Fantasy Football (JOIN NOW)!!

It's football time. Two fantasy games this year. I hope you have time to join these groups, and talk some trash about your teams/players. Questions to mattwisner at gmail dot com...

NFL Salary Cap Football
In order to join the group, just go to the game front page and click on the "Sign Up" button to create a team. After completing registration, or if you already have a team, click the "Create or Join Group" button and follow the path to join an existing private group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 4441
Password: sooners

College Football Pick'em (against the spread!)
In order to join the group, just go to College Football Pick'em, click the "Sign Up" button (or "Create or Join Group" if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 4429
Password: sooners

The best bulletin board material ever!

What a dork!
I can’t believe that Mack Brown would allow this to be published. When I first saw this I thought it was a joke, but this is a real publication. It is great for Sooner fans. I am willing to bet there is a copy of this picture on every locker in the Switzer center come OU/Texas week.
Cross-posted on The Blogfather.

Looking for contributors

If you are interested in contributing to the Sooner Football blog this year please e-mail me at mattwisner at gmail dot com

No rules as long as it applies to the Sooners quest to rebuild a National Championship caliber Football team.

Who do you think wins the quarterback race and why?

Defense impressive in Saturday's scrimmage

The Sooner secondary was all over the passses thrown by Paul Thompson and Rhett Bomar in Saturday afternoon's scrimmage. This is a good thing due to the fact that our secondary was completly un-sooneresqe last year. The Oklahoman's George Schroeder developed this argument in today's paper. He makes the following point.

In 1999, Stoops' first season, the Sooners snatched 18 interceptions.
Every year afterward, they grabbed at least 21.

In 2004 the Sooners pulled down a grand total of eight. Hopefully this weekends showing is a sign of things to come for the Sooner secondary.

Jason White hangs up his cleats...

Arguably the best quarterbacks in the storied history of Oklahoma sooner football, Jason White calls it quits after a courageous run at the NFL.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former Heisman Trophy winner Jason White ended his professional career Thursday, citing his weak knees.

White, who had been competing for third quarterback with the Tennessee Titans, said he has the head and heart to play in the NFL. He doesn't have the knees.

A little on White's numbers...

White won the Heisman Trophy in 2003 and led Oklahoma to back-to-back BCS title games. He also won the Davey O’Brien award twice and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm title and is Oklahoma’s career passing leader with 7,922 yards and in touchdown passes with 81.

Thanks for all the memories Jason!!!

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And now the moment we all have been waiting for!

It is officially here. The start of the 2005 football season, and it couldn't come any sooner for me. This also means that today is the start of the long awaited battle for the starting quarterback position at OU. Who will emerge as the starting quarterback for the Sooners? I think that Rhett Bomar will be a great player in his time, but I have to give my nod to the experience that Paul Thompson brings to the table. I think that Paul will provide the type of leadership that can only come from the experience that he has. The rumor mill is grinding on the fact that the third player in the race, Tommy Grady will be transferring after two-a-days. Grady is a great player in his own right, but it will be hard for him to compete with Bomar and Thompson.

This from Soonersports

The ability level is so high among the three that any could likely step in and play well. The question mark lies in experience and leadership. Grady and Thompson have seen only late-game duty, while Bomar, one of the nation’s top-rated prospects in 2003, has yet to take a college snap.

Let me know who you think will win the job.
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