Friday 26 November 2010

SMU, champs; A&M, riding high

Horny
Thanksgiving has scattered our college football weekend.

What we know and then what we don't know.

Texas A&M 24, Texas 17
Sucks that A&M finally beat Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech in the same season and, yet, they'll not win the Big XII South. All thanks to that loss to Oklahoma State and I'm pretty sure that if Ryan Tannehill were quarterbacking that game, they would've won. Anyway, Texas is awful.

SMU 45, East Carolina 38
Kyle Padron had one of those games. Almost perfect. No interceptions. Three touchdowns. SMU is missing out on eight- and nine-win seasons because Padron can't do this on a regular basis. Nonetheless, he did it today and it got them into the Conference USA title game next week. Then again, Padron's a sophomore. SMU's got another two years for days like today.

Nebraska 45, Colorado 17
No word is Bo Pelini screamed at any players or if his dipshit brother tackled a cameraman.

Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-1, 6-1)
You get the feeling the tides haven't shifted enough for OSU. I'm rooting for the Pokes, but Oklahoma is not going to go quietly in the Big XII South. However, the Cowboys are good and OU is particularly awful on the road and a night game to get the OSU fans lubed up is not going to be pretty.

TCU (11-0, 7-0) vs. New Mexico (1-10, 1-6)
Gary Patterson said he'll be pleased even if his Horned Frogs beat New Mexico by a point. Bullshit. TCU needs to beat the shit out of New Mexico. They need to run up the score and make a statement because they can't afford a one-point win with Boise State nipping at their heels.

Missouri (9-2, 5-2) vs. Kansas (3-8, 1-6)
Mizzou playing for 10 wins and maybe a notch up in the polls and a virtual tie in the Big XII North (although Nebraska has the tiebreaker). Kansas playing to not be Kansas.

Kansas State (6-5, 3-5) vs. North Texas (3-8, 3-5)
The finale for Fouts Field up in Denton as they'll open their new digs next season. K-State's lost four of five and has not looked good.

Houston (5-6, 3-4) vs. Texas Tech (6-5, 3-5)
Winning in Lubbock at night is tough enough. A banged-up Cougars team will find it even tougher. Raiders somehow wind up with seven wins.