Texas vs OSU and big games in the title race

I broke down the Texas-OSU matchup on Inside Texas and that link is free for all! It should be interesting to people curious about what’s happening in Stillwater this year since I spend a lot of time dissecting some of Oklahoma State’s issues and detailing the big questions facing Mike Gundy. A crucial point regarding … [Read more…]

The Bash bros are coming for the Raid bros

I may have been one of the few people that was surprised by how Texas Tech played against TCU but not terribly surprised to see Iowa State beat down West Virginia. It’s hard to adjust to a player like Brock Purdy with one week of film, normally you see the combination of fatigue and film … [Read more…]

The other half of the B12

The other half being anyone that isn’t Oklahoma or Texas, who tend to suck up at least half of the oxygen in the room, particularly around the RRS. Baylor This is probably one of the worst 4-2 teams in the country. S&P+ has them 64th nationally with the nation’s no. 22 offense and no. 107 … [Read more…]

What’s next for OU?

Things are starting to trickle out of Norman about the state of the program and issues that were dormant to the public while the team kept winning are now awake. This sort of thing tends to be true of every team, I’m sure Alabama has issues right now that no one would ever guess at … [Read more…]

End of an era: A celebration of Mike Stoops’ legacy

For as long as I’ve been doing this blog, Mike Stoops’ struggles as Oklahoma DC have been a re-occuring theme. I’ve come to a sharper and sharper sense of what it is that has been so terribly wrong and have been zeroing in on Oklahoma’s issues as the years have continued and they’ve played increasingly … [Read more…]

What’s next for Snyder-ball?

I’ve been watching Kansas State pretty carefully this season. Initially they seemed like a potential dark horse Big 12 contender but now they’re a just a mess with a 78-year old coach who has defined the entire history of the program and currently has a really murky succession plan. For a strategy wonk the Wildcats … [Read more…]