Big 12 Wrap: Week Six
I had lots of time to watch Big 12 football over the weekend following my oral surgery, and in some cases the drugs made the games a whole lot better.
Texas 49, Tulane 0
Texas continues to beat schools where Mack Brown used to coach. Tulane is a terrible football team, and Texas treated it as a practice. There's not much more to say about this one.
Oklahoma 31, South Florida 14
The drugs definitely helped out with this one. South Florida is a better football team than most people realize, but this game wasn't as close as the final score indicates. Oklahoma was never really challenged, but they suffered from the same problems they've had for two years (inability to run the football, inability to sustain drives on offense), and the punting game is terrible right now. If those don't improve, it will be difficult to beat the best teams in the Big 12. That explains why Bob Stoops was so cranky afterwards.
Iowa State 36, Nebraska 14
This is arguably the biggest victory in the history of Iowa State football. They controlled this one all the way, and the national media is now taking note of Seneca Wallace (of course, some of you were reading about him way back when). Unfortunately, the Big 12 scheduling gods have done Iowa State no favors, as 3 of the next 5 conference opponents are ranked. On the Nebraska side, Frank Solich better get that resume ready, because his team has looked like a bunch of quitters two straight weeks (and falls out of the polls for the first time since 1981).
Texas A&M 31, Louisiana Tech 3
Scoring 31 points against a mediocre opponent is reason to rejoice these days in College Station. And they may even continue to fool a few people as they hit the soft part of their conference schedule over the next few weeks. But this team still has problems on offense and within the coaching staff.
Texas Tech 49, New Mexico 0
When Mike Leach's offense is clicking, it is a thing of beauty. It's even more impressive on those rare occasions when Texas Tech plays a little defense. Tech rolled up nearly 600 yards and gave up just under 200 in manhandling New Mexico, and Kliff Kingsbury threw for 400+ yards and 6 touchdowns! If only Tech could put it together against a quality opponent.
Missouri 44, Troy State 7
Give Troy State credit for playing an ambitious non-conference schedule (3 spankings by Big 12 teams already). This was a feel-good game for Missouri, which must entertain Oklahoma next (after a week of practice under a very cranky Bob Stoops).
Kansas 43, Tulsa 33
Only 17,000 or so showed up for this week's edition of the Vomit Bowl. Given that relatives and friends may have been obliged to come watch this, it's still hard to understand why 16,500 or so other people paid to get in the gates. Inexplicably, Kansas actually trailed 13-0 in this one early.
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