(11/23) PAC-10 Official Riese Talks, Pendleton Story and more.
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Pendleton Story: Checkout a great story on Oklahoma's defensive tackle Carl Pendleton, his cousin Kierston in Today's Dallas Morning News.
No eyes on Texas, OU says: "We have a lot of pride in finishing the year strong," Stoops said. "That's all that should matter to us. "All we can control is getting ourselves ready to play the best game we can." Sophomore linebacker Curtis Lofton said he'll likely just wait to find out who won rather than watch the game on TV. "I won't be an A&M cheerleader," Lofton said. "Of course, I want them to win and if they do, that's great, but I won't be sitting there cheering or anything." (NewsOK.com)
PAC-10 official Riese speaks: Two months after the Oregon instant replay fiasco, he is answering the phone again. Irate Sooner fans ring him up just two or three times a week now. The death threats have stopped. The healing has begun. "It will never leave me," Gordon Riese says. "Until I die." On a day we set aside to count our blessings, some fans will no doubt continue cursing Riese, who was in charge of the botched review that cost Oklahoma victory on that September afternoon at Autzen Stadium. The Sooners have rebounded nicely from the stunning setback. But a 9-2 record should have been 10-1. Many fans see the current BCS picture and wonder, despite a loss to Texas, if OU wouldn't be at least on the fringe of the national title conversation. Who knows? But fans know why the Sooners are not. Riese does, too. "Everybody knows," he says. You remember how it went. OU ahead by six points, 72 seconds left, an onside kick, a collision. You saw Allen Patrick emerge with the football. You saw officials huddle. You watched countless replays. Stunned, you saw Oregon given the ball. You saw the Ducks score, and win. "This was the easiest call to make, if I'd have gotten the (correct) replay," Riese says. "It would have been the right call. It would have been the correct call. The Oregon kid touched the ball at the 44-yard line." But wait. It gets worse. From that end-zone shot, Riese couldn't answer the question he was asked. But he could tell Oregon didn't have the football. "I saw the ball laying on the ground, the Oklahoma kid picks the ball up with his knee on the ground," Riese says. "I knew it was Oklahoma ball." But here's the thing: By rule, Riese wasn't allowed to determine possession. Not after the officials had already given the ball to Oregon. (In Part, more at NewsOK.com)
Thompson OU's calming influence: Norman Transcript
Dinner, as well as a rivalry, is served: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
A Sooner Thanksgiving: The Oklahoman
Replay official says he knew Sooners recovered kick: The Oklahoman
OU-Nebraska forever?: The Oklahoman
OU football notebook: The Oklahoman
Pondering the possibilities of a Stoops bowl: The Oklahoman
Thompson looks to keep OU rolling: Tulsa World
'Mess' grows up: Tulsa World
No hard feelings between Gundy brothers: Tulsa World
Bowl destinations make Bedlam more intriguing: Tulsa World
Fans gone wild -- Bedlam messages: Tulsa World
Bedlam memories -- Questions with Pat Jones: Tulsa World
Bedlam memories -- Questions with Barry Switzer: Tulsa World
Reid trying to join short list of Cowboy QBs to beat OU: Tulsa World
Pendleton Story: Checkout a great story on Oklahoma's defensive tackle Carl Pendleton, his cousin Kierston in Today's Dallas Morning News.
No eyes on Texas, OU says: "We have a lot of pride in finishing the year strong," Stoops said. "That's all that should matter to us. "All we can control is getting ourselves ready to play the best game we can." Sophomore linebacker Curtis Lofton said he'll likely just wait to find out who won rather than watch the game on TV. "I won't be an A&M cheerleader," Lofton said. "Of course, I want them to win and if they do, that's great, but I won't be sitting there cheering or anything." (NewsOK.com)
PAC-10 official Riese speaks: Two months after the Oregon instant replay fiasco, he is answering the phone again. Irate Sooner fans ring him up just two or three times a week now. The death threats have stopped. The healing has begun. "It will never leave me," Gordon Riese says. "Until I die." On a day we set aside to count our blessings, some fans will no doubt continue cursing Riese, who was in charge of the botched review that cost Oklahoma victory on that September afternoon at Autzen Stadium. The Sooners have rebounded nicely from the stunning setback. But a 9-2 record should have been 10-1. Many fans see the current BCS picture and wonder, despite a loss to Texas, if OU wouldn't be at least on the fringe of the national title conversation. Who knows? But fans know why the Sooners are not. Riese does, too. "Everybody knows," he says. You remember how it went. OU ahead by six points, 72 seconds left, an onside kick, a collision. You saw Allen Patrick emerge with the football. You saw officials huddle. You watched countless replays. Stunned, you saw Oregon given the ball. You saw the Ducks score, and win. "This was the easiest call to make, if I'd have gotten the (correct) replay," Riese says. "It would have been the right call. It would have been the correct call. The Oregon kid touched the ball at the 44-yard line." But wait. It gets worse. From that end-zone shot, Riese couldn't answer the question he was asked. But he could tell Oregon didn't have the football. "I saw the ball laying on the ground, the Oklahoma kid picks the ball up with his knee on the ground," Riese says. "I knew it was Oklahoma ball." But here's the thing: By rule, Riese wasn't allowed to determine possession. Not after the officials had already given the ball to Oregon. (In Part, more at NewsOK.com)
Thompson OU's calming influence: Norman Transcript
Dinner, as well as a rivalry, is served: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
A Sooner Thanksgiving: The Oklahoman
Replay official says he knew Sooners recovered kick: The Oklahoman
OU-Nebraska forever?: The Oklahoman
OU football notebook: The Oklahoman
Pondering the possibilities of a Stoops bowl: The Oklahoman
Thompson looks to keep OU rolling: Tulsa World
'Mess' grows up: Tulsa World
No hard feelings between Gundy brothers: Tulsa World
Bowl destinations make Bedlam more intriguing: Tulsa World
Fans gone wild -- Bedlam messages: Tulsa World
Bedlam memories -- Questions with Pat Jones: Tulsa World
Bedlam memories -- Questions with Barry Switzer: Tulsa World
Reid trying to join short list of Cowboy QBs to beat OU: Tulsa World
Labels: Carl Pendleton, Gordon Riese, Texas
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