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Well it’s finally here… summer’s almost over, and the fall weather has hit Oklahoma; feels like Seattle (without the rain), THAT MEANS FOOTBALL! And there is going to be some big league football being played in the State of Oklahoma this season.

The Sooners start the season ranked #3 in the country with tremendous star power coming back. Littered with all American & all conference players they are once again a national championship contender. Some national people think the losses at offensive line will devastate Bradford and an offense that averaged over 50 points per game last year. Hey Andre Ware… four losses? You trying to make a name for yourself? I’d bet my next three paychecks that they don’t lose four games.

The linebacker injury situation is a concern. And the tough road schedule could be a factor, but this is a big time program. Year after year Bob Stoops and his staff have these guys ready to play no matter who they face… except for the dreaded last game of the year.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if the same scenario from last year happened again, but insert Oklahoma State into the Texas Tech slot for the 3-way tie. Think about this: Texas beats OU (that would give Mack Brown 4 out of 5 – not good for Stoops), OSU beats Texas (hard to fathom lately I know, but it’s in Stillwater), and OU beats OSU Thanksgiving weekend. Will Texas cry the red river again? I think so.

Oklahoma State is getting ready to play in what I believe to be the biggest non-conference game in the history of the school in a brand new, beautiful stadium. They have a bunch of star power as well; unfortunately it’s all on offense. When will OSU play even decent defense? Their offense is a juggernaut and will score against anyone. The question will be how many points will they give up? If OSU wants to hit the national stage they have to beat Georgia. They are a 6 point favorite at home… if you want to be a big time program you have to win these types of games. If they lose this game the national media will anoint the SEC ruler of all college football, and OSU’s momentum will take a major hit.

I think they will win. But it all depends on the Texas game.

Look, they’re going to lose in Norman; unless you have on orange boxer shorts you realize this. But Texas at home is the type of game that we continue to talk about. Unfortunately, I can’t go out on that limb. I’ve gone back and forth, but I believe Texas is really good. So I’ve got OSU going 10 and 2 with their only losses being to two of the best teams in the country. What a great season for Mike Gundy and his team.

I didn’t predict a record for OU, because I’ve got them going back to the National Championship game… again. And guess what? Losing again to Florida.
So Florida in the SEC wins another championship (I hate going with the chalk!) and Bob Stoops has to answer questions about being 2nd in the country. Should be good radio.

Hey OU Fans: If OU wins a 7th Big 12 Championship under Stoops, but loses the championship game are you going to demand a change?

Hey SEC fans: why do you guys cheer ‘SEC’ at a game? I’m a Steeler fan, should I cheer ‘AFC North’ when they’re dominating somebody? This is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen in my life and you all are the only ones that do it. Please explain it to me; it makes no sense.

Random thoughts:

To Lou Holtz: You’re picking Notre Dame to go undefeated and be “upset” by Florida. The upset, Lou, is your “homer” pick doesn’t go all the way – what a joke!

I like Penn State to have a great year; hopefully Paterno will get to see it all.

I’m interested to see how the Freshman quarterback does at USC; he’ll have all the tools around him, but it’s hard to pick a team with a true freshman at QB.

Will Oregon win the Pac 10? Not ready to get on that limb…

Washington and Washington State: Nice football! (lol) Should be a fun fall for college football fans in the great North West.

Coming up:

Next week I will break down the NFL, the league that contains the greatest professional organization of all time (and I might add, the defending champions)… The Pittsburg Steelers!

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This video is for all the WNBA fans in Seattle that don’t mind losing the Sonics because “we’ll just be happy with the NFL, MLB, MLS and the WNBA.” What a joke!!!

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I never thought I would jump onto the information highway but here I am!

Seems as if the world now days is filled with little people hiding behind a computer screen acting all big and bad… oh and by the way they use fake names so they can anonymously rip people.  While I promise to never stoop to that level I have decided not only to get onto the highway, but right over into the fast lane… so here it goes.

I’ve had a lot of fun the last couple of weeks doing radio in OKC.  There are two things I want to get off my chest and I’m using the World Wide Web to get it out.

The first is ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons.  Although he does use his real name, he is still a perfect example of the little person hiding behind a computer screen that I referred to earlier.  He rambles on and on in his blog offering up his opinion without any accountability.  For six months my station has tried to get him on the air to talk about his ridiculous opinion of Oklahoma City, which he childishly refers to as “the other city” – remember we are an ESPN affiliate.  But he has continually ignored all of our requests.

Lately, however, things have changed.  After a heated discussion on the radio between me and Nick Collison  of the OKC Thunder, Bill Simmons “tweeted”  that people should listen to it and then called me a “moron”.

I called Doug Gottlieb and some other personalities at ESPN to find out why this dude is attacking me personally and to see if they could help me get him on my show to talk about this man to man.  You would think that ESPN would hold their people accountable for what they say.   This is the latest response from Simmons, which came by way of another “tweet”:

Note to unpopular, low-IQ, sports radio bully/hosts in Non Top 40 markets:  I’d never come on your show to bring you attention.  Ever. Not ever.

Simmons’s lack of knowledge on sports is only surpassed by his lack of knowledge about me. Little does he know that his own network – ESPN – did a story on Outside the Lines about this unpopular radio host.  #1 in the country per capita…enough said.  As far as my IQ, I do not have a masters, as I was playing Major League Baseball during that period of my life, but I was the scholar athlete for the entire state of Maryland.

Last thing about Simmons, if I had the voice of a pre-pubescent girl I’d probably stick to writing a blog as well. Meanwhile, I will just continue to struggle along to support my family without the “attention” I would gain if Bill Simmons would grace my small time OKC radio show.

Hey Bill – it’s interesting that you don’t allow comments after you blog.  Is it because you, “The Sports Guy” (with no sports back ground at all) are too chicken or is it that your Masters degree makes you superior to all of us common sports fans????

The second thing I wanted to discuss are these pathetic fans from Seattle.  Hey people!  You lost your team – you had your chance.  Stop whining about Clay Bennett “stealing” your team away that you’re always throwing out there.  You sound like little girls!  If it makes you feel good to attack me with your false names then go for it.  But let it be known that my “little OKC show” has more listeners than your boy Softy does – BTW, nice nick-name!  It’s nice to know that the people of such a “great” city know how to spell the F word and can threaten people with violence – OVER A COMPUTER!  You are definitely big and bad!  But as one of you wrote, you still have the WNBA and MSL – what a joke!  Your city has won one sports championship in its history… and they now reside in Oklahoma City.

Hey Seattle fans – When are you going to move on and realize that it’s your fault, not Oklahoma City’s?  But cheer up, you can get the NBA package on satellite and enjoy the Son….

I mean Thunder!

Wow!  Who knew that writing a blog could be so therapeutic!  Good to get it off my chest.  This is fun!  I’ll be back!!!!!!!!!

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