The Oklahoma Sooners journey at the top of the BCS will be brief. The Missouri Tigers defeated them on Saturday night. The yellow-clad fans of Missouri stormed the field. Pieces of the Gold post were hauled to a local tavern after the number 18 Tigers 36-27 defeat of the number 1 Sooners.
Gary Pinkel coach of the tigers said it was a long time coming. He was 0-6 against the Sooners. “It’s huge, it’s gigantic he said.
71,004 fans watched Jerrell Jackson spin free from a group of Sooners on a 38-yard td reception for the go-ahead score.
Oklahoma committed three costly turnovers; they only had five in their first 6 games. Two of the turnovers led to 10 points. And another stopped a deep drive into Tiger territory.
Bob Stoops said “Against a team like this in a an environment like this, it’s amazing that we even had a chance in the fourth quarter, I wish we would have played better and taken care of the football”
Oklahoma’s DeMarco Murray was held to a season-low 49 yards on 12 carries. An 86-yard touchdown return by Gahn McGaffie on the opening kickoff set the tone for the Tigers who ended a seven game losing streak against Oklahoma dating back to 1998. They beat the Sooners for only the second time in the last 21 meetings.
Missouri is now 7-0 for the first time in quite a while.
They do not need to dwell on this one very long either because nest week they travel to Lincoln Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers who just defeated another undefeated team of Oklahoma State. Oklahoma was the 3rd number one in a row to tumble following Alabama and Ohio State. The probable front runner next week of Oregon has to play USC who cannot go to a bowl this year and is averaging over 500 yards per game with their potent offense.
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