Oklahoma took the first 20 meetings in the series but has dropped three of the last four, including a 48-14 Bears win last season.3. Many people argue that playing “cupcake teams” throughout the year and lack of schedule strength isn’t a problem, I see it being the biggest problem of the year for the Bears.
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“I just feel we did a few things on our side of the ball that we normally don’t do, and they capitalized off of every turnover we had”, Boykin said. The start isn’t what crippled them in either game. Even with a loss, they could still realistically go on to beat TCU and/or Ok State, finish somewhat highly ranked, and play in a pretty decent bowl game. So we look at those things. “I can’t quantify that for you, but I know it was discussed by the committee members and probably should have been”. Both teams have winnable games on their schedule that should allow them to punch through. Again, let me emphasize: Stanford is a quality team. It also had eight months to prepare for an early kickoff start in Week 1 in IL. The four teams we’re talking about, there’s a chance everybody could have two losses.
“It was enormous. You’re talking about a team that had not only dominated Baylor, but certainly had dominated the Big 12 the previous decade …” “Because that’s how we voted” would be a better answer than jet lag, though.
Imagine the selection committee chair for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament citing a tipoff time as a reason UCLA got moved up from a 2 seed to a 1 seed.
Remember, one loss was too many a year ago for the Big 12’s top teams.
OSU coach Mike Gundy said he will spend much of this week trying to prevent players from reveling so much in last week’s 49-29 victory over TCU in a battle of then-undefeated teams that they overlook ISU.
Whom they’ll be rooting for this week: Oklahoma State. “We are going to fight and we are going to find a way to win”. They’ve embarrassed us two years in a row, absolutely whooped us. That’s kind of why they held their place. Imagining a loss for the Fighting Irish to the Demon Deacons is hard to do, but because of the CFP committee’s apparent liking for the FBS independent, Notre Dame seemingly controls its own destiny with remaining games against Wake Forest, Boston College and Stanford… which is where OR comes into play.
No. 15 Oklahoma at No. 6 Baylor: The Big 12’s highest-ranked team meets the league’s most resurgent team in a significant Saturday showdown.
First down matters. Right now, the top Big 12 offenses are using it to distance themselves from the Cyclones. Maybe, they said, but unlike preseason favorites Baylor, Oklahoma and TCU, they would have to overachieve to do it.
A one-loss TCU team would be next on the Sooners tough slate, with this one being the last home game of the season for Oklahoma. That led the ‘Stangs to score the only points of the quarter after forcing two three-and-outs from Baylor. But a one-loss Big 12 champ? Stanford has games left vs. Oregon, Cal and Notre Dame, as well as possibly the Pac-12 championship contest.
They missed a chance to play in the BCS title game, although OSU still won the school’s only Big 12 title after beating Oklahoma the next week, ultimately finishing the season ranked No. 3.
Course correction with Iowa: Nice week for the Hawkeyes, whose fans have felt disrespected. No team in the conference has a more impressive victory. After reaching the 8-0 mark, coach Art Briles said: “Our team is a team of survivors”.
A crowded knot of potential College Football Playoff participants began untangling itself this weekend, with No. 6 Baylor and No. 14 Oklahoma State remaining undefeated and leading the Big 12’s crop of postseason candidates. Speaking of the Buckeyes … That means that assuming MSU beats Maryland this week, their game November 21 versus Ohio State could be for the Big Ten East Championship.
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Despite the Cyclones’ overall record, linebacker Chad Whitener sees them as a formidable challenge, especially in Ames, where they are 3-2 after dismantling Texas 24-0 on October 31. Still, an Oklahoma State player appeared to roll up on Doctson’s wrist while it was planted in the turf, and he spent the entire second half on the sidelines with it wrapped, though it was not in a cast.
