On #5 Oklahoma's blowout win over #2 Texas Tech on 11-22-08, excerpt from an ESPN article by Pat Forde...
..."I think we [Oklahoma] sent a message to whoever was watching," Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said. "Whether it's the computers, an alien, whatever it is. At the end of the game I think we sent a message. We're for real."
When it was over, the Sooners took a victory lap around the stadium, rejoicing with the record crowd of 85,646. Stoops applauded to the fans in the end zone, even giving them a we're-not-worthy bow as they chanted his name.
During the week he'd challenged the entitled fans to cheer like the game depended on it. This was a prove-it game for them as well as the players, and they came through so loudly that Stoops awarded them a game ball.
"I've always envisioned a loud and raucous crowd to influence the outcome of a game," Stoops said. "And they sure did."
There was one other noise audible on the plains Saturday night -- audible all the way south of the Red River, deep into the heart of Texas. The Longhorns are hearing hoofbeats behind them from the onrushing Sooner Schooner.
Don't look back, Texas. Oklahoma is gaining on you.
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