multiple QB scenarios. Baker Mayfield will either be the starter or he won't be. I wouldn't expect to see a "you know what's coming if Baker's in the huddle" type of thing. OU didn't get rid of Norville and Huepel to do that again. This is going to be an Air Raid offense, not a different animal at different times in the game and doling out QB time. I think the Riley era will be far more exciting and far more consistent.

Lot of the radio show guys today predicting that Trevor will be starting QB. Dusty D said 100%.

On today's evening drive show, Al, JIm, and Dean all said they were sure it would be Mayfield.

Al (sorta referring to inside sources aka Mike stoops) said dead even and still no decision on qb on todays 4 pm hour.

Baker Mayfield officially named starter.

Baker Mayfield officially named starter.

You nailed it okatty:


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Oklahoma names former Texas Tech walk-on Baker Mayfield starting quarterback


Former Texas Tech walk-on and 2013 Big 12 freshman of the year Baker Mayfield will be named Oklahoma’s starting quarterback for the start of the 2015 season, according to the team’s official Twitter account.

Mayfield will play ahead of incumbent starter Trevor Knight and sophomore Cody Thomas when OU opens its season vs. Akron on Sept. 5.

Oklahoma names former Texas Tech walk-on Baker Mayfield starting quarterback | | Dallas Morning News (http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/report-oklahoma-to-name-baker-mayfield-starting-quarterback.html/)

You nailed it okatty:

Oklahoma names former Texas Tech walk-on Baker Mayfield starting quarterback



Oklahoma names former Texas Tech walk-on Baker Mayfield starting quarterback | | Dallas Morning News (http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/report-oklahoma-to-name-baker-mayfield-starting-quarterback.html/)

Welp, here we go. I think that's how most expected it to go, but now that it's official, we can officially start worrying about which receivers will step up, will the o-line hold up with its lack of depth....so many questions. I can't think of a season in the Stoops era in which there were so many unanswered questions and uneasy feelings going in. But, hey, it's (almost) FOOTBALL TIME in OOOOKLAHOMA (I SO want that guy's job!!!!)

^ Agree with you on the questions and also on the uncertainty caused by the awful ending to last season. It's 180 degrees to the prior year when OU was coming off the Alabama win and things looked bright and things went bad. Maybe this year it will be a surprise for the better instead of the worse. George Schroeder last night picked OU as one of his darkhorse surprise teams nationally. I hear L. Riley is really a good guy - talked to some people in his hometown who say he is SMART and is really a hard worker. So looking forward to seeing what he can do to make the offense better in terms of the talent/skills of the players on the roster including Perrine, Mixon, Sheppard, etc. Albeit with a very shaky offensive line!

Don't know how he'll play, but his whip game is flawless.

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Don't know how he'll play, but his whip game is flawless.

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You know he's (Baker Mayfield) at the top of his SOUL TRAIN GAME when that many brothers are circling the wagon taking note...

You just don't see white boys with that kind of rhythm; especially when he's in step with the brothers on the downbeat.
Take note, Mike Gundy...

but now that it's official, we can officially start worrying about which receivers will step up

I'm pretty confident, that the scheme itself, will lend its hand to the receivers looking much better. In 1999, when Leach came in, and rolled out his version of the "Air Raid" offense, we saw a bunch of converted DB's, and JUCO transfer WR's running wide open all over the field. Riley's offense, however unique it may be on its own, still uses a lot of the same principles, in regards to positioning on the field and types of routes. The talent level of the current WR's is leaps and bounds better than that original group from 15 + years ago. So, as long as we have a qb, that can get the ball out..Im pretty sure the Receivers will look nice this year. REAL Nice Clark!

I'm pretty confident, that the scheme itself, will lend its hand to the receivers looking much better. In 1999, when Leach came in, and rolled out his version of the "Air Raid" offense, we saw a bunch of converted DB's, and JUCO transfer WR's running wide open all over the field. Riley's offense, however unique it may be on its own, still uses a lot of the same principles, in regards to positioning on the field and types of routes. The talent level of the current WR's is leaps and bounds better than that original group from 15 + years ago. So, as long as we have a qb, that can get the ball out..Im pretty sure the Receivers will look nice this year. REAL Nice Clark!

The one thing I remember reading about how the Leach offense operated differently mechanically from "conventional" offenses is in receiver routes. You still have your curls, square outs, gos, corners, all that, but you *also* have a whole set of "moving" routes that essentially train the receiver to float across regions of the defense where coverage *has* to be soft by virtue of its alignment, eg seams in a zone, underneath when LB's drop. They end up being very high percentage passes and allow the QB to get rid of the ball quickly. And we made stars out of guys like Andre Woolfolk and Josh Norman and such.

I remember when OU when Stoops came in in 1999 and the Leach offense was going - except when they needed short yards. After Leach left, Mangino modified the original Leach spread to allow for a run game - and even at that, sometimes we struggled on 3rd and 1. But it was the presence of the run game that made that offense work so much better...

I'm surely hoping some of these promising young receivers plus this group of should-be all-star RB's could make for lots of upside for this offense.

Time for me to eat my plate of crow.
When Baker Mayfield moved to OU from Texas Tech I never thought he would beat out an OU QB who had just beaten Alabama…. He will be surrounded by better players and have the benefit of many hours of practice since he was last seen in a real game.
Best of luck to Baker Mayfield and OU this season

There is one key difference between the Air Raid offense that OU will employ this season and virtually all others.
OU will retain a very physical downhill running game that will cause additional matchup problems for an opponent’s defense. It should give OU a better opportunity to run out the clock…. No true air raid system that I know of has ever had a RB as strong and hard to tackle as Perine. This would help any QB!

You know he's (Baker Mayfield) at the top of his SOUL TRAIN GAME when that many brothers are circling the wagon taking note...

You just don't see white boys with that kind of rhythm; especially when he's in step with the brothers on the downbeat.
Take note, Mike Gundy...

Ha ha. This is my favorite Laramie post thus far. :)

OU in playoffs this year? Herbie thinks so.

Herbie Award candidates, winners 2015 Kirk Herbstreit college football (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13516442/herbie-award-candidates-winners-2015-kirk-herbstreit-college-football)

Toasty in Norman last night but nice night all in all. 11440

The heat snuck up on me Saturday. We got down there about 2pm and started walking around, then suddenly, my brain points out...."DANG, it's HOT...."

Downed one Powerade and once I had tickets, went back to the union and watched the big TV in the theater. Fortunately, got tickets in the shade. Did NOT like the idea of roasting over there on the east side LOL :)

Heck, if OU finds a way to win in TN next week and Texas keeps circling the bottom of the toilet, this may be one of the easiest years ever to snag a pair of OU-Texas tix :)

Was anyone else bothered by how empty the stadium was by the start of the 4th quarter this past Saturday? People started leaving (permanently--not just for concessions/restroom breaks) at halftime. I noticed it was especially pronounced in the student section, which up until last year maybe wasn't as affected by the normal leave-early trend I've seen at games.

Was anyone else bothered by how empty the stadium was by the start of the 4th quarter this past Saturday? People started leaving (permanently--not just for concessions/restroom breaks) at halftime. I noticed it was especially pronounced in the student section, which up until last year maybe wasn't as affected by the normal leave-early trend I've seen at games.

Nope. Pretty standard bailout, especially for a game that was in hand and it was apparent Knight was warming up (wholesale backups). The student section (lack of) attendance has been an issue for some time; lots of season ticket holders have contended they should shrink the student section and dole out those tickets to the "waiting list."

I think everyone is holding their breath for next week. First week was to see the new offense, okay, great, that's done, but everyone knows that if OU has even an outside hope at making a run for the playoffs they really need to get a W next week at Tennessee. A win at a hostile SEC crowd will be a huge feather in OU's cap.

I wouldn't necessarily expect the 4th quarter disappearing act to end anytime soon for any other lopsided games; the home schedule this year is about as bad as it's ever been, excepting possibly TCU, maybe West Va.

Was anyone else bothered by how empty the stadium was by the start of the 4th quarter this past Saturday? People started leaving (permanently--not just for concessions/restroom breaks) at halftime. I noticed it was especially pronounced in the student section, which up until last year maybe wasn't as affected by the normal leave-early trend I've seen at games.

I was actually impressed by the full stadium at the beginning. There's not many fanbases that can fill 85,000+ with 91 degree heat against Akron. OU fans aren't particularly loud or rowdy, but they show up to games with the best of them.

I was actually impressed by the full stadium at the beginning. There's not many fanbases that can fill 85,000+ with 91 degree heat against Akron. OU fans aren't particularly loud or rowdy, but they show up to games with the best of them.

I know I wasn't the most vocal guy in that stadium. I rarely am unless it's a big game, admittedly, but man, it was just Too Stinking Hot and Thick to be moving or jumping around a lot. And as that first quarter unfolded, that air got a LOT thicker :) I was *really* glad I opted against east-side upper-deck tickets (which is where I normally like to sit).

Was anyone else bothered by how empty the stadium was by the start of the 4th quarter this past Saturday? People started leaving (permanently--not just for concessions/restroom breaks) at halftime. I noticed it was especially pronounced in the student section, which up until last year maybe wasn't as affected by the normal leave-early trend I've seen at games.

No surprise at all. Add the extreme heat to a game between mismatched opponents and it is no brainer the crowd was leaving at the half.

No surprise at all. Add the extreme heat to a game between mismatched opponents and it is no brainer the crowd was leaving at the half.

Half? No, because OU hadn't quite gotten in gear yet. Game was 17-3, and people didn't really start leaving until late third/early 4th quarter when it was 38-3. Bulk of what was left started bailing when Knight threw the pick on the 1st and goal play on the drive that would have made it 48-3...

No surprise at all. Add the extreme heat to a game between mismatched opponents and it is no brainer the crowd was leaving at the half.

Agree especially when it comes to the students. BORING game, extreme heat on East side and that is just students for you. Lord when i was in college we could leave at half, go to O'Connells and come back in. If someone had said we couldnt come back in I'd probably have been gone unless it was Nebraska, OSU or something like that

Went on many excursions to OU football games from the late 50s into the 2000s. OU fans are spoiled rotten in a good way. The tailgating is excellent; the facilities are up to par with future renovations planned.

Remember my early OU games when the stadium seated 61,836 (no upper decks). We (5 to 7 of us) often hopped on the early morning 4:00 - 6:00 a.m. freight trains into Norman; camped out in our sleeping bags--paid $2.00 of our Daily Oklahoman (flunking for Gaylord) paper route money and soda pop bottle return money to sit in the south green bleacher splinter end zone seats to watch our beloved Oklahoma Sooners.... ...watched many of our neighborhood favorites like Prentice Gautt, Ben Hart, Bruce DeLoney & Raymond 'Sugar Bear' Hamilton .

We went through hell to get to our 2 favorite places: Owen Field and Oklahoma City's Stockyards Coliseum (Friday night wrestling matches) via the Exchange Avenue Bridge bus into what was referred to as Packingtown.

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Encountered hobos, vagrants, a dead man & you name it--many zombie-like figures. Those were our rock-throwing days. Never revealed to our parents about the horrors & dangers en-route to Norman & Stockyard City.

Went on many excursions to OU football games from the late 50s into the 2000s. OU fans are spoiled rotten in a good way. The tailgating is excellent; the facilities are up to par with future renovations planned.

Remember my early OU games when the stadium seated 61,836 (no upper decks). We (5 to 7 of us) often hopped on the early morning 4:00 - 6:00 a.m. freight trains into Norman; camped out in our sleeping bags--paid $2.00 of our Daily Oklahoman (flunking for Gaylord) paper route money and soda pop bottle return money to sit in the south green bleacher splinter end zone seats to watch our beloved Oklahoma Sooners.... ...watched many of our neighborhood favorites like Prentice Gautt, Ben Hart, Bruce DeLoney & Raymond 'Sugar Bear' Hamilton .

We went through hell to get to our 2 favorite places: Owen Field and Oklahoma City's Stockyards Coliseum (Friday night wrestling matches) via the Exchange Avenue Bridge bus into what was referred to as Packingtown.

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Encountered hobos, vagrants, a dead man & you name it--many zombie-like figures. Those were our rock-throwing days. Never revealed to our parents about the horrors & dangers en-route to Norman & Stockyard City.

cool story bro...

Like really cool.

Went on many excursions to OU football games from the late 50s into the 2000s. OU fans are spoiled rotten in a good way. The tailgating is excellent; the facilities are up to par with future renovations planned.

Remember my early OU games when the stadium seated 61,836 (no upper decks). We (5 to 7 of us) often hopped on the early morning 4:00 - 6:00 a.m. freight trains into Norman; camped out in our sleeping bags--paid $2.00 of our Daily Oklahoman (flunking for Gaylord) paper route money and soda pop bottle return money to sit in the south green bleacher splinter end zone seats to watch our beloved Oklahoma Sooners.... ...watched many of our neighborhood favorites like Prentice Gautt, Ben Hart, Bruce DeLoney & Raymond 'Sugar Bear' Hamilton .

We went through hell to get to our 2 favorite places: Owen Field and Oklahoma City's Stockyards Coliseum (Friday night wrestling matches) via the Exchange Avenue Bridge bus into what was referred to as Packingtown.

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Encountered hobos, vagrants, a dead man & you name it--many zombie-like figures. Those were our rock-throwing days. Never revealed to our parents about the horrors & dangers en-route to Norman & Stockyard City.
That’s a great story but its the first time I ever heard about OU fans jumping a freight train to make a game in Norman.

I once heard about a guy who hired someone to boat him across the Salt Fork River in northern Oklahoma that at the time was in full flood. Somebody then drove him to Norman to a game.

I have driven in virtually every type of weather to make it to the games in Norman when I lived out of state. It’s nice living 6 miles away.

Maybe someday we will again have a rail system with enough capacity to take a few thousand fans to the home OU games?

Knoxville Traffic Alert!

We have friends who made it to Nashville and are headed to Knoxville and they say there are signs up that 1-40 East of Nashville will be "closed" tomorrow starting at 5 AM. I find this hard to believe but just an FYI to anyone on the way to the game. Heck of a way to keep the opponents from showing up!! ha

Section of I-40 through Nashville closed this weekend (http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/07/24/section-of-i-40-through-nashville-closed-this-weekend/30633779)

Maybe someday we will again have a rail system with enough capacity to take a few thousand fans to the home OU games?

I know this is far from what you have in mind, but my game-going buddies and I have talked about riding the Heartland Flyer down sometime just for "S&Gs" (if we ever get another 2:30 home game, anyway; it's the only time the train would really make sense). We like to show up early and stay late for gameday, and generally meet up at my place downtown before heading down to Norman anyway.

I heard there will be about 20-30000 OU fans at Neyland tomorrow... Not sure I believe that number. We shall see.

WOW, what a huge and gritty win in front of what will be the most hostile crowd they will face all year. It wasn't a perfect game but kudos to the entire team and the coaches.

WOW, what a huge and gritty win in front of what will be the most hostile crowd they will face all year. It wasn't a perfect game but kudos to the entire team and the coaches.

Gritty - great word. Baker Mayfield showed what he's made of. He carried that team on his back with grit, athleticism, and guts in the
4th quarter. 5 touchdowns in the last 7 possessions. That was with an O-Line that was manhandled the whole game, a dropped pass (or 2), and one of his two interceptions was in Westbrook's chest and bounced into a Tennessee DB. He is as impressive a competitor as I've seen at OU in...years. Unbelievable.

Edit - Tennesee radio is saying he's as impressive a quarterback as they've seen come into Neyland Stadium in YEARS.
Remember, they've seen A LOT.

I don't know if anyone noticed but Mayfield seemed to be limping a little at times late in the game. Hopefully it's not a problem. He's not necessarily the most talented quarterback OU has seen in the last twenty years, but he's a winner.

And you have to love Eric Stricker. OU needs to get some get some it's bravado back.


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I don't know if anyone noticed but Mayfield seemed to be limping a little at times late in the game. Hopefully it's not a problem. He's not necessarily the most talented quarterback OU has seen in the last twenty years, but he's a winner.

And you have to love Eric Stricker. OU needs to get some get some it's bravado back.


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After today, I think Sooner Magic is back.

Sheppard was fantastic during the comeback. Magician along the sidelines and end zone, getting feet down and making catches, running after catch, ect.

The worst best game I have ever witnessed.

Shepard can play some ball, can't he?? Sheesh!

Mayfield is a gamer. Unbelievable win.

My dad went to the game. I'll be interested to hear about it.

OK . , , College Football . . . Vols Underdogs to the tune of 3 points . . . Suggested Sooners might deserve a visit to the Woodshed. I'm sorta wonderin' if Coach Stoops might have something better than his usual mumbling, cliché-ridden, media spiel up his sleeve. (think of all the academic scholarships . . . geez, louise.)

I do wish after a hard fought win from behind like tonight the players would act like they've been in the W column before. Trash yakking the other team's fans and flipping off their fans is just so not necessary. Glad they pulled it out though.

I do wish after a hard fought win from behind like tonight the players would act like they've been in the W column before. Trash yakking the other team's fans and flipping off their fans is just so not necessary. Glad they pulled it out though.

i was really stoked by the hard fought win but was pretty disappointed when i read about some of the post-game antics. i'd like for the people representing my school to be better than that. -M

Shep had catches that would have made NFL highlight reels. What an unbelievable gamer he is.

ESPN's streaming site not has the normal broadcast available for replay, they also have an uninterrupted feed from the 'spider cam' above the field with crowd audio (which also gets what both bands play far better than normal coverage).

Just awoke from what I thought was a dream; now it's all so surreal. After last season's disastrous losses, it's time to feel that old time religion:

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OU Sports: Thank you, Knoxville, for an unforgettable experience (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ousportsextra/blog/ou-sports-thank-you-knoxville-for-an-unforgettable-experience/article_13bb38d2-452d-5edb-ab93-6f0349a2d69b.html)

i was really stoked by the hard fought win but was pretty disappointed when i read about some of the post-game antics. i'd like for the people representing my school to be better than that. -M

Yup. I *love* the emotion and intensity - it's been missing from OU for a while - but I do *not* like the profanity and obscenities. I know that probably makes me old school, but c'est la vie. You can chest-thump and wave the flag, but that other stuff just makes everyone look...bad.

Stoops was not pleased either.

Stoops will discipline Hatari Byrd & Eric Striker | News OK (http://newsok.com/stoops-will-discipline-hatari-byrd-eric-striker/article/5446770)


Bob Stoops on Monday said he would discipline both players internally.

“Their actions in the heat of the moment and all emotionally are absolutely inappropriate, and they’ll be dealt with in an educational manner,” Stoops said. “We’ll handle it internally.”

“There’s no excuse,” Stoops said. “They need to understand that. I’ll do a better job of it.”


Who know if Stoops was behind this, but this is a statement that has been made by Stryker.


As a 21 year old young man, I take full responsibility for my actions and understand I have to pay the consequences for my negative actions. In no way were my actions after Saturday's game a reflection of the way my parents raised me or the guidance I've been given as an Oklahoma football player. I want to apologize to the university and my family for my behavior last Saturday. Also to the fans that I may have hurt and disappointed. I've been too much of a good kid and a leader to my peers to behave in a negative manner. I hope the people I hurt can find it in their heart to forgive me.

This was a much shorter statement from Byrd,


I apologize to my family , the fans, coaches and my teammates for what happened after the game. I reacted without thinking. That's not me.

Tulsa will be a good test for OU. OU wins on the shear talent advantage but the TU pass offense will give the secondary fits and is very similar to what OU will face later with Baylor and TCU. OU will have a hangover hopefully they keep their focus.

I think if Tulsa can keep Montgomery they can build back to being a successful mid-major program.

WVU October 3 the weekend before Texas is a trap game. They will be tough to beat even in Norman. I think they are very underrated.

'Bama and USC lost, interested to see if an undefeated OU jumps them in the polls...

UCLA should have lost as well. If there were no pre-season rankings, it would be interesting to see what the rankings would be today.

'Bama and USC lost, interested to see if an undefeated OU jumps them in the polls...

The answer is yes and no in the coaches poll.

Coaches poll Top 25: Ole Miss up to No. 5, Alabama down to No. 12 - CBSSports.com (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25309666/coaches-poll-top-25-ole-miss-up-to-no-x-alabama-down-to-no-)

And it amazes me to see Auburn and Missouri still ranked despite the terrible showings they have both had so far this year. Why wouldn't you rank either Texas Tech or West Virginia ahead of them?