Reaction to 17-16 Win at Kyle Field

NORMAN | One of the most interesting things to do after watching a Sooner game is to compare your opinion against the media. TV, radio, newspapers, internet -- it's amazing how many people make their living on post-game analysis.

Here's a chance to look at the game from a different perspective.

SoonerSports.com presents links to analysis, reaction and opinion from the national media and the opposing team. Much like our "Eye on the Opponent" series, this is a chance to catch a few things you might have missed...

That's when Oklahoma's Bob Stoops did something gutsy and crazy and absolutely brilliant. In a day or two, Stoops may slap himself on the forehead and ask: ''Did I really do that?" Yes, he did. He made the kind of call that could have blown up in his face. It's also the kind of call a great coach will make...
Houston Chronicle

Final - Oklahoma 17, Texas A&M 16 | OU Season Statistics

A gritty, lunch-pail triumph forged under difficult conditions--a young Oklahoma ballclub showed a level of resolve that suggests a return to championship football next season in Norman. Oklahoma won by just a point on a Saturday night in 2006, but that one point wasn't...
College Football News

How fundamentally different are Fran and Stoops? Even after OU had decided to go for it on fourth down, even after Sooners quarterback Paul Thompson had tipped his hand on a play that didn't count because of a timeout, Fran still didn't believe Stoops would go through with it...
San Antonio Express-News

Give Bob Stoops some props for a bold call to help seal Oklahoma's 17-16 win at Texas A&M. Fourth and 1 at his own 29, 1:29 left, Stoops goes for it -- twice. On the other side, Dennis Franchione's team somehow managed to get flagged for 12 men on the field...
Sports Illustrated

No matter what your feelings are about Bob Stoops, you have to love a coach who believes in his team and is confident enough to go for it on fourth and one on his own 29 with a chance to win or lose the game on one play. Texas A&M would've been able to get in range...
College Football News

Game ball goes to... Allen Patrick. The Sooners back ran for a career-high 173 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries. Stat of the game... 220. The Sooners had 256 yards of offense and 220 of those yards came from the running game. It was over when... Oklahoma converted...
ESPN

These are the kind of games A&M eventually has to start winning. The Aggies are getting closer, but Dennis Franchione's bottom line dips to 1-10 against OU, Texas and Texas Tech, and 2-9 in November at A&M. OU took away A&M's potential special plays. A&M's Pierre Brown...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

The Aggies were facing the most athletic defense they've seen all season, and it showed. The Sooners kept the pressure on quarterback Stephen McGee all night while the secondary provided blanket coverage, leaving McGee to scramble and often throw in desperation. McGee completed...
Houston Chronicle

A&M (8-2, 4-2 Big 12) saw its four-game winning streak snapped, and the loss likely ended the Aggies' shot at a South Division showdown with Texas. OU (7-2, 4-1) extended its winning streak to four and seized the inside track to the Cotton Bowl. "It's one of those things where...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A gutsy call by Bob Stoops was the nail in the coffin for Texas A&M Saturday night, as the Sooners converted a fourth-and-inches play from their own 29 with 1:29 remaining to beat the Aggies 17-16 in College Station. The game was played in front of an above-capacity crowd...
12thFan.com

The Oklahoma Sooners used a punishing running attack, then a sound defense as Texas A&M's magical season struck a bitter note. The 18th-ranked Sooners held on for a 17-16 victory over the 21st-ranked Aggies, ending A&M's four-game winning streak before 85,697 fans...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

Somewhere, Barry Switzer smiled. Oklahoma reverted to its ground-based football roots Saturday night, practically disdaining the forward pass in a 17-16 victory over Texas A&M. The Sooners took advantage of tough inside running by Allen Patrick to jump to an early lead...
San Antonio Express-News

Bob Stoops improved to 82-18 in his eighth season with the Sooners. The victory over 21st-ranked Texas A&M was Stoops' 24th in 33 tries against ranked opponents. Since Adrian Peterson (23 100-yard rushing games) joined the Sooners, Oklahoma had outrushed every opponent...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

OU's offensive line steamrolled A&M's defensive front for consecutive touchdowns to start the game as tailback Allen Patrick surpassed 100 yards in the first quarter. Adrian Peterson (broken collarbone) is no longer wearing a sling. There has been no official update on when he might...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Allen Patrick began the game by rushing thought gaping holes. He helped lock it up by squeezing through a tight one. Oklahoma's junior tailback, who took over the starting job when Adrian Peterson suffered a broken collarbone against Iowa State, ran 14 times for 101 yards...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

Right or wrong, this game might have epitomized the two teams and the two head coaches. Bob Stoops showed faith in his team going for it on fourth and inches on his own 29 to try to seal the win with just over a minute to play, while Dennis Franchione chose to go for field goals...
College Football News

Like everyone else, the Aggies turned back their clocks a week ago for daylight-saving time. Too bad for Texas A&M it's not called daylight savings month. Oklahoma, in keeping alive a recent tradition of beating A&M in November, downed the Aggies 17-16 before 85,697 stunned fans...
San Antonio Express-News

The Sooners challenged a spot on Patrick's run that was originally marked at the 28 1/2. The ball was moved up to the 29. On the third down play it was just inches short. Oklahoma went for it on fourth after the teams took a combined three timeouts. A&M went eight possessions...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

Oklahoma and Texas A&M staged an old-school slugfest on the ground Saturday night at Kyle Field. OU's Allen Patrick had 101 yards in the first quarter en route to a career-high 173 yards on 32 carries. Patrick and Jacob Gutierrez (52 yards) helped the Sooners bulldoze...
Dallas Morning News

The Aggies simply seemed to have no answer for the Sooners rushing attack. Running back Allen Patrick, making his third start in place of injured Adrian Peterson, sparked OU on two 80-yard touchdown drives to take a 14-3 lead in the first quarter. He picked up chunks of yards...
Houston Chronicle

The support for the hosts continued throughout the show but came to a halt at the end of the show when Corso made his traditional game prediction. He put on a foam Oklahoma hat shaped like a covered wagon, and a chorus of hisses erupted from the crowd. "It was just a great...
Bryan-College Station Eagle

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