No doubt about it...TU's offense will test OU's defense. I don't see any way that the Sooner D will completely hold down TU's offense. Paul Smith is just too good. I expect TU to score some points (in the 20's) and gain some yards (300-400). OU might well score 100. Great game here for the local fans. Terrible night to play it on.

On another note...the Pac 10 doesn't seem to be as strong as experts think. UCLA, after posting less than 300 yds vs BYU, get blown out at Utah with a 2nd team QB. Washington gets handled at home by the OSU. It's a good conference (USC, Oregon, Cal, and ASU are good), but the SEC is still the best top to bottom.

Didn't most of the local high schools move their games to Thursday?

You're right, though Jeremy, dumb night.

Getting back to the OSU-Troy game: Any team afraid to be trapped by Troy doesn't belong in a fancy new stadium. It should be surrounded by tin, playing sissies in front of 15,000. Arkansas and Florida each rushed for about 1,000 yards on Troy. The OSU play-calling was pretty terrible. Why pass? People who complain about scheduling being too tough are crybabies living abouttwo levels below the elite. Playing OU tough every seven years is no longer good enough. Mr. Gundy is probably hearing footsteps from somebody wearing expensive shoes.

The Texas quarterback looks bad.

The Big 12 is so lousy, OU must have all those ahead of them lose.

Amazing how tough it is on the former players.

Low-down as the Big 12 is, it HAS to be better than the Big 10.

Don't laugh, but I sort of like Oklahoma State plus the points with Tech. Talk about playing for your job! Plus, Tech is no good.

You know who is good and overlooked? Boston College, the quarterback throws rockets.

Tech may not be good, but they will still pass all over the pokes. I bet Gundy places his new ex starting quarter back at middle line backer with Woods. He may as well bench Toston for good after all of his fumbles, can you say liability? Fans are wearing black instead of orange to the tech game because it will be like a funeral, burying what hope we had this year. Instead of chanting orange power, it'll be black power. Simmons would have loved that! Tech 63, OSU 21

I'm betting that OU doesn't score quite as "at will" as some of the pundits or fans believe.

How quickly we forget two years ago, huh? With Todd Graham back running the defense and the upgrade in overall talent on the TU roster, don't you think their defense deserves just a smidgen of respect?

Graham has already demonstrated that he doesn't like to "give up" his plans. What they saw in the ULM game didn't prepare BYU. And, what OU saw in the BYU game isn't necessarily what they are going to see Friday night.

I love Graham's use of misdirection! I'm sure the OU coaches are busily configuring their offense and defense based upon TU's first two games.

Don't be surprised if what TU does bears no resemblance. LOL

Bill, you know, early in the year, it's impossible to say exactly what will happen. BUT: BYU may not be too good on offense. It didn't do much versus UCLA, which was obliterated by something called Utah. If OU can move at will against Miami, you have to think it can chew up the yards here.

And there's no doubt TU will score at least 20. What's great is the way they roll the quarterback out and around to keep him from getting hit too much. I've never seen a team use as much of a field as TU does on offense.

Yoda, you must believe me, Tech is nothing on defense. It throws all that short stuff and runs away from bad players. It never beats a sound team. The number is so low, Vegas gives OSU a chance, so should you.

Hiring a favorite son is risky business.

Where was anybody asking: But can he coach?

The game of the year, L.V.P.D. vs O.J. The offense of L.V.P.D. may be overated and O.J. has far to many moves not to find holes in L.V.P.D.'s defensive line.
O.J. walks 64-3

And it also looks like OU is using the 'Reggie Bush' gambit to defend Ryan Broyles while keeping their nose clean. No one talks, no info is forthcoming, so the investigation stops? I've got a pretty good idea of how Broyles got a key and code to the locked gas pump...the same way all university students do. Right.

Picker, if only the TU offensive coordinator could only run the TU basketball team's offense also!

PM Fan...don't be a moron. You know and I know what happened. When the story first broke it was stated that other "players were involved." What happened to that? Not that I owe anyone of your ilk any explanations, but I agree, they shouldn't cooperate with the NCAA...that road leads nowhere. In that regard, you're correct...USC sandbagged and got away with it (makes my blood boil). But I hate to see the Sooners take the same low road. Now...go away.

Attention everyone...you'd be well-advised to ignore the Picker's well-intentioned drivel...Miami will cover against the Aglets.

Hey Smith, you forgot your sign off: Boomer Sooner!

(Because anybody OU beats just has to be good!)