I'm going out on a limb and taking the points with the Missouri Tigers. I did buy the half point and pushed it to 14 at MVP.
I believe freshman Brad Smith(qb) gives the OU defense a few problems tomorrow. He has good wheels, and has only one turnover so far in 4 games. He is also coming off his best performance of the year(granted it was against Troy St) last week with a total of 350 yards of total offense(213 passing, 137 rushing). He has a reliable wide receiver in Gage that he can count on and with a few Oklahoma miscues on the road, should be able to put up a few td's. With that being said, I don't see OU's offense making much noise. They have excelled this season with special teams and turnovers. Their special teams and d have sparked their wins over Tulsa and Alabama, and I just don't see that part of their game carrying them on the road this week. I was at the Tulsa/Oklahoma game this year and the crowd was 90% OU fans, so this will be the first test on the road for the Sooners. Now I don't buy into the looking ahead theory in this game, because I think Stoops has already knocked that out of his players minds. I know he's thinking one game at a time, especially with comments like these this week, "We weren't able to run it, throw it, we weren't even able to pick up first downs and move the football last week" In the offseason, the Sooners stressed needing to work on the running game(100+ in the nation last year) and they did put up nice numbers in the first game, but again, it was Tulsa. Last week, they did nothing, at home against S. Florida. I think with Missouri scoring at least 28 in every game this season, we could have a close one on our hands. I do believe that OU finds a way to win this game, but give me the two touchdowns and home field and let's see what happens.
Prediction:
Oklahoma 24
Missouri 23
Good Luck and Better Winnings,
Mr. Wizard
I believe freshman Brad Smith(qb) gives the OU defense a few problems tomorrow. He has good wheels, and has only one turnover so far in 4 games. He is also coming off his best performance of the year(granted it was against Troy St) last week with a total of 350 yards of total offense(213 passing, 137 rushing). He has a reliable wide receiver in Gage that he can count on and with a few Oklahoma miscues on the road, should be able to put up a few td's. With that being said, I don't see OU's offense making much noise. They have excelled this season with special teams and turnovers. Their special teams and d have sparked their wins over Tulsa and Alabama, and I just don't see that part of their game carrying them on the road this week. I was at the Tulsa/Oklahoma game this year and the crowd was 90% OU fans, so this will be the first test on the road for the Sooners. Now I don't buy into the looking ahead theory in this game, because I think Stoops has already knocked that out of his players minds. I know he's thinking one game at a time, especially with comments like these this week, "We weren't able to run it, throw it, we weren't even able to pick up first downs and move the football last week" In the offseason, the Sooners stressed needing to work on the running game(100+ in the nation last year) and they did put up nice numbers in the first game, but again, it was Tulsa. Last week, they did nothing, at home against S. Florida. I think with Missouri scoring at least 28 in every game this season, we could have a close one on our hands. I do believe that OU finds a way to win this game, but give me the two touchdowns and home field and let's see what happens.
Prediction:
Oklahoma 24
Missouri 23
Good Luck and Better Winnings,
Mr. Wizard
