OU - Florida State

[kevinpate]

Why can we not find a FG kicker? OU has had some great kickers in their past and now we can barely find one that can get the ball over the crossbar....check the soccer or rugby teams, someone has to be better.

Missed the game. How many did the kicker(s) make? How many did the kicker(s) miss?

[MDot]

Missed the game. How many did the kicker(s) make? How many did the kicker(s) miss?

OU made all 3 they attempted and Jimmy Stevens was the kicker but all of the FG's barely got past the crossbar and he didn't try one longer thn 31-yards(?).

[MDot]

Did you notice Stoops' reaction after the last FG? I had to laugh.

Yeah that was funny, I reacted about the same was Stoops did. But shows you how stressfull it can be sending Stevens out there.

[earlywinegareth]

^^^It's the football gods giving Bob one tiny thorn to cause worry/anxiousness when every other aspect of the team is championship-calibre. He can feel confident in everything else, but not this one thing.

[jn1780]

I am not satisfied with the remaining minute. They should have gone for another touchdown by running it and if unsuccessful, then kick for 3. Frickin gawd, we need more points than that! Hope it is enough to gain us more points in ratings (beside the #1 thingy).

And if they fumbled it and Florida State ran down for a touch down it would only be a 3 or 2 point game.

[kevinpate]

so, the problem was the kicks didn't look good enough or would of flopped if further out?

Glad for the team the rules don't deduct style points or nullify ugly kicks. Also that the offense got as far as they did those three times before getting stalled or shut down. Sounds like an ugly kicker was just what the doc ordered last night. Though I suppose there wouldalso be a benefit to knowing a kicker could hit from much further out in case the offense gets stalled further out in future games.

[Dustin]

[Dustin]

Funny poll:

[rcjunkie]

Maybe a field goal should be worth more than 3 points, make it 3 for for kick clearing the uprights and another 1 or 2 for style, maybe then the complainers would be happy.

[MDot]

Maybe a field goal should be worth more than 3 points, make it 3 for for kick clearing the uprights and another 1 or 2 for style, maybe then the complainers would be happy.

It's the fact that Jimmy Stevens has such a hard time making a FG that it's almost nerve racking when they have to kick a FG. I could care less personally how it looks but when you have a guy who can shank an extra point, it puts a lot of doubt in you.

[jn1780]

Maybe a field goal should be worth more than 3 points, make it 3 for for kick clearing the uprights and another 1 or 2 for style, maybe then the complainers would be happy.

How about style points if the ball doesn't go through the uprights? Could come in handy during a championship game when OU is down by one and Stevens misses to the left or right, but the missed kick looked so cool the refs award 2 points. LOL

[Thunder]

One thing that I did not appreciate throughout the game coverage was the network keep flashing the animated ACC logo every time before a commercial break. C'mon, morons, OU is not with ACC. We got Big 12 conference at the game, too! To me, someone or a group of people were trying hard to hint/lure OU to join the ACC.

[Thunder]

Okay, to me, everyone was signaling a field goal score then becoming disappointed. Uhhh.... Did we miss an attempt? I didn't see that... All I know was that all field goals were made. So, why is everyone unhappy with this one or three pointer kick?

[Snowman]

Why can we not find a FG kicker? OU has had some great kickers in their past and now we can barely find one that can get the ball over the crossbar....check the soccer or rugby teams, someone has to be better.

All the ones we recruited would look good and then not live up to expectations, as of last year and continuing into this year we have as many scholarships tied up in kickers as you can spare and not cut into quality on other parts of the field.

[jn1780]

Okay, to me, everyone was signaling a field goal score then becoming disappointed. Uhhh.... Did we miss an attempt? I didn't see that... All I know was that all field goals were made. So, why is everyone unhappy with this one or three pointer kick?

People are nervous because the season is not over yet and that was a relatively easy kick. In the future the emotional pressure could be a lot higher if the field goal is needed to tie or win the game.

[rcjunkie]

How about style points if the ball doesn't go through the uprights? Could come in handy during a championship game when OU is down by one and Stevens misses to the left or right, but the missed kick looked so cool the refs award 2 points. LOL

And while were at it, couldn't they give him a new pair of shoes, the ones he wore looked worn out, maybe a cleaning, polish and new shoe strings, or better yet, how about a pair of bright crimson red shoes.

[dcsooner]

What's funny about this poll? (post 33) OU has laid an egg the past several years in games while perched at the top. OU needs to WIN when they are expected to in order to get the benefit of the doubt nationally. Too often , OU has lost when favored

[Bill Robertson]

One thing that I did not appreciate throughout the game coverage was the network keep flashing the animated ACC logo every time before a commercial break. C'mon, morons, OU is not with ACC. We got Big 12 conference at the game, too! To me, someone or a group of people were trying hard to hint/lure OU to join the ACC.

Bo big deal. The networks always show the home team's campus, logos etc. much more than the visitor's. No conspiracy here.

[Just the facts]

Maybe Stoops was worried since he is the kicking coach as well.