Having just returned from the Rose Bowl, here are my two cents:
This was an obvious coching mis-match from the very beginning. If Washington State was playing for the National Championship, the outcome would have been the same. The Oklahoma Defense was swarming the football and at times seemed to have 13 or 14 guys playing on defense. It was another masterful job by the Stoops Brothers. The OU offense continued to play at the same level it has all year and put up plenty of points for the defense to get the job done.
In response to everyone questioning OU's letdowns against OSU and Texas A+M, I think it is important to remember that we are talking about 18-21 year old kids. In the Big 12 south (4-0 in bowls) there are no off weeks and the schedule is grueling. When you ask these young men to play at their peak every week for 12 weeks, it is virtually impossible to do. Add to the fact they are number one in the country and everyone is gunning for them.
I will be very suprised if a Big 12 team can go undefeated in the near future.
I think the way OU played yesterday is more proof why there should be a college playoff. The clearly played yesterday like one od the top 2-3 teams in the country.