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Oklahoma State Cowboys National Champions?

November 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Politics aside for a moment, I must point out the fact that my Oklahoma State Cowboys are on the verge of a 10-win season, a Big 12 South title and a possible BCS bowl bid.  Who knows, a 12-win season is possible with wins over Kansas, Oklahoma and a bowl opponent.  And a national title [...]

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Cowboys Wide Receiver on Sports Illustrated Cover

September 8th, 2009 · No Comments

After soundly defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in their season opener, it seems as if my Oklahoma State Cowboys are starting to receive the attention T. Boone Pickens paid for when he anted up $235 million to fund the renovation of the team’s stadium (see “The Nation’s Best College Football Facility is…” for details).  OSU’s All-American [...]

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Bowl No Holiday as Cowboys Fall to Ducks, 42-31

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

It appears I blew it when it came to predicting the outcomes of the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl played last night in San Diego. In my second annual college football bowl game predictions post, I had picked #13 Oklahoma State to defeat #17 Oregon, 29-20.  Unfortunately, the Ducks had other plans for the Cowboys of [...]

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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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Oklahoma Sooners Ascend to #2 in BCS Standings!

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Things worked out for the Oklahoma Sooners after all as they leapfrogged over the Texas Longhorns (now #3) and Florida Gators (now #4) into the #2 spot in college football’s BCS standings released this afternoon. Four consecutive 60-plus-point performances, capped by a 61-41 defeat of the #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys last night, convinced human and [...]

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OSU’s Bryant Nominated for ‘Player of the Week’

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

For the second time this season, Oklahoma State University‘s Dez Bryant made the list of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award. Bryant, a wide receiver at my alma mater, had nine catches for 171 yards — including touchdowns on plays of 11, 26, 80 and 1 yards — to help [...]

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