Although I love watching OU come out of the tunnel in true road games wearing the white jerseys…I’m glad the game was cancelled. If Ohio State doesn’t have to play games then none of the other teams should be endangering themselves heading into Championship Saturday next week.
I think OU would have beaten West Virginia by 17-19 points primarily because West Virginia has nothing at the quarterback position which would have been a test for a vastly improved OU defense. Maybe like 31-14…something like that.
OU very much needs to have a week of excellent preparation for the Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington because Iowa State is a pretty damn good football team with an excellent young coach in Matt Campbell.
Plus, they peaked at just the right time and are playing as well as any team in the country minus Alabama or Clemson.
Iowa State has everything to win in this game and nothing to lose. They have what I call the Three H’s all working for them heading into Jerry’s World…they’re Hungry, they’re Humble, and they have the Heart to pull this off if OU isn’t ready to play at a high level.
But most of all they’re talented at just the right psoitions and a very high IQ football team. They generally don’t do stupid things. They don’t beat thesmselves. Both Texas and O State beat themselves this season with bad penalties and horrible turnovers…not true of this Iowa State football team. They’re what I would call a very heady team. Which of course is a reflection of their coach.
Iowa State under Matt Campbell has beaten OU twice since 2016. This won’t be like OU playing against a Mike Gundy coached team with him walking the other sideline with the 1-15 deer in a headlight tag hanging around his neck.
I would guess Iowa State to a man is very confident about their chances in this game. Inner self-confidence is everything in sports.
I haven’t seen the Vegas spread just yet, but I would have the game at pick ’em or maybe OU at -1.5. I would want to see how Austin Stogner and Mikey Henderson are healthwise before I did an official Vegas spread of sorts.
I can’t wait for Championship Saturday. It’s my favorite week-end of the college football season. It’s not as good as a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals, but it’s pretty special for those of us who love college football.
Can’t wait to write about the game on my blog.
Boomer!