Oklahoma State Football: 5 most hated Oklahoma Sooners since 2000

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Linebacker Robert Killebrew of the Texas Longhorns tackles Rhett Bomar during action against the Oklahoma Sooners in the 100th annual Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas on October 8, 2005. Texas won 45-12. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images) /

4. Rhett Bomar

Whether he deserves the label or not, maybe Rhett Bomar represents everything wrong about OU football.

He was a highly touted high school quarterback prospect from the state of Texas who led a mediocre Sooner squad to an 8-4 finish in 2005, defeating the Oregon Ducks in the Holiday Bowl (of which he was named the offensive MVP).

Then, in August 2006, it was reported that he was paid for work that he didn’t complete at Big Red Sports and Imports auto dealership, owned by a major OU donor. He was then dismissed from the team because I’m sure that Stoops and Co. had no idea that their star gunslinger was doing this… right.

This was just a year before an OU football player was arrested for stealing gasoline at 3:00 a.m. He had codes to override the gas pump’s mechanism for measuring and charging for gas. You know, casual things that college kids get into.

Ryan Broyles, a Norman native and the player in question, was committed to OSU before de-committing during National Signing Week in favor of the hometown Sooners. This incident may be unrelated to Bomar and I know that, deep down, many top college football programs ‘game’ the system a bit with top recruits, but… that’s small solace when it’s your in-state rival.

Bomar had a somewhat ignominious end to his college career by signing with the Sam Houston State Bearkats of the FCS level. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round and bounced around the NFL for a few years.

Lastly, he has a dislikable arrangement of consonants in his name. So there you have it.

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