BIG 12 LIVE CHAT
Mixing metaphors and weather terms with Byron Eaton
Remember a couple weeks ago when Byron Eaton accidentally voiced concern over the “humidity” in Boulder rather than the altitude? Apparently Oklahoma’s Willie Warren saw that and let Eaton know about it.
“I hadn’t talked to Willie Warren in a while, since we played them,” Eaton said. “And when I said the humidity thing he text me and we was going back and forth. Before our Colorado game we was texting back and forth, making jokes about it.”
Eaton, who clearly likes Warren a lot, was a good sport about the teasing. On a more serious note, he said Thursday afternoon that he thinks his Cowboys are in a good position to upset OU, following the Sooners loss at Missouri. When asked about the “humidity” in Norman, Eaton said “it’s not that good right now.”
“The temperature’s dropping,” Eaton said. “Things are definitely heating up up there. But those guys are good. I definitely think they’re practicing today and practicing tomorrow and they’ll be regrouped by the time we come in there Saturday. But I’m going to continue to tell my guys, as long as we continue to do what we’ve been doing the last month, I think we can beat those guys at their house.”
Right now it doesn’t look like OSU is in dire need of a win in Norman — with 20 wins overall and nine in league play, they appear to be in good shape for an NCAA Tournament berth, and since a TON of bubble teams lost in the last couple days one would think they’re just fine so long as they don’t suffer an embarrassing loss in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. But winning in Norman would be a nice security blanket, Eaton said.
“I definitely think if we win this game Saturday we’ll be getting called next Sunday,” Eaton said. “(If OSU loses) I don’t think we’re that comfortable. We definitely have to go to the Big 12 (Tournament) and do some work. Plus if we win (Bedlam) I definitely think we’ll get the No. 4 seed. So we gotta take care of our business and things’ll take care of itself.”
by andrea cohen
Cowboy football links
By Scott Wright
Clearing out my e-mail inbox — one of many menial tasks I’m performing in preparation for the arrival of my first child sometime in the next 120 hours — I came across some links to stories of interest for OSU football fans. Some of this might be old news, so I apologize if that’s the case. But for those who missed it, there’s some interesting stuff included.
ESPN’s Todd McShay still sees OSU tight end Brandon Pettigrew as a first-round pick in the NFL Draft next month. Here’s his post-NFL Scouting Combine mock draft and analysis.
Sports Illustrated’s Bucky Brooks offers a breakdown of receivers and tight ends in the NFL Draft. Pettigrew is discussed on the second page.
The OSU-Georgia game ranked very high on this NBC Sports list of the most intriguing non-conference college football games of 2009. Considering the source, is anyone else as shocked as I am that Notre Dame only made the list once?!?!
The Press-Register in Mobile, Ala., had a sit-down with former Cowboy coach Curtis Luper, in which he discusses his recruiting plans for Auburn.
Former OSU player Alex Odiari didn’t last at SMU, either.
