Originally Posted by
Serbone
All the others were bigger upsets. OK State overrated, 27 pt spread was ridiculous in this situation. Who had OK State beat this yr? OK State has a very, very poor defensive club. They are an artificial turf speed team, played on thick grass; HUGE factor. Timing way off on throws, cuts, blocking schemes. I think this was one of the few games on natural turf this yr for them. IA St QB was maturing, you have to account for kids like this that start and flounder but then get accustomed to the speed of D-1 football... and he is a dual threat, so it especially hurts Ok St. IA St was playing for bowl eligibility. Home ESPN weeknight game.