132 Results for oklahoma sooners

Breaking the huddle on protocol in the BCS era

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Office Of Protocol It is the time of year when all of college football obsesses about protocol. Making the BCS National Championship Game is neither c...

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Breaking the huddle on the politics of the Big 12 South

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...closing stretch could point Bob Stoops and the Sooners toward Miami. Fifteen years later, Oklahoma is hoping for the same result as the...

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Crimson Tide, Red Raiders can prevent annual BCS anxiety

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Two months to the day before the BCS National Championship Game, the race to Miami became crystal clear for Alabama and Texas Tech. Then again, it's still November.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2008

Breaking the huddle at the season's halfway point

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Meet Me In Miami If the 2007 season taught us nothing else, it revealed the folly of attempting before the last weekend to predict which teams would p...

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Chemistry key in Texas' Cotton Bowl surprise

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Texas' formula started with some Colt McCoy. The Horns added a big dose of Jordan Shipley. That mixture proved explosive enough to spark No. 5 Texas past No. 1 Oklahoma in a thriller.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2008

Mature, confident McCoy playing better than ever

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Texas QB Colt McCoy has evolved into the kind of player and leader that his teammates respect and believe in. Now, if they would only remember his name.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

Breaking the huddle on the Red River Rivalry

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...season and declare for the NFL draft, the Oklahoma defense was supposed to soften. So went the...Matthew Emmons/US Presswire Ryan Reynolds and the Sooners are holding opponents to 13.8 points per...

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Tradition and emotion play big roles in OU-Texas lore

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Oklahoma and Texas don't need top-five rankings to grab the nation's attention. The rivalry between the Sooners and the Longhorns has too much else going for it, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2008

Breaking the huddle on conference cannibalism

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...The league that has belonged almost exclusively to Oklahoma and Texas since 2000 has four teams in...s moving up to No. 1 this week, Sooners coach Bob Stoops said, "None." It's as...

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Breaking the huddle on Ohio State-USC, Vandy and the 100

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Deep Impact USC has played only one game, and against a young, rebuilding defense at that. But the re-emergence of a vertical passing game in the Troj...

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Breaking the huddle on a new season, neutral sites and a key hidden stat

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...Ohio State has 21 returning starters. No. 3 USC has eight returning starters on defense. No. 4 Oklahoma has the most experienced offensive line in the nation protecting sophomore Sam Bradford, the most efficient passer...

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Big 12 quarterdeck crowded with talented signal callers

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The proven returning talent projects 2008 to be The Year of the Quarterback in the Big 12, but all of the signal-callers enter the season with something to prove.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008

Big 12 forecast: Missouri will show 'em again in 2008

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After gazing into the crystal ball, Ivan Maisel reveals his five predictions for the Big 12 in 2008.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008

Big 12 teams are adept at picking up the offensive tempo

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Which teams know how to use speed to their advantage? Ivan Maisel lists the nation's top tempo teams.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008

Say goodbye to the huddle -- speed is key

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The huddle is facing its demise thanks to the up-tempo offenses that litter college football, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008