OU-OSU ... The Numbers Don't Lie

BEDLAM … MORE LIKE A BEATDOWN.

(Stats courtesy of BlinkinReilly@blinkingreilly on Twitter – Brought to my attention by my friend Styx)

The Numbers Don’t Lie

In case the fact that OU is now 91-19-7 in Bedlam games wasn’t enough proof of OU’s total domination, then take a look at the numbers – they are staggering and hard to believe:

• The Bedlam series began in 1904. OSU didn’t score until 1914

•  70% of all points scored in the Bedlam series have been scored by OU

•  Of the 18 Head Coaches in the history of OU’s program, 7 have won at least 4 Bedlam games. No Oklahoma State head coach has won 4 games

•  Points Scored in Bedlam

          - OU in Norman: 1,680

          - OU in Stillwater: 1,538

          - OU in even years: 1,798

          - OU in odd years: 1,622

        - OU during Bud, Barry & Bob eras: 1,785

        - OU during Non-BB&B eras: 1,635

         - OU when ranked in top 15: 1,917

         - OU when not in top 15 - 1,503

         - OSU in the entire series - 1,496

• OU has scored 54 or more points in a Bedlam game 12 times. OSU has 15 head coaches that didn't score 54 points against OU in their entire career.

• Michael Phelps has won more Olympic gold medals than OSU has won Bedlam games.

• OSU Head Coach Mike Gundy Bedlam wins as head coach: 3.  Former OU head coach Barry Switzer Bedlam wins as head coach: in Norman … In even numbered years … in the month of November … when the day of the month is divisible by three: 3

• Bedlam wins:

          - Current OU slot-receiver Drake Stoops 4

          - Mike Gundy: 3

• Last 50 Seasons:

         - OU National Championships: 4

         - OSU Home Bedlam wins: 4

•  From 1951-1957, OU outscored OSU 310-26

• OU is 3rd all-time with 101 weeks ranked AP No.1. OSU has never been ranked AP No. 1

• From 1977 to 1994, OSU won had more Heisman Trophy winners (1) than Bedlam wins

• Since 2003: OSU Bedlam wins: 2. Ceremonies recognizing the naming of the stadium ‘Boone Pickens Stadium: 2

• OSU currently has all-time winning % of .525. If OU lost their next 500 games in a row, they would have an all-time winning % of .527

•  Bud, Barry, & Bob coached OU for a total of 51 seasons. They had more National Championships (7) than losses to OSU (5). During those 51 years OU outscored OSU by over 1,000 points.

• Gary Gibbs, Chuck Fairbanks, Bud Wilkinson, Todd Stidham, and Biff Jones, coached OU for combined 35 seasons. None of them ever lost to OSU.

• In Bud Wilkinson’s first 10 years, OU scored 379 points in Bedlam. At that point, OSU had only score 310 in the series.

• If OU spotted OSU 14-points in every Bedlam game, they would still lead the series 61-53-2

• If you gave OSU double the points every time they scored in Bedlam, OU would still lead the series 68-45-3

• In 115 years of Bedlam, OSU has 19-wins. OU has 31 wins by at least 4 touchdowns.

• If an OSU fan started walking from Stillwater after the 1945 Bedlam game at a leisurely 2 mph., that fan could have walked to the equator, then around the Earth 10 times, then back to Stillwater … and they would still have 5=years to wait before OSU’s next Bedlam win.

Yes, little brother has his moments, like last year as I’ve been reminded for the last 365. But calling this game Bedlam, is like calling a big wheel a Ferrari. It’s time to call it what it is … A Beatdown.

Just the Opinion of One Mildly Interested Guy

Buddy Putty

The Overweight Armchair Sooner