Hi, newbie Sooner fan here who had to respond to this particular post. First though, I must say that one of the most annoying things I find on message boards is so called "academic smack" and I apologize that people on the OU boards went there.
However, my other issue is with misinformation posted on message boards about rival teams. And this particular post is exactly that.
Darrell Shepard (the player mentioned) was given the Trans Am by backers of the University of Houston..............and that's who he signed with. The NCAA investigated the Trans Am and put Houston on probation. Shepard was ruled ineligible for bowl play and he then transferred to Oklahoma where his older brother was a senior on the team. It's truly amazing how much stuff Texans make up about the OU program.
https://newsok.com/article/1967863/shepards-story-a-study-in-irony
And I also wanted to apologize for our fans who have gone the "inbred, bumkin" route on the board. Lord knows we get that from Texans all the time.
As for the game itself, as an OU fan I'm concerned about you all having really good balance on offense. It's going to be a "pick your poison" type of deal against you all. As for OU on offense, Bama may be able to shut down the run without having to sell out to it. Our backs are good but not Rodney Anderson caliber. The funny thing about it is, if Rodney Anderson had played all year OU would likely be undefeated................. but Tua would have won the Heisman. Rodney Anderson would have cut into Kyler's stats quite a bit. So if you guys want to blame anybody for costing Tua the Heisman.........blame Rodney. :biggrin2:
Take care and thanks for hosting us Sooners on your board.