Mizzou - Oklahoma Game

So...if I'm like anyone else in the city of St. Louis...I tuned in...at least for a minute...to the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday night. This game, which always appears to be sponsored by Dr. Peppers (and as such, features a sickening amount of those Dr. J "Drink It Slow" ads), figured to be a blowout. For one, Missouri has never had much luck against Oklahoma (see last year's 2 games...or games between the two teams for the last 2 decades). For two, Missouri simply has bad defense...a recipe for disaster against an Oklahoma team that has a record-setting offense.

I held out hope that MAYBE...just maybe...Missouri could turn the tables on Oklahoma. Last year, they knocked us out of a title spot by beating us in the conference championship game (which I still think is a joke, since not all conferences have these games). The thought of Missouri knocking Oklahoma from their #2 ranking with a huge upset win was blissful.

Unfortunately, Missouri proved all the pundits correct by rolling over and dying against Oklahoma. They allowed over 60 points. I can't give you an exact number because my mind has decided to not remember that 1's place digit. All I needed to see was that we gave up over 60 points, and I purged the score in its entirety from my mind.

Hats off to Oklahoma. I hate 'em...but they do have a great team. They always have a great team. Bob Stoops is a great head coach. He recruits the best players, brings in the best assistants, and stands behind his school 100% (notably, by never leaving for an NFL head coaching job). I still think that the area in which they recruit the best is offensive line. They bring in some of the most monstrous looking human beings you'd ever witness to protect their quarterback and pave routes for their running back. They're almost ogrish in their builds. As one sportswriter put it...they resemble "manatees." I wouldn't be surprised if, upon taking off his jersey in the locker room, one of their O-linemen had "propeller-scars" on his back.

Anyways, this was a game that...I admit...I turned off the television about midway through the second quarter. I could already tell that Missouri's defense was doing absolutely nothing to stop the Oklahoma charge. This was one area that Missouri HAD to improve in to win the game...and they simply didn't improve. Thus, they lose the game to a certainly superior Oklahoma Sooners team. And I retire to a certainly boring load of laundry to fold in my basement.

On a positive note, there will be some great bowl games this year. Some of the mentioned Bowl games are...

National Championship: Oklahoma vs. Florida
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Ohio State
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Utah
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Texas Tech