2011 College Football Fund Raiser

[orangeokie]

Each year about this time I send a donation to Jaap and encourage everyone who enjoys the value and enjoyment of this forum to click on the PayPal "Donate" button at the top of the page and give what you can. Jaap has nothing to do with this annual fund raiser, but he is so deserving to get back from us a little bit of funding to help keep it up and running. There is a wealth of knowledge on this board. Chip in if you can and let's get ready for an exciting U.S. College football season. Once again my Oklahoma State Cowboys are ranked in the Top 10 of both mainsteam football polls, the Coach's Poll (8th) and the AP Poll (9th). We return our entire offensive line, our quarterback Brandon Weedon, and the Biletnikoff Award winner and All American wide receiver Juston Blackmon. Lets hear about your team!

 

Justin Blackmon won last year's Biletnikoff Award, and he's on the watch list for this year's honor. (AP Photo)

 

AP Top 25

 

1 Oklahoma

2 Alabama

3 Oregon (4)

4 LSU

5 Boise State

6 Florida State

7 Stanford

8 Texas A&M

9 Oklahoma State

10 Nebraska

11 Wisconsin

12 South Carolina

13 Virginia Tech

14 TCU

15 Arkansas

16 Notre Dame

17 Michigan State

18 Ohio State

19 Georgia

20 Mississippi State

21 Missouri

22 Florida

23 Auburn

24 West Virginia

25 USC

Others receiving votes: Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, Brigham Young 15, North Carolina State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, NORIL 4, Hawaii 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, Northwestern 1, Washington 1

 

USA Today Poll

 

1 Oklahoma

2 Alabama

3 Oregon

4 LSU

5 Florida State

6 Stanford

7 Boise State

8 Oklahoma State

9 Texas A&M

10 Wisconsin

11 Nebraska

12 South Carolina

13 Virginia Tech

14 Arkansas

15 TCU

16 Ohio State

17 Michigan State

18 Notre Dame

19 Auburn

20 Mississippi State

21 Missouri

22 Georgia

23 Florida

24 Texas

25 Penn State

Others receiving votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1,

 

Goach Gundy and the oSu Cowboys

[orangeokie]

So how are we doing with our V11 Forum Fundraiser? Post up if you are a financial support.

 

Be sure to tune in on Thursday night on ESPN to watch my #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys take on the Arizona Wildcats.

 

 

 

SEPT 6, 2011

 

1. Oklahoma (43) 1-0

 

2. Alabama (9) 1-0

 

3. LSU (7) 1-0

 

4. Florida State 1-0

 

5. Boise State 1-0

 

6. Stanford 1-0

 

7. Oklahoma State 1-0

 

8. Texas A&M 1-0

 

9. Wisconsin 1-0

 

10. Nebraska 1-0

 

11. Virginia Tech 1-0

 

12. South Carolina 1-0

 

13. Arkansas 1-0

 

14. Oregon 0-1

 

15. Ohio State 1-0

 

16. Michigan State 1-0

 

17. Mississippi State 1-0

 

18. Florida 1-0

 

19. Missouri 1-0

 

20. Penn State 1-0

 

21. Texas 1-0

 

22. Auburn 1-0

 

23. Arizona State 1-0

 

24. West Virginia 1-0

 

25. TCU 0-1

[Tom M]

Thanks for the annual reminder again Okie and thanks to Jaap again too. My donation is on it's way.

[orangeokie]

Thanks for the annual reminder again Okie and thanks to Jaap again too. My donation is on it's way.

 

 

 

Tom, Hopefully we can get quite a few more to pitch in and post up.

 

 

 

 

 

Sept. 11, 2011

 

 

1. Oklahoma (44) 1-0

2. Alabama (8) 2-0

3. LSU (7) 2-0

4. Boise State 1-0

5. Florida State 2-0

6. Stanford 2-0

7. Oklahoma State 2-0

8. Wisconsin 2-0

9. Texas A&M 1-0

10. Nebraska 2-0

11. South Carolina 2-0

12. Virginia Tech 2-0

13. Arkansas 2-0

14. Oregon 1-1

15. Michigan State 2-0

16. Ohio State 2-0

17. Florida 2-0

18. Arizona State 2-0

19. Auburn 2-0

20. West Virginia 2-0

21. Texas 2-0

22. South Florida 2-0

23. TCU 1-1

24. Baylor 1-0

25. Mississippi State 1-1

 

Dropped out

No. 19 Missouri (1-1, lost to then-No. 23 Arizona State 37-30 OT), No. 20 Penn State (1-1, lost to No. 2 Alabama 27-11).

 

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Others receiving votes

Michigan 97; Central Florida 49; Houston 43; Northwestern 31; Penn State 29; North Carolina 23;

Missouri 21; Tennessee 21; Georgia Tech 9; Maryland 9; Clemson 8; Washington 7; California 6; San Diego State 3; Georgia 2; Iowa State 2; Brigham Young 1.

[orangeokie]

Cowboys are now 3-0 after our thunderstorm-delayed win over Tulsa. Kickoff didn't go 'til 1:15 am eastern time due to lightening. Lord knows Oklahoma needed the rain, but I fell asleep waiting for the game to start. Cowboys move up in the polls to #6!

 

 

 

Cowboys Defeat Tulsa, 59-33

OSU forces six Hurricane turnovers in late, late contest.

 

 

 

Joseph Randle rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns against Tulsa.

 

Sept. 18, 2011

 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Brandon Weeden threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns, Joseph Randle ran for 128 yards and three more scores and No. 8 Oklahoma State waited out a three-hour rain delay before beating Tulsa 59-33 Sunday in a game that didn't start until after midnight.

 

A change in location, an extended weather delay and a much later than usual start did nothing to change the results for the Cowboys (3-0) in a rematch of a 65-28 win against Tulsa (1-2) last year in Stillwater.

 

About the only thing missing was a 100-yard receiving game from Justin Blackmon. The Biletnikoff Award winner's NCAA record run of 14 straight games in triple digits was halted. He had a 4-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter but had only 57 yards when the game ended at 3:35 a.m.

 

The NCAA doesn't keep records showing where the game ranks among the latest to start or finish.

 

The Cowboys built up a 45-6 lead less than 6 minutes into the second half, then seemed to sleepwalk at times as the Golden Hurricane (1-2) - with starting quarterback G.J. Kinne injured in the first quarter - rolled up 365 yards rushing.

 

And who could blame them?

 

Coach Mike Gundy said he's usually asleep by 10 p.m., and this game never had a chance of getting over by then.

 

The teams were prepared to play a little later than usual, with kickoff originally scheduled for 9:10 p.m. Tulsa's band already had played the national anthem and kickoff was only a few minutes away when fans were encouraged to seek shelter on the concourses, at the Reynolds Center basketball arena or in their vehicles because of the approaching storm.

 

Increasingly heavy rain moved over the stadium soon after, and only one man remained in his seat as the stadium got soaked in what ended up being a 3-hour delay.

 

Tulsa offensive tackle Stetson Burnett's long brown hair flopped around as he jumped up and down to try and rile up the fans when the players jogged back onto the field for pregame warm-ups a few minutes before midnight. Before the coin flip, referee Randy Smith asked the team captains: "Are you guys ready to finally play some football?"

 

The kickoff didn't come until 12:16 a.m. - after one last delay when whistles sounded just as Kevin Fitzpatrick approached the ball and officials reset the play clock to 25 seconds.

 

After all that, Oklahoma State didn't make the thousands of fans who stuck around wait long to see some excitement.

 

Shawn Jackson intercepted a tipped pass by Weeden to set up Fitzpatrick's 25-yard field goal for an early 3-0 Tulsa lead, but Justin Gilbert ran the ensuing kickoff back 96 yards to put the Cowboys ahead to stay.

 

Weeden hooked up with Hubert Anyiam for a 36-yard score on a flea flicker on Oklahoma State's next drive, and Randle took over from there with Blackmon bracketed by defenders.

 

Randle had scoring runs of 1, 5 and 11 yards in his third straight 100-yard rushing outing and backfield mate Jeremy Smith added a score from 6 yards out to make it 45-6 in the third quarter. Oklahoma State won its fifth straight in the series, but for only the third time in its last eight visits to Tulsa.

 

Tulsa lost Kinne to an apparent knee injury on the play after Anyiam's flea flicker touchdown, and redshirt freshman Kalen Henderson struggled to settle in while replacing him. He had trouble handling snaps and threw two interceptions before he got the Golden Hurricane offense going in the second half.

 

Henderson hooked up with Bryan Burnham for a 43-yard touchdown as Tulsa scored twice within 8 seconds midway through the third quarter. Ja'Terian Douglas zoomed down the right sideline for an 80-yard TD run, then Kwame Sexton recovered an Fitzpatrick's pop-up that ended up as an effective onside kick.

 

By then, though, the Golden Hurricane were still down 45-19 and it was little more than a reward for the few home fans that were still in the stands.

 

Henderson wound up with 104 yards on 6-for-20 passing with two TD passes to Burnham. Douglas had 173 yards rushing, including another long touchdown run from 42 yards out, and 159 yards rushing with two lost fumbles.

 

Beyond cancellation, there weren't many options except to wait out the rain and play into the wee hours of the morning.

 

The teams don't share a weekend off this season, leaving limited options to postpone the game. And both teams face ranked opponents next Saturday. Oklahoma State opens Big 12 conference play at No. 9 Texas A&M while Tulsa is at No. 4 Boise State.

[orangeokie]

Cowboys chalk up another win at Texas A&M.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-goa46d2I

 

 

 

 

 

AP Poll Moves Cowboys up two spots to #5

 

Record Pts Pv

1. LSU (42) 4-0

2. Oklahoma (12) 3-0

3. Alabama (5) 4-0

4. Boise St. (1) 3-0

5. Oklahoma St. 4-0

6. Stanford 3-0

7. Wisconsin 4-0

8. Nebraska 4-0

9. Oregon 3-1

10. South Carolina 4-0

11. Virginia Tech 4-0

12. Florida 4-0

13. Clemson 4-0

14. Texas A&M 2-1

15. Baylor 3-0

16. South Florida 4-0

17. Texas 3-0

18. Arkansas 3-1

19. Michigan 4-0

20. TCU 3-1

21. Georgia Tech 4-0

22. West Virginia 3-1

23. Florida St. 2-2

24. Illinois 4-0

25. Arizona St. 3-1

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 51, Houston 38, Auburn 25, Iowa St. 21, Ohio St. 15, Kansas St. 14, Utah 12, Penn St. 9, Georgia 8, Washington 4, Notre Dame 3, Tennessee 3, Navy 2, Southern Cal 2, Mississippi St. 1, Missouri 1

[orangeokie]

Do we know for sure that LSU is better than Alabama? Yes

Do we know for sure that LSU is better than OK State? No

That is all!

[gstallons]

Well, Okie give us your Bowl teams & winners !