Welcome to The Sports Bank 77 in 77. We’re previewing one team a day everyday as the college football season approaches. And we’re doing it in rapid fire sequence. Today, the Oklahoma Sooners
Follow paulmbanksMinnesota Vikings’ Draft Needs
April 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
The Minnesota Vikings had a very disappointing 2011 season, finishing 3-13 and last place in the NFC North. Their poor performance landed them the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 draft. They have a lot of needs to fill before the 2012 season starts. Let’s see where the Vikings need help the most. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanks2012 NFL Draft – Top QB & RB
April 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Quarterbacks
1. Andrew Luck, Stanford (6-4, 234): There’s not much to say about Luck that hasn’t been said. He’s the best quarterback prospect since the man he will be replacing in Indianapolis. [Read more…]
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April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Wide Receivers
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State (6-1, 207): Blackmon is an extremely strong player who is aggressive at when the ball is in the air. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanks2012 NFL Draft – Top Defensive Backs
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Minnesota Vikings
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A season that didn’t seem to be able to get any worse just did during the Christmas Eve game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Not only did the Vikings come out of the contest victorious, but franchise running back Adrian Peterson tore his ACL and MCL. Happy holidays to the purple people eaters. For those of you who are thinking that the injury isn’t a big deal because of the timing, consider the recovery. These are two severe injuries that require extensive rehabilitation. The treatment will be both physical and psychological for AP. It is not even certain if the recovery will be fully to his previous condition.
What we do know is that he is expected to make a full recovery in time for opening day 2012. He should be 100% by sometime in the early-mid preseason.
It’s that time of year where all of us vow to cut out those midnight snacks and work out more.
If I spent half as much time exercising as watching other people play sports, I’d be on a commercial for GNC. The Minnesota Vikings certainly have some resolutions that need to be adhered to in order to avoid the sub-par play fans have witnessed throughout the last two seasons.
Follow paulmbanksNotre Dame-Wake Forest, Oklahoma State-Kansas St TV Coverage Map
November 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After the jump you’ll find the regional maps for ABC Saturday Night college football at 7pm CT/5pm PT for the following games: #14 Kansas State Wildcats @ #3 Oklahoma State Cowboys 58% of the country
Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons 42% of the country.
Additionally, attached please find the game-by-game maps. In the areas where the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game is not shown on ABC, it will be available on ESPN2. In the first map, yellow denotes ABC, while red denotes ESPN2. Alaska and Hawaii will get KSU-OSU.
Follow paulmbanksNotre Dame’s Michael Floyd: 3rd or 4th Best Pro Prospect at Receiver?
October 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
There are some that would say that Michael Floyd wasn’t even the best receiver on the field on the evening Notre Dame took on USC. And Floyd failed to even surpass the thirty yard mark against the Trojans; which gave the critics more ammunition. Of course, he made up for it yesterday with a 120+ yards receiving and a touchdown versus Navy. Yeah, it’s Navy, but we know what issues the Irish have had with them lately.
Floyd will surpass the thousand yard mark for the second consecutive season. His ability to block down the field to create big plays for others will be vital in the NFL. His size is also coveted by general managers at the next level. Some others deserve to be mentioned in the conversation, but none surpass him in terms of potential.
Follow paulmbanksOklahoma State’s Mike Gundy Getting Jiggy (Video)
September 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Oklahoma State Cowboys Head Coach Mike Gundy is one of the most emotional men in college football. His “I’M A MAN! I’M 40!!!!!” tirade was in 2007, and we’re still talking about it today. It was legendary.
Now he’s back shaking his groove thang, in a dance battle circle, celebrating the big win at Texas A&M
Watch it after the jump
Follow paulmbanksOklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden National QB of the Week
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Following his team’s 30-29 huge win over then #7 Texas A&M, then #9 Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden was named the Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week. The senior threw for a school-record 438 yards in the win.
Follow paulmbanks#7 Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. #8 Texas A&M Aggies: Brutally Honest Game Preview
September 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
Get ready for a Pac-12 vs. SEC Challenge! Oh wait, not yet.
In a game that could affect both the conference and national title races, Oklahoma State (3-0) will travel to Texas A&M (2-0) Saturday. Brandon Weeden, the nation’s leading passer with 384.7 yards per game, has helped the Cowboys offense collect 157 points and average 601 yards per game, a mark that ranks second in the country. Leading the Aggies, however, Ryan Tannehill holds a 72.3 completion percentage and has yet to be sacked behind the A&M line.
For the first time ever, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M will meet with both teams ranking in the Associated Press top 10. The Aggies lead the series, winning 17 of the previous 28 meetings, but the Cowboys took the 2010 game with a 38-35 thriller in Stillwater, Okla.
Follow paulmbanksState of Oklahoma Football Reaches Zenith; Sooners & Cowboys Rollin
September 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
“Texas forever?” Actually, it’s not the Lone Star State, but the smaller border state to the north that is currently on top of the college football world right now. The Sooner state has never seen this much of a boomtown for winning football as they do right now.
Both the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys are winning big, and doing it with powerful, exciting aerial attacks. Oklahoma is a tiny state, with one professional sports franchise (Thunder from the NBA) and only three big name college sports teams. (if you count OSU and Tulsa as big names).
It’s safe to say this the first time both schools have been ranked in the top 7. Sooners #1, Ok. St. #7 and their rivalry bedlam this year will undoubtedly be the biggest in the series history.
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