Big XII champs, while it lasts Granted, I enjoyed Oklahoma-Nebraska, but it felt like most of the college football was done by 2 p.m. I like having my sports Saturday spread out.
That's why NFL is king. You've got a Thursday game to whet the appettite. Sunday morning pre-game rolls around. Iron out that fantasy roster. Get set for noon games. Eat lunch. Enjoy second half of noon games. Right when you think all is over, hell, there's the 3 p.m. games.
By 5 p.m. you're kinda drowsy. Get a pick-me-up and roll through until 60 Minutes. Then by 7:20 p.m., you're refueled and ready for another three hours of football.
Saturday, all was essentially done by 5 p.m. and the one night game of note wasn't worth getting one's panties in a bunch.
Games:
Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
Does Bob Stoops get enough credit in this world or does he get just enough? The Sooners were cooked last year and they didn't look altogether great this year, but Stoops helped steer the ship through the choppiest of waters, won the important games and took another Big XII title. The Sooners are wildly impressive and it's really hard to imagine them putting together a year like Texas had.
As for Nebraska, always a bridesmaid. They had the conference by the balls if they'd just kept it all together. They couldn't. They lost the important games. The coaches lost their cool and now they're going to the Big Ten with its tail between it's legs. A loser. They leave the Big XII a loser and I think that speaks volumes for that program. I think Bo Pelini's done a hell of a job in Lincoln, but he still hasn't gotten over that hump and it doesn't get any easier next season. In fact, it gets tougher. No more Iowa State and Colorado to beat up on. From week to week, it's a beast on the schedule.
I don't think the Cornhuskers are winning until Taylor Martinez relies more on his arm than his legs.
UCF 17, SMU 7
Again, SMU goes as far as Kyle Padron takes them. He's a sophomore and is going to get better. His improvement from last year to this year is phenomenal and is a big factor in their successful season. SMU is not on UCF's level, which is an odd thing to say because I don't consider UCF as having a "level" the same way Oregon or TCU have a "level." However, I would literally be shocked if SMU didn't win the Conference USA title in a year.
