blatanthomerism

A fantastic win for OU to end the season. Many pundits projected OU to lose this game and were taking some glee in the thought of another Big Game Bob bowl loss. The Sooners gave a dominating second half performance, with a third quarter featuring two touchdowns for OU and […]

There’s some kind of conventional wisdom in Big 12 country that the pace of teams’ no-huddle offenses hurt the effectiveness of their own defenses. Simply put, teams score faster, which puts the D back on the field sooner. Eventually, the defenses stay out on the field longer and wear out, […]

Landry Jones is bringing a 3-0 bowl game record as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback to the fight against Texas A&M at the Cotton Bowl on January 4. In those three bowl games combined, Jones completed 80 of 125 pass attempts (64 percent) for 1,008 yards with 7 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. […]

If you ordered your Thanksgiving turkey with a side of winners… You should probably go somewhere else. On to this week’s picks… BLATANT HOMERISM–Week 13 (Last week: 3-2; Overall: 36-24) Iowa State at West Virginia (-14) Betting against the Cyclones in coach Paul Rhoads’ swan song is a dangerous proposition, […]

As promised, even though Kansas lost 55-23 to Memphis, you will not see the Jayhawks on this list. Dumpster Fires of the Week: Week 2 1. Arkansas The greatest conference in the history of football lost a home game to a MAC opponent. That’s the job of Big Ten teams […]

In keeping with a theme among the big boys of college athletics, the ACC has petitioned the NCAA to “deregulate” the football conference championship process, according to Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com. Of interest to those in flyover country, Dodd reported that the ACC made the move in “collaboration” with the Big […]

How about some links to tide everyone over heading into the weekend? *Here’s my stab at an early offensive depth chart for OU prior to the start of spring practice. UPDATE: Here’s the defense. *I loved Nate Jackson’s piece for Deadspin on the Tony Romo craze. On a related note, […]

The best preseason camps for a college football tend to be the quietest, and the silence from Norman has been deafening this month. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that the release of the first depth chart of the season Monday didn’t produce any bombshells. Starters and depth chart for […]

The Cowboys are the preseason favorite to win a conference for the first time ever. Never have the Pokes received the nod in the Big 8 or the Big 12. Yes, Oklahoma State did win the Big 12 two years ago, the first conference win since splitting the Big 8 […]

What did we think/hope would happen? Returning starters Corey Nelson and Tom Wort would thrive in Mike Stoops’ defense, which would let play like more traditional linebackers – stopping the run and covering short passing routes. OU would also start to develop some depth by playing backups Franklin Shannon and […]