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Anyone who put down some money on the Oklahoma Sooners to win the 2007 BCS National Championship Game earlier in the summer probably isn't feeling too confident about that wager right now. The Sooners' dismissal of starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn damages the team's chances of capturing that title. Bomar established himself as Oklahoma's starting quarterback early last season, and improved throughout the campaign. Overall, Bomar threw for 2,018 yards at a completion rate of 54.2 percent, with 10 touchdown tosses and 10 interceptions. He then capped off his year by being named the MVP of the Holiday Bowl versus Oregon. The Sooners had been hoping for an even bigger bowl victory this upcoming season, with Bomar still improving and star running back Adrian Peterson healthy and ready to challenge for the Heisman Trophy. However, both Bomar and Quinn were abruptly booted off the team last week. Their crime? Getting paid for work they didn't actually do by an area car dealership; a dealership owned by a big supporter of the football team. That has left Oklahoma scrambling for a replacement at quarterback for the upcoming season. Paul Thompson, a fifth-year senior, has been playing wide receiver for the past year, but he backed up Jason White at quarterback in previous seasons. He got his job taken away by Bomar last year, but could find himself back in the pocket this month. And although Oklahoma still has a solid squad across the board, their chances aren't quite as good without Bomar behind center. As a result, Vegas oddsmakers have dropped Oklahoma's National Championship odds to 12/1, from an opening 10/1 line. That puts the Sooners on the same level as Texas, Florida, and LSU, all of whom are also currently listed with 12/1 title odds. Brady Quinn and Notre Dame are still on top of that list at 5/1, with Ohio State next up at 6/1, and Southern Cal third on the chart at 8/1. Four teams are grouped with 15/1 title odds right now: Florida State, Miami, West Virginia, and Auburn. California sits at 20/1 on the Vegas oddsmakers' list, with Oregon, Michigan, and Louisville at 25/1, and both Penn State and Iowa at 30/1. Virginia Tech is pegged at 35/1 odds to win the national championship, with Tennessee sitting at 40/1. Farther back, it's Arizona State, Nebraska, Boston College, South Carolina, and Georgia at 50/1, UCLA, Alabama, and Clemson at 60/1, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, and Texas A&M at 70/1, and Texas Christian, Arkansas, and Michigan State back at 80/1. Those looking for triple-digit odds can find North Carolina State, Virginia, Minnesota, Maryland, and Georgia Tech all at lucrative 100/1 odds to win the 2007 BCS title game. Meanwhile, Big 12 fans haven't seen any movement on Oklahoma's line to win that conference's championship this season. The Sooners opened at 2/1 odds on that list, and that number remains unchanged. Texas is still listed as the 8/5 favorite to take the Big 12 championship this year, with Nebraska at 6/1, and each of Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Colorado at 10/1. Odds start to get longer with Missouri, which resides at 15/1. Bob Stoops' Sooners kick off their 2006 season at home versus UAB on September 2. They then host Washington, before playing their first road game on September 16 against Oregon. Other key games on Oklahoma's 2006 schedule include October 7 versus Texas, November 11 versus Texas Tech, and November 25 at Oklahoma State
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