Actually, the reason OU is playing this weekend instead of the other two teams is simple: Preseason rankings. They have an unfair advantage based off of people's opinions of how a team may do before the games even start. Keep in mind, these same people had Texas preseason top 10.

ACTUALLY, the real reason oh uninformed one better known as firedancer is a&m has 3 losses and there is only one team with 3 losses ranked higher than a&m and that's Alabama and they are only 2 slots higher. Has nothing to do with preseason rankings and has everything to do with a&m having 3 losses and beating OSU the night before the rankings came out, see OSU was ranked higher before the game kind of blows away your theory about preseason doesn't it???

When asked about the gutsy calls late against OSU, Kevin Wilson said that they had to try something unexpected because they thought that if they didn't, OSU would score.

So, no, Laff, if the O co-ordinator says that, no heaping praise to the D co-ordinator.

Well,it actually boils down to which teams execute better and the better coached teams are those that execute better.If you have stud athletes of equal ability then failures to execute properly (bad passes, poorly run patterns, poor blocking,penalties, unforced turnovers)will make a difference in a close game(forced turnovers are just good execution by the team getting the ball) so if "choking" means not executing properly then pretty much every losing team "chokes." If you think it boils down to a loss of nerve or lack of character I think you are full of it.

OSU, will you ever escape your inferiority-complex? Is a loss to OU that inescapable? The game was your's to lose.... and, of course, you lived up to your own expectations. Gonna head it to the Sooners, all they had to do was step on the field. Nice try, cowgals.

And OU rediscovered that they have a Tight End that can be included on passing plays ! !

I see so that is a big game for OU? Any game that pushes them towards National Title? Ok, now we know the rules, remember you set them, also remember when you set them as you will be reminded of it constantly, or at least til I die.
Using your premise, nope so far biggest game was Texas, the next will be Nebraska. As both of those games will result in recruiting rewards going to future National Title runs, another context you also use to describe "big games". The Bowl Game? You are right, who cares? Unless of course they lose right pick? But I do get sleepy even just looking at the potential matchups.
Glenn616, actually using the pickers formula, every single solitary game OU plays is game of the century, it is armageddon, every one. If they win it moves them towards title, if they lose, to anyone, at any point, their season is over. So next year Pick the Ball State matchup had better be treated as a Big Game. Good news Glenn616, that means in pickers head the Utah State game was absolutely monster game. Funny I don't remember pick calling him "Big Game Bob" afterwards. I know your job is to tweak fans noses pick, but you really are reaching on this whole what is a big game and what isn't thing.

I thought it was great that OU made orange juice out of that pesky orange.

I also don't agree that we only played two "real" teams. We played aTm. At home. And won. In the very first conference start for our QB. Sure, the Aggies had the pre-season POY at QB still behind center but, if we play the Aggies now with our now-seasoned Weed-man and our experienced pups on D, we beat them even worse.

It's amazing the same old theme that the Picker uses: By all accounts, from anyone you talked to, anything you read, or saw on TV (including the national level), this was a huge game for all involved...but not anymore since OU won. Really, that is insulting to OSU. They are a very good football team and will go to a top tier non BCS bowl and probably win it. Hindsight is too easy and too often used by the Picker to illustrate his points. The bottom line is the OU D had more success than anyone else they played. You do realize they (OU defense) gave up only 27 points Sat night?? That is barely half their avg and yards were over 200 under their avg as well but I guess the defense played like crap...

Admit Notre Dame is a good team?

You see that USC chump drop the winning pass?

Notre Dame is not a bad team, how's that?

Besides being ESPN's toy, the current bowl system contributes to a nation-wide gambling epidemic, as the only game that means anything is the last one.

Notre Dame is one of the better teams in college football. At least 75 teams would trade their strength of schedule and results for Notre Dame's: Being 7-5 with the 3rd toughest schedule in the nation is an accomplishment for most any team... even if ESPN has taught YOU to ignore most of the season and only read "7" wins and "5" losses... "That's bad".

Notre Dame fans expect much more than 7-5, but you'd have to be pretty oblivious of Strength of Schedule to consider Oregon extremely good (they've played FOUR teams .500 or better) and Notre Dame bad (they've played ELEVEN teams .500 or better).

This was the Pickers defense to picking Notre Dame to win big over Tulsa:
"MexiMike, did you hear that Notre Dame's starting quarterback went out?
ND was the pick before the injury that dictated the outcome of the game.
Few can predict key injuries.
Be nice, and I might guarantee your beloved OSU over OU."

Tulsa was leading (and playing better) the entire time Crist was in. Notre Dame's backup QB (Tommy Rees) has been BETTER than Crist... leading the team to play better than any time before the Tulsa game.