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Missouri Tigers Save the Alamo in 30-23 OT Win

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The first prediction made in my second annual college football bowl game predictions post came true last night as the #21 Missouri Tigers defeated the #23 Northwestern Wildcats in overtime, 30-23, in the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.  Only the score was different than I predicted. Okay, so my prediction has Missouri winning by [...]

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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below: Monday, [...]

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Sam Bradford Wins the Heisman Trophy!

December 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sam Bradford, sophomore quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners, was announced as the 2008 winner of the Heisman Trophy during ceremonies tonight at the Nokia Theater in New York City. Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators finished second and third, respectively, in the balloting for [...]

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Texas Fans Suffer From ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

College football fans in Texas appear to be suffering from severe cases of what might best be described as “Irritable Bowl Syndrome,” an affliction caused by a third-place finish in the latest BCS rankings. Upset over the fact that their beloved Longhorns finished out of the running for a chance to play in the BCS [...]

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The Joke’s on Voters if Oklahoma Sooners Quarterback Sam Bradford Doesn’t Win Heisman

December 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Thankfully, Al Franken will have nothing to do with counting Heisman Trophy ballots.  If, however, record-setting Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford isn’t named the winner of college football’s Heisman Trophy Dec. 13 in New York City, the joke is likely to be on voters. In Saturday night’s Big 12 Championship at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas [...]

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Oklahoma Sooners Rout Missouri Tigers, 62-21

December 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Proving they deserved the top spot in the Big 12 Conference South Division, the #2 Oklahoma Sooners routed the #19 Missouri Tigers, 62-21, in the conference championship game Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. In posting the 41-point margin of victory over Gary Pinkel’s squad, Bob Stoops’ Sooners became the first team in [...]

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Big 12 Title Game: ‘Like deja vu all over again’

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Borrowing from Yogi Berra, I must say something about the Big 12 Conference Championship set to take place Saturday between the #2 Oklahoma Sooners and #20 Missouri Tigers:  “This is like deja vu all over again.” There are, of course, some obvious differences such as the fact that the 2008 title game is taking place [...]

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