College Football Live's 50 State Tour rolls on to Oklahoma.
"… College football live continues its fifty state tour to date we talk about Oklahoma Kevin Gotti would Jesse Palmer and what comes to mind -- when you hear about the sooner state -- got to be boomer sooner and really the tradition that is Oklahoma sooner football I think it's one of the most prestigious programs in the history of college football when you look at seven national titles. 42 conference championships. Five different Heisman Trophy winners the numbers are remarkable but it's the most successful program in the modern day -- since World War II. Great players great coaches great teams but -- the special tradition of Oklahoma sooner football that stands out and I think about football outside the state here comes the questions gave large and Sam Bradford Thurman Thomas -- Selma Billy sims Barry Sanders -- naming a few -- the best player from the state I think it's Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders and even -- we backed up Thurman Thomas his first two years in 1988 he ran wild all liberal college football landscape on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy. Ran for 2620. Yards 37 touchdowns -- are both still records today. Average seven point six yards a carry had four games we ran for over 300 yards in that game it's remarkable one of the greatest single seasons we've ever seen a running back have. In college football history lot of great games to choose from but to me it's totally obvious to -- comparison -- stands -- that's coaching your mind I think bought it would say Barry switzer but I'm gonna go bud Wilkinson is the guy the coach at Oklahoma between 1947 and 1963. During that span won three national titles. But 113. Consecutive conference championships in fact had a conference win streak that last or twelve years it's remarkable he won 47 games in a row which is a record that still stands today. And he coast Oklahoma's first Heisman Trophy winner so to me but Wilkinson all you could argue yell leaders what's best team in your mind. 1974. Oklahoma sooners a Barry switzer here's a team that was just dominate you can't say it any other way to finish a season eleven -- no no one was even close to one team came within fourteen points that said. It'll Americans on this team that vaunted wishbone -- running attack to Barry switzer was unstoppable. They average 74 rushing attempts a game it's remarkable still a record today. The 74 -- we have a lot …" at 0:00
"… the century part 217. -- sooner state did not disappoint even think Jesse Palmer track activity got -- next week we're going to talk about college football live Alabama. Arizona and I would see that. …" at 2:47
Oregon Football is on the Rise
"… Mel we -- Bristol Connecticut well we'll let you come OK thank you so I don't want any -- from California they're running rush out over the town. It's been a pleasure Portland State head coach Jerry Glanville thank you for joining us carry. …" at 2:42
"… row we're going to play organ and and we're going to play Oregon State in but it I told you on our schedule. We had selling cal Notre Dame giggle while. Well they -- your game …" at 0:46
