Raise your hand if you thought OU would make the BCS this year

What a coaching job by Stoops with the loss (moving on not injuries) of so many key players...Even if they get smashed they definitely exceeded expectations

OU almost always gets tough bowl match ups, regardless of game. The exception being UConn a couple of years ago. Bowls want OU because our fans travel. Realistically, a team like Baylor should be playing Alabama; that would be a better match up. I agree this doesn't look good for OU but we will give it our all. This team has exceeded my expectations this year.

Yeah, I thought Ikard said it best "Another 'disappointing' ten win season at Oklahoma." At the season's start, I think you'd have been happy to have ten wins, but the texas loss is still painful.

OU and BAMA in the Sugar Bowl! Wow. That is going to be a great game!

OU and BAMA in the Sugar Bowl! Wow. That is going to be a great game!

OU is 2-1-1 all time against 'Bama, and Stoops is 2-0.
Unlikely that 'Bama would lose two games in a row to end the season though.

OU is 2-1-1 all time against 'Bama, and Stoops is 2-0.
Unlikely that 'Bama would lose two games in a row to end the season though.

OSU VS Mizzou will be a much better game to watch. Bama will steam roll OU IMO. I predict right now that both state schools lose but OSU will only lose by 14-17 whereas OU gets blown out and dominated.

Need to hope the Bama coaches and players are bored with this matchup. Doubt Saban will let that happen but they can't be too excited about it

So the other Big 12 bowl games so far...

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl will take KSU v Michigan.

Alamo Bowl will take Texas vs. Oregon.

Need to hope the Bama coaches and players are bored with this matchup. Doubt Saban will let that happen but they can't be too excited about it

Get us ready for when Texas fires Mack Brown and hires Saban...oh wait.

Texas is gonna get slaughtered... KSU vs Michigan seems interesting.

So the other Big 12 bowl games so far...

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl will take KSU v Michigan.

Alamo Bowl will take Texas vs. Oregon.

Sure that's not where the Ducks thought they were going just a couple of weeks ago lol

OSU VS Mizzou will be a much better game to watch. Bama will steam roll OU IMO. I predict right now that both state schools lose but OSU will only lose by 14-17 whereas OU gets blown out and dominated.

That was exactly OSU's thinking yesterday. That did not work so well. It just goes to show how unpredictable it all is.

So the other Big 12 bowl games so far...

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl will take KSU v Michigan.

Alamo Bowl will take Texas vs. Oregon.

At first glance, this seems like an easy Oregon win. But Oregon is not playing inspired football this year. Remember, they had a player complaining about just going to the Rose Bowl again. Well how the heck are they going to get excited about the Alamo Bowl?

I could easily see Texas play up for "Mack's last game," run the ball, control the clock, hit a few big plays, and win. Oregon may not even care to be there.

I agree that OSU-Mizzou will be a great game.

With the long break and tons of time to prepare (or lose momentum), bowl games are the most unpredictable of all -- in a sport that is already difficult to predict.

That's a big part of the fun.

The final slate below. Another bowl pick'em competition Pete? ;)

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Sign me up for the "you pick'em"!

OSU VS Mizzou will be a much better game to watch. Bama will steam roll OU IMO. I predict right now that both state schools lose but OSU will only lose by 14-17 whereas OU gets blown out and dominated.

All I have to say is... remember that time that OU was supposed to steam roll Texas a few months ago...or the time OSU was supposed to smoke OU last weekend? I'm a realist, an OU win is highly unlikely, but an Alabama blow out is far from guaranteed. Look no further then the time they were supposed to blow out Utah in the same bowl. Many stranger things have already happened this season, if OU can find some real offense (not fake field goal/punt return/fumble recovery TD) we've got a chance.


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