Robert Griffin III: First Team What?

by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 4:00 AM CST in Oklahoma State Cowboys Football

I'm sorry, what did I just hear? Robert Griffin III was named the Big 12's first team quarterback?

For what, exactly? Whining? Crying? Rolling around on the turf like a baby?

If those are the requirements to be named first team QB, the entire A&M defense should have been given the award months ago.

So let's get this straight. Brandon Weeden should be the first team QB and that shouldn't even be a debate. I'm not even being a homer here, either. Weeden threw for more yards with a slightly better percentage and led his team to become Big 12 champions.

Big. 12. Champions. Read that over and over. It bares repeating.

While Griffin had more touchdowns, let's not forget the fact that Griffin played AT LEAST seven more quarters than Weeden did. That's nearly two whole games. Imagine what Weeden's stats would look like had he stayed in every game until the final whistle like Griffin did. It wouldn't even be close.

Maybe this is all stemming from the fact that I just don't like RG3. All I keep hearing is how humble and well-mannered he is when he is anything but. Who can forget his temper tantrums after this year's game against OSU? The excuses, the whining, the lack of giving credit to the team that just smashed them 59-24 (and it wasn't even that close). And if that wasn't enough, how about proclaiming that his team had their very first Heisman?

Oh yeah, super classy. Hand him a sportsmanship award as well.

In the end, the award doesn't really mean much but it would have been nice to see the best quarterback in the league get it. I suppose Weeden will have to settle for a Big 12 championship ring and a trip to a BCS bowl. Not too shabby.

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We at TCU have always been on the “Griffin is classless” bandwagon. Some quotes he made after our 45-10 victory were quite illustrative.

“We went into the game thinking and knowing that they didn’t have better players than we did and they weren’t more talented or confident, but it seemed like when our players got on the field we didn’t play with confidence,” said quarterback Robert Griffin. “They came ready to play and they played with confidence and that was the difference in the game.”

A little bit of confidence would’ve made 36 points of difference, you know.

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by HawkeyedFrog on Dec 8, 2025 5:12 AM CST reply actions

Awesome post - RGIII rubs me so much the wrong way too

Kellen may not light up the pros like RGIII, but we are so proud of the way he handles himself. I don’t know a lot about your QB Brandon, but it sounds like he is similar. Why oh why don’t they give awards to those kinds of guys???

The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. ~ Bobby Knight

by Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets on Dec 8, 2025 5:58 AM CST reply actions

What did he do after the game in Stillwater?

I missed that. I did see him complaining to the refs after one play in particular and he pulled off his helmet and appeared to be talking trash to one of our defensive lineman.

by thunderupokst on Dec 8, 2025 7:10 AM CST reply actions

Somebody pull some of the quotes, please.

I’m on my phone otherwise I would. He basically took shots at our team and made excuses for getting beat into oblivion.

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by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 8:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

"he pulled off his helmet and appeared to be talking trash to one of our defensive lineman."

All while walking BACKWARDS. He was near the 50 (line of scrimmage was at the 1 or 2 yd line) by the time he finally quit talking and walked to the sideline. What a man.

For what it's worth...

by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 8:25 AM CST up reply actions

Only RGIII quote I could find on newsok.com:

"They play hard," said Griffin III. "You can’t take that away from them. Today, there were some times, it’s not like there was a big hit, the ball just squirted out. I guess you could say it’s fortune, good luck. But they’re the No. 3 team in the nation, so obviously luck’s been on their side all year.

Read more: http://newsok.com/baylor-hesitant-to-heap-too-much-praise-on-oklahoma-state/article/3618401#ixzz1fyL0kCW6

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by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

Right, it was luck that landed us at number 3. Plain luck.

Also, he did say that Gilbert’s interception was due to him grabbing Wright’s jersey and “sling shotting” to get ahead of him…which didn’t happen at all.

Add to that the fact he talked trash to Markelle during the Big 12 media day in the preseason.

Lots of weak sauce coming from that kid.

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by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 2:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

its funny

the reason brandon weeden didn’t make all big 12 first team is because he struggled aganist iowa state, i mean three picks aganist iowa state, thats inexcusable. that is also the reason he isn’t going to new york and its funny that you mention the oklahoma state game for RG3 but fail to mention the iowa state game for brandon weeden.

by sijose on Dec 8, 2025 8:26 AM CST reply actions

Weeden lost 1 game ohhh no.

How many did Griffin lose again?

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by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 8:30 AM CST up reply actions

everyone knows that the cowboys are better than the bears, thats not even a debate.

by sijose on Dec 8, 2025 8:32 AM CST up reply actions

Didn't Baylor lose to Texas Tech?

Is that not a worse loss than Iowa State?

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by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 11:11 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Baylor beat Tech 66-42

Though Griffin missed the second half.

undefeated in Sun Belt play

by LongCat on Dec 9, 2025 12:00 AM CST up reply actions

My mistake.

They lost to A&M.

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by Royal John on Dec 9, 2025 12:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I love

How his little heisman package they roll on ESPN prominently features his one TD pass against us. It is a nice looking play, as long as you ignore that the Pokes you see in the shot are 4th stringers, JW Walsh, and a handful of 2015 commits we let get in some action.

by samuelbryant on Dec 8, 2025 8:29 AM CST via iPhone app reply actions

oh

and how do you know that RG3 was talking trash, where you there on the field with him, how exactly do yo know that he was talking trash. your all biased and thats not right because even if you dont like the guy you cant just make up something like that.

by sijose on Dec 8, 2025 8:31 AM CST reply actions

watch the tape.

I’m not a body language expert, but I play one on TV, and when a guy takes his helmet off holds his hands out to either side and is having a 1 sided conversation with an opponent… He probably isn’t saying, “Hey great job stuffing us on the 1 with your excellent goal line defense.”

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by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 8:50 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah this is classy.

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by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 9:20 AM CST up reply actions

Somebody hand him a Colt 45 forty...

Filled with Dr. Pepper. Put a baby bottle nipple on the mouth of it.

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by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 11:15 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

P.S.

By the way look at how the veins in the ref’s arm are bulging, he’s really working hard to hold back that world class athlete from beating up an OSU player. Good thing the zebra held him back or he might have done something to go along with all those “compliments” he was giving our defense.

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by Something Witty on Dec 8, 2025 1:18 PM CST up reply actions

There isn't a QB in the country that Gundy or any Cowboy fan would consider a trade up.

Not a single QB in college ball would be considered a trade up.
It’s simple - without the preseason hype, Weeden and OState had to have a PERFECT season to land all the hardware - Heisman, Belitnikoff, Groza, Maxell, Campbell, Thorpe, Ray Guy, Butkus, - you name it.
Matheaux will win the best DB award for punt returns? He’s not even in the top 50 in interceptions.
Luck will win something simply because he’s NFL bound. He’s 1000 yards short of his QB competition.
Heisman - at least it will stay in the Big 12 even though Weeden is clearly a better QB.
Ray Guy and Groza - if only we sucked so Sharp would have more snaps.

OState fans - WE KNOW we wouldn’t trade any of our players for the guys winning these awards…

by CowboyKS on Dec 8, 2025 9:10 AM CST reply actions

Amen to this Thread

Or maybe that’s not my line. RGIII is a whiner. My favorite after our game was how Gilbert “slingshotted” around their guy in the EZ to make the interception, and how we got away with that without the refs calling it. What BS! We played it perfect and stepped in front to make the INT.
RGIII comes across as arrogant and egotistical. I guess as long as the media continues to feed us that crap, somebody’s going to listen though.
I guess us being ahead 42-0 wasn’t enough to sway the voters to Weeden on this one. What crap!

by ST2 on Dec 8, 2025 9:16 AM CST reply actions

Weeden should be 1st team

He should also be in the Heisman race.
As well as preparing to play in a BCS National Championship.

For being a alumni of the team you trounced 66-6, I want to hand my sincere apology for the stupidness of America and the BCS.

OSU should be in the National CHampionship. I also firmly believe Weeden + Blackmon > Weedbadger.

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by ttutyler on Dec 8, 2025 10:32 AM CST reply actions

Weedbadger.

Awesome sauce. Well done.

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by Royal John on Dec 8, 2025 11:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

College football is a regional sport

that has gone national and thus the national beat writers are driving the regional stuff. Tail wagging the dog now. ESPN pushed Andrew Luck like he was heroin and now they are pushing this guy just to make it a pathetic and boring race. Now the Big XII-4+2 bought in to it so they could promote a Heisman candidate. Weeden had a remarkable year and it is sad he got snubbed for the Heisman award. Maybe he should have been more like Les’ guy and smoked some K2?

by Umm... Is that your final answer? on Dec 8, 2025 10:42 AM CST reply actions