colorado loses as 7.5 point chalk to wisconsin (2-6 in big 10). colo played in big 12 championship game. what an overrated conference. wisconsin played like shit (4 to's) and still won. 2 little 12 favs lost and more to come (ou).
the little 12 sux (part 2)
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Colorado played uninspired and choked away a game they should have covered...By the way, the Buffs had 3 turnovers of their own. I personally think that Texas A&M should have been in the bowl game against Ole Miss, and would have made a more respectable showing than the Huskers, who were just plain bad this year. As far as your OU-Wash. State pick, you are way off there, IMHO... OU has proven to be a buzzsaw against top competition (12-1 vs. top 10 under B. Stoops) and is even more dominant when given a month to prepare (see the 5 combined points allowed to a supposedly unstoppable Florida State offense in 2000, and Arkansas last year). OU has the coaching advantage in a big way, as the Cougs are basically ignoring Price on his way out the door. WSU has not seen a shotgun offense in the Pac-10, especially not one with the running game of the Sooners. In the end, the only chance they have of keeping this one from being embarrasing is to beat OU over the top, as they have been prone to twice this year. Wazzou has a very good (unhealthy) QB, and very solid receivers, but I doubt OU lets their achilles show in this one. OU runs for over 200 in this one and covers by 2 scores. Take it to the bank!!!!
Gesser should be close to 100% and WSU has the offense that gives OU problems as they like to go over the top and have big receivers with speed, while also mixig in a potent running attack.
They may not stop Griffith on D but I don't like the OU QB.
They may not stop Griffith on D but I don't like the OU QB.
I agree that Gesser's health shouldn't be a major concern, and that he has the ability to go over the top, but OU has been practicing 5 and 6 DB sets for weeks and should contain the deep ball for the most part...They are in trouble if WSU gets the run going, but with a heavy advantage in team speed on D, I think they will put up another good showing on D as they have shown in the past 2 bowl games. Pro style offense is the most suceptible to the complex zone blitz schemes OU uses (see Florida State, Texas last 3 yrs, etc.) and that should apply here. In the end, the lack of a head coach (figurehead in this one) could serioulsy hurt WSU and I think this one gets away from them, unless OU is somehow unprepared for the offense. The closest comparison on D to OU that WSU has seen this year was Ohio State, I think they put up about 7 or 10 that day? Opinion of course, but I think that I have a pretty good read on the OU side of this one, as you may be able to tell from my profile...
do we have any cougars in the house? some strong comments hounds...I think the sooners will be released on new years day too!
PREDICTION:
WSU 24
OU 49
does it say what I think about the total?
PREDICTION:
WSU 24
OU 49
does it say what I think about the total?
I think that you may be taking the best angle on this one with the OVER...OU is good for at least 30 and their gambling defense (T-2 in the nation in picks) is good for points either for them or against them if they jump the wron routes...The only way this one stays under is if OU is able to completely shut down the Cougs, which I don't think that anyone really can at this point in the season. The conservative, but very safe play in this one is to put an equal amount on OU and the OVER seperately...I would be stunned if WSU keeps up with the OU scoring, but if they can it is going WAY OVER! If not, it is a runaway, and you will have to cheer OU to get it over without much help as Mike Price packs his bags on the sidelines.
