Big 12 Wrap: Week 3
The Big 12's best teams romped against pitiful opponents this week, and most of the teams in the conference posted wins. Here are the games:
Texas 51, Rice 10
The class of the Big 12 this year romped past an overmatched Conference USA foe. Jamaal Charles ran for 189 yards 16 carries. Texas could have named its own score in this one, but pulled back after the half.
Texas Tech 80, Sam Houston 21
Texas Tech gets close to the century mark against the first of two Division I-AA opponents on the schedule. Mike Leach has the offense to compete effectively in the Big 12, but competition like this won't prepare the rest of the team for Big 12 teams, even in a down year for the conference.
Texas A&M 66, SMU 8
It was the Reggie McNeal show as A&M also romped past an overmatched Conference USA foe. A&M rolled up 714 yards of total offense, with McNeal accounting for 449 yards himself.
Oklahoma State 20, Arkansas State 10
The Cowboys have been winning ugly against inferior opponents, but their 3-0 record in a rebuilding season is better than a certain more celebrated team in Oklahoma that's also rebuilding.
UCLA 41, Oklahoma 24
The Sooners continued to impersonate teams of the John Blake era, as football basics like snapping the ball to the quarterback and fielding punts continue to elude the Sooners. Offensive coordinator Chuck Long did open up the offense somewhat, and Rhett Bomar looked better than he did last week (that wouldn't take much), but mostly the results were disastrous. The defense put up a hard fight for three quarters, but seemed to run out of gas by the fourth quarter.
Missouri 52, Troy 21
Last year, Troy's upset of Mizzou early in the season seemed to send the Tigers into a tailspin. This year, it was never really close.
Kansas 34, Louisiana Tech 14
Mark Mangino's crew finally put this one away in the fourth quarter, to move to 3-0.
Nebraska 7, Pittsburgh 6
Pitt had two chances to win in Lincoln with a field goal at the end, and blew it twice. The good fans of Nebraska must have had a tough time watching this stinker between programs headed by two coaches who couldn't get it done in the NFL and don't seem any closer to getting it done at the college level.
Baylor 20, Army 10
Any win is a big one for Baylor, which has started the season 3-0. It gets tougher in two weeks, when the Bears travel to College Station.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/18/05 20:42 | Big 12 Football | Technorati
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