Thanks for the words. Good to see I'm not doing this for nothing.

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.
Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.
Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.
The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.
With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CTU 7 6 3 17 33 OU 3 7 14 0 24 1st Quarter OU - 43 yard FG Robert Gaffney CTU - 2 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) 2nd Quarter CTU - 26 yard FG Matt Sapp OU - 54 yard pass Rhett Bomar to Adam Gilbert (Gaffney Kick) CTU - 21 yard FG Matt Sapp 3rd Quarter CTU - 43 yard FG Matt Sapp OU - 2 yard pass Rhett Bomar to Tashard Choice (Gaffney Kick) OU - 3 yard run Tashard Choice (Gaffney Kick) 4th Quarter CTU - 20 yard pass Wally McCoy to Justin Malloy (Conversion failed) CTU - 41 yard INT return by Rex McCray (McCoy pass to McCall for 2-point conversion) CTU - 37 yard FG Matt Sapp STATS Passing TEAM CMP ATT YDS TD INT Rhett Bomar OU 21 45 290 2 2 Wally McCoy CTU 14 29 224 1 2 Rushing TEAM ATT YDS TD Roberto Scott CTU 38 113 1 Tashard Choice OU 10 45 1 Receiving TEAM REC YDS TD Adam Gilbert OU 8 190 1 Justin Malloy CTU 6 110 1
[b]Notable Week 6 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] #6 West Virginia 7 Baylor 33 #2 Virginia Tech 26 Texas 32 Nevada 44 Kansas 42 UNLV 52 (4OT) Nebraska 49 [I]UNLV wins the Fremont Cannon[/i] Navy 17 Iowa State 54 Air Force 10 Oklahoma State 45 [i]Navy improves to 1-0 in the Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy[/i] #24 Tennessee 28 #22 Kansas State 10 #7 Auburn 45 #14 Texas A&M 45 Wisconsin 24 Colorado 21 #10 Michigan 6 Missouri 44
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 LSU 4 5 LSU 5 7 Auburn 5 7 USC 6 8 USC 6 8 North Texas 7 9 NC State 7 9 Auburn 8 11 South Carolina 8 10 NC State 9 13 Iowa State 9 11 South Carolina 10 12 Oregon State 10 12 Oregon State 11 6 West Virginia 11 4 Oklahoma 12 4 Oklahoma 12 6 West Virginia 13 14 Texas A&M 13 14 Iowa State 14 15 Notre Dame [b]14 22 COLORADO TECH[/b] 15 16 Houston 15 15 Texas A&M 16 17 Iowa 16 16 Notre Dame 17 18 North Texas 17 17 Houston 18 19 Pittsburgh 18 19 Pittsburgh [b]19 23 COLORADO TECH[/b] 19 18 Iowa 20 20 Miami (FL) 20 20 Miami (FL) 21 21 Maryland 21 21 Maryland 22 10 Michigan 22 24 UAB 23 UNR Oregon 23 13 Michigan 24 22 Kansas State 24 UNR Missouri 25 UNR Nebraska 25 UNR Nebraska DROPPED OUT: #24 Tennessee, #25 Michigan State DROPPED OUT: #23 Michigan State, #25 Kansas State
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CTU 7 6 3 17 33 OU 3 7 14 0 24 1st Quarter OU - 43 yard FG Robert Gaffney CTU - 2 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) 2nd Quarter CTU - 26 yard FG Matt Sapp OU - 54 yard pass Rhett Bomar to Adam Gilbert (Gaffney Kick) CTU - 21 yard FG Matt Sapp 3rd Quarter CTU - 43 yard FG Matt Sapp OU - 2 yard pass Rhett Bomar to Tashard Choice (Gaffney Kick) OU - 3 yard run Tashard Choice (Gaffney Kick) 4th Quarter CTU - 20 yard pass Wally McCoy to Justin Malloy (Conversion failed) CTU - 41 yard INT return by Rex McCray (McCoy pass to McCall for 2-point conversion) CTU - 37 yard FG Matt Sapp STATS Passing TEAM CMP ATT YDS TD INT Rhett Bomar OU 21 45 290 2 2 Wally McCoy CTU 14 29 224 1 2 Rushing TEAM ATT YDS TD Roberto Scott CTU 38 113 1 Tashard Choice OU 10 45 1 Receiving TEAM REC YDS TD Adam Gilbert OU 8 190 1 Justin Malloy CTU 6 110 1
[b]Notable Week 6 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] #6 West Virginia 7 Baylor 33 #2 Virginia Tech 26 Texas 32 Nevada 44 Kansas 42 UNLV 52 (4OT) Nebraska 49 [I]UNLV wins the Fremont Cannon[/i] Navy 17 Iowa State 54 Air Force 10 Oklahoma State 45 [i]Navy improves to 1-0 in the Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy[/i] #24 Tennessee 28 #22 Kansas State 10 #7 Auburn 45 #14 Texas A&M 45 Wisconsin 24 Colorado 21 #10 Michigan 6 Missouri 44
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 LSU 4 5 LSU 5 7 Auburn 5 7 USC 6 8 USC 6 8 North Texas 7 9 NC State 7 9 Auburn 8 11 South Carolina 8 10 NC State 9 13 Iowa State 9 11 South Carolina 10 12 Oregon State 10 12 Oregon State 11 6 West Virginia 11 4 Oklahoma 12 4 Oklahoma 12 6 West Virginia 13 14 Texas A&M 13 14 Iowa State 14 15 Notre Dame [b]14 22 COLORADO TECH[/b] 15 16 Houston 15 15 Texas A&M 16 17 Iowa 16 16 Notre Dame 17 18 North Texas 17 17 Houston 18 19 Pittsburgh 18 19 Pittsburgh [b]19 23 COLORADO TECH[/b] 19 18 Iowa 20 20 Miami (FL) 20 20 Miami (FL) 21 21 Maryland 21 21 Maryland 22 10 Michigan 22 24 UAB 23 UNR Oregon 23 13 Michigan 24 22 Kansas State 24 UNR Missouri 25 UNR Nebraska 25 UNR Nebraska DROPPED OUT: #24 Tennessee, #25 Michigan State DROPPED OUT: #23 Michigan State, #25 Kansas State
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NEB 0 7 7 14 28 CTU 7 0 3 21 31 1st Quarter CTU - 2 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) 2nd Quarter NEB - 21 yard pass Darryl Parker to Keyon Henderson (Walker Kick) 3rd Quarter NEB - 1 yard run Alex Walsh (Walker Kick) CTU - 28 yard FG Matt Sapp 4th Quarter CTU - 1 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) NEB - 1 yard run Frank Schroeder (Walker Kick) CTU - 11 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) NEB - 1 yard pass Darryl Parker to Alex Walsh (Walker Kick) CTU - 1 yard run Chauncey Polk (Sapp Kick) STATS Passing TEAM CMP ATT YDS TD INT Wally McCoy CTU 21 35 382 0 0 Darryl Parker NEB 26 49 275 2 1 Rushing TEAM ATT YDS TD Frank Schroeder NEB 27 151 1 Roberto Scott CTU 19 74 3 Receiving TEAM REC YDS TD Keyon Henderson NEB 10 119 1 Justin Malloy CTU 6 102 0
[b]Notable Week 7 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] #15 Houston 23 #24 Kansas State 21 Southern Miss 17 (OT) Kansas 26 [i]Kansas Wins the Governor's Cup[/i] Penn State 39 Oklahoma State 14 Minnesota 28 Colorado 27 [I]Penn State wins the Governor's Victory Bell[/i] #4 LSU 21 Missouri 59 #14 Notre Dame 38 Baylor 34 Arizona State 33 #13 Texas A&M 28 #23 Oregon 30 (2OT) #9 Iowa State 27 #18 Pittsburgh 59 Texas 16 Temple 56 (5OT) #12 Oklahoma 30 [i]Oklahoma wins the Red River Shootout[/i] #10 Oregon State 21 California 35 #6 USC 30 Washington 49 Tennessee 34 #8 South Carolina 24 Marshall 19 Ohio 31 [i]Ohio wins the Bell[/i] Southern Methodist 17 Rice 34 [i]Rice wins the Mayor's Cup[/i]
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 Auburn 4 6 North Texas 5 7 NC State 5 7 Auburn 6 11 West Virginia 6 8 NC State 7 13 Texas A&M 7 16 Notre Dame 8 14 Notre Dame 8 11 Oklahoma 9 4 LSU 9 12 West Virginia 10 12 Oklahoma 10 4 LSU 11 15 Houston 11 15 Texas A&M 12 9 Iowa State 12 14 COLORADO TECH 13 16 Iowa 13 17 Houston 14 8 South Carolina 14 18 Pittsburgh 15 17 North Texas 15 9 South Carolina 16 18 Pittsburgh 16 13 Iowa State 17 19 COLORADO TECH 17 19 Iowa 18 20 Miami (FL) 18 20 Miami (FL) 19 22 Michigan 19 22 UAB 20 10 Oregon State 20 UNR Tennessee 21 6 USC 21 10 Oregon State 22 UNR Tennessee 22 5 USC 23 UNR UAB 23 23 Michigan 24 UNR Stanford 24 24 Missouri 25 UNR Northwestern 25 UNR Northwestern DROPPED OUT: #21 Maryland, #23 Oregon DROPPED OUT: #21 Maryland, #25 Nebraska #24 Kansas State, #25 Nebraska
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NEB 0 7 7 14 28 CTU 7 0 3 21 31 1st Quarter CTU - 2 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) 2nd Quarter NEB - 21 yard pass Darryl Parker to Keyon Henderson (Walker Kick) 3rd Quarter NEB - 1 yard run Alex Walsh (Walker Kick) CTU - 28 yard FG Matt Sapp 4th Quarter CTU - 1 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) NEB - 1 yard run Frank Schroeder (Walker Kick) CTU - 11 yard run Roberto Scott (Sapp Kick) NEB - 1 yard pass Darryl Parker to Alex Walsh (Walker Kick) CTU - 1 yard run Chauncey Polk (Sapp Kick) STATS Passing TEAM CMP ATT YDS TD INT Wally McCoy CTU 21 35 382 0 0 Darryl Parker NEB 26 49 275 2 1 Rushing TEAM ATT YDS TD Frank Schroeder NEB 27 151 1 Roberto Scott CTU 19 74 3 Receiving TEAM REC YDS TD Keyon Henderson NEB 10 119 1 Justin Malloy CTU 6 102 0
[b]Notable Week 7 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] #15 Houston 23 #24 Kansas State 21 Southern Miss 17 (OT) Kansas 26 [i]Kansas Wins the Governor's Cup[/i] Penn State 39 Oklahoma State 14 Minnesota 28 Colorado 27 [I]Penn State wins the Governor's Victory Bell[/i] #4 LSU 21 Missouri 59 #14 Notre Dame 38 Baylor 34 Arizona State 33 #13 Texas A&M 28 #23 Oregon 30 (2OT) #9 Iowa State 27 #18 Pittsburgh 59 Texas 16 Temple 56 (5OT) #12 Oklahoma 30 [i]Oklahoma wins the Red River Shootout[/i] #10 Oregon State 21 California 35 #6 USC 30 Washington 49 Tennessee 34 #8 South Carolina 24 Marshall 19 Ohio 31 [i]Ohio wins the Bell[/i] Southern Methodist 17 Rice 34 [i]Rice wins the Mayor's Cup[/i]
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 Auburn 4 6 North Texas 5 7 NC State 5 7 Auburn 6 11 West Virginia 6 8 NC State 7 13 Texas A&M 7 16 Notre Dame 8 14 Notre Dame 8 11 Oklahoma 9 4 LSU 9 12 West Virginia 10 12 Oklahoma 10 4 LSU 11 15 Houston 11 15 Texas A&M 12 9 Iowa State 12 14 COLORADO TECH 13 16 Iowa 13 17 Houston 14 8 South Carolina 14 18 Pittsburgh 15 17 North Texas 15 9 South Carolina 16 18 Pittsburgh 16 13 Iowa State 17 19 COLORADO TECH 17 19 Iowa 18 20 Miami (FL) 18 20 Miami (FL) 19 22 Michigan 19 22 UAB 20 10 Oregon State 20 UNR Tennessee 21 6 USC 21 10 Oregon State 22 UNR Tennessee 22 5 USC 23 UNR UAB 23 23 Michigan 24 UNR Stanford 24 24 Missouri 25 UNR Northwestern 25 UNR Northwestern DROPPED OUT: #21 Maryland, #23 Oregon DROPPED OUT: #21 Maryland, #25 Nebraska #24 Kansas State, #25 Nebraska
[b]Notable Week 8 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] Arkansas 47 #8 Oklahoma 30 #4 Auburn 44 Kansas State 53 Virginia 24 #7 Texas A&M 58 #3 Florida State 30 Oklahoma State 24 [i]Florida State wins the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy[/i] #5 NC State 34 Missouri 19 Maryland 20 Texas 42 #14 South Carolina 40 #12 Iowa State 31 Kentucky 34 (OT) Colorado 34 Minnesota 35 Baylor 25 #1 Ohio State 54 Nebraska 12 #6 West Virginia 31 Ole Miss 21
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 NC State 4 4 North Texas 5 6 West Virginia 5 6 NC State 6 7 Texas A&M 6 7 Notre Dame 7 9 LSU 7 9 West Virginia 8 8 Notre Dame 8 10 LSU 9 11 Houston 9 11 Texas A&M 10 13 Iowa [b]10 12 COLORADO TECH[/b] 11 4 Auburn 11 13 Houston 12 14 South Carolina 12 14 Pittsburgh 13 15 North Texas 13 5 Auburn 14 16 Pittsburgh 14 15 South Carolina [b]15 17 COLORADO TECH[/b] 15 17 Iowa 16 18 Miami (FL) 16 19 UAB 17 20 Oregon State 17 18 Miami (FL) 18 10 Oklahoma 18 8 Oklahoma 19 22 Tennessee 19 20 Tennessee 20 21 USC 20 21 Oregon State 21 23 UAB 21 22 USC 22 12 Iowa State 22 UNR Arkansas 23 25 Northwestern 23 UNR Kansas State 24 UNR Penn State 24 25 Northwestern 25 UNR Kansas State 25 16 Iowa State DROPPED OUT: #19 Michigan, #24 Stanford DROPPED OUT: #23 Michigan, #24 Missouri
[b]BCS Rankings[/b] 1 Ohio State 3.77 2 Virginia Tech 4.49 3 NC State 10.97 4 Florida State 11.05 5 West Virginia 14.81 6 Notre Dame 16.25 7 North Texas 20.21 8 LSU 20.28 9 Texas A&M 20.82 10 Houston 25.81 [b]11 Colorado Tech 27.64[/b] 12 Auburn 28.64 13 Iowa 30.49 14 South Carolina 30.90 15 Pittsburgh 32.98
[b]2008 Season Stats[/b] PASSING RAT CMP ATT YDS TD INT Wally McCoy 158.5 80 155 1556 13 4 RUSHING ATT YDS TD Roberto Scott 112 411 6 Wally McCoy 54 335 1 Chauncey Polk 17 83 2 RECIEVING REC YDS TD Justin Malloy 25 564 5 Ralph Sampson 16 335 2 Shane McCall 15 298 2 DEFENSIVE TAK LOSS SACK INT Emmanuel Brooks 25 4 1 0 Wesley Christensen 22 1 0 0 Benjamin Larkin 20 10 5 0 Eddie Paulding 10 5 2 0 Leroy Dodd 11 4 2 1 KICKING FGM FGA FG% LONG XPA XPM XP% Matt Sapp 9 9 100 46 22 22 100 PUNTING PUNTS AVG Kendal Ward 27 44.4
[b]2008 BIG XII STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK 8[/b] OVERALL CONFERENCE BIG XII NORTH W L W L Colorado 3 3 2 1 Missouri 4 2 2 2 Nebraska 2 2 1 2 Kansas 2 3 1 2 #25 Kansas State 2 2 1 2 #22 Iowa State 3 2 1 2 OVERALL CONFERENCE BIG XII SOUTH W L W L #6 Texas A&M 5 1 3 0 [b]#15 COLORADO TECH 4 1 3 0[/b] Baylor 3 3 2 1 #18 Oklahoma 3 2 1 2 Texas 2 3 1 2 Oklahoma State 1 3 0 3
[b]Notable Week 8 NCAA scores[/b] [b]Big 12 Games[/b] Arkansas 47 #8 Oklahoma 30 #4 Auburn 44 Kansas State 53 Virginia 24 #7 Texas A&M 58 #3 Florida State 30 Oklahoma State 24 [i]Florida State wins the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy[/i] #5 NC State 34 Missouri 19 Maryland 20 Texas 42 #14 South Carolina 40 #12 Iowa State 31 Kentucky 34 (OT) Colorado 34 Minnesota 35 Baylor 25 #1 Ohio State 54 Nebraska 12 #6 West Virginia 31 Ole Miss 21
[b]Coaches Poll[/b] [b]Media Poll[/b] TW LW TEAM TW LW TEAM 1 1 Ohio State 1 1 Ohio State 2 2 Virginia Tech 2 2 Virginia Tech 3 3 Florida State 3 3 Florida State 4 5 NC State 4 4 North Texas 5 6 West Virginia 5 6 NC State 6 7 Texas A&M 6 7 Notre Dame 7 9 LSU 7 9 West Virginia 8 8 Notre Dame 8 10 LSU 9 11 Houston 9 11 Texas A&M 10 13 Iowa [b]10 12 COLORADO TECH[/b] 11 4 Auburn 11 13 Houston 12 14 South Carolina 12 14 Pittsburgh 13 15 North Texas 13 5 Auburn 14 16 Pittsburgh 14 15 South Carolina [b]15 17 COLORADO TECH[/b] 15 17 Iowa 16 18 Miami (FL) 16 19 UAB 17 20 Oregon State 17 18 Miami (FL) 18 10 Oklahoma 18 8 Oklahoma 19 22 Tennessee 19 20 Tennessee 20 21 USC 20 21 Oregon State 21 23 UAB 21 22 USC 22 12 Iowa State 22 UNR Arkansas 23 25 Northwestern 23 UNR Kansas State 24 UNR Penn State 24 25 Northwestern 25 UNR Kansas State 25 16 Iowa State DROPPED OUT: #19 Michigan, #24 Stanford DROPPED OUT: #23 Michigan, #24 Missouri
[b]BCS Rankings[/b] 1 Ohio State 3.77 2 Virginia Tech 4.49 3 NC State 10.97 4 Florida State 11.05 5 West Virginia 14.81 6 Notre Dame 16.25 7 North Texas 20.21 8 LSU 20.28 9 Texas A&M 20.82 10 Houston 25.81 [b]11 Colorado Tech 27.64[/b] 12 Auburn 28.64 13 Iowa 30.49 14 South Carolina 30.90 15 Pittsburgh 32.98
[b]2008 Season Stats[/b] PASSING RAT CMP ATT YDS TD INT Wally McCoy 158.5 80 155 1556 13 4 RUSHING ATT YDS TD Roberto Scott 112 411 6 Wally McCoy 54 335 1 Chauncey Polk 17 83 2 RECIEVING REC YDS TD Justin Malloy 25 564 5 Ralph Sampson 16 335 2 Shane McCall 15 298 2 DEFENSIVE TAK LOSS SACK INT Emmanuel Brooks 25 4 1 0 Wesley Christensen 22 1 0 0 Benjamin Larkin 20 10 5 0 Eddie Paulding 10 5 2 0 Leroy Dodd 11 4 2 1 KICKING FGM FGA FG% LONG XPA XPM XP% Matt Sapp 9 9 100 46 22 22 100 PUNTING PUNTS AVG Kendal Ward 27 44.4
[b]2008 BIG XII STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK 8[/b] OVERALL CONFERENCE BIG XII NORTH W L W L Colorado 3 3 2 1 Missouri 4 2 2 2 Nebraska 2 2 1 2 Kansas 2 3 1 2 #25 Kansas State 2 2 1 2 #22 Iowa State 3 2 1 2 OVERALL CONFERENCE BIG XII SOUTH W L W L #6 Texas A&M 5 1 3 0 [b]#15 COLORADO TECH 4 1 3 0[/b] Baylor 3 3 2 1 #18 Oklahoma 3 2 1 2 Texas 2 3 1 2 Oklahoma State 1 3 0 3
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