ESPN Poll.....2003 vs. 2008, who you got?

[sooner78wakeboard]

I thought this was an interesting poll. In the match up it pit's OU's 2003 squad with Jason White vs. OU's 2008 squad with Sam Bradford. I ended up leaning toward Bradford's 2008 squad,, if teams were what they were at, at the end up the season. With OU's best all-around playmaker in Demarco Murray out.

On the other side you had Jason White, yeah he was a great QB and field general but it was bad watching him about mid-way through his last year. His body was just giving out. I still think if he was even remotely close to being 100%, OU would have beat LSU. The guy couldn't even walk and blew out his elbow, he had the body of a 50 year old man. Had trouble throwing and moving outside the pocket.

I agree with Jake, that 2003 defense was straight up vicious. But I think Sam could have given them a run for the money. Unless Kevin Wilson decides to completely change the offense and just ignores Greshman and run's it 15 times straight up the middle....then I'd go with 2003.

[url=http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/oklahoma/]Oklahoma Sooners Blog - ESPN[/URL]

2008 OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Record: 12-2
Final ranking: No. 5
Top player: QB Sam Bradford
Consensus All-America: Bradford, OG Duke Robinson
First-Team All-Big 12: Bradford, Robinson, RB DeMarco Murray, FB Matt Clapp, TE Jermaine Gresham, OT Phil Loadholt, OT Trent Williams, DT Gerald McCoy, S Nic Harris
Second-Team All-Big 12: WR Juaquin Iglesias, C Jon Cooper, DE Jeremy Beal, LB Travis Lewis, CB Dominique Franks, S Lendy Holmes
Best wins: No. 24 TCU (35-10); No. 16 Kansas (45-31); No. 2 Texas Tech (65-21); at No. 11 Oklahoma State (61-41); No. 19 Missouri (62-21, Big 12 Championship)
Losses: No. 5 Texas (45-35); No. 1 Florida (24-14, BCS Championship)

(9 seed) 2003 OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Record: 12-2
Final ranking: No. 3
Top player: QB Jason White
Consensus All-America: White, DT Tommie Harris, LB Teddy Lehman, CB Derrick Strait, KRAntonio Perkins
First-Team All-Big 12: White, Harris, Lehman, Strait, Perkins, WR Mark Clayton, OT Jammal Brown, C Vince Carter, DE Dan Cody, DT Dusty Dvoracek
Second-Team All-Big 12: S Brodney Pool
Best wins: at Alabama (20-13); No. 5 Texas (65-13); No. 22 Oklahoma State (52-9)
Losses: No. 10 Kansas State (35-7, Big 12 championship); No. 2 LSU (21-14, national championship)

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Who should advance: Oklahoma’s defense was tenacious in ’03. But I’m not sure how it could have slowed down the ’08 Sooners, who could score every which way with Bradford, Murray, Gresham and a powerful offensive line. The '03 Oklahoma offense was prolific, but it wasn’t quite as strong or versatile as the ’08 Sooners’ attack was. The ’08 Sooners would have found a way to put up enough points to move on to the title game.

 

[outofyourmind]

I'm going with the 2008 squad.
The 2003 team lost to Kansas State in the CCG while the '08 squad lost to a good Texas team.

 

[KansasSooner]

I'm going with the 2003 team. That defense was so much better than the '08 squad Jason White & Co. would have no problem scoring while the '08 offense could struggle mightily against that defense.

 

[sooner78wakeboard]

One thing that I think really hurt the 2008 squad was not having Curtis Lofton. If Curtis would have stayed back for his Senior season, I really think we would have had #8.

 

[7NationalChampionships]

2003's D and 2008's O. Done.