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It's a fitting time for Red River Shootout
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Bowl recaps and analysis:
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EagleBank: Wake 29, Navy 19 | CFN
New Mexico: Colo. St. 40, Fresno St. 35
St. Petersburg: S. Florida 41, Memphis 14
Las Vegas: Arizona 31, BYU 21 | CFN
New Orleans: SMU 30, Troy 27 (OT) | CFN
Poinsettia: TCU 17, Boise St. 16 | CFN
Hawaii: Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 | CFN
Motor City: FAU 24, Cen. Mich. 21 | CFN
Meineke: W. Virginia 31, UNC 30 | CFN
Champs Sports: Fla. St. 42, Wis. 13 | CFN
Emerald: Cal 24, Miami 17 | CFN
Independence: La. Tech 17, NIU 10 | CFN
Papajohns.com: Rutgers 29, N.C. St. 23
Alamo: Mizzou 30, N'west. 23 (OT) | CFN
Humanitarian: Maryland 42, Nevada 35
Texas: Rice 38, W. Michigan 14
Holiday: Oregon 42, Oklahoma St. 31 | CFN
Armed Forces: Houston 34, Air Force 28
Sun: Oregon St. 3, Pittsburgh 0 | CFN
Music City: Vandy 16, BC 14 | CFN
Insight: Kansas 42, Minnesota 21
Chick-fil-A: LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
Outback: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 | CFN
Capital One: Georgia 24, MSU 12 | CFN
Gator: Nebraska 26, Clemson 21
Rose: USC 38, Penn St. 24 | Analysis
Orange: Va. Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
Cotton: Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34
Liberty: Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19
Sugar: Utah 31, Alabama 17
International: UConn 38, Buffalo 20
Fiesta: Texas 24, Ohio St. 21 | Analysis
GMAC: Tulsa 45, Ball St. 13
BCS title: Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
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Of course not! Personally, I tried to learn my lesson, but it wasn't as much fun as deciding that this week's Texas-Oklahoma game is the most important game in the history of football or college. Oklahoma fans will take exception to that sentence. To them, it's the Oklahoma-Texas game.
What's on the line? Almost certainly a spot in the Big 12 title game, which could lead to a spot in the national title game. Maybe the Heisman Trophy for Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford or Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. This is serious stuff for a game that, like all Big 12 games this year, will be contested not on a field but on PlayStation 3.
How else do you explain these numbers? The Big 12 is home to the No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 scoring offenses in the nation. Kansas State is averaging 43.2 points per game and is sixth in its own conference. Baylor is scoring 30.8 points per game (Baylor!) and is 10th in the league.
Big 12 quarterbacks are No. 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10 in the nation in total offense. (The roll call, in order: Texas Tech's Graham Harrell, Kansas's Todd Reesing, Missouri's Chase Daniel, Oklahoma's Bradford and Texas's McCoy.)
Oklahoma is averaging 49.6 points per game, Texas is averaging 47.2 and this probably won't even be the highest-scoring Big 12 game of the day. Missouri is averaging 53.4 points and Oklahoma State is averaging 52.6.
Unlike most Big 12 schools this year, Texas and Oklahoma play stout defense, too, so don't be surprised if this is a low-scoring affair. But it sure would be fun to see the Red River Shootout live up to its label.
(As a brief aside: I have never known what to make of the Oklahoma-Texas/Texas-Oklahoma game being played in Dallas every year. On the one hand, it's a century-old tradition, and I love all century-old traditions except for, you know, laws that prohibit women from voting, slavery, etc. And according to Google Maps, it takes 3 hours 1 minute to get from Norman to Dallas and 3 hours 7 minutes to get from Austin to Dallas, so I appreciate the symbolism. But I wonder: if they alternated between Norman and Austin like a normal rivalry, and suddenly they announced they would play in Dallas every year, wouldn't everybody go nuts? Do we love this tradition simply because it is a tradition? And if so, is that so wrong? And wasn't this aside supposed to be brief?)
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Member Comments
Boomer Sooner to ya boomer1. Still a long way to go but I have the best feeling I've had about our team in a long while. Tough to be a Sooner in Arizona. I long for the days when I went to Norman to watch the game. These guys will be my team no matter where I live. I buy every sports package available just to make sure I get to see these guys play.
billycavon10/10/2008 13:45:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
and yeah, REALLY glad we got Granger back in time for this game
boomer110/10/2008 13:38:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Look for English and Granger to try and box Colt in. English can be absolutely brutal. This guy has a way of tracking QB's down.
billycavon10/10/2008 13:36:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
agreed, and TX has a young secondary! Maybe, ole stoopsie will put a spy on Colt.
boomer110/10/2008 13:36:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
OU I'm with you on that. Colt appears too good to contain all the time. But If I'm Bob Stoops, I might sell out on Colt and make someone else on Texas try and beat me. I think those would be good odds for the Sooners. This is where OU has the advantage. Lots more weapons.
billycavon10/10/2008 13:28:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
billy-Agree 100% on targeting our special teams...Wev'e got to figure that one out. Do think tho, that Colt might burn us on a couple of runs, but we'll be ok.
boomer110/10/2008 12:19:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
A lot of good perspectives on how this will play out. On paper, it looks like OU wins convincingly. But this is OU Texas. So you've got to put in the X factor. If I were Mack Brown I'd target OU's special teams. Clearly the weakest part of OU's game. Returning punts for big yardage or TD's would certainly go a long way in aiding a pretty much one dimensional offense (Colt McCoy). I just don't see OU giving Colt the luxury of the running yards he's gotten so far. Texas is faced with trying to get to Bradford or rush his throws. They don't do well at that they will be hearing a lot of Boomer Sooner. This team, based on the first 5 games looks serious to me. Yeah, they've hit a lull after going up 21 or so against the non-conference warm up games. But this is Texas. I expect Bob to have our guys really really focused for 60 minutes in this one. OU 35 Texas 14.
billycavon10/10/2008 11:53:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
I just don't see this game being a high scoring event like most. True, two very powerful offenses but those defenses are underrated. Most of the yardage and points have come well after the game was already a blowout. Finally a true test of both. I think it will come down whose secondary plays best and turnovers. May be the first team to score wins. Might be the last team to score wins. I think the final score will be close and low. Something like 28-17. OU of course.
AsnCsdad10/9/2008 19:40:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Boomer, you got me there. I will agree with you (finally) that this is shaping up to be one hell of a game. I hope it is. I don't want either team to beat the h-e-double hockey sticks (sensor that, MSN) out of each other. I would rather see OU win by 1 in a freaking nail biter than see UT win by 30. Well, maybe not, but almost...lol
Bevo_And_Mike10/9/2008 19:14:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Bevo and mike-No, still not buying into it, but enough: Heres one I think you'll agree with. OU has one of the top offenses inside of the red zone and TX has one of the top defenses inside of the red zone. GONNA be one heck-of a matchup!!! Good luck to ya
boomer110/9/2008 17:26:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Its always a good game when osu ISNT playing. They are so over rated. The only thing they are good at is losing to the SEC. <br />SEC is the greatest<br />Go Game**** beat UK!!
THEUSC10/9/2008 10:26:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
its the next forty or so they cant score to keep up
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:41:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
ive made a fortune betting against oh st in the nc game. they are very good at scoring first though
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:19:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
i would much rather listen to ou spooners talk than someone from oh st who just cant accept the fact they will not be allowed to get their ass kicked on more year in the nc game. where do these fpeople come from?
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:15:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
did anyone hear those morons from oh st still talkin about the nc game last week? were they serious? hey oh st is a good program, i will give em that. but wins over youngstown st, ohio u, and a drubbing at the hands of the most overrated team in cfb does not a champion make
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:08:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Teddy, I guess he is still celebrating his impressive TX/OU record...I would have driven to Austin to pick him up, or at least got him a taxi. No need for DWI. I wonder if he asked the cop "Do you know who I am??" Must not have been a UT fan...
Bevo_And_Mike10/8/2008 20:05:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
yah props to pryor and wells for bailing out osu against wisconsin who coincidentally had a meltdown the week before the michigan wolverines
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:04:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
im really not speakin riddles here am i?
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:03:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
you bevo and mike had we not lost those two games last year we would have been undefeated
teddystally6910/8/2008 20:02:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
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