Notebook: July, 2011

Friday, July 29

Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles will join Coach Stoops in Bristol, Conn., for a day at the ESPN campus on Friday. The Sooners will participate in the famous "car wash" where sports figures appear on multiple network platforms (TV, internet, radio) in quick succession. Visit OU's official Facebook and Twitter pages for updates, and stay tuned to SoonerSports.com for exclusive coverage from the trip.

View Photo Gallery of Stoops, Broyles, Jones Trip to ESPN

Following is Jones' and Broyles' appearance schedule on Friday (all times are Central). View ESPN's complete on-air schedule here.

Time	Program	Network/Links
8:00 a.m.	Year of the Quarterback (Landry)	-
8:40 a.m.	SportsCenter (live together)	Watch
9:00 a.m.	ESPN RISE (football field)	Watch
9:25 a.m.	Social Media	-
9:50 a.m.	First Take	ESPN2/News
10:10 a.m.	Doug Gottlieb Show	Listen
10:30 a.m.	Scott Van Pelt Show	Listen
10:50 a.m.	Podcast	Listen
11:20 a.m.	SportsCenter	Watch
12:15 p.m.	ESPN.com chat	View
12:45 p.m.	College Football Live	ESPNU
1:30 p.m.	Digital Media	-
2:00 p.m.	SportsNation taping	ESPNews (5:00)
2:30 p.m.	SportsCenter	Watch
3:10 p.m.	ESPN Radio Dallas	-

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Broyles, Jones, Stoops Head to ESPN Blitz - Tulsa World

Sooners Practice Through the Heat - Norman Transcript

Lewis Watching Plenty of Film This Offseason - Tulsa World

OU Schedule Familiar, Not Exciting - The Oklahoman

Breaking Down OU's 2011 Schedule - Dallas Morning News

Previewing Week 1: Oklahoma vs. Tulsa - ESPN.com

Could Landry Jones Win the Heisman? - Yahoo Sports

ESPN's Herbstreit Talks OU Football - The Oklahoman

10 Sooners You Need to Know - Dallas Morning News

Paying Players Would Cause Headaches - The Oklahoman

Thursday, July 28

Here's a look back at Coach Stoops' visit to ESPN last year:

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Lewis, OU Ready to Carry Load - San Antonio Express-News

OU at Florida State Nearing Sellout - FSU Athletics Department

OU Players, Coaches Find Strength - Austin American-Statesman

10 Questions With OU Receiver Ryan Broyles - The OU Daily

Sooners Believe in Great Expectations - Norman Transcript

Coach Stoops: It's Our Job to Win It - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Championship Pressure Normal for Sooners - The OU Daily

Jones, Broyles, Stoops Headed to ESPN - The Oklahoman

Chat With OU's Landry Jones, Ryan Broyles Friday- ESPN

Stoops, OU Already Looking the Part - Norman Transcript

Video: OU Receiver Ryan Broyles in Dallas - The Oklahoman

McDaniels Begins Working With Bradford - Associated Press

How Will the Sooners Replace Murray? - The Oklahoman

AROUND THE BIG 12

Confidence Makes Big 12 Stronger - Kansas City Star

Schools Knew Texas Came With Network - Yahoo Sports

TV Drama Could Leave Texas With Lots of Exes - CBS Sports

Wednesday, July 27

Matt Hayes of the Sporting News: "In case everyone around here forgot, when the stadiums are full and the lights are on, it's all Crimson and Cream, all the time in the Big 12. So while every other school here is concerned about its place in an ever-changing game, while the conference searches for an identity, it's time to embrace..."

Forget Texas, Oklahoma is Big 12's Real Star - Sporting News

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Blue-Collar Stoops Wears Big 12's Big Hat - Tulsa World

Travis Lewis Ready Despite Tragedy - Houston Chronicle

Broyles a Superstar, Doesn't Act Like One - Norman Transcript

Lewis: Sooners Embracing High Expectations - The Oklahoman

Sooner Defense Holds the Keys to Season - Yahoo Sports

OU Can Duplicate 2000 Title Run, But Not Aura - CBS Sports

Sooners Best Hope to Unseat SEC? - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Travis Lewis Entertains at Big 12 Media Days - Tulsa World

Sooners Stand Out in New Big 12 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OU Boasts Young, Crowded Backfield - ESPN DFW

Jones: Mission Trip Brought Out Leadership - The Oklahoman

Notebook: Oklahoma at Big 12 Media Days - Tulsa World

Oklahoma Favorite to Win Championship - Associated Press

Jones: Heisman, Championship on Horizon? - Norman Transcript

Oklahoma Could be Nation's No. 1 Team - Dallas Morning News

Oklahoma Has Coach Stoops Excited - Boston Herald

Sooners Still Struggling With Death of Box - The Oklahoman

No Surprise, OU Still Favorites in New Big 12 - NBC Sports

Stoops Knows How to Handle Expectations - Tulsa World

Video: Oklahoma Senior Linebacker Travis Lewis - ESPN

Stoops Excited About Team's Running Backs - The Oklahoman

Video: OU's Stoops Talks Football - Dallas Morning News

AROUND THE BIG 12

Travis Lewis, Oklahoma's Entrance Best of Media Days - ESPN

A&M Tires of UT Bringing More Players - College Station Eagle

Dan Beebe Insists Big 12 is in a Solid Place - Tulsa World

Media Days Again Contentious for Big 12 - Yahoo Sports

UT Network Turning Big 12 into Soap Opera - The Oklahoman

Texas Channel Still a Hot Topic - Norman Transcript

Previewing Big 12 Media Day 2 Teams - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Beebe: Big 12 Battling "Ah, Ha" Moments - Kansas City Star

At Texas, Entitlement is Out - Austin American-Statesman

Big 12 Still Unsettled Over UT Network - College Station Eagle

Pinkel Derides Longhorn Network - Columbia Daily Tribune

Longhorns' Luster Takes a Hit After 5-7 Season - Wichita Eagle

Tuesday, July 26

Complete coverage of OU at Big 12 Football Media Days here.

Monday, July 25

Berry Tramel of the Oklahoman: "The game, the winning streak, the national championship, everything on the line, and Bud Wilkinson doesn't play it by the book. Decades later, coaches like Bill Belichick and Barry Switzer would be reviled for making such a call and failing. This was serious business. Not enough coaches go..."

OU's Bud Wilkinson: Riverboat Gambler? - The Oklahoman

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Burning Questions Entering Big 12 Media Days - Tulsa World

FSU Buzz Gets Another Sooner-Sized Test - Yahoo Sports

Sooners "Proven Winners" But Not in SEC - The Daily Texan

Stoops Has Questions to Answer This Week - The Oklahoman

Have at It: Adrian Peterson's Elite Skills - ESPN

Missouri at Oklahoma an Early Showdown - Yahoo Sports

Fisher Prepping Florida State for Title Run - Sports Illustrated

Tramel: 10 Questions That Need Answers - The Oklahoman

Friday, July 22

From the Lawrence Journal-World: "I think the Sooners will put up similar, gargantuan numbers in 2011. Three years ago, Sam Bradford-led OU put up 51.14 points per game during the year it lost to Florida in the BCS Championship. This OU team is just as loaded. Oklahoma will average 45 points per game. Bedlam could..."

Sooners Will Put Up Huge Numbers - Lawrence Journal-World

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Carlson: No "I" in Hall for Clendon Thomas - The Oklahoman

Stolen OU Ring Returned 17 Years Later - KFOR OKC

SoonerSports.com Tweets Intro Video Shoot - The Oklahoman

ESPN to Feature Sooners in August Special - Tulsa World

Video Series: Hope and Concern for Oklahoma - ESPN

Oklahoma Football Feature to Air on ESPN - The Oklahoman

Thursday, July 21

From the Lawrence Journal-World: "Wednesday, the Big 12 released the results of its preseason poll, and, for the 10th time since the inception of the conference, Bob Stoops' Oklahoma football team has been picked first. This, of course, marks the first time that the Sooners have been voted as outright champions..."

Not Much Has Changed, OU No. 1 - Lawrence Journal-World

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Preseason Poll Predicts Sooners to Repeat - Norman Transcript

Emig: Don't Forget About Brandon Williams - Tulsa World

Ranking the Big 12 Conference Offensive Lines - ESPN

Tramel: Analyzing the Preseason Big 12 Poll - The Oklahoman

Podcast: Stewart Mandel on the Big 12 - Sports Illustrated

Sooners Picked No. 1 in Preseason Big 12 Poll - Tulsa World

OU Picked to Win Big 12 in Football - The Oklahoman

Wednesday, July 20

John Shinn of the Norman Transcript: "Oklahoma linebacker Travis Lewis was named Big 12 Conference's preseason defensive player of the year Tuesday. The honor was bestowed on the senior after the preseason all-conference team was chosen by media who cover the league. The Sooners placed eight players on the..."

LB Travis Lewis Heads All-Big 12 List - Norman Transcript

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Hey, More Than Enough for Sooners - College Station Eagle

OU Leads League With Nine Selections - The Oklahoman

Ten OU players You Need to Know - Dallas Morning News

LB Travis Lewis Heads All-Big 12 List - Norman Transcript

Sooners Lead Big 12 in All-Conference Picks - Tulsa World

Thoughts on the Media's 2011 All-Big 12 Team - ESPN

Will Oklahoma Make Run to National Title? - About.com

The Florida State Resurrection is Here (Again) - Yahoo Sports

Calling Canton: Adrian Peterson's Pace - ESPN

Most Likely to Dethrone SEC? Oklahoma - Sporting News

Kenny Stills Leads in Vote as Big 12's Next Star - ESPN

EA Keeps Pushing Limits With Game - New York Times

Tuesday, July 19

From ESPN: "After a year away, Oklahoma returned to the national title game to give the Big 12 three appearances in four seasons. This time around, though, the Sooners brought the national title back to Big 12 country, beating Alabama* 27-17 and ending the SEC's run of five consecutive BCS titles in this EA Sports..."

Oklahoma Beats Bama for Title in Season Simulation - ESPN

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Your Players Guide to Big 12 Media Days - ESPN

Fan Days Should be About the Kids - Enid News & Eagle

Broyles, Jones on Walter Camp Watch List - ESPN

Monday, July 18

Mike Baldwin of the Oklahoman: "OU has only six senior starters but a ton of experience, more than any team in the Bob Stoops era. Most preseason publications list the Sooners with 15 returning starters. But that doesn't tell the entire story. The Sooners return 29 offensive and defensive players that have made at least one start..."

Starting Experience a Strength for Sooners - The Oklahoman

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Jones Big 12's Top Returning Playmaker - Columbia Tribune

Landry Jones on O'Brien Watch List - Norman Transcript

A Little Analysis of OU's New Depth Chart - Tulsa World

Jones Unquestioned Leaded of OU Offense - FS Southwest

Collected Wisdom: Former Sooner Don Key - The Oklahoman

Sooners Release Updated Depth Chart - Norman Transcript

Oklahoma Has Luxury of Experience at QB - Yahoo Sports

Landry Jones on Davey O'Brien Watch List - Tulsa World

OU DB Tony Jefferson Has Bieber Fever? - Yahoo Sports

Peterson Killing Time During Lockout - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Friday, July 15

With less than three weeks before the start of preseason football practice, the OU coaching staff released an updated depth chart:

Sooner Release Preseason Depth Chart | Printable PDF

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Bradford, Harris, Peterson Put OU on List - Yahoo Sports

OU Tops Big 12 Position Rankings at Cornerback - ESPN

Sooners Harris, Iglesias Inspire Youth - Killeen Daily Herald

Emig: Round of Applause for Juaquin Iglesias - Tulsa World

Lewis, Wort Land on Butkus Award Watch List - ESPN

Sooner Greats Left Trails of Glory - Bartlesville Examiner

OU in Vote for Best in College Football - Sports Illustrated

Minnesota's Adrian Peterson Gets It Right - CBS Sports

Tramel: OU-Boise State a Dream Matchup - The Oklahoman

Autograph Policy Good Move by OU Athletics - Tulsa World

Meet the Sooners Day Focuses on the Kids - The Oklahoman

Date Made for Meet the Sooners Day - Norman Transcript

OU Announces New Meet the Sooners Policy - Tulsa World

Heisman Site Weighs In On Broyles, Lewis - The Oklahoman

Thursday, July 14

Emig: Bayless Prediction First Sign of Trouble? - Tulsa World

Looking Back at the Five-Star Recruits - Yahoo Sports

Looking Into the Big 12's NFL Draft Future - ESPN

Scoring Points Won't be a Problem for OU - Daily Comet

Wednesday, July 13

From Yahoo Sports: "Peterson immediately burst on the scene at a true freshman and quickly established himself as one of the premier running back in Oklahoma's storied history. He rushed for 100 yards in his first college game, which started a streak of nine consecutive games in which he reached triple-digits. He set an NCAA..."

OU Places Three on 2000s All-America Team - Yahoo Sports

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Will OU or Alabama be Preseason No. 1? - The Oklahoman

Impact Game: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State - ESPN

Good, Habern, Lewis Named to Lombardi List - Tulsa World

A Day With Big 12 Football Zebras - Kansas City Star

Tramel: Big 12 FB Officials in Good Hands - The Oklahoman

Ranking the Big 12 Football Coaching Jobs - Athlon Sports

Tramel: Bedlam Football Veterans Still Young - The Oklahoman

Sooner Trio on Lombardi Watch List - Norman Transcript

Is Broyles the Best WR in OU History? - The Oklahoman

Tuesday, July 12

Video: Landry Jones on 2011's Expectations - The Oklahoman

Oklahoma's 2006 Class Rated in Top 10 - Yahoo Sports

Bucs' Gerald McCoy Raised to be a Leader - Tampa Tribune

Jones Part of "Big 3" at Quarterback for 2011 - CBS Sports

Bayless: National Title, Heisman for OU - The Oklahoman

OU Center Ben Habern on Outland Watch List - ESPN

Tramel: Officials and Celebration Calls - The Oklahoman

OU Linebacker Travis Lewis on Nagurski Watch List - ESPN

Jefferson, Fleming on Thorpe Award List - The Oklahoman

Monday, July 11

From the Columbia Tribune: "Millard, a 2010 Rock Bridge graduate, might be the most versatile of OU's long line of fullbacks during the Bob Stoops era and finished last year with 16 catches, three rushing touchdowns and heaps of Stoops praise. Block, run, catch. Millard does it all for OU. "He fit our offensive scheme perfectly..."

Millard an "Unsung Hero" for Oklahoma - Columbia Tribune

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Sooners Not Buying Into Preseason Hype - The Oklahoman

Oklahoma Gains a CB, Loses Big Question Mark - ESPN

All-Big 12 CB Jamell Fleming Returns to OU - USA Today

OU Tops ESPN's Big 12 Conference Preseason Ballot - ESPN

Emig: Tapko Might be Big Loss for Sooners - Tulsa World

Sooners 7th in Recruiting Past 10 Years - Yahoo Sports

OU's Disruptive CB Fleming Makes the Grade - CBS Sports

Freshman Tight Tapko End Leaves Sooners - Tulsa World

Friday, July 8

From the Tulsa World: "The scholarship restrictions force coaches to shape depth charts as best as possible, and to me Stoops is tops in the conference at recruiting and then molding talent. He gets the blue chips and also has the ability, along with his staff, to coach and train players for 'championships,' to borrow the word Stoops..."

OU Still in Position of Strength in New Big 12 - Tulsa World

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Gerald McCoy De Facto Leader of Bucs - Tampa Tribune

Sittler: Did Big 12 Sell Its Soul to ESPN, FOX? - Tulsa World

Video: Barry Switzer Talks Recruiting Trail - The Oklahoman

Players' Careers Cut Short of NFL - The OU Daily

Wednesday, July 6

FS Southwest: "Grissom entered college at 230 pounds, a tad undersized for a defensive end. He spent last season bulking up, and the results are apparent. He is up to nearly 250 pounds thanks to Oklahoma's excellent strength training program. The departure of Jeremy Beal has opened up at least one spot at defensive end..."

Eye on Redshirt Freshman DE Geneo Grissom - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Jones, Broyles, Lewis on Watch Lists - Norman Transcript

Video: Big 12 Football Newcomers to Watch - ESPN

Landry Jones, Whitney Hand Team Up - The Oklahoman

Oklahoma Linebacker on Bednarik Watch List - USA Today

Will Weeden-Blackmon Top Jones-Broyles? - Sporting News

Chad Glasgow Building Texas Tech Defense - Yahoo Sports

Reviewing Preseason Magazines - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Video: Mack Brown Feeling the Heat at Texas? - ESPN

MORE OU HEADLINES

Sherri Coale Still Feeling Young and Passionate - Tulsa World

Q&A With OU Women's Basketball Coach - Tulsa World

Tuesday, July 5

FS Southwest: "Like an assembly line of sorts, Oklahoma always churns out some of the Big 12's, and the nation's best linebackers. Leading the way for a defense that is consistently one of the conference's best, the Sooners' linebacker history is impressive. Players like Brian Bosworth, Teddy Lehman, and Rocky Calmus..."

OU Like an "Assembly Line" for Great LBs - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Brandon Williams Freshman to Watch at OU - Orlando Sentinel

Sooners' Aaron Colvin Comfortable at Safety - The Oklahoman

Portrait Session: Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson - NFL

Hoover: Roy Williams Participates in Q&A - Tulsa World

Texas Football Magazine Projects OU - Dallas Morning News

Ranking Big 12 Non-Conference Schedules - The Oklahoman

OU's Bosworth Tops Big 12 on 'Simply Saturday" - ESPN

Chris Plank is Good Addition for OU Radio - Tulsa World

Michael McDaniel: From Prop 48 to Pastor - The Oklahoman

MORE OU HEADLINES

Cade Davis Gets a Pro Deal - Norman Transcript

Kruger's OU Contract Details Are Revealed - Tulsa World

Tramel: UT Network, Many Buy, Few Watch - The Oklahoman

The New Math of College Athletics - Enid News & Eagle

Kruger Contract Has Bonuses, Big Buyout - USA Today

Friday, July 1

From FS Southwest: "It's a national title type of schedule as long as the Sooners can take care of business in the three big games away from Norman against Florida State, Texas, and Oklahoma State. The opener against Tulsa will be a nice test for the defense with the showdown at Florida State looming two weeks later. Getting..."

Breaking Down the Big 12 Football Schedules - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Chris Plank to Join OU Radio Team - Tulsa World

Mark Clayton Feeling Healthy, Ready for New Deal - NFL

Tramel: Solid Move to Hire Plank for Radio - The Oklahoman

Gerald McCoy Buddies with NFL Commissioner - CBS Sports

Plank Joins Sooners Radio Broadcasts - Norman Transcript

Who is Big 12's Second-Best Team? A&M, OSU? - ESPN

Klein: Big 12 Likely Won't Miss Title Game - Tulsa World

Will Nebraska be Missed by the Big 12? - The Oklahoman

Ranking the Safeties in the Big 12 Conference - ESPN

And finally, on the day Nebraska officially departs from sharing a conference with Oklahoma, we salute the OU-Nebraska rivalry:

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