Two Bills Drive

‘Kragthorpe plans to remain in Tulsa through Saturday to launch his head-coaching career. He will resume his quarterback coaching duties Sunday with the Bills before returning to TU to begin the full-time task of rebuilding one of the nation’s most troubled programs.’

‘Buzz 1430 [KTBZ-AM] afternoon host Jerry Ostroski, who retired from the Bills last summer, went to members of TU’s athletic administration and lobbied on behalf of Kragthorpe.’

‘"We’re extremely pleased to have Steve Kragthorpe as our football coach," said MacLeod. "Steve has the enthusiasm necessary for success in today’s competitive football environment. He has demonstrated his outstanding ability as an offensive coach on both the collegiate and professional levels. Steve brings a wealth of experience to our football program. He possesses the coaching ability, organizational skills, and the personal characteristics and qualities we were looking for in a head coach."’

‘The other memorable moment in the game was the "Wile E. Coyote play" – a crushing tackle Packers punt returner Darren Sharper put on Bills tight end Lonnie Johnson.’

‘Perhaps scariest of all for the Bills:This is one of the best seasons in Favre’s 12-year career.’

‘He is the quintessential football player, an unpretentious superstar, one who can live up to his reputation.’

‘The No. 11 Drew Bledsoe jersey hung like a tent on her, but Marissa Bauer didn’t mind. As far as the spunky third-grader from School 52 was concerned, the jersey, like the day, was a perfect fit. It was just one of many perks Bauer and her classmates Brionna Goins and Brian Bennett received Wednesday as winners of the HealthNow Rush for Reading program, held in conjunction with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Those players — quarterback Drew Bledsoe, wide receivers Eric Moulds and Peerless Price, running back Travis Henry, guard Ruben Brown, tackle Mike Williams, fullback Larry Centers and punter Brian Moorman — will learn this afternoon at practice if they’ll be playing in the Feb. 2 game in Honolulu.’

‘To rejoin the Road Dolphins where we left them, we stop where they were stopped on Dec. 1, in “freaking hell,” as senior vice president Rick Spielman too kindly recalls Buffalo resembling that day.’

Bostic’s out, Jennings is questionable, Stevenson is doubtful for the Bills.

It appears the Packers have a lot of players that are dinged (probable), but Earl Dotson and Gilbert Brown are questionable.

‘"We’re extremely pleased to have Steve Kragthorpe as our football coach," said MacLeod. "Steve has the enthusiasm necessary for success in today’s competitive football environment. He has demonstrated his outstanding ability as an offensive coach on both the collegiate and professional levels." MacLeod added that, "Steve brings a wealth of experience to our football program. He possesses the coaching ability, organizational skills, and the personal characteristics and qualities we were looking for in a head coach."’

‘"I’m very excited for my family, and thrilled about this golden opportunity to be the head football coach at The University of Tulsa," said Kragthorpe. "Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma is a great area, and The University of Tulsa is such a quality institution. I feel very comfortable with the administration and the commitment they’re willing to make. I can’t think of a better situation for my family than to move to Tulsa and become the head football coach."’

‘Most notable, however, is the terrible editing, which butchers real footage of games and fans. When winning touchdowns are scored, people are sitting and quiet, and there’s even one sequence that starts out on the 50-yard line but then shifted to the red zone after a quick cut.’

‘“Steve brings a wealth of experience to our football program,” Tulsa Athletic Director Judy MacLeod said in a press release. “He has demonstrated his outstanding ability as an offensive coach on both the collegiate and professional levels.”’

‘In Bledsoe’s first eight games, he threw 16 touchdown passes and five interceptions. In the last six, he has seven touchdowns and eight interceptions.’