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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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Let’s face the reality: We need better players and coaching for OU to come back

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The Sooners are who they are. About a top 15 to 20 team who will compete in a weak Big 12 and might even win it with some luck.

That’s the ceiling right now. They don’t belong on the same field with the Ohio States and Alabamas of the world. That much was evident when a very young and inexperienced Buckeye team took OU to the woodshed a few Saturdays ago.

Oh some people will tell you that the Sooners just made too many mistakes and they aren’t that far off blah, blah, blah. Nope. Not gonna fall for it. Ohio St. dominated and it wasn’t close. They had by far the better team that night.

Remember when OU was unbeatable on Owen Field? Those were the days. They are who they are for now. And it’s about players and coaching. We need better players and arguably better coaching.

The better players are on the way if the 2017 recruiting class stays intact. But it will need to be followed up with great classes in 2018 and 2019 to get back to the early 2000s dominance all Sooner fans hope for.

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OU vs Ohio State: It’s football time in Oklahoma

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Video

Kickoff: 6:30 pm CT
TV: Fox
Vegas Pick: Ohio State by 1

College football at its best. Two premiere programs unafraid to schedule each other in non-conference play. Expect an attendance record at Owen Field.

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