Boo-Hoo-mer Sooner
In last weekend's Oklahoma/Oregon game, an officiating mistake was made that gave Oregon the ball back late in the game, and gave them an opportunity to win a game they should not have won. Oklahoma was too busy sniffling to stop the Oregon offense, and the Ducks claimed victory. Apparently this is the greatest injustice in the history of mankind.
The Pac-10 and the Oregon Ducks handled the error extremely well. In fact, if anything, they went too far in apologizing and creating consequences for the officials, as these actions may have done nothing more than fuel more Sooner whining. The Pac-10 publicly admitted that the call was a mistake, and apologized. The entire officiating crew -- including people who had nothing to do with the call -- was suspended. The replay official has taken a leave of absence, and may never officiate again, despite over two decades of dedicated service. The replay official has received death threats on himself and his wife and children from moron Oklahoma fans. The subsequent remedial action taken after the Sooners/Ducks mistake may have been more extreme than actions taken following any bad call in the history of all of sports.
Apparently, this isn't good enough for Bob Stoops.
Stoops wants the W. He wants Oregon to forfeit the game. I don't know if that is even technically possible at this point, but that's what Stoops wants. Nevermind that Oklahoma had every opportunity to win the game following the bad call, by simply playing defense or not getting their field goal blocked. God forbid Oklahoma take any responsibility for losing the game whatsoever. It can't possibly be THEIR fault, can it? After all, this is OREGON we're talking about! Oregon is full of trees and hippies...they don't know how to play football there, do they? Football is only played in states that voted for Bush and have an average income of less than $10,000 per capita, right?
Stoops is also calling for an end to the Pac-10 policy of having Pac-10 officials do inter-conference Pac-10 home games. This is obviously an insult to the Pac-10, as it implies that the Pac-10 officials are favoring the Pac-10 team. Nevermind that Bob's brother Mike coaches in the Pac-10. Sorry, Bob...Pac-10 schools have more going for them than football. Unlike Oklahoma, Pac-10 schools don't have to cheat at football to feel like legitimate institutions of higher learning.
As if ignoring the actions taken by the Pac-10, demanding further actions, and continuously whining all week were not childish enough, Oklahoma has taken it a step further by threatening to pull out of its game at Washington next year, after Washington has already fulfilled its obligation by making the nightmarish trek to rotten, stinking Oklahoma this year. You know what, Oklahoma? Go ahead and do it. To hell with your contractual obligations. Instead of playing Washington, why don't you just send all of your players to the car dealership to make a few extra dollars? Oh, right...because they don't have to show up to get paid. But it's the Pac-10 that cheats, not you, right? Of course.
What irritates me the most about the Sooner boo-hooing is the hypocracy. If it were the Pac-10 team that got screwed and the Big 12 team that benefitted, we wouldn't hear another word about it. We certainly wouldn't get an apology or admission of wrongdoing. No admission of wrongdoing or apology was made when Big 12 coaches decided to drop Cal in their rankings to get Texas into the Rose Bowl and screw the Pac-10 out of revenue. Unlike this officiating fiasco, which was unintentional, the Big 12 deliberately manipulated the rankings to get their team into a big money bowl game. What the Pac-10 officials did was a mistake. What the Big 12 did was cheating. The Pac-10 took responsibility. The Big 12 never will.
Even Bob Knight is calling out Sooner nation, stating publicly that Oklahoma got the benefit of an obvious and well documented officiating error against his team, but refused to acknowledge it. I guess it's only injustice if you are the one getting screwed.
This sort of behavior is why people from states like Texas, Kansas, and Missouri generally regard Oklahoma as a redneck wasteland full of backwater retards and hillbillies. Even people from Louisiana and Arkansas look down on people from Oklahoma. If the University of Oklahoma is any indication, the state has no class whatsoever.
Of course, one look at Oklahoma's schedule tells you what they are whining about. Other than Texas and Oregon, there isn't a decent team on their schedule. Oklahoma thought it might be able to coast into a title game this year if they could pull of an upset against Texas, who they get to play in Oklahoma. Tell you what, Oklahoma...you can count that Oregon game as a W if you agree to play against USC, Cal, and UCLA this year as well. In other words, we'll trade you one Big 12 win for three Pac-10 wins. Do we have a deal? Oh, wait...you don't honor your side of a bargain when things don't go your way. Okay, nevermind.
So much for any respect I ever had for Bob Stoops. I hope the Longhorns kick your ass again this year, Oklahoma, and show the whole country what everyone in Texas already knows...that Oklahoma is inferior. Hook 'em, Horns. Give Bob Stoops something to cry about.
The Pac-10 and the Oregon Ducks handled the error extremely well. In fact, if anything, they went too far in apologizing and creating consequences for the officials, as these actions may have done nothing more than fuel more Sooner whining. The Pac-10 publicly admitted that the call was a mistake, and apologized. The entire officiating crew -- including people who had nothing to do with the call -- was suspended. The replay official has taken a leave of absence, and may never officiate again, despite over two decades of dedicated service. The replay official has received death threats on himself and his wife and children from moron Oklahoma fans. The subsequent remedial action taken after the Sooners/Ducks mistake may have been more extreme than actions taken following any bad call in the history of all of sports.
Apparently, this isn't good enough for Bob Stoops.
Stoops wants the W. He wants Oregon to forfeit the game. I don't know if that is even technically possible at this point, but that's what Stoops wants. Nevermind that Oklahoma had every opportunity to win the game following the bad call, by simply playing defense or not getting their field goal blocked. God forbid Oklahoma take any responsibility for losing the game whatsoever. It can't possibly be THEIR fault, can it? After all, this is OREGON we're talking about! Oregon is full of trees and hippies...they don't know how to play football there, do they? Football is only played in states that voted for Bush and have an average income of less than $10,000 per capita, right?
Stoops is also calling for an end to the Pac-10 policy of having Pac-10 officials do inter-conference Pac-10 home games. This is obviously an insult to the Pac-10, as it implies that the Pac-10 officials are favoring the Pac-10 team. Nevermind that Bob's brother Mike coaches in the Pac-10. Sorry, Bob...Pac-10 schools have more going for them than football. Unlike Oklahoma, Pac-10 schools don't have to cheat at football to feel like legitimate institutions of higher learning.
As if ignoring the actions taken by the Pac-10, demanding further actions, and continuously whining all week were not childish enough, Oklahoma has taken it a step further by threatening to pull out of its game at Washington next year, after Washington has already fulfilled its obligation by making the nightmarish trek to rotten, stinking Oklahoma this year. You know what, Oklahoma? Go ahead and do it. To hell with your contractual obligations. Instead of playing Washington, why don't you just send all of your players to the car dealership to make a few extra dollars? Oh, right...because they don't have to show up to get paid. But it's the Pac-10 that cheats, not you, right? Of course.
What irritates me the most about the Sooner boo-hooing is the hypocracy. If it were the Pac-10 team that got screwed and the Big 12 team that benefitted, we wouldn't hear another word about it. We certainly wouldn't get an apology or admission of wrongdoing. No admission of wrongdoing or apology was made when Big 12 coaches decided to drop Cal in their rankings to get Texas into the Rose Bowl and screw the Pac-10 out of revenue. Unlike this officiating fiasco, which was unintentional, the Big 12 deliberately manipulated the rankings to get their team into a big money bowl game. What the Pac-10 officials did was a mistake. What the Big 12 did was cheating. The Pac-10 took responsibility. The Big 12 never will.
Even Bob Knight is calling out Sooner nation, stating publicly that Oklahoma got the benefit of an obvious and well documented officiating error against his team, but refused to acknowledge it. I guess it's only injustice if you are the one getting screwed.
This sort of behavior is why people from states like Texas, Kansas, and Missouri generally regard Oklahoma as a redneck wasteland full of backwater retards and hillbillies. Even people from Louisiana and Arkansas look down on people from Oklahoma. If the University of Oklahoma is any indication, the state has no class whatsoever.
Of course, one look at Oklahoma's schedule tells you what they are whining about. Other than Texas and Oregon, there isn't a decent team on their schedule. Oklahoma thought it might be able to coast into a title game this year if they could pull of an upset against Texas, who they get to play in Oklahoma. Tell you what, Oklahoma...you can count that Oregon game as a W if you agree to play against USC, Cal, and UCLA this year as well. In other words, we'll trade you one Big 12 win for three Pac-10 wins. Do we have a deal? Oh, wait...you don't honor your side of a bargain when things don't go your way. Okay, nevermind.
So much for any respect I ever had for Bob Stoops. I hope the Longhorns kick your ass again this year, Oklahoma, and show the whole country what everyone in Texas already knows...that Oklahoma is inferior. Hook 'em, Horns. Give Bob Stoops something to cry about.
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