MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, center Ty Darlington and linebacker Eric Striker sat behind the podium, with the door entering the postgame interview room tucked around the corner.
Each time the door swung open, the cacophony of celebrating Clemson players from outside cascaded in, overtaking whatever was being said over the microphone.
In the days leading up to the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, Oklahoma did plenty of talking, as it had all year. That culminated with a verbal tussle between players from the Tigers and Sooners after a luncheon the day before the game.