The first REAL Coaches' Poll was released today, and OU jumps up two spots, while Texas falls three! Ditto the AP poll, in which we tie for 5th place with Wisconsin. We're one slot ahead of Texas! A convincing victory against Miami could bump us to #3 or #4...then the Red River Shootout on October 6th...
Not astonishingly, Michigan has fallen from the Top 25 rankings. LONG road ahead for them, but wouldn't it be an amazing story if they were to go unbeaten the rest of the way and somehow compete for the national title?
Meanwhile, I'll be keeping my 8-year streak of seeing a live OU game going, when Heidi and I go watch the Sooners thump the Buffs on September 29th. This will be my 3rd straight OU-CU game to see in Boulder. One of the few benefits of living here.
Weird side note: it will actually be my FOURTH OU game here in Colorado. My ex-wife and I went to see the Sooners destroy Air Force 44-3 in 2001. That game showed me how many OU fans there are around here, when Air Force's already-diminutive stadium was half-full of crimson-and-cream-clad Sooner fans. It was almost like a home game. I'll say this...the Falcons' pre-game ceremony, in which a cadet falconer actually directs a beautiful trained falcon over the fans in their seats is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. He stands at midfield with the falcon on his gloved arm, releases it and directs it around the stadium four or five times, then calls it back to him. A wonderful spectacle and a joy to watch.
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