OUInsider - Owen Field

1) Texas-OK, I'll admit it. Maybe UT took a giant step backwards yesterday. Their defense is still pretty stout but they simply can't pass the ball worth a lick. Losing their top 3 running backs killed them. Still glad they lost. They were talking about a possible BCS bowl and winning out. I don't know about the BCS bowl but I did think they had a good chance to win out. I was wrong and I admit it.

2) Texas Tech-This team has quit. People forget in all of the uproar of beating us and then promptly laying an egg 3 straight games-they had lost 2 at home BEFORE they beat us. That game will forever haunt OU. Although the OSU game might make everyone forget about that one.

3) Baylor-Never out of a game with RG3. But how do you get that far behind-to Kansas? They'll be riding momentum this week. I really was hoping they would lose.

4) Kansas-By far the worst team in the Big 12. (Tiny Ten) I see know way Gill keeps his job.

5) Iowa St.-Off this week. OSU's next victim.

6) KSU-Snyder is a coaching genious. They still won the game even with mistakes. You know what they are going to do and still do it anyway. Their QB is a horse. He's got to really be beat up but he seems to thrive on it. Our win over them looks better all the time. OSU was fortunate to get out of that one alive.

7) OU-Off this week but clearly not the same team as they were at the first of the season. I hope the staff is making adjustments to compensate for the loss of Whaley and Broyles. Defense will have to step up the last 3 games especially against OSU. Might not matter anyway. OSU could easily score 35+ on OU just because they are on a roll and literally have a "veteran" QB.

8) OSU-The class of the league as much as it pains me to say that. Weeden is playing at a pro level. Blackmon is a stud. Their offense appears to be unstoppable. I don't have enough confidence in BV to come up with a way to even slow them down. I hope he's trying though. 28 year old QB's are hard to confuse. Whatever folks have tried so far hasn't worked. Never thought I would see OSU playing for the NC. Of course I never thought I would see the Texas Rangers in 2 straight World Series either.

9) Stanford-Luck and little else. Their defense simply doesn't have the athletes they need. I wasn't surprised that they got beat but was a little surprised by the margin. Turnovers are killers.

10)Boise-Great game that they let get away. If they don't fumble-they win. Credit TCU for coming back. Their QB is really pretty good and is only a sophomore. Patterson can flat out coach but I have sources close to their program who openly admit he is no the most popular guy around the other coaches. Won't get into details but let's just say he has an ENORMOUS ego. Let's see how they do in the Big 12. We owe those guys one.

I still think it will be LSU and OSU for the NC. Things have fallen right for OSU and LSU has little left. If they were playing at Arkansas-the Hogs might pull an upset. But it's at LSU where they never lose. SEC Championship Game? Much like last year's. It won't be close. It will be a huge buildup-Great offense vs Great defense. The key is the game is in New Orleans. We all know how that can be. I think OU takes care of business at Baylor (won't be easy though) and against ISU and likely will end up in the Fiesta Bowl against whomever. 10-2 and a BCS win is still a solid season. But everyone will wonder about the Tech game and the injury factor. That's just football.