Big 12 Bowl Matchups

These are all pretty good:

ALAMO BOWL-Missouri vs. Northwestern
HOLIDAY BOWL- Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
INSIGHT BOWL- Kansas vs. Minnesota
GATOR BOWL-Clemson vs. Nebraska
COTTON BOWL- Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
FIESTA BOWL- Ohio State vs. Texas
BCS NATIONAL CHAMIONSHIP- Florida vs. Oklahoma

The Alamo and Holiday promise to be shootouts. Maybe the Cotton as well.

Oklahoma 62 Missouri 21

I think Bob Stoops must be playing this stretch of the season on a PS3. 60+ Points in 5 Straight Games? That is only seen on a video game. Oklahoma staked its claim for a spot in the BCS Title game against most likely Florida, who beat #1 Alabama 31-20 in the SEC Title game.

I was very impressed with Tim Tebow today. I have not had the chance to watch him extensively. He is very tough, but he can make some very good throws too. I think Sam Bradford may be more of the pro-style quarterback, but Tebow will play in the NFL. He is so dang tough, even if he doesn't play QB, I can see him as a tight end.

For the Heisman, I think Tebow wins again. Colt McCoy seems to have the national media's vote, Tebow is the popular incumbant, and Sam Bradford has the numbers.

We'll find out tomorrow about the bowl breakdown.

Oklahoma 61 Oklahoma State 41

The Oklahoma Sooners made a statement, going on the road and defeating 12th ranked Oklahoma State 61-41. The Oklahoma offense was scarily efficient as always. Sam Bradford may have moved himself to the front of the Heisman Trophy race.

On Sunday, the Sooners learned that they had passed Texas in the BCS standings, setting up a showdown on Saturday with Missouri in the Big 12 Title game. OU will be looking to avoid the same fate as 2003, when a Kansas State team that was a heavy underdog, destroyed the Sooners on a cold, Kansas City night.

It's pretty simple. If Oklahoma wins, they play the Florida-Alabama winner in Miami for the National Championship.

But, when is college football ever that simple.

This has been a crazy season!

Oklahoma 65 Texas Tech 21

Yes that is correct. The Sooners took the Red Raiders to the woodshed last night. Sam Bradford, Demarco Murray, Chris Brown, the OU Defense, and the list goes on of top performers. Graham Harrell and Tech were in the game for about a minute.

ESPN College GameDay will be in Stiilwater, Oklahoma for the biggest Bedlam matchup in maybe 20 years. Oklahoma State will look to try to catch the Sooners flat after this emotional win. The Cowboys are hoping to beat the Sooners, have Tech lose to Baylor and have Texas lose to Texas A&M AND be ranked the highest in the BCS, so they can make it to the Big 12 Title Game. That was a mouthful!

This Saturday will be one for the ages in Stillwater!

Texas 45 OU 35

Texas deserved to win. OU did not. Ryan Reynolds injury looks to be bad. The Sooners were not the same without him. The fake punt call with all the momentum with the Burnt Orange, I don't know.


Looking forward to OSU @ Mizzou in a few hours.

Big 12- Opening weekend of conference play.

Oklahoma and Texas kept their focus on the opponents this weekend, despite the showdown next weekend. OU dispatched Baylor, and Texas waxed Colorado. The Sooners and Longhorns are ranked #1 and #5 respectively, going into Saturday's game.

Oklahoma State and Missouri exercised demons in each of their victories on Saturday. OSU blasted Texas A&M, taking revenge on some recent close losses and a blowout in 2005. Missouri eliminated 3 straight decades of losses in Lincoln by manhandling the Huskers. Going into Saturday's matchup in Columbia, the two teams are ranked #3 (Mizzou) and #16 (OSU).

Texas Tech was way too much for Kansas State. Iowa State gave Kansas fits all the way until the end.

The Big 12 is making it's case for being the nation's best conference, with 4 teams in the top 7 and 6 in the top 20 in the Rankings. OU is #1, Mizzou is #3, Texas is #5, Texas Tech is #7, Kansas is #15 and Oklahoma State is #16. The rankings will change after this weekend, with 4 of those teams in action against each other.

A look at this weekend's conference games: I will preview and predict each game later in the week.

OU vs Texas in Dallas
OSU @ Missouri
Colorado @ Kansas
Kansas State @ Texas A&M
Nebraska @ Texas Tech
Iowa State @ Baylor

Other top games from around the country:
LSU at Florida
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Tennessee @ Georgia


Looks to be an exciting weekend. Tell me what you are loking forward to.

Big 12 Conference openers- a quick review

Here is a quick review of the opening weekend in Big 12 Conference play:

Oklahoma 49 Baylor 17- The Sooners take care of business before the showdown with Texas next week. Robert Griffin for Baylor is scary.

Oklahoma State 56 Texas A&M 28- One of the sloppiest high scoring games you will ever see. Cowboys exact revenge on the Aggies. The Pokes are ready for a shootout in Columbia next week.

Kansas 35 Iowa State 33- Jayhawks avoid the upset n Ames, coming back from a 20-7 deficit.

Texas Tech 58 Kansas State 28- The Wildcats were no match for the Red Raiders offense. Graham Harrell set some more records.

Texas 38 Colorado 14- Horns take care of business early. They are ready for next Saturday as well.

Missouri 52 Nebraska 10 (4th Quarter)- Tigers are exercising 30+ years of demons in Lincoln.

Other games of Note:

Vanderbilt 14 Auburn 13- Auburn did nothing in the 2nd half. Vandy should go bowling this year.

Alabama 17 Kentucky 14- Wildcats put up a brave fight.

Tulsa 63 Rice 28- The Golden Hurricane make it a perfect 15-0 for the Oklahoma teams this season.

Here is a teaser for next weekend in the Big 12:

OU-Texas- enough said.

OSU @ Mizzou_ Make sure to have flipcharts ready when the scoreboards melt down.

I will write full reports tommorow.

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Sorry I have not published in a while. I have had NUMEROUS internet and computer issues. I will try to get back on track.

OU is leading Baylor 42-14 in the 3rd quarter. Iowa State is leading Kansas 20-7 in the 3rd, so an upset brewing possibly?

Big 12 Week 2 Review

Here is what happened to the Big 12 teams in week 2. (This was the 1st time in conference history that all 12 teams won on the same weekend.

Oklahoma 52 Cincinnati 26- Oklahoma's offense dominated from the get-go. Sam Bradford had 395 yards, 5 TDs and 2 INTs. Sooner freshman Ryan Broyles had 7 catches for 141 yards and a TD. Jermaine Gresham had 7 catches for 93 yards and 2 TDs. Demarco Murray and Chris Brown combined for 160 yards and 2 TDs. Marshawn Gilyard had 395 total yards, including a 97 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. OU scored 24 unanswered points in the 2nd half.

Oklahoma State 56 Houston 37- The Cowboys had 699 yards of total offense, as they dominated the second half after trailing 16-14 at halftime. Kendall Hunter rushed for 210 yards and Dez Bryant had 236 receiving yards.

Nebraska 35 San Jose State 12- The Huskers struggles through the first 3 quarters, but outscored the Spartans 21-0 in the 4th quarter. Joe Ganz threw for 216 yards and Ndamukong Suh returned an interception for a TD.

Colorado 31 Eastern Washington 24- The Buffs trailed until the very end, where they scored 14 points in the waning to moments to knock off the Eagles.

Texas A&M 28 New Mexico 22- The Aggies rebounded with a road win over the Lobos. Jerod Johnson replaced and injured Stephen McGee in the 1st quarter and threw 3 TD passes. The Aggie defense forced 4 Lobo turnovers. The Aggie offense had only 236 total yards.

Missouri 52 Southeast Missouri State 3- Missouri ran out to a 42-0 halftime lead in route to an easy win. Chase Daniel completed 16 of 17 passes for 245 yards and 3 TDs. Sean Weatherspoon returned an INT for a TD for the 2nd week in a row.

Kansas 29 Louisiana Tech 0- Todd Reesing threw for 412 yards and 3 TDs as the Jayhawks put away the Bulldogs in the 3rd quarter. Dezmon Briscoe had 7 catches for 146 yards and a TD and Daymond Patterson had 8 catches for 130 yards and 2 TDs to lead the Jayhawk receivers.

Iowa State 48 Kent State 28- The Cyclones had a big 1st quarter and outscored the Golden Flashes 20-7 in the 2nd half in revenging last year's loss. The Iowa State defense forced 4 turnovers and R.J. Sumrall had 4 catches for 104 yards and 2 TDs.

Baylor 51 Northwestern State 6- The Bears rebounded from last week's embarrassment and put the Demons away early. Robert Griffin threw for 295 yards and 3 TDs and ran for another to lead the Bears.

Kansas State 69 Montana State 10- Kansas State returned two blocked punts for TDs and Josh Freeman threw for 288 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Cats to a big rout.

Texas Tech 35 Nevada 19- The Red Raiders defense held the Wolf Pack offense in check and Eric Morris returned a punt for 86 yards and a TD. Graham Harrell completed only 19 passes in 46 attempts for 297 yards and a TD, but threw 2 INTs.

Texas 42 UTEP 13- Colt McCoy threw for 282 yards and 4 TDs to lead the Horns to a rout of the Miners. Quan Cosby caught 8 passes for 154 yards and a TD.

Big 12 Week #2 so far

I went to the Oklahoma-Cincy game today. OU’s offense was really good. Defense was OK. Kickoff coverage stunk. Cincinnati will cause teams problems. They have some athletes. Their defense was not very good. Their offense is good. They have 2 really good receivers. OU dominated the 2nd half and won 52-26. I will write a full report tomorrow.

Colorado survived. Nebraska pulled away late. Texas A&M rebounds at New Mexico. Oklahoma State is running wild on Houston. Baylor, K-State and Mizzou all had easy wins. Kansas is rolling. Iowa State defeated Kent State.

East Carolina dominated West Virginia.

I’ll write full reports tomorrow.

Big 12 Football- Week 2 Preview

Here is a preview with predictions for the Big 12 Conference in Week 2.

Oklahoma vs Cincinnati- Oklahoma will look to defeat a pretty good Bearcat team. Cincy won 10 last year. OKlahoma puts the Bearcats away in the 2nd Half. OU 42-21

Oklahoma State vs Houston- Cowboys got the season off to a good start at Wazzu. Kevin Sumlin is getting a well-deserved shot at a head coaching job. Cowboys are too much at home. OSU 45-21

Texas A&M @ New Mexico- Bad loss in Sherman's debut. Lobos are tough at home. Not good for the Aggies. New Mexico 24-21

Nebraska vs San Jose State- The Big Red got going last week. The D needs to play better. San Jose State was improved last year. Huskers roll 45-17

Baylor vs Northwestern State- Baylor got embarrased by Wake. The Griffin kid could be a star. The Demons are an FCS team. This will be ugly. Bears 21-10.

Kansas State vs Montana State- Cats look to punce on another hapless victim. Josh Freeman is pretty good. K-State 55-7.

Missouri vs Southeast Missouri State- This one will be ugly. Mizzou 63-3.

Kansas vs Louisiana Tech- The Bulldogs beat Mississippi State last week. Hawks know that and will not let that happen. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! KU 45-21

Iowa State vs Kent State- Cyclones are getting better. The defense picked off 5 passes last week and scored 2 TDs. ISU 28-17.

Texas Tech @ Nevada- Get the flip charts ready, in case the scoreboard burns out for this one. Red Raiders 52-35.

Texas vs UTEP- Horns host an Miner team that got blasted by Buffalo. Not the Bills. Texas 52-10

Colorado vs Eastern Washington- Buffs were impressive over Colorado State. The Eagles gave Tech a hard time. Not this week vs the Buffs. CU 31-10.

UCLA 27 Tennessee 24 OT

UCLA kicks a 42 yard field goal in OT, and the vols miss a 35 yard field goal to tie. Rick Neuheisel wins his debut as the Head Coach of his alma mater.

UCLA QB Kevin Craft threw 4 INTs in the 1st half, but was sensational in the 2nd half to lead the Bruins back from a 14-7 halftime deficit. UCLA's defense played wonderful, considering they were on the field a ton.

Now only 2 more days until week 2 begins!

Tennessee @ UCLA Preview

The Vols head out to the west coast, looking to start this season off on the right foot. Last year Phil Fulmer's team went out west and gotbeaten down by Cal, and went on to struggle last year.

Both teams will have new QBs: Jonathan Crompton for the Vols and Kevin Craft for UCLA. Craft started 5 games at San Diego State in 2006 and played JUCO ball last year.

Crompton has the luxury of a veteran offensive line, and a good running back and receiver. Craft was the 3rd choice to run Rick Neuheisel's offense. Patrick Cowan and Ben Olsen suffered injuries that put Craft in the spotlight.

I'll go with Tennessee 24 UCLA 20.

Colorado 38 Colorado State 17

Colorado took care of business against their in-state rival. Cody Hawkins had 2 TDs rushing along with 219 through the air. The teams traded kickoff return for TDs in the 2nd quarter.

Buffs score!

Colorado scores on a 35 yard TD Pass from Cody Hawkins to Scotty McKnight. After the PAT, it's 7-0 Buffs, early in the 2nd quarter.

Rock Mountain Showdown Update

After 1 quarter, the game is scoreless. Colorado State had a chance in Buff territory, but turned it over on downs. Buffs are driving at the beginning for the 2nd.

Sunday Action

Kentucky defeated Louisville 27-2. The Cardinals committed 5 turnovers, leading to 21 points for Kentucky. Steve Kragthorpe is still trying clean house and rebuild the Cardinal program. The question is, How long will the Louisville faithful be patient with him.

Kentucky is looking at being 4-0 going into a showdown with Alabama.

Day 1 Review

Some thought from the 1st Saturday in the 2008 College Football season:

Oklahoma State got exactly what it needed with the win over Washington State. The Pokes should be 4-0 going into the Big 12 opener against Texas A&M. Plus, the way A&M fared today, 5-0 is very possible.

Oklahoma did exactly what was expected, winning 57-2 over Chattanooga. The Sooners also avoided injuries. The game should have been stopped at halftime when some bad weather came in.

Missouri stated its case for being among the elite, winning 52-42 over Illinois. Both teams will do just fine this year.

Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, and Nebraska all picked up expected easy victories over their opponents.

Texas A&M suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of Arkansas State in College Station. Not exactly a splash of a debut for Mike Sherman. May be a long season in Aggieland.



Thoughts on other games throughout the nation:

Tulsa picked up an impressive season opening road win at Alabama-Birmingham.

Alabama was very impressive in its thumping of Clemson. Clemson looked very mediocre. I was wrong on this game. The Tide looks like they are going to have a special season in Tuscaloosa.

Utah over Michigan was not an upset. Only because it was in Ann Arbor does it feel like an upset. Most anyone that pays attention to college football knew that Utah was the better team.

Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh fell on their faces with losses to East Carolina and Bowling Green, respectively. East Carolina used Beamer-Ball against the Hokies, blocking a punt and returning it for a TD in the final minutes. Bowling Green dominated the 2nd half against the Panthers.

USC sent their message against Virginia. No surprise there.

Chuck Long needs to start updating his resume. His San Diego State Aztecs lost to Cal Poly 29-27.

Mississippi State suffered a shocking loss to Louisiana Tech 22-14. That takes some of the momentum of last year's good vibes for the Bulldogs,

Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina and San Jose State had some tougher than expected games against FCS (Division I-AA) Schools.


Preview for Sunday:

Kentucky @ Louisville:

Always an entertaining game between the Bluegrass State rivals. Both teams are having to replace very good QBs in Kentucky's Andre Woodson and Louisville's Brian Brohm. Both defenses are good, which may make for a low scoring affair.


Colorado vs Colorado State (In Denver):

Colorado is a popular pick as the sleeper in the Big 12 North Division. Dan Hawkins has the Buffs going in the right direction. The Rams are starting the Post Sunny Lubick era. Buffs may win big.

Day 1 almost in the books

Day 1 of the 2008 College Football season is almost in the books.

Big 12 recap:

Oklahoma 57 Tennessee-Chattanooga 2- No problem for OU, jumping out 50-0 at half. Demarco Murray had 125 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Manuel Johnson had 9 catches for 120 yds. Sam Bradford was, well, Sam Bradford, going 17-22 for 182 yards and 2 TDs in 1 half of play. After a lengthy weather delay at halftime, the Sooners basically just got the game over with.

Oklahoma State 39 Washington State 13- Excellent opening performance for OSU. Spud Hunter had 112 yards on the ground with 2 TDs. Dez Bryant had 7 catches for 92 yds and a 42 yard punt return. Perrish Cox returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboy Defense was excellent, allowing only 196 yards and garnering a safety.

Arkansas State 18 Texas A&M 14- Yes that is the correct score. A&M led by 14-3 at half. The Red Wolves ran for 255 yards on the Aggie defense. Stephen McGee did not state a very good case for him being the starting QB. Aggies had 4 turnovers. Maybe Mike Sherman had better not unpack his bags.

Texas 52 Florida Atlantic 10- Colt McCoy was spectacular for the Horns, completing 24 of 29 passes for 222 yards and 3 TDs, and rushing, yes rushing, for 102 yards. The Horns defense made sure that Howie knew who was tougher today.

Missouri 52 Illinois 42- Wow. This was a wild game. Juice Williams was 26 for 42 for 451 yards, 5TDs and 2 INTs in a losing cause. Chase Daniel was 26 for 43 for 323 yards and 3 TDs. The tigers got a boost from Derrick Washington, who rushed for 127 yards. Chase Caufman had 9 catches for 120 yards. Will Judson had 5 catches for 177 yards and 2 TDs. Jeremy Maclin had a 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Sean Witherspoon returned an INT for a TD for Mizzou and Derek Walker did likewise for Illinois.

Texas Tech 45 Eastern Washington 24- Graham Harrell did have over 500 yards passing, but only 2 TDs. Eastern Washington will give alot of teams fits.

I'll give my final thoughts tomorrow.

Michigan goes down, Oklahoma rolling early

Utah finished off Michigan 25-23. This was predicted my most everyone.

Oklahoma is up 20-0 in the 1st quarter on Tennessee-Chattanooga. Just being real basic. Manuel Johnson has caught a few passes so far. Demarco Murray and Chris Brown have each rushed for a TD, and Sam Bradford threw a TD pass to Quentin Chaney.

Only blemish so far is a missed extra point.

Cowboys take care of business

Oklahoma State defeats Washington State 39-13.

After a slow 1st half that was dominated by the Cowboy defense, the Special Teams and Offense picked it up in the 2nd half. Kendall "Spud" Hunter rushed for 112 yards and 2 TDS. Dez Bryant made some excellent catches in the 2nd half, finishing with 7 catches for 92 yards. Zac Robinson was solis, going 20-27 for 196 and an interception on a deflection. He also rushed for a touchdown.

The special teams matchup was the most glaring advantage the Cowboys had. Ricky Price returned a punt 67 yards, Dez Bryant returned a punt 42 yards and Perrich Cox answered a Cougar score with a 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Dan Bailey was 3 for 3 on field goals and 4 for 4 on extra points. Washington State missed and extra point and had some poor punts the Cowboys took advantage of.

The defense played pretty well. They had a rough spell in the 3rd quarter, when Wazzu scored 2 touchdowns. Overall though, 13 points was exactly what Cowboys fans wanted. They pressured Wazzu QB Gary Rogers all day and finally got an interception in the 4th quarter.

This is exactly what the Cowboys needed to get the momentum going into 4 straight home game. The Pokes should be 4-0 entering their October 4th showdown with Texas A&M in Stillwater.

Breaking news:

Michingan has cut a 25-10 deficit to 25-23 with about 6 minutes to go.

Mid-day analysis

Oklahoma State leads Wazzu 15-0 The Defense has really shown up to play, getting a safety and letting off only about 50 yds of offense. The offense is sputtering a little. They look to be keeping it a little vanilla.

Pittsburgh and Viginia Tech laid some eggs today. Listening to some of the Pitt-Bowling Green game on Sirius, Pitt jumped ahead early, but the Falcons controlled the rest of the game. So much for Pitt having a breakthrough season.

Did not see any of the Hokies' game, I was watching my brother play baseball. I just saw the score when I got home. Skip Holtz has his team starting well.

More to come later

It's finally here! College Football Saturday!

After a few months of waiting, College Football is finally back. Leaves will start falling, bands will start playing, and pads will be popping!

Start your day with Kirk, Lee and Chris on College Gameday on ESPN at 9:00AM Cental Time.

Check out www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com for satellite radio broadcasts of your favorite teams.

Big 12 Games:

Oklahoma State @ Washington State- 2:30PM Central Time- Fox Sports Net, XM ch. 194

Tennessee-Chattanooga @ Oklahoma- 6:00PM Central- PPV, Sirius ch. 126

Florida Atlantic @ Texas- 6:00PM Central- PPV, XM ch. 241

Arkansas State @ Texas A&M- 6:00 PM Central- Sirius ch. 107

North Texas @ Kansas State- 6:05 PM Central- Sirius ch. 130

Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech- 6:00 PM Central- Sirius ch. 127

Illinois vs Missouri- 7:00 PM Central- ESPN, Sirius Channel 123

Colorado State vs Colorado- Sunday August 31- 6:30 PM Central- Fox Sports Net, Sirius Ch. 119.

Check your local listings for other games of interest.

I'll be blogging throughout the day!

Day 3/4 of College Football (OK Saturday needs to get here already!!)

Well only 2 games tonight:

Temple 35 Army 7- Too many mistakes for the Black Knights. Temple may be improving.

Rice 56 SMU 20 (4th Q)- Rice looks real good. SMU was good early, but June Jones has alot of work to do. I think he'll be OK. Hawaii was 0-12 before Jones, 9-4 in his 1st year.

A few questions I have for tomorrow:

1. Should Michigan be favored over Utah?

2. Does Appalachian State have a prayer vs LSU?

3. Does USC send a message against Virginia?

4. Can Oklahoma State win an important game away from home?

5. Will Graham Harrell throw for over 500, Micheal Crabtree get over 200 receiving and Texas Tech reach 80?

6. Is Alabama getting too much repect because Nick(tator) Saban is the coach?

7. Is Clemson in the same breath because of Tommy Bowden?

8. Will Missouri send a message?


We will see soon!

Day 1/2 of College Football- Saturday is the full opening day

In the Big 12:

Iowa State with an easy victory 44-17 over South Dakota State.

Wake Forest is blasting Baylor. Inauspicious start for Art Briles.

Other notes:

Spurrier is up to his old tricks. Up 27-0 in the 4th, and throwing. 1st QB throws 4 oskies. Hook. Next QB 5 for 5 with 2 TDs. NC State with 138 yards of total offense. Ouch! Game was 3-0 at half. Double Ouch!

Oregon State and Stanford is interesting. Now tied at 20.

One more of interest: Buffalo 42 UTEP 17. Turner Gill has things in the land of the Bills and Bulls going in the right direction. Someone gave him a chance. Hopefully it will pay off.

You can tell I am a beginner.

I need to pay more attention to my college football schedule. I corrected my last post. Baylor hosts Wake Forest tonight. I'll put up updates this evening.

You can follow tonight's Big 12 Games on Sirius Satellite Radio:

South Dakota State @ Iowa State- Channel 121- 6:00 Central time
Wake Forest @ Baylor- Channel 161- 6:30 Central Time



Check Saturday Morning for Saturdays schedules.

Can hardly wait for College Football!

It's almost fall and time for one of the most wonderful stretches of the year. College Football is back in the American world.

The first week of the football season usually can be a little light on marquee games. The opening weekend of 2008 does have some intriguing matchups.

1. Missouri vs Illinois (in St. Louis)

Big 12 Runner-Up Mizzou returns one of the nations top quarterbacks in Chase Daniel.
This Texas gunslinger can tear up opposing defenses in many different ways. With Jeremy
Macklin and Chase Coffman at his disposal, I imagine that the Faurot Field maintenance crew
had better have spare light bulbs ready. Tigers fans see the crystal of the BCS National
Championship trophy.

Big 10 Rose Bowl Rep Illinois is coming off of a banner season; a season that gave coach Ron
Zook some job security. Now it is time for the Illini to show that last year was not a fluke.
Losing Rashard Mendenhall will not help matters, but having a more experienced Juice
Williams will help to keep the Illini very good.

This is a very even matchup on paper. Two explosive and exciting offenses. Whoever plays
the best defense, really who can keep the other team from scoring a bunch of points, is the key
to determine who wins the game. Each team is looking for a breakthrough season. Mizzou is
looking for a Big 12 Title, BCS and maybe a National Title berth. Illinois is looking to provthat
last year was not a fluke.

If this game is as good as advertised, and is a harbinger of things to come this year, we are in
for a wild and crazy college football season. I going with Mizzou 41 Illinois 38. I wouldn't bet
the farm on that.

2. Other games of note:

NC State @ South Carolina- It's put up or shut up time for the Ol' Ball Coach. O'Brien is
getting things going in Wolf Pack Land. Can Spurrier turn South Carolina into Florida? South
Carolina 28-27 (Only because they are at home)

Oklahoma State @ Washington State- Can the Cowboys open well on the road? How
good is Wazzu? Zac Robinson is the most unheralded QB in the nation. Ride Em Cowboys!
OSU 45-24

Clemson vs Alabama (in Atlanta, GA)- Is this the year of Saban? Does Clemson finally
get to a BCS bowl? Will Alabama's young defense be enough to tame the Tigers? Nope.
Clemson 31 Alabama 20

3. Other Big 12 Games:

Tennesse-Chattanooga @ Oklahoma- I sure the hope the money the Mocs are getting is
worth it. OU just wants no injuries. OU 63-3

Colorado ve Colorado State ( in Denver, CO) - Colorado is a sexy pick as the sleeper in
the Big 12 North. Colorado State is starting the Post Lubick Era. Buffs 31-17

FLA International @ Kansas- Hawks want to prove last year was not a fluke. Panthers
get paid. KU 49-7

Western Michigan @ Nebraska- Pelini to finally lead the Huskers, with Dr. Tom's
approval. Bronchos look to improve. Western puts up a fight. Huskers 24-13

North Texas @ Kansas State- Wildcats have JUCOs galore. Mean Green had no defense
last year. Might be ugly. K-State 38-24

South Dakota State @ Iowa State- Cyclones were decent at the end of last year. Could be
a surprise team. Jackrabbits are ok in old DI-AA. Cyclones 31-17

Florida Atlantic @ Texas- When will Howard learn to shut up? Can Texas retake the
South throne? Will Colt McCoy get to stay off the ground? Run it up Mack! Texas 55-7

Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech- When and if Tech starts playing average defense,
they are dang scary. Eagles are darn good in the FCS or whatever it's called. (It's still I-AA to
me) Harrell throws for 500 and 5 TDs. Red Raiders 63-28

Arkansas State @ Texas A&M- Aggies look to get better under Sherman. Red Wolves try
to get used to the new name. McGee wants to show he is the man. A&M 33-14

Wake Forest @ Baylor- Grobe is a good guy, a good coach with a good team. Baylor looks to improve under Briles. Don't know what we'll get. Wake 27-21


August 28th the excitement begins. I am ready! How about you!! Post some comments if you would like. No offensive stuff please. feel free to disagree. I will respect your opinion if you disagree, as long as you return the favor.

God Bless and thanks for reading.

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Hello everyone,

This is my first post for this blog. I want to thank everyone who is reading this. I am so excited for College Football season. Living in the Sooner State, things are gearing up for OU and OSU. Big things are expected from each team.

Saturday should hold an easy victory for the Sooners. The Cowboys' matchup with Washington State is interesting. OSU has not played well in road openers in the recent years. But this is a chance for OSU to beat a BCS Conference opponent, on the road. A great chance at that.

I'll talk a little more about the games, not only for OSU and OU, but for the other BIG 12 and NCAA teams as well.

Thanks for stopping by