The stars at night are big and bright (clap, clap, clap, clap) … oh, you know the rest.
The big games this weekend south of the Red River have crazy songs running through my head. Hope you’ll forgive me if this one sticks in yours. Anyway, my latest video commentary focused on one of the state teams headed south for a showdown. Here it is, in case you missed it:
Oklahoma State goes to Texas A&M this weekend. To the victor goes the outright lead in the Big 12 South.
The Cowboys could win, have a huge leg up on the rest of the division and put themselves in the driver’s seat. Even if they beat the Aggies, one big question will remain.
Will OSU make a bowl game?
It sounds crazy, I know. How could it be possible that a team atop the division standings in mid-October might not make a bowl come mid-December?
Here’s how it’s possible.
After this week, OSU has road games remaining at Nebraska, Baylor and Oklahoma. Only the game in Waco is a slam-dunk win for the Cowboys.
Home games in Stillwater remain against Kansas State, Texas and Kansas. The Wildcats just throttled the Longhorns by 20 points. The Longhorns are a top 25 team. And the Jayhawks are undefeated. All of those games look like toss-ups at best.
So, with a win at Texas A&M, OSU would be 4-2 with only one sure victory remaining on its schedule.
I like the Cowboys’ chances against the Jayhawks, who’ve played every directional school they could get on a plane to Lawrence. But beating Kansas would still only give OSU six victories.
The Cowboys might need seven to make a bowl.
Remember, every team with seven wins or more is guaranteed to make a bowl. So, even if a team reaches the six-win minimum to become bowl eligible, that doesn’t secure a bowl bid. Every seven-win team gets in before any six-win team.
And the way this season has gone, something wacky and wild in the bowl pairings seems likely. Everything else has been crazy. Why not the bowls? The Cowboys would do themselves well to win at least seven games, and it looks like they’re going to have to work to get there. Finding a win against the Cornhuskers or the Sooners on the road or against the Wildcats or the Longhorns at home will be a tough task.
Don’t forget, this is an OSU team that’s a finger tip away from an abysmal start. Had Ricky Price not gotten a piece of a pass late in the Texas Tech game, the Red Raiders would’ve scored the game-winning touchdown.
No doubt the Cowboys are playing one of the biggest games in the program’s history on Saturday. Rare are the times OSU has had the chance to say its two full games ahead of either OU or Texas in the conference standings. But even if that’s where the Cowboys are late Saturday night, they need to remember one thing.
Work remains. Sure, OSU will have a second-week lead in the South Division. That has a nice ring to it. That has this program headed in the right direction. Thing is, that gets you nothing.
Add three more victories, and then the Cowboys will be getting somewhere — most importantly, to a bowl game.
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Comments
Really there is no reason to even respond to her “garbage.” All she is trying to do is fuel a fire she doesn’t realize that she can’t put out. She’s trying to make a name for herself by creating controversy rather than taking the easy road and giving the Pokes some credit.
Didn’t our coach put you in your place once already and as if that isn’t enough, you’re at again. I don’t understand except to say YOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME ARE UP!!! GO POKES!
Haven’t you POKES learned your lesson? You always start out winning a few games against teams like Byron Houston State and Stillwater Nursing Home, and of course always for some odd reason beat Texas Tech. By the end of the season you guys end up playing in bowl game to see which team ends up over .500. Same Ol’ Same Ol’.
Brandon…
Highly doubtful that the POKES are the ones learning the lesson…looks like you lOUsers are the ones that didn’t BUFF out the horrible play from last week. Last time I checked I think that you beat North Texas…and lets see…oh that is right …the total record of the teams you have beaten…7-11 and our opponents are a combined 16-8. Take it for what it is worth…and talk smack regarding OSU, but more of what you got last week from CU is comin’ your way!! BET ON IT!!
To 4 Oranges and nine years old.
Just like a chokin’ POKE tryin’ to make his stats look better, You put up our opp. that we beat, your opp. record that you beat: 9-5 not 16-8 dumba**. Colorado beat us, Big Deal. Don’t make me call The sunbelt conference and get Troy down here to POKE you again.Now we get into the meat of the season, So Gear up for a 5-7 record, I went ahead and gave you Baylor, (barely).
HEY Tripping,
Horns are out for blood. HA.HA.HA.HA. Who won IDIOT!!!. Oh by the way, Did the CHOKES win. BOOMER SOONER HIZZZZO!!!!!!
Jenni, you don’t have what it takes to writes stuff like this. Go ask for a change in your post….maybe something like weather report….oh..no..the baby tornado has an altitude problem….and don’t want to touch down!!!! Go POKES!!!!!
Hey, Oklahoman. Why do you allow people to write insults on this blog? I’m not talking about people criticizing someone’s opinion or even writing style. But, why would you allow people to call names and make personal insults? These bloggers who do this are real lOSUrs.
Oh, and their penises are small, too. Will that make it on here?
By the way, reading this column after the Aggie loss . . . sounds like she’s right.
Negative, negative, negative. Can’t you ever say anything nice about OSU??? You have us losing out. Get over yourself, I would certainly not make a bet listening to you!!!