Big 12 Game Of The Week: Oklahoma State At Texas (It Doesn’t Matter Who We Cheer For!)

by ccmachine on Oct 24, 2008 2:56 PM CDT in Football Comment 5 comments

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For the third week in a row the Texas Longhorns are in the spotlight with the game of the week. I’m still growing in amazement about where this Texas team came from (let’s be honest, no one had them on their radar) and am even starting to appreciate their tenacity. To be frank they remind me more and more each week of the 2000 Sooners. So should we cheer for them this weekend? It really doesn’t matter.

There are a couple of different scenarios for Oklahoma to still make an appearance in the BCS Championship game. Some include Texas losing and some with Texas winning. However, they all include Oklahoma winning out. Should Oklahoma State find a way to beat Texas then the Sooners would need the Longhorns to either drop another game or Oklahoma State to go undefeated until Bedlam forcing a three way tie between OSU, Texas and Oklahoma with each having only one loss. Obviously if Texas drops another game, giving them two losses, then OU would once again control its own destiny, like in 2006. Should the three way tie scenario play out then the highest ranked BCS team would go to the conference championship game.

The scenarios go on and on. With Oklahoma being ranked #4 in the BCS, Texas could go to the conference championship game and lose which could put OU in the BCS Championship. Then there is the possibility to that Texas could win the Big 12 and face Oklahoma for a Red River Rematch in Miami. The point is the only thing that Oklahoma can control right now is their own schedule. Either way the game winds up it’ll fit into one of the scenarios mentioned above and it won’t mean beans if Oklahoma doesn’t win out. So just sit back and enjoy what should be a great game.

Big 12 Schedule

11:00 Texas Tech at Kansas

11:30 Oklahoma at Kansas State

11:30 Baylor at Nebraska

2:30 Oklahoma State at Texas

5:30 Colorado at Missouri

6:00 Texas A&M at Iowa State

On a national level I’m interested to see how the Georgia/LSU and Penn State/Ohio State games play out. Both games should be fun to watch and will have an impact on the Top 10. Which games are you tuning into this weekend?

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Not quite the shootout that I think most people were expecting so far halfway through the 2nd quarter in Austin – certainly nothing compared to the first half of the OU-KSU game or the TT-KU game.

by chrisabo on Oct 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I didn't O-State would be able to hang with them

by ccmachine on Oct 25, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The Hat Is Getting Hammered

Georgia 38, LSU 17

by ccmachine on Oct 25, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wild Week

and not good news for the Sooners. With Penn State winning, they have almost no chance of losing the rest of the season in the little 11. Only game would be on the road at Iowa. That means they get one of the 2 spots for a National Championship.

The other, appears to be heading to Texas. Who, does have road games against Tech and A&M left. But even if they lose one of those, and OU wins out. They would have one loss, and would be the team that beat OU. Now, they need to lose 2, and OU to win out for OU to get past Texas in the polls, though it could be close if Texas just loses one game.

And that doesn’t consider the Alabama, who has no loses, but does have a road game at LSU and an SEC championship game against Georgia or Florida. Speaking of the SEC, even a one loss Bama, Georgia, Florida winner would have a legit claim to the other BCS NC slot opposite of Penn St.

Also USC, looks to win the Pac-10 with one loss, but having Ohio St. lose, last night really hurts USC claims. I mean, Utah or Tulsa has to me a more justifiable claim then a one loss USC team….the Pac-10 sucks this year.

So Bottom line: One slot in the BCS national Championship game was set this weekend with Penn St……the other is a scramble, but it’s Texas’s to lose.

Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.

by Redhawk on Oct 26, 2008 11:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs