OU week: Remembering The Sooner Fall Guy
And how he was “Bomared” by the culture of cheating that embodies OU. Pretty interesting article here from SI.
Despite the harshness of the penalty, “I didn’t go out and rat anybody out or talk or anything like that, I just kind of moved on with my life.”
That statement — “I didn’t go out and rat anybody out” — strongly implies that one or more of his teammates went unpunished. Asked to elaborate, he responded with a polite no-comment. “I’m not gonna get into that one. I’m happy now, and it’s going good.”
Winning isn’t everything it’s the only thing.
I’ll say it again. So we are to believe that a backup Olineman, a walk-on, and Rhett Bomar received what amounts to pay for play (no work), and super stars like Adrian Peterson, Rufus Alexander, and others got nada? Right. I think I’ll slit my wrists with Occam’s Razor.
For more gleeful Oklahoma banter check this out.
October 10, 2008 at 7:09 am
Given the choice between Occam’s Razor and Hanlon’s razor, I imagine that the duller would be chosen.
October 10, 2008 at 7:25 am
Rhett just needs a big hug.
October 10, 2008 at 7:38 am
We’ll pay in recruiting for OU’s sad little slap on the wrist from the NCAA. And we’ll see more of the same mindset on Saturday with late hits and unrestrained holding. It makes me see red.
October 10, 2008 at 7:54 am
Bomar had other off-the-field issues, such as being a major douche. Stoops made absolutely the right choice.
October 10, 2008 at 8:07 am
So being a major douche is the magic bullet?
I must admit, it was fun beating two professional football teams in 2005.
October 10, 2008 at 8:11 am
Trips,
We beat 3 professional teams in 05. tOSU, OU and USC.
October 10, 2008 at 8:13 am
For example, MIP at Hornets games and giving security the “don’t you know who I am?” line. Shit like that.
That works on Sixth and Red River. Doesn’t fly up there.
October 10, 2008 at 8:16 am
So Dusty Dvorcek wasn’t at a Hornets game when he caved in a guy’s head with a baseball bat? Good to know.
October 10, 2008 at 8:20 am
No, he was at a bar on Main Street in Norman and he was only committing a crime, not an NCAA violation. I figure UT fans already know that distinction.
October 10, 2008 at 8:25 am
Why would we know the distinction if everyone’s innocent at sixth and red river? You’re all over the map, pardna.
October 10, 2008 at 8:25 am
Most crimes wouldn’t be a violation at OU.
October 10, 2008 at 8:27 am
Good to see the NCAA has started enforcing their no minors with alcohol rule. About time they started.
October 10, 2008 at 8:28 am
Right, a gun in your lap and a blount in your shirt pocket at 3 a.m. isn’t a crime as long as you’re just holding it (them) for a friend.
October 10, 2008 at 8:30 am
Can’t believe you’re actually arguing whether or not Bomar’s a douche.
I could regale you with the time I serendipitously found myself bowling next to them at Westgate Lanes on a Sunday afternoon and let them know they got stuck next to the only Sooner in the house. Jerry Bomar’s all class, which is no doubt where his son gets it.
October 10, 2008 at 8:33 am
Oh I think he’s a douche, but that’s beside the point. The point of the article is now in italics above. It ain’t complicated.
October 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
OKLAHOMA: A SORDID STORY
How Barry Switzer’s Terrorized Their Campus
October 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
Lee Majors played for the Sooners?
October 10, 2008 at 9:21 am
I don’t think anyone’s disputing Bomar’s doucheness. Just the idea that Coach Douche finds doucheness offensive.
October 10, 2008 at 9:36 am
“That works on Sixth and Red River. Doesn’t fly up there.”
The fact that on some level you actually believe that only makes it funnier.
If the OU thing doesn’t work out for you, I think you would fit in well with the gang in College Station.
October 10, 2008 at 9:38 am
Isn’t it a little odd that on the screen to the right as I type this there’s a huge ad offering OU ringtones for sale, complete with action shots and a too large paperclip? What up?
October 10, 2008 at 9:45 am
Google ads.
The page title has OU and Sooner in it.
You’re right about the myopia in the previous post. That’s exactly how it works in Norman.
October 10, 2008 at 9:56 am
Well, I’m not the kind to kiss and tell,
But I cleaned cars at Big Red.
I’ve never clocked any hours less than nine, so fine.
‘Cause I’m the unknown douchebag that makes the golf prick look so fine.
October 10, 2008 at 10:40 am
If the OU thing doesn’t work out for you, I think you would fit in well with the gang in College Station.
Actually, I know exactly how it works. It seems to work fine in my South Austin neighborhood, too.
October 10, 2008 at 12:27 pm
UT fans complaining about immorality and impropriety at OU?
“Mr. Kettle? I have Mr. Pot calling for a Mr. Black on your line. I assumed he meant you.”
October 10, 2008 at 12:35 pm
October 10, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Heupel - you have to be fucking kidding me. Even you cannot be that obtuse.
October 10, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Sure he can.
October 10, 2008 at 1:12 pm
They know about as much re: analogies as they do about dental care. Christ, their posts make my head hurt.
October 10, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Nate’s a damned fine contributor here and I hardly expect objectivity from him or any of us 23 hours from game time. We’ll debate the (nearly negligable) merits of his post in a week or two with cooler heads.
And oh yeah, fuck you and the rest of your brood NH. :O)
October 11, 2008 at 3:45 am
Google should be serving up ads for hemmorhoid ointment, doublewide foreclosure assistance, online beauty school classes, gayvisors.com, and the trauma recovery hotline.
The site is leaving some money on the table it really wants to cater to the audience. (Except Nate of course, he’s a closet Longhorn fan. Today might be a good day to come out?)
October 11, 2008 at 3:53 am
Vasherized. I like the way you think.