Big basketball night for me as No. 9 Oklahoma hits the Big 12 road to take on TCU in Fort Worth. This is a conference road game I think the Sooners could perhaps steal if they play the right way and hit the open looks.
I was in Norman last Saturady for both the women and the mens’ games in the span of six hours. It has taken me three days to recoup, but it was worth it. I sat on the floor for the womens’ game as they beat Cincy in a close game. Very nice crowd considering the students were still on break.
Then I had to leave the building and return after having an early dinner at the best Mexiacn restaurant in the state of Oklahoma as far as I’m concerned. That restaurant being…Tarahumara’s Mexican Cafe on Porter Blvd.
I had great seats for the mens’ game as well. Just being two rows off the floor. I wore my fake ESPN media black pullover and made several disparaging comments about Pat McAfee as several security people were giving me a discerning look as I came out of the elevator into the main tunnel from which the players from both teams enter the floor.
You wanna know in a nutshell what’s wrong with America beyond Donald Trump and his rabble…how about the fact ESPN paying Pat McAfee 85 million to do what he does ranks somewhere in my top five.
Nero is fiddling my friends. Nero is fiddling.
Anyway…the OU-Iowa St. game was a street brawl from wire to wire in what was an official sellout. The crowd was magnificent. Being that I was an inaugural member of Billy Tubbs Baseline Bunch back in the 80’s…I was extremely proud of the crowd.
This is what the guys need in the rugged Big 12 moving forward. They need that Sixth Man with them on every possession. The league is that tough. Maybe even tougher than the SEC is in football currently.
OU just made winning plays the last four minutes of the game. Different guys just made plays. Every one of them.
OU won 71-63 and is now back at No. 9 in the polls. But that means nothing in this league as it appears the only easy nights in the league might be when you’re playing either O State of UCF. But even those games will be tough. It’s a tough, tough league.
I hung around after the game near the floor and oberved Sam Godwin and family. What a great group which made me proud to be a Sooner hoops fan. All the kids on this team have great family support.
Let’s go, boys. Let’s see if we can steal one tonight in Fort Worth.
This is what I’d like to see Joe C have the Sooner Game Day crew start doing right after the anthem. It would be awesome. I almost sat down next to Joe C on Saturday, but I didn’t want to push it too far on the opening conference game of the season.
MJ