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By Jake Shaw
TexasFootball.com
> No. 11 Oklahoma (9-2/7-1 in Big 12) at TCU (7-4/4-4), 11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN
The Big 12 (as well as the TV networks) did Oklahoma a real favor. Had OU been scheduled for a night game, and Kansas State for a morning kickoff, the Sooners would've known their fate by the time they took the field. But since OU plays in the first game of the day, it knows that with a win over TCU, it would do its part to try to back-door its way to a conference championship. OU would then need its good friends in Austin to upset Kansas State on the road later that night. While the latter half of that scenario is less likely, Oklahoma will try to do its part to have a chance for the league title. Fortunately for TCU, the Frogs are catching OU at the right time. Three weeks ago, the Sooners arguably had the best defense in the Big 12. After the past three games, that title undoubtedly belongs to TCU. Oklahoma has given up 45 points per game in the last three contests. The three teams OU beat have combined for 1,692 yards in those losses. That accounts for 40 percent of the total yardage Oklahoma has given up all season. Let me repeat that: Forty percent of the total yardage OU has allowed all season has come in three games, leaving the other 60 percent in the previous eight games. That's not good at all. TCU, conversely, is allowing less than 300 yards per game in its past three games, and that's come against some great offenses (West Virginia, Kansas State and Texas). TCU's defense will be ready. But what's preventing me from picking the upset is the TCU offense. It seems to have worn out, partly the product of playing so much youth across the board, from the offensive line to running back to Trevone Boykin at quarterback. If the Frogs were playing just a little bit better offensively, I'd like their chances. They're not, so I'm going with OU.
Key stat: 10.3, the difference in points per game by the TCU offense this year compared to the 2011 season. The Frogs ranked ninth in the country last season averaging 40.8 points per game, but that number has fallen to 30.5 this year, ranking TCU 54th nationally.
The mob says: Oklahoma by 6.5
So says I: Oklahoma 29, TCU 22
By Jake Shaw
TexasFootball.com
My confidence level: Medium
(as in I'm confident Johnny Football, who finally addressed the media, will win the Heisman)
(as in I'm confident Johnny Football, who finally addressed the media, will win the Heisman)
> No. 11 Oklahoma (9-2/7-1 in Big 12) at TCU (7-4/4-4), 11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN
The Big 12 (as well as the TV networks) did Oklahoma a real favor. Had OU been scheduled for a night game, and Kansas State for a morning kickoff, the Sooners would've known their fate by the time they took the field. But since OU plays in the first game of the day, it knows that with a win over TCU, it would do its part to try to back-door its way to a conference championship. OU would then need its good friends in Austin to upset Kansas State on the road later that night. While the latter half of that scenario is less likely, Oklahoma will try to do its part to have a chance for the league title. Fortunately for TCU, the Frogs are catching OU at the right time. Three weeks ago, the Sooners arguably had the best defense in the Big 12. After the past three games, that title undoubtedly belongs to TCU. Oklahoma has given up 45 points per game in the last three contests. The three teams OU beat have combined for 1,692 yards in those losses. That accounts for 40 percent of the total yardage Oklahoma has given up all season. Let me repeat that: Forty percent of the total yardage OU has allowed all season has come in three games, leaving the other 60 percent in the previous eight games. That's not good at all. TCU, conversely, is allowing less than 300 yards per game in its past three games, and that's come against some great offenses (West Virginia, Kansas State and Texas). TCU's defense will be ready. But what's preventing me from picking the upset is the TCU offense. It seems to have worn out, partly the product of playing so much youth across the board, from the offensive line to running back to Trevone Boykin at quarterback. If the Frogs were playing just a little bit better offensively, I'd like their chances. They're not, so I'm going with OU.
Key stat: 10.3, the difference in points per game by the TCU offense this year compared to the 2011 season. The Frogs ranked ninth in the country last season averaging 40.8 points per game, but that number has fallen to 30.5 this year, ranking TCU 54th nationally.
The mob says: Oklahoma by 6.5
So says I: Oklahoma 29, TCU 22
