This will be my biggest play of the year. I thought my Boise St. vs. SMU game would have topped the charts, but I truly believe OU just manhandles Texas Tech in Lubbock. My first point has to do with coaching. Granted, Mike Leach is a great offensive mind, but there is no way he should have lost the game in Austin last Saturday. With a little more than 2 minutes to go, Tech had the ball inside UT's 15 and the Longhorns had no timeouts left, with TT only down 2. What would have you done? Do three quarterback sneeks, get the ball in the middle of the field, and try a chipshot field goal. Granted, they had been struggling with their kicking game and UT had blocks a few kicks this year, but come on, if you can't make a 25 yarder, you don't deserve to win the game. So what does Leach do, first down, runs it up the middle and UT makes a couple of half hearted efforts to stop the tailback and he scores, giving Texas almost 2 minutes to drive the length of the field. I went back and looked at the tape, did some math, and figured if they used almost the whole time clock, and kicked a fg, UT would have had no more than 30 seconds to try and get in fg range. So, my point being....We all know how strong OU's coaching staff is, and when it gets down to it, there is no way Coach Leach outcoaches Bob Stoops. My second point is, Oklahoma's defense is athletic enough to handle anything Tech throws at them. Just go back and look at the last couple of meetings. OU's defense has also not allowed a touchdown in the last three games. I would be stupid to think that the Sooners will keep Tech out of the endzone Sat., but they will dominate this team. My third reason for backing OU is the health of Symons. Now I'm not coming on here saying he is not starting this game, but he is banged up, and if there is one defense you don't wanna face unhealthy, its the number one d and team in the country. OU's team speed is unmatched in college football right now(LSU is a close second), and Tech's dip and dump passes will not work against this team. Also, since OU has more or less rested its starters the last two games, they stay in this week and put a serious hurting on the Red Raiders. Now I know wr Peoples of OU is doubtful, but that won't matter, they will still score 50+. Like I mentioned earlier, I thought my Boise St pick earlier this year over SMU would have been my top pick of the year, but I'm laying some major units of the Oklahoma Sooners-19.
Prediction:
OU 56
tech 17
Prediction:
OU 56
tech 17
