Sooners-Tigers
Oklahoma, fresh off of muting the offense of Colorado, travel north to Columbia to play Missouri, sure to get a better game out of the Tigers than they did out of the Buffaloes.
Bob Stoops' team will have its' hands full with the Missouri offense as sophomore quarterback Chase Daniel is no Bernard Jackson, whom the Sooners made look like Michael Jackson last week, all happy feet.
Oklahoma, fresh off of muting the offense of Colorado, travel north to Columbia to play Missouri, sure to get a better game out of the Tigers than they did out of the Buffaloes.
Bob Stoops' team will have its' hands full with the Missouri offense as sophomore quarterback Chase Daniel is no Bernard Jackson, whom the Sooners made look like Michael Jackson last week, all happy feet.
Many are picking the Tigers to win this game, what, with them having one of their better seasons in years, OU without tailback supreme Adrian Peterson and playing with some cat named Paul Thompson at quarterback. Throw in Daniel, who has the look of a future pro, running back Tony Temple and wide receiver Will Franklin, and Missouri looks dangerous, even if they lost jailbreak pass rusher Brian Smith for the season last week due to injury.
The Tigers are the better team; the Sooners, bigger, faster, more physical and talented.
It's hard to pick against Stoops but Missouri has the superior quarterback and is playing at home.
I wouldn't feel comfortable betting on Tigers but it says here they will send OU home a loser if they can avoid turnovers and stop the Sooners' running game in the first half.
Longhorns-Red Raiders
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was just another guy against Colorado a couple of weeks back, then looked like some video game character last week, throwing six touchdown passes.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was just another guy against Colorado a couple of weeks back, then looked like some video game character last week, throwing six touchdown passes.
Back to reality this week against a Texas defense who will use him like a punching bag. No more intramural touch football for the Red Raiders' offense.
No last-second field goal needed either; UT wins big behind another effective Colt McCoy performance at quarterback and a punishing Longhorn defense.
Aggies-Bears
Baylor quarterback Shawn Bell is still getting slaps on the butt, the back, and kisses from the co-eds after lighting up Kansas for 394 yard and five scores last week, including three in the fourth quarter, earning him the offensive conference player of the week. Bell is now fourth all-time in passing yards at the school with 5,406. Quick, name a Baylor quarterback, I'm stumped.
That said, Texas A & M is off to their first 7-1 start in five years and playing with great balance on offense. Quarterback Stephen McGee is a strong runner and effective thrower, a model for the Buffs' signal caller.
The Bears are no longer a junior varsity bunch masquerading as a Big-12 team but the Aggies will still have the edge in this series with McGee, big-as-a-boulder back Javorskie Lane (16 touchdowns) and Baylor still new to winning.
Remember, the Bears were down big in the fourth quarter to Kansas last week before rallying to win. They get down that much this week and A & M will throw a lid on them.
Remember, the Bears were down big in the fourth quarter to Kansas last week before rallying to win. They get down that much this week and A & M will throw a lid on them.
Huskers-Cowboys
Nebraska is coming off a difficult emotional loss to Texas and Oklahoma State has some skill talent but the up-and-down Cowboys are in for a thumping this week.
The Huskers blew one late against the Longhorns, fumbling away a reception late in the game. Nebraska will be looking to air it out on OSU and will, throwing in the running game to keep the Cowboys' defense off balance.
Nebraska is coming off a difficult emotional loss to Texas and Oklahoma State has some skill talent but the up-and-down Cowboys are in for a thumping this week.
The Huskers blew one late against the Longhorns, fumbling away a reception late in the game. Nebraska will be looking to air it out on OSU and will, throwing in the running game to keep the Cowboys' defense off balance.
Look for quarterback Zac Taylor to ring the scoreboard like a pinball machine in a big victory.
Cyclones-Wildcats
Two disappointing teams match up in Manhattan. Both have horses, just not a stable. If Iowa State can play any sort of defense, then Bret Meyer and the Cyclones will win over Wildcats' freshman quarterback Josh Freeman and running back Leon Patton.
Two disappointing teams match up in Manhattan. Both have horses, just not a stable. If Iowa State can play any sort of defense, then Bret Meyer and the Cyclones will win over Wildcats' freshman quarterback Josh Freeman and running back Leon Patton.
K-State ran wild on Missouri last week and still got spanked, something you normally don't see. Defense, once a staple in Manhattan, is now seriously lacking.
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