Rockne's Roundtable

Irishwise,

Thanks for the update. This is what we mean when we constantly say you never know how difficult a schedule is going to be until you get into the season and some developments occur. A couple of years ago when Matt Barkley was sidelined ... suddenly USC wasn't the juggernaut it appeared to be earlier in the year and ND stole a win in the Coliseum.

Now, playing at Norman is difficult regardless. Just saying let things play out before anyone starts to anoint this as "one of the most difficult schedules ever."

"The schedule wouldn't look so tough if we were better."
— Lou Holtz, prior to 1988 season

I'd heard late last season from some Oklahoma fans that there are a lot of problems internally at OU right now.

In addition to all the incoming freshmen Beeds mentioned, All-WAC Fresno State junior receiver Jalen Saunders, is transferring to Oklahoma, but he won't be eligible until 2013.

Seldom do you see a player transfer from a non-BCS school to a BCS power like Oklahoma, but Saunders didn’t like his role in the new spread offense installed by new Bulldogs coach Tim DeRuyter (who replaced the fired Pat Hill) and opted to bolt.

Metoyer is going to be a beast. Believe they lost a TE too. Look for the TE from Cali, his name escapes me, that we didn't offer to have a big impact as well.

I've got family out there and was thinking about going. Anybody been there for a game? Good or bad idea?

I could not have said this 15 years ago, but, OKC has been transformed. A night in Bricktown can meet any expectation - 5 star restaurants to bars to disco's and great hotels. And children friendly with the canal rides, or some time at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame or (unfortunately, but lessons to be learned/taught) the National Memorial for the bombing. And Norman, OK (about 20 miles south of OKC) after a game is good, and the stadium has been totally updated. You can now have a good time here.

Disco's?? Are you European? Hate OK, Tulsa was the only place worth a damn last time I went through. Promised myself I would never step foot, drive a car, or fly into that state again.

Disco's - sorry do not know the current term, but quite a number of places that have live current rock dance music as opposed to all country & western.