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Sooners safety says stopping touchdowns and scoring them are two separate jobs, and Oklahoma has only been paying him for one.
NORMAN, OK. — Oklahoma safety Peyton Bowen has submitted a $1.2 million invoice for his pick-six against Texas, informing the program that “emergency offensive services” are not included in his current compensation package.
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Oklahoma’s win triggers an immediate Dallas ’85 revival. Hotel management says the celebration has exceeded its original definition of “room service.”
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The Holy Grail of offensive play calls surfaces ahead of OU–Texas. Leach reportedly trusted almost nobody with it—and hid it in places nobody thought to look.
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Texas oil tycoon allegedly paid $1.3 billion for a Longhorn victory in 2018. He bought October. Nobody told him December was sold separately.
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Longhorns cite “competitive fairness” as Steve Sarkisian reportedly plays 8-dimensional chess while Vegas rumors, a miraculous glow-up and Oklahoma dream prophecies swirl.
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“You can’t prepare for a team this bad. It messes with your head.”
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OU–Texas week descends into financial chaos as Sarkisian’s NIL fund disappears into event contracts, Ryan Day calls it research, and Oklahoma asks whether a margin call counts as a turnover.
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“Could care less if we score.” Sooners coach says the defense only needs two points to be successful: “A safety and a shutout. That’s a complete football game.”
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Sooners tailgaters accept a dream prophecy as the final word on the playoff picture.
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Two limos. Six hours. One question: does “the package” include starting privileges?
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Thirty vintage televisions. Six sofas. Three refrigerators. Management requests clarification; Bosworth requests a loading dock.
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Adolphus braces for the 1985 revival as CRTs and flat screens enter the same transfer portal.
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Local gambling visionary liquidates retirement accounts, two vehicles, a disputed timeshare and an unopened $40 Chili’s gift card.
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Houston furniture magnate offers free beds to every Texas resident if Manning completes a third-down pass. The showroom is looking pretty empty.
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Greg Abbott wants the televisions secured. The president wants naming rights. Switzer says neither man understands a cash bar.
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Former Texas quarterback says the photo is “just for the memories,” then requests campaign lighting and a clean ballot.
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A 2001 classic returns to Dallas. Texas asks whether the commemorative reenactment comes with pass protection.
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Texas Minister of Culture unzips orange jacket to reveal Fighting Irish shirt; Austin begins reviewing every “all right.”
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Search committee calls spectral candidacy “unconventional but available”; boosters insist recruiting contacts remain excellent.
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Six-foot snacks, tactical condiment reserves and a midway that now requires its own offensive coordinator.
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Red River rivalry reduced to nine numbers. Both coaches demand a bye.
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Fairness, livestock barns and a suspiciously familiar substitute Sark.
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The scouting report lists pocket presence, algebra and the ability to bring snacks.
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“It ain’t a fair. It’s a Sooner fever dream.”
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The itinerary is missing. The sunglasses are enormous. The explanation contains the words “competitive advantage.”
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Texas running back unveils landmark jam partnership, considers changing his name to Strawberry Preserves Smothers.
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Texas staff praise the transformation, then ask their head coach to show his building pass.
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Oklahoma lifts a pair of basketball shorts into the rafters and asks history to make room.
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A solemn reassessment of David Godbold forces basketball historians to reconsider the ceiling.
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