"That’s about the only word that can effectively express the way that the Sooner fan base must feel after the most humbling game, not only under head coach Bob Stoops, but in OU bowl history. Words alone cannot illustrate the sheer dominance that the national champion USC Trojans displayed on that field in Miami on a cool January evening."

Sooners fans are quick to close the door on players [The Oklahoma Daily]

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"It'll be over before the half, you give Norm Chow a month to get ready for somebody ... "
--Tommy Tuberville (Auburn Head Coach)

"Stevie comes back, total pass interference, guy is pulling his left arm out, diving catch hitting the ground, back line of the end zone 50 yards down the field. Just an out-of-sight catch."
--Pete Carroll (on Steve Smith's second of three TD receptions)

"It's like Jay-Z says. Get it right, did it different, did it better, did it nice. Did the impossible, then did it twice."
--LenDale White (on back-2-back championships)

Orange Bowl Box Score [ESPN]
Orange Bowl Photos [Daily News]
Orange Bowl Notes [USCTrojans.com]

They've got Toby Keith, we've got Will Ferrell.

I like the way this matchup breaks down for the Trojans.

Keep it up guys.  Keep it up.

Guide us to the promised land, Pete.