Originally Posted by
phil_abuster
hmmm.
interesting points, fellas.
heres a slightly different take as food for thought to other readers.
this yr ou is 1-1,
having lost to the good opp they played (houston) allowing 33 pts against.
osu is arguably better than houston!
and ou defeated a cupcake team (ulm) by 42 pts, allowing the cupcakes to score 17 AT HOME!
osu this yr is 2-0
the two teams to which they handed a beat down are hardly cupcakes!
both were bowl teams last yr.
tulsa narrowly lost the independence bowl to vtech (52-55)
and bowlinggreen won the MAC last yr with a 10-3 record!
osu whupped tulsa by 45 pts - allowing only 3 against!!
osu whupped bowling by a whopping 67 pts - allowing only 10 against!!
so a cupcake team scores 17 on ou, and they allow a very good team to score 33.
but the 2 not-cupcake teams can muster only 13 pts combined on osu!!
plus ou is dealing with several injury issues - mostly on defense!
so i figure if a cupcake can put up 17 in norman then osu can put up at least 34 (regulation)
if ou is going to win they will have to score 35+ on osu (regulation)
i dont see that happening UNLESS ou gets lucky and benefits from a few turnovers.
the loser is most likely out of realistic playoff discussion.