An interesting day. We set an all-time high temp record in OKC today with a mark of 96 degrees. One more day of 90’s it appears and that will fall on OU-Texas gameday.
OU reserve running Marcus Major got himself eligible and will provide OU with another physical runner besides Kennedy Brooks. Eric Gray will in my mind become more of a specialist in the Percy Harvin/Alvin Kamara mode and run and catch primarily outside of the tackles.
This is good for OU. Another weapon for Lincoln Riley and quality depth at running back.
The point spread dropped to 3 points. I’m taking OU at -3 as one of my two spread picks tomorrow. The other pick will be Alabama at -17.5 at College Station against the listliss Texas A&M Aggies’ offense.
It’s not that I think OU is in the sphere of Alabama or Georgia, just more that I think the Texas defense isn’t very good. And I won’t be shocked at all if these two teams meet again in December at Jerry’s World.
I’ll go OU 38 – Texas 34.
I believe Chris Jackson is too nervous to pick OU and is consequently going with Arkansas +6.5 at Ole Miss and with Georgia -17 at Auburn. He and Little Robert will be watching their first Red River Rivalry together from the backyard patio in Bonnie Brae. I can’t wait to see that video from Elaine.
Chris leads 6-4 to 5-5 heading into Week 6 in our very informal contest.
So basically…every game we’ve picked this week involves SEC teams present and future.
O State prez Casey Shrum… which scintillating Big 12 game are you going to watch tomorrow outside of OU-Texas? Which three hours of your time are you going to invest watching a Big 12 team play not named OU or Texas? See my point.
You know… Casey Thompson at one time was committed to OU in 2017– then it fell apart. I think he’s the second best QB in the conference behind Spencer Rattler. A very down overall year for the QB position in the Big 12. I’m not sure who I would say is the third best QB in the conference. Spencer Sanders still needs to show me he understands how to manage a game. That he understands how critical turnovers are to the outcome in games against quality opponents.
Here’s a great stat…in the RRR since 1999– the team with the quarterback who has started a previous Red River Rivalry game is 14-4-1. This stat becomes even more interesting when you consider two of the four who won in their first RRR game were Jalen Hurts and Spencer Rattler.
We all remember last year with Spencer Rattler being benched then coming back and winning the game in quadruple overtime. Jalen Hurts was Jalen Hurts. Two national championship games and three Iron Bowls so this stat didn’t really apply to him.
But what will it be like for Casey Thompson in that first half as he gets his indocrination as to what makes OU-Texas such a special game. Good thing for Casey is he’ll have the best running back in America to lean on as the nerves settle down.
I still can’t believe Steve Sarkisian picked Hudson Card as the Longhorn starter given how Casey performed in the Alamo Bowl.
It almost makes me give the Horns a pass for their loss at Arkansas. But here’s the thing….the Razorbacks shreaded the Horns on the ground for 333 rushing yards.
That stat and Spencer Rattler are why I ultimately have to pick OU and give the three.
I’m just settling in tonight drinking a little red wine and listening to music. Maybe I’ll watch the Dodgers-Giants game.
Or maybe I’ll just zone out sports for the second straight night in mental preparation for the Red River Rivalry.
I love this rendition of Every Little Thing She Does by this band even more than the original by the Police. I love bands like this.
It was in the 70’s today in Denver. Snow expected next week. My grandson starts ski school pretty soon. I have to get my knee fixed so I can chase him on the slopes. He will be fearless. There won’t be any snowplowing.