{"id":617,"date":"2015-10-04T22:17:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T03:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2015-10-21T01:52:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T06:52:12","slug":"cowboys-sooners-prove-worthy-baylor-tcu-pick-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=617","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys, Sooners Prove Worthy; Baylor, TCU Pick It Up; Texas Fight? No, Texas Quit!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, top, celebrates with teammate Mark Andrews following a touchdown by Andrews.<\/h6>\n
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Oklahoma<\/span>, Oklahoma State<\/span>, Baylor<\/span> and TCU<\/span> all showed they are serious in their pursuit in getting a share of the Big 12 football Championship with wins, mostly impressive, yesterday afternoon.\u00a0College football\u00a0found out that West Virginia<\/span> is not as good as many in the mountains around Morgantown thought they were. But in reality, they are a solid team in the conference, maybe not a championship team but a dangerous and hard hitting one.\u00a0 Kansas State<\/span> might be better than\u00a0 thought (even in a road loss), and play smart and engaging football.\u00a0\u00a0As for two of the losers,\u00a0Texas Tech<\/span> and Texas<\/span>,\u00a0the one\u00a0on the\u00a0South Plains of Texas, is a very good offensive team but can’t stop the little\u00a0green bear cub if their life depended upon it.\u00a0 The\u00a0team dressed in burnt\u00a0orange\u00a0from Austin is\u00a0a train wreck with a not so strong\u00a0conductor\u00a0singing that “working on the railroad song” in disharmony.\u00a0 Matter of fact, that\u00a0Texas group\u00a0gave up on that conductor on the field\u00a0and are a sorry bunch right\u00a0now.\u00a0Put those cell phones away losers. \u00a0They don’t see to be\u00a0much good\u00a0for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 Or in other words, good for nothing.\u00a0 Finally, Iowa State<\/span> showed life, even if it was against Kansas.\u00a0 Poor Kansas.\u00a0 But give KU credit…….they play hard and have fight in them.<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

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Oklahoma State\/Kansas State:\u00a0 As poor as the Cowboy’s defense played in the first half (28 KSU points), that same defense (with fine adjustments at the break) dominated the Wildcats running game in the second 30 minutes and allowed it’s passing offense to keep up the pressure and forge a 36-34 comeback after falling behind 28-13 (28-20 half-time) in the second quarter. Kudos for\u00a0QB Mason Rudolph and a host of receivers for the Pokes and another great game of coaching by Head Coach Mike Gundy.\u00a0 Gundy has developed into one of the top college coaches in the country as the past\u00a0 two weeks have demonstrated.\u00a0 Gundy is\u00a0 now 5-3 against KSU and\u00a0the coaching of Bill Snyder.\u00a0\u00a0Football fans were\u00a0honored getting to\u00a0watching those two go at it from the first snap on offense of the Wildcats.\u00a0 A really masterful performance by both coaches and for OSU’s offensive and defensive coordinators.\u00a0 Mike Yurcich (OC), without his top two rushers, used his wide\u00a0receivers in running plays designed to get to the boundaries and also\u00a0allowed QB Rudolph to air it out with over 50 passes.\u00a0 The conservative label he was blasted by many last week at Texas needs to be buried. Rudolph passed for over 400 yards. The\u00a0DC, Glenn Spencer, taken to the\u00a0woodshed in the first half by Snyder’s offensive plan to run the quarterback, made the right adjustments for the second half that shut the Wildcats down.\u00a0 OSU’s\u00a0 defense, again, played winning football for this league.\u00a0 Placement\u00a0Ben Grogan showed he is a deadly kicker in game-winning situations, kicking\u00a0a field goal\u00a0for the second Saturday in a row giving the Pokes the victory.<\/h6>\n

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Oct 3, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks to pass against West Virginia Mountaineers linebacker Shaq Petteway (36) at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Oklahoma\/West Virginia: My first thoughts before the season\u00a0if the West Virginia squad was\u00a0 to be successful in the Big 12 their offensive line had to protect the quarterback in passing situations.\u00a0 The Mountaineers, going somewhat conservative for Coach Dana Holgorsen, with many first down run plays, told the world he too didn’t trust his o-line to protect his signal caller in drop-back situations.\u00a0 OU played it’s defensive straight, using their big play d-ends Striker and Bond (unlike the Tulsa game) on passing situations and came up with seven sacks, neutralizing the Mountaineer passing game.\u00a0 The Sooner secondary also came up with\u00a0three interceptions and\u00a0forced\u00a0two\u00a0fumbles, one\u00a0run back for a score.\u00a0 Skyler Howard and the West Virginia offense were solid in their run game but\u00a0five turnovers won’t win many games in the Big 12.\u00a0A twenty point win for OU wasn’t as impressive and West Virginia isn’t that bad when you turn it over.\u00a0 The Mountaineers will be a load to beat in Morgantown and Coach Holgorsen has them on the right course.\u00a0 I, frankly, was impressed in many ways with both teams. Lastly, if anyone under-estimates the offensive fire power of the Sooners you are going to be surprised later in the season. They will be able to keep up with TCU and Baylor as OU has much the better defensive right now when they play those d-ends and that offensive has players that are just a good as both those favorite Big 12 squads.<\/h6>\n

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OCTOBER 3, 2015 – Texas and TCU Texas #4 Daje Johnson looks to get past TCU #26 Derrick kindred during the first quarter of an NCAA game held at Amon G Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Tx., on Saturday, October 3, 2015. (RODOLFO GONZALEZ \/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Texas\/TCU:\u00a0 It was what I thought it would be, a blow-out. I didn’t expect the Horns to quit in that 1st quarter but they did.\u00a0 Texas is in trouble and next week might be Coach Strong’s last game in Austin.\u00a0 Games like this and what will happen next week are not acceptable at places like Texas.\u00a0 These are games that get your coach fired, immediately. As for TCU, a nice game but don’t get so excited that you think the defense is anywhere like the one last year in\u00a0 Fort Worth.\u00a0 Improvement is needed if the Frogs are going to beat Baylor and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State on the road.\u00a0 Not saying they can’t outscore those three, but I wouldn’t put money on it. They are, at best, the fourth best defense in the Big 12.\u00a0 Yes, that can change as Coach Patterson has the tools to make the improvement.<\/h6>\n

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Baylor quarterback Seth Russell scrambles out of the pocket under pressure from the Texas Tech’s Hunter Rittimann, rear, in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Baylor\/Texas Tech at Arlington:\u00a0 Baylor is a terrific offensive team.\u00a0 Can they continue to run it up against TCU, OU, OSU, WV and KSU?\u00a0 We shall see. They still have not played a defense that can come and you.\u00a0 Will they have a hiccup somewhere down the road.\u00a0 Again, we shall see.\u00a0 As for Tech, good offensive, no defense observed.<\/h6>\n

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Iowa State quarterback Sam B. Richardson (12) throws a pass between Kansas defenders Jacky Dezir, left, and Damani Mosby, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall) The Associated Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iowa State\/Kansas:\u00a0 Any win for Coach Rhoads is a good win.\u00a0 Kansas.\u00a0 What I have said all year.\u00a0 Poor Kansas<\/h6>\n

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Oct 3, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Eric Striker (19) pressures West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard (3) in the fourth quarter at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mark D. Smith \/ USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Best showing this week:\u00a0 Oklahoma<\/span><\/h6>\n
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Player of the week:\u00a0 Eric Striker, Oklahoma<\/span><\/h6>\n
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