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Sooners wide receiver Nick Basquine honors his mom in heartfelt Twitter post

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The son stepping into the footsteps of the dad. It’s such an easy sports story that it is nearly a cliche.

Certainly the story of Sterling Shepard and his late father Derrick Shepard is one such feel good narrative.

But it’s not always that way. And yet, it can be an equally inspiring story.

Such as the case of Nick Basquine.

Basquine is the son of former OU football player Anthony Stafford (on the same ’85 OU national championship team as Derrick Shepard). But, Nick doesn’t want his accomplishments on the football field to be framed by the legend of Stafford. Basquine doesn’t want Stafford mentioned every time he scores a touchdown for the Sooners this season. He does not have a relationship with his dad. He hasn’t since he was an infant.

The most important person in Basquine’s life is his mother, Mary.

Below is the Twitter post Basquine posted today. Read it. It’s an impressively eloquent and honest and mature message from a young man who honors his mom who raised him here in Norman, from Eisenhower Elementary to Norman North.

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Lack of leadership on Sooners defense is embarrassing

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At what point do we stop saying “Oh that’s just Big 12 offenses”, and start saying “Our defense just sucks!”

What occurred with the Sooner defense Saturday night in Lubbock was almost unimaginable.  The stats were mind boggling.  Over 850 yards of offense given up.  An astounding 59 points scored by Tech.  

And maybe the most damning of stats:  The Red Raiders converted 20 of 25 third down.

That was the OKLAHOMA SOONERS defense. The home of the SELMON BROTHERS and GEORGE CUMBY.  GRANVILLE LIGGINS, ROD SHOATE and JIMBO ELROD.  RICKY DIXON, TONY.CASILLIAS and THE BOZ.  TOMMIE HARRIS, DERRICK STRAIT and BRANDON EVERAGE.  TEDDY LEHMAN, GERELD MCCOY and ROY WILLIAMS.  ROCKY CALMUS, TORRANCE MARSHALL and TONY JEFFERSON.

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Sooners win 66-59 in the ugliest football game of my life — exhausting

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This was a terrible football game.

Hard to say that, considering I agree with Coach Bob Stoops that his running back Joe Mixon had a game “for the ages.”  (263 yards rushing and 114 yards receiving).

Hard to say that considering Baker Mayfield was 27 of 36 for 545 yards passing and seven touchdowns. That’s a school record.

Hard to say that considering Dede Westbrook elevated his stock to an eventual first round NFL draft pick with his 9 catch 202 yard game.

But the Sooners’ 66-59 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday night was an embarrassing nightmare for the Oklahoma defense. Tech’s QB completed 52 of 88 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns.

The Oklahoma defense’s initial inability to slow  Tech QB Patrick Mahomes became an inability to stop Mahomes (especially on third downs — Tech converted 20 of 25) as the game developed. By the mid-third quarter the Sooners defense was gassed. Their tackling ability was flag-football caliber. Fortunately, the Tech defense was worse.

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