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My New Orleans Cab Driver

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(April 9, 2016) It was a little past 6 a.m. this morning and I was on the way to the New Orleans airport. Leaving that city on a Saturday morning when a whole weekend could be played there might not make much sense. But, I had a game to go to back home. That’s what I told the cab driver, L.C., from the back seat of his Suburban as we pulled onto I-10 from the French Quarter.

One of your kids’ games? He asked. Nope, I said. College game. Spring game. I’m a big fan, I said.

L.C. told me that his father was too. His dad was the biggest college football fan ever, he said. When he died, he left L.C. the house and to take care of his mom. Then Hurricane Katrina hit. And it was left in ruin. The family had to move to Houston for months. His brother and family went to Birmingham, Alabama. L.C. returned to Louisiana, but his brother stayed in Alabama; said the kids were doing well in school there.

I told L.C. I used to call my dad after every game. And talk. We were passing by Metairie Cemetery when I said that. L.C. said, me too…man I miss him.

He loved his college team, L.C. said. And you know, it wasn’t LSU or any team around New Orleans. It was “Oklahoma,” L.C. said.

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It looks good, but Sooner fans need to be wary of these wounded Longhorns

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Let’s not start the celebration just yet.

There is no doubt there is trouble down in Austinville. The natives there are ready to run second-year coach Charlie Strong out of town. Frankly, his Longhorn team has looked pretty pitiful this year, coming into Saturday’s Red River Shoot Out, Rivalry or Showdown (whatever advertisers want to call it this year) with a 1-4 record (0-2 in the conference); and, more significantly, looking more like Gooberville high school team than the mighty Texas.

Meanwhile, Sooners fans will throw out any reservations they have held about their own team this week — because showing signs of weakness is not what you do this week — and, besides, No. 9 Oklahoma has proven with wins on the road against Tennessee and at home against West Virginia, that a win against Texas isn’t a question of whether it will happen, but rather by how much.

Boomer Sooner baby. Oklahoma should roll.

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How this oddball season will play out for the Sooners

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The feeling in Norman is mixed. There are some with low expectations, coupled with a despair that the Sooners program has fallen into an abyss of mediocrity. There are others fixed on the QB battle, anxious that the wrong selection might cost Oklahoma a Big 12 Championship. And still, there are more who have thrown caution to the wind and exude the air of confidence or optimism that only September will bring each year.

So, how will the Sooners fare this year? How does the schedule play out? Following is my crystal ball, which is, admittedly, about as clear as the Washita River following a storm.

Sept. 5 – Akron at home. Let’s just skip the discussion on this. The Sooners will be 1-0 by 9 pm that night. Highlight of the game will be Cody Thomas’ start, although he throws 3 interceptions in the second half and Trevor Knight cleans up in the fourth quarter.

Sept. 12 – at Tennessee. Here is where the season gets interesting.

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