Robin lead the prognosticators this week, going 3-2 and picking the BYU upset over Texas and the Washington State road win over USC. But, Roger maintains his lead at 8 points, boosted by his perfect score in Week One.
The win last Saturday over Louisiana-Monroe was a really good start to what may be a resurgence in Oklahoma football.
I know it sounds funny that a program who won a share of the Big XII Championship last year needs a resurgence, but it does. With a program like Oklahoma you are expected to compete for a National Title almost every year. Not just a league title. League titles should almost be a given.
But since the 2008 National Title game OU has not been a factor in the National Title discussion, at least not deep into the year. They fell into complacency in many areas. Stoops recognized this and cleaned house. Several coaches lost their jobs to make way for new blood to hopefully bring back a hungry and aggressive program that wants more than just a share of a league title.
I think we may have seen the beginnings of that knew attitude last Saturday.
Student leaders of the Pride of Oklahoma marching band were called into OU President David Boren’s office to discuss changes being made by newly-hired director Justin Stolarik, the Oklahoma Daily student newspaper reported Wednesday.
The newspaper reported that more than 100 Pride members confronted Stolarik about changes in the band’s football game routine, including changes to a traditional pre-game entrance, that had some football fans puzzled and complaining at Saturday night’s game against Louisiana-Monroe.
Musicians in the Pride told the Oklahoma Daily that Boren told them their frustrations with changes were not matched by their fans, even though Stolarik’s changes have been a hot topic on football message boards and on the Facebook page of Pride alumni.