It’s Big 12 Champs OU versus SEC Champs Alabama

Kyler Murray may win the Heisman No. 4 Oklahoma should have no problem with motivation in the upcoming College Football Playoff game with No. 1 Alabama. Oklahoma (12-1, 9-1 in the Big 12) decisively won the Big 12 Championship Saturday 39-27 over Texas – avenging a three-point loss earlier in the season to the Longhorns….

Dan Keating left his mark on America, Oklahoma, Tulsa

I first met Dan Keating in 2004 when he was instrumental in raising funds for the first Senate campaign for former Sen. Tom Coburn. We met but we didn’t speak a lot. Not too much later, Dan asked me to join him for lunch. I didn’t know what to expect. I thought he might be…

No. 5 OU’s path to championships begins vs. No. 9 Texas

No. 5 Oklahoma must win three straight games against Top 10 opponents to win a national title. The potential three-game gauntlet begins at 11 a.m. Saturday as the Sooners try to defend their Big 12 title in a rematch with No. 9 Texas in AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys) in the Big 12…

“When I am weary and cannot sleep.I count my blessings instead of sheep.And soon I fall asleep… Counting my blessings. When my bankroll is getting small.I think of when I had none at all.And I fall asleep, counting my blessings.” – Sung by the late Bing Crosby in White Christmas. You get in trouble when…

No. 6 OU plays No. 12 UWV Friday in a Big 12 showdown

NORMAN – All the hopes for a Big 12 Championship and a shot at the national crown will be on the line Friday night when No. 6 Oklahoma play against No. 12 West Virginia in Morgantown. After beating lowly Kansas 55-40 Saturday in Norman, OU (10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12) sits alone atop…

Pugnacious pug puppies are populating our ‘kennel’

For 15 years, my wife and I and our kids enjoyed our wonderful Boston terrier Maggie. Maggie passed earlier this year and with all of our kids grown, we kind of enjoyed a dog-free period for a while. Don’t get me wrong. We both love dogs. But when dogs get older, it’s hard to go…

Razor-thin Bedlam win sets up Oklahoma for a title run

No. 6 Oklahoma needs to win the next three games and have one of the five teams ahead of them in the polls lose to make the College Football Playoff. The Sooners dodged a bullet last Saturday with a razor-thin Bedlam victory (48-47) over Oklahoma State in Norman. The Cowboys marched up and down the…

Newspaper consolidation should concern Oklahomans

The newspaper industry is changing in several ways and it is a cause for concern. One of the biggest changes is the sale of family owned papers by gigantic chain operations. This happened in Tulsa a few years ago when the Lorton Family sold the Tulsa World to Berkshire Hathaway, a huge company controlled by…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

Environmental extremism is a reason to vote Republican

Why are some people so passionate about “global warming?” The answer for some is higher taxes for Americans. That’s right. It’s not about saving the planet or leaving an environmental legacy to the next generation. It’s about money and power. In the October 17 issue of Environmental Magazine, writer Sarah Mosco unwittingly reveals the true…