Let me tell you something, OU is crapping their pants right now that they have to play NU right now. They just got past Baylor...IN NORMAN 
. They are worn out, their stud Tialback, who is an absolute stud when healthy, can't walk. I don't care what anyone says. He's going to take one good shot and be down again, even without a hit, it's his ankle that is hurt. ALl he has to do is step funny and hurt it, if they try to protect it, which mean heavy tape, he can't run.
Focusing on the road ahead
Sooners don’t have time to feel fortunate heading to Nebraska.
by Ryan McGhee
October 23, 2005
The Sooners will look to ride their momentum into Nebraska after an emotional win against Baylor.
OU needed two overtimes to beat the Bears. Now the Sooners have to focus on going into their toughest road environment of the year: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.
Senior fullback J.D. Runnels said the Sooners can use the emotions from their 37-30 double-overtime win over Baylor to their advantage.
“I think we can use our momentum and things we learn from this game and carry it to Lincoln,” Runnels said. “It’s just a matter of us going up there and playing and not making the mistakes we made.”
The win put the Sooners at 4-3. They are above .500 for the first time this season.
OU needs to win two of its final four games to become bowl eligible. Two of those games will come at home against 5-2 Texas A&M and 3-4 Oklahoma State.
“We have to keep going and pushing on,” Runnels said. “A big step for us is to get over .500. That’s a big thing. It can be like an avalanche. It can start small and turn into something huge.”
The way the Sooners won revealed a lot about the team, which features several young players, sophomore running back Jacob Gutierrez said.
A Gutierrez fumble led to the tying touchdown by Baylor.However, the Sooners regrouped and held on for the win.
Gutierrez was one of the heroes, running for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.
“It was huge for us,” Gutierrez said. “We’re a younger team this year. To end the way we did says we have a lot of character. It wasn’t a pretty win, but it was a win nonetheless.”
The ugly win could have been an ugly loss, Runnels said.
“When we look at it, we should have lost the game,” Runnels said. “I give the credit to Baylor. Those guys played their hearts out. They played the game to the final minute and wanted to win. We were fortunate to pull it out.”
The Sooners led Baylor 24-13 at halftime. However, they could only manage a field goal in the second half. Two Shawn Bell touchdown passes got the Bears back in the game.
It was the first overtime game played on Owen Field. Runnels said it was a game he won’t soon forget.
“It was the first overtime game I’ve ever been involved it,” Runnels said. “For me, that was kind of crazy. It seemed like everything was going 100 miles per hour. Now that I look back on it, it was really fun. It very easily could have been the opposite.”
The win did a lot for OU’s season. It also gave the Sooners their first winning streak of the season. They’ve now won two in a row.
Two more and they’re in a bowl. Four more and if they have luck on their side, they could be in the Big 12 title game. No one’s looking that far ahead right now.
The Sooners are focusing on winning in Lincoln, a place they haven’t won since 1987 in then-coach Barry Switzer’s last trip there.
Even if it’s an ugly win, it would be a win the Sooners will take.
“They’re all important now,” Runnels said. “This late in the season, they all have the same stature.”
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. They are worn out, their stud Tialback, who is an absolute stud when healthy, can't walk. I don't care what anyone says. He's going to take one good shot and be down again, even without a hit, it's his ankle that is hurt. ALl he has to do is step funny and hurt it, if they try to protect it, which mean heavy tape, he can't run.Focusing on the road ahead
Sooners don’t have time to feel fortunate heading to Nebraska.
by Ryan McGhee
October 23, 2005
The Sooners will look to ride their momentum into Nebraska after an emotional win against Baylor.
OU needed two overtimes to beat the Bears. Now the Sooners have to focus on going into their toughest road environment of the year: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.
Senior fullback J.D. Runnels said the Sooners can use the emotions from their 37-30 double-overtime win over Baylor to their advantage.
“I think we can use our momentum and things we learn from this game and carry it to Lincoln,” Runnels said. “It’s just a matter of us going up there and playing and not making the mistakes we made.”
The win put the Sooners at 4-3. They are above .500 for the first time this season.
OU needs to win two of its final four games to become bowl eligible. Two of those games will come at home against 5-2 Texas A&M and 3-4 Oklahoma State.
“We have to keep going and pushing on,” Runnels said. “A big step for us is to get over .500. That’s a big thing. It can be like an avalanche. It can start small and turn into something huge.”
The way the Sooners won revealed a lot about the team, which features several young players, sophomore running back Jacob Gutierrez said.
A Gutierrez fumble led to the tying touchdown by Baylor.However, the Sooners regrouped and held on for the win.
Gutierrez was one of the heroes, running for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.
“It was huge for us,” Gutierrez said. “We’re a younger team this year. To end the way we did says we have a lot of character. It wasn’t a pretty win, but it was a win nonetheless.”
The ugly win could have been an ugly loss, Runnels said.
“When we look at it, we should have lost the game,” Runnels said. “I give the credit to Baylor. Those guys played their hearts out. They played the game to the final minute and wanted to win. We were fortunate to pull it out.”
The Sooners led Baylor 24-13 at halftime. However, they could only manage a field goal in the second half. Two Shawn Bell touchdown passes got the Bears back in the game.
It was the first overtime game played on Owen Field. Runnels said it was a game he won’t soon forget.
“It was the first overtime game I’ve ever been involved it,” Runnels said. “For me, that was kind of crazy. It seemed like everything was going 100 miles per hour. Now that I look back on it, it was really fun. It very easily could have been the opposite.”
The win did a lot for OU’s season. It also gave the Sooners their first winning streak of the season. They’ve now won two in a row.
Two more and they’re in a bowl. Four more and if they have luck on their side, they could be in the Big 12 title game. No one’s looking that far ahead right now.
The Sooners are focusing on winning in Lincoln, a place they haven’t won since 1987 in then-coach Barry Switzer’s last trip there.
Even if it’s an ugly win, it would be a win the Sooners will take.
“They’re all important now,” Runnels said. “This late in the season, they all have the same stature.”
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