Week 8 here we go. The game I’ve been wanting to see for two weeks is here…O State on the road vs. Iowa State. The spread is Iowa State favored by 7.5 which seems odd to me. I don’t pick either O State or Texas A&M games….so no way would I make a pick on that point spread.
But as far as watching the game …I’m very excited about this game because the winner takes a step towards playing in the Big 12 Championship Game at Jerry’s World.
On my preseason Big 12 Poll…I went 1 OU, 2 Iowa State, 3 O State, and 4 Texas. So far those picks of mine are still somewhat in play depending on what happens today in Ames and next week with Texas vs. Baylor.
O State and Iowa State seem like mirrors of each other to me. Inconsistent QB play from both both Spencer Sanders and Brock Purdy, both have stellar running backs in Jaylen Warren and Bryce Hall, and both have defenses which can confuse the other team’s schemes.
For me this is the national game of the week…and besides the things I just listed you have to think once OU and Texas leave for the SEC that these two programs plus Cincy will be the three best football programs in Bob Bowlsby’s new Big 12.
As far as Bob Bowlsby…he needs to tap the brakes and stop commenting on OU and Texas leaving the Big 12. If he’d done his job as commish this wouldn’t have happened in the first place or maybe it would given the overall college football landscape. I do agree with Bowlsby on one thing though, that being, Texas is delusional about what their football program has been the past decade.
The second best program in the Big 12 the past decade has been O State. My main criticism of O State the past decade is that they didn’t beat OU more often and they didn’t schedule marquee national nonconference games to enhance their football brand.
If O State wins this game today in Ames…I’ll put Mike Gundy on my list for National Coach of the Year candidates. That would give O State road wins at Boise, at Texas, and at Iowa State. Quite frankly…that would give O State a better body of work resume than what OU has done so far this college football season.
At the end of the day you should always remember two things about me..1 I’m a Libra, and 2 Libras are always fair at the end of the day.
So what I’m saying there is Mike Gundy has nothing to worry about as far as my book…’Mullet King: The Boone Pickens-Mike Gundy Saga.’
Hell…if he beats Iowa State and OU this season he would be perceived like a cult hero of sorts in my story….kind of like a Mike Leach with a mullet. BTW…you’ll notice that mullet went adios when Kayse Shrum took over the school.
Almost forgot…on my picks today–I’m taking Penn State at home vs. Illinois and giving the points and I think I’ll take Cincy and give the points versus Navy. I’m taking a break from a very pedestrian Week #8 SEC schedule.