It seems like everywhere you go everyone hates OU. "The calls in Oregon just happened, get over it"... What is that all about? Thats just an insult to the game. "OU would get blown out by USC" ...what happened to UCLA and Oregon State? They didnt get blown out. Neither did any other team that actually went to USC to play a football game (ND, Cal, and Oregon did not go to USC to win, they went to keep the game close)
2006-12-04 06:15:20 · 15 answers · asked by trrocks03 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
There not the most hated team....
2006-12-04 06:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by wisdells94 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold on, Soonerhead, OU is not the most hated team in college football. That may have been true in the 80's and early 90's but not today. Why? They're not that good anymore. And to the extent that they ARE good, they're a legitimate team, not a bunch of overfed, over-indulged bad boys.
Who is the most hated college football team? The traditional powerhouse teams -- i.e., the traditional most hated teams -- have been struggling. Notre Dame has been struggling for years although you almost always can include them in the most hated list. Alabama? Florida State? Miami? They're pulling up the rear these days. Michigan is a perpetual also-ran under Lloyd Carr. The only traditional powers that are still up there are USC (who got theirs on Saturday) and OSU.
My personal list includes Nike U., er, Oregon which is usually way overrated. I'm pretty happy to see Miami taking a big dump these days. You could pretty much name the SEC powerhouses and they'll be somewhere on the list (except Tennessee). Texas and Mack Brown are a fixture on my list the past couple years -- I was awfully happy when reality finally hit them those last two games. I thought Washington was a bunch of blow hards until they, too, started hitting bottom.
2006-12-04 14:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by DR 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure seems like OU does not have the respect that they deserve. I think it initially started when OU lost in the BIG 12 Championship to Kansas State. They dropped from #1 to #2 in the BCS so they got to play for the NC against LSU where they lost. Not many people were happy with that. It is very unfair for people to penalize OU in a Conference Title game when the PAC-10, Big 10 (11), and Big East, etc, doesnt have to play a title game. They also followed up that year with another NC appearance vs USC who clobbered them. the whole oregon debacle was ridiculous. no explanation there, although i feel someone in the replay booth (gordon reece) is now a very wealthy man. this year's team has become special since the loss to texas. Look for Adrian peterson to run for 300 yards (if he comes back, which i believe he will) against a weak boise state team in the fiesta bowl.
2006-12-04 14:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jed N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're not usually. Just with the whole thing 2 years ago win the went to the championship against USC at 12-1 after losing to Texas. When Auburn was 12-0.
2006-12-04 14:20:21 · answer #4 · answered by Odes 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oklahoma got blown up by USC in the Title Game 2 years ago. They don't have the steam they had which they never had mucha of a high point.
2006-12-04 20:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by RRE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess you have never been to Okla. They are pretty popular there. It is the only football they have, college ball because they don't have a pro team. Personally I hate the Fighting Irish. They get a network slot every Saturday and I don't get to see as much of other teams as I would like.
2006-12-04 14:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sue Chef 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the Ducks? I love the Oregon Ducks. I live in North Carolina, but I always pull for the Oregon Ducks and I don't really know why. They are just one of those teams that I pull for. GO DUCKS!!
2006-12-04 14:46:00 · answer #7 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but I don't even hear about Oregon. I think the most hated now is Florida.
2006-12-04 14:25:03 · answer #8 · answered by c00kies 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no one hated team. If you go to every region of the country people hate different teams for different reasons.
2006-12-04 15:10:14 · answer #9 · answered by . 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have the ugliest uniforms in IA football but you are not the most hated team....Most hated teams win championships...Like MIAMI, FSU, and OHIO STATE
2006-12-04 15:49:59 · answer #10 · answered by drockfreak 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Big 12 is a bad joke...please never mention those teams again.
2006-12-04 14:29:05 · answer #11 · answered by Boilerfan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋