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Questions loom over Sooners’ chances for championship, Cougars scare me

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Man. I thought we had that last year. Twice.

I let myself believe that it was going to happen. That we were going to finally win Bob’s second National Championship after reaching the College Football Playoff. All the way up through halftime of the Orange Bowl.

I thought we had it. And it just slowly slipped away.

And then three months later, the Sooner basketball team reaches the Final Four. And we were playing a team we torched earlier in the year. Surely this was it. The first National Title for the Men’s basketball team. And then, well you know what happened.

Don’t get me wrong. Oklahoma athletics are second to none as a program. This past spring the softball team, men’s gymnastics and women’s gymnastics all won National Titles. And all those teams have multiple National Titles in the past three years.

Heck even men’s tennis won an indoor title a few years back.

All is right with OU athletics. But in a way that makes it a little more painful that the football team just can’t quite get it done.

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A dead dog is a better mascot than a horse with hands …. (and other stuff)

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Dear Soonerguys,

Why do the Sooner mascots Boomer and Sooner have hands? This has bugged me for a long time. Horses with hands are creepy. They’re horses. You could ask a kindergartner and I think they would be pretty sure horses don’t have hands. Don’t horses have hooves? Horseshoes wouldn’t fit properly on a horse with hands. And horses with hands are creepy.

I don’t think horses make very good mascots to begin with. Horses are intimidating. Horses have large teeth.

They remind me of a relative I had as a kid. She was the kind of relative that pinches your cheeks and buys you gifts from garage sales. She had penciled on eyebrows that made her look like she was always surprised to see you and a deep raspy voice because she was a chain smoker.

I don’t think this a very good message to send to our young Sooner fans out there, do you?

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Ty Darlington’s next chapter — where he wants to be (without football)

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Former Sooner Center Ty Darlington has written a poignant account of his next step in life.

An excerpt:

“For me, the start to this August Monday is not so much unlike the many August Mondays past. An early morning workout, followed by some time in the training room. And then it’s time to suit up and go to work. Except every time I’ve used that phrase before, I’ve referred to donning a helmet and shoulder pads and going to practice.

“But this time is the first time I’ve meant it quite literally. I’ve traded in my jersey for a button down and my practice pants for khakis. But don’t misplace your pity or disappointment; I am exactly where I’m supposed to be, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s the first day of the rest of my life.”

You can read his full article on his website Front and Center.

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