The shakedown, 2.0

Might as well jump

If the landscape of Big XII football was shattered two weeks ago, this week it was swept up, glued back together and rebroken. The house was set on fire. The ashes were dumped in the Grand fuckin' Canyon.

To the collapse:

Missouri 36, Oklahoma 27
I don't know what's bigger: The disappointment for the Sooners or the credence it'll give the undefeated Tigers. For OU, it was probably going to happen sooner or later. They'd surfed through some tough games early. Sooner or later they were going to get theirs. It came in Columbia, Ms. Turnovers killed the Sooners. Three, two in the Missouri red zone. Then the missed field goal.

Missouri, on the other hand, were quite efficient. Blaine Gabbert was like a surgeon out there, reminiscent of Chase Daniel: 30-42, 322 yards, 0 sacks, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions. That'll get you a win most of the time, even against the best teams. What are the chances that No. 3 Oklahoma is ranked higher than No. 18 Missouri on Sunday? Oklahoma's gonna have to drop hard or Mizzou's gonna have to jump big.

Nebraska 51, Oklahoma State 41
I thought Oklahoma State actually neglected Kendall Hunter. I know he got 20-something carries, but I didn't think it was enough. I thought they could've gone to him much more. I think he panicked. A huge game at home and another Mike Gundy OSU team comes up short. I'm starting to notice a trend.

Iowa State 28, Texas 21
Holy crap. One week you're in Lincoln beating the top-five Cornhuskers. The next week you're losing to Iowa State in Austin. Texas is so ordinary.

TCU 38, Air Force 17
Well, TCU's now allowed 20 points in the month of October. Slackers.

Houston 45, SMU 10
Bad, bad day for the Mustangs. They got their assed whipped by the fourth-string Houston quarterback. Shitloads of mistakes and just poor play.

Baylor 47, Kansas State 42
Baylor is now bowl eligible after a really nice win on the road. I believe it's the first time they'll play in the post-season since 1994 and the first time to be in the AP poll

Texas Tech 27, Colorado 24
In the who cares bowl, Tech wins. As long as Cody Hawkins gets a majority of the snaps, the Buffs will suck.

Texas A&M 45, Kansas 10
Would Mike Sherman be fired had the Aggies lost to Kansas? Should the Aggies go ahead and hire Mike Leach? Greatest idea ever?

SFA 31, Sam Houston State 28
A close one at Reliant Stadium in Houston to a seemingly large crowd. SFA takes care of business, but for a second straight week they don't win by 70. What's wrong with this team?