Sorry to get this up so late but Jon over at Pyle of List is rubbing a caption contest and the winner of the contest get's OU's Greatest Games on DVD.

From his site:

The person with the funniest caption for the photo below in the comments by 8pm EST will win the DVD which contains all the Barry Switzer you can handle… but without the smell of stale liquor. Please be sure to register to comment with your email address so we can contact you to send you the DVD. Good luck!

So here is the link for the contest: http://pyleoflist.com/2009/01/contest-win-oklahoma-sooners-greatest-games-dvd/

Head on over there for your chance to win the DVD.

I for one love Youtube. Where else can you find video's made by the fans of the team you are about play. With that being said here are a couple of guys and their "rap" tribute to Tim Tebow.

Yeesh.

This actually makes me embarrassed. So enjoy this laugh at the expense of Florida fans because this is sad.

I know that we are in the thick of BCS madness here at The Machine but in the midst of all of that, Basketball season is getting revved up. The Big 12 might not be as great in hoops as it is in football but the top teams in the Big 12 are loaded. 

So every other Wednesday during the non-conference season and every Wednesday during the conference season, I will give you my Big 12 power ranking. These aren't necessary who is the highest ranked teams or teams with the most wins but who I think are the best. So onto the rankings through a fourth of the season:

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We are just a few moments away from the announcement of all of the BCS bowls. Here are my predictions for the bowls:

Rose Bowl

USC vs Penn St. - This is pretty much a given since the Rose Bowl is always Big 10 vs Pac-10. This should be a really interesting match up since both teams are very good defensively and not all that offensively.

Orange Bowl

Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech - This is probably going to be the least watched BCS bowl this season.

Fiesta Bowl

Utah vs. Ohio St. - Some are saying it could be Texas vs Ohio St. but I think the Fiesta Bowl will opt for Utah. This will be a pretty decent game and since Ohio St. isn't playing an SEC team, they should win.

Sugar Bowl

Alabama vs. Texas - Since Utah will go to the Fiesta in my opinion, the Sugar Bowl will match up two historic powers of College Football. Texas should be fired up but I could see them being disappointed and possibly a let down, Alabama will keep it close but Texas prevails.

National Championship

Oklahoma vs. Florida - To toot my own horn here, I predicted this match up back in the preseason and for a while there it didn't look like it would happen. Both of these teams are great offensively and this game should be a classic shootout. Last team with the ball wins, which means the Sooners get the victory.

So here is the place to chat it up while watching Fox or ESPN.

The coaches poll is out and as expected, Oklahoma and Florida are numbers one and two. Also with Florida holding a 73 point advantage over Texas, it will take Texas being ahead of Florida in the Harris poll for a rematch to happen in the National Championship Game.

Here is your open thread to talk about the poll but please keep it civil.

Sorry to get this up so late but here it is.

Bama just kicked a FG to give them a 10-7 lead.

CCMachine will have the Big 12 Thread up later.

More postseason awards come in today as the Sooners produced nine first-team honorees on the 2008 All-Big 12 Conference Football Team.

Sam Bradford won Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Travis Lewis won Defensive Freshman of the Year, and Bob Stoops won his 4th Conference Coach of the year to go along with the 9 first team selections and 6 second team selections.

Surprisingly, Chris Brown was only a honorable mention along with Keenan Clayton and Brandon Walker.

The First and Second teams are after the jump.

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The Big 12 coaches have spoken and they have chosen Sam Bradford as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

Bradford has had an amazing year this season in setting school records for passing yards in a season with 4,080, touchdown passes in a season with 46, career touchdown passes with 82.

Bradford has been the perfect quarterback for the no huddle offense that Kevin Wilson installed and it has led Bradford near the top of all postseason awards lists.

Bradford joins Jason White, 2003 and 2004, and Josh Heupel, 2000, as Sooner players who have won the Offensive player of the Year.