Projected: Texas A&M vs OU in Cotton Bowl

[Jaydoug]

Great matchup. Old times.

[JLEW1818]

Horrible matchup.

Link?

[8timechamps]

Huh? I'm seeing OU/LSU as the prediction. If it's A&M, that'll suck...

[boomersooner28]

Where is Georgia?

[BoomerSoonerGoOU]

Old times as in last year? No. Awful.

[rdusooner]

I don't know how anyone can be excited about OU/A&M.

[8timechamps]

I don't know how anyone can be excited about OU/A&M.

No doubt. I would think the bowls would rather not have that matchup. Nevermind, they want the money.

[btb916]

We are finally on the wrong end of a BCS screw job. I can't believe the BCS didn't learn that teams like NIU, UCONN, etc do not belong playing against the big boys.

[I Am Right]

Crap, we are screwed, Damn BCS political correctness!

[8timechamps]

The BCS is maybe one of the dumbest ideas in the history of college football. With maybe the exception of those helmets Notre Dame wore earlier this year.

[Soonermagik]

I'm hearing the same thing. The BCS is a freaking joke!! NIU and Louisville jump OU, LSU and Georgia for a BCS game. It's a broken system. Do a ten them playoff and settle it on the field.

[boomersooner28]

The BCS Bowls aren't the best bowl games anymore. You have the BCS Championship game and then just a bunch of other bowl games. Nobody cares about a 5-loss Wisconsin, Louisville, Northern Illinois. Actually, it is a little bit funny. lol

[JLEW1818]

Who cares. Cotton Bowl is just as worthy. And far better than Fiesta.

Cotton Bowl will be the second most watched game. Recruits in Dallas.

[guzziguy]

I'm guessing that the tv viewership of the bowls this year will be a tiny fraction of normal. Good. There is nothing like pissed advertisers that will force a change. Of the match-ups there are very few that I'll have any interest in watching. 5-loss teams on New Years Day? Really?

[I Am Right]

Jerry Jones World, more known as the toilet bowl. worst place for a college game!

[SoonerCLF]

Blech. Was hoping the Sooners would get to play LSU if not in the BCS.

LSU vs Clemson in Chik-fil-a, and Sooners vs Aggies in the Cotton now on the interwebz.

[rock on sooner]

If this is true, anybody else worried about playing Johnny Football and
all the freaking hype around him?

[OUNASH]

The whole system is a joke. Cant wait for the four team playoff. I think alot of the non-sense will stop. There is no way NIU, Louisvlle and Wisconsin should be sniffing a BCS bowl. I think we had a better shot at beating Florida. A&M Offense with OU defense will not be pretty. Landy will need to be on Fire in order for us to have a chance.

[Soonerfan88]

Looks like I'm saving some money this year watching from my couch. The BYU game was enough for me realize what a crappy stadium Jones designed and I see no reason to go back.

[SoonerCLF]

I'm not sure the selection committee would have been prettier (for non-SEC schools) this year for a 4-team playoff. since so many SEC teams were stacked at the top of the polls they would have probably had 3 SEC teams and Notre Dame for a playoff.

[8timechamps]

If this is true, anybody else worried about playing Johnny Football and
all the freaking hype around him?

Honestly, if this is true, I don't care. It's like playing Iowa State in a bowl game.

[TUSooner]

If this is true, anybody else worried about playing Johnny Football and
all the freaking hype around him?
Just the thought of the hype is nauseating. Might as well give the guy a slingshot and 5 smooth stones for the latest David vs GOUliath matchup.

Otherwise, here's hoping NIU gets slaughtered, cooked, eaten, and pooped out by whoever they play.

[TUSooner]

The whole system is a joke. Cant wait for the four team playoff. I think alot of the non-sense will stop. There is no way NIU, Louisvlle and Wisconsin should be sniffing a BCS bowl. I think we had a better shot at beating Florida. A&M Offense with OU defense will not be pretty. Landy will need to be on Fire in order for us to have a chance.
And this.

[JLMSOONER]

No...not against Johnny football!!!!!

[TUSooner]

What about Oregon and UGA? I still think UO would have a good shot at beating anybody else out there, including ND and Bama.

[cleller]

What a crap deal. Probably have a 7:00 am kickoff or something. Puke.

Would have rather faced Florida or LSU over ATM this year for certain.

[8timechamps]

What a crap deal. Probably have a 7:00 am kickoff or something. Puke.

Would have rather faced Florida or LSU over ATM this year for certain.

No, it's changed. The game is on January 4 at night. And, this is NOT official. In fact, every prediction I've seen has LSU in the cotton bowl.

[Soonerus]

A&M just fails to excite me at all...

[VA Sooner]

I would have rather have played LSU in the Cotton Bowl... damn.

[8timechamps]

Can we wait until it's official before we hate the game?

[rdusooner]

Can we wait until it's official before we hate the game?

No.

[SoonerCLF]

I would have rather have played LSU in the Cotton Bowl... damn.

Ditto, there's still hope the Sooners will get LSU in the Cotton bowl but it's prob not going to happen :miserable:

[rdusooner]

I love you 8timechamps!

[8timechamps]

I love you 8timechamps!

Thanks man ;)

[rdusooner]

Thanks man ;)

lol, it seems I can not win

[8timechamps]

lol, it seems I can not win

Alright, that wasn't fair. I changed it back to "no".

[rdusooner]

Alright, that wasn't fair. I changed it back to "no".
:very_drunk: Cheers

[8timechamps]

:very_drunk: Cheers

Back at ya!

[8timechamps]

:very_drunk: Cheers

Back at ya!

[JiminyChristmas]

Would have rather gotten Georgia, Florida, or LSU. Not because we won't beat A&M, because we will, but when we do, it doesn't help the national rep any. Been beating A&M for a long time.

[cleller]

ESPN sure looks confident this is the way it shakes out.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid

Can anyone imagine this going any worse for us?

[SoonerCLF]

In the land of Twits, LSU players "leaking" they are playing Clemson in Chick-fil-a bowl officially... Anyone else seeing that?

[JLEW1818]

In the land of Twits, LSU players "leaking" they are playing Clemson in Chick-fil-a bowl officially... Anyone else seeing that?

That's a lot of purple. Venables will get torn a new one by Lester.

[FaninAma]

Great matchup. Old times.
Major suckage.

[dennis580]

No 2 SEC teams. Would have been Notre Dame, Bama, Florida, and Oregon. That is clear cut. The selection committee would had a very simple task this year.

Anyway hope its LSU not A&M. Much rather play a garbage QB then a Heisman QB

[SoonerCLF]

Right, Oregon would have probably got in... I was thinking some ESPN money/SEC bias may grease the wheels for 3 of their teams in it.

Anyway, SI put something up on it ... SI Mock 4 team playoff selection (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/11/29/college-football-playoff-mock-selection-committee/index.html)

[Seamus]

Would have rather gotten Georgia, Florida, or LSU. Not because we won't beat A&M, because we will, but when we do, it doesn't help the national rep any. Been beating A&M for a long time.

Beating A&M is soooo last year.

[King Crimson]

playing Atm is not my first choice....but, you guys are living in the past. beating johnny football will be nice.

go to texags.com. those morons act like 77-0 never happened. it's an all new (tradition) at ATM....being strangely pompous about beating a team that beats you mostly.

weird peoples. aggies.

[Soonerus]

Agreed Aggies are weird, I was happy to be rid of them...

[King Crimson]

Agreed Aggies are weird, I was happy to be rid of them...

me too.

[jduggle]

I agree... A&M beat Bama.... we beat A&M and we have reason to b&*ch. Otherwise.... we lost two home games... we could have won and have got what we earned.

[C&CDean]

Who the **** cares? We screwed the pooch vs. K-State and ND. We get sloppy seconds. Hind tit. Seriously, WTF cares?

[Judge Smails]

I wonder if the A&M Booger Picker fan shows up.

Remember him from about 8 years ago?

Guy was up to his wrist for a full minute on national TV.

Anyone have pics?

[soonerinabilene]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/soonerinabilene/2012-12-02_19-18-51.png

[SoonerMom2]

I'm guessing that the tv viewership of the bowls this year will be a tiny fraction of normal. Good. There is nothing like pissed advertisers that will force a change. Of the match-ups there are very few that I'll have any interest in watching. 5-loss teams on New Years Day? Really?

Fox News has the Cotton Bowl not ESPN so all the crap out of ESPN to get NIU in the BCS is going to bite their ratings IMHO while Fox ratings will be much better.

[SoonerMom2]

Someone leaked the Pinstripe Bowl picked WVA over OSU who is going to the Dallas Bowl in the Cotton Bowl stadium -- at least we will be inside. When the BCS let mid majors in they should have added a 5th BCS. Bet the NCAA manages to blow the playoff scenario too!

[SoonerStormchaser]

If this is true, anybody else worried about playing Johnny Football and
all the freaking hype around him?

fine by me...win the Heisman, then we crush him in the bowl game

[yermom]

ugh, Herbstreet just hinted at us getting boned

[picasso]

I wonder if the A&M Booger Picker fan shows up.

Remember him from about 8 years ago?

Guy was up to his wrist for a full minute on national TV.

Anyone have pics?
You mean Spaulding? Your grandson?

[yermom]

ugh, Herbstreet just hinted at us getting boned

helmets behind him looks like LSU

[kevpks]

OU is not the only one who got screwed. LA Tech at 9-3 doesn't get any bowl at all.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-turns-bid-go-bowl-game

[C&CDean]

If we wanted a BCS bowl, if we REALLY wanted a BCS bowl we would have played better.

End. Of. Discussion.

Let's be happy with any old bowl game and go kick somebody's *** like we're really, REALLY pissed about it.

That's what we have. That's what we're left with. Deal with it. Embrace it.

[yermom]

at least the Cotton Bowl isn't at 10:00 AM anymore

[C&CDean]

Or go roll some doobs. Cop a good buzz. You know, cause we from Cali, yo. Meh.

[Eielson]

OU is not the only one who got screwed. LA Tech at 9-3 doesn't get any bowl at all.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-turns-bid-go-bowl-game

That team almost beat A&M, and since A&M is SEC, they're obviously top 10.

[ouwasp]

So be it...

I'm getting a kick outta the way Herbie is so unvarnished in his disdain for NIU's appearance. Wonder if he'll be made to apologize?

[Mac94]

Hugely disappointed ... thought we were going to Cap One ... OU should be in New Orleans.

[C&CDean]

So be it...

I'm getting a kick outta the way Herbie is so unvarnished in his disdain for NIU's appearance. Wonder if he'll be made to apologize?

Only if he said something disparaging to blacks or gays. Other than that? Fair game.

[yermom]

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120212aaa.html

not a projection anymore...


NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University have both accepted invitations to play in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. CT at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

[freshchris05]

This thread smells of gran torino

[EatLeadCommie]

My God I have ZERO desire to play the damn Aggies AGAIN. Georgia would have been a much more intriguing matchup.

[Soonerus]

It is what it is...an easy trip...

[yermom]

My God I have ZERO desire to play the damn Aggies AGAIN. Georgia would have been a much more intriguing matchup.

Georgia or LSU

seems an odd choice. i wonder if they were planning on Texas being there when they made arrangements with the Aggies.

[BlownGP]

Damn, I so wanted them to be in the Sugar so could go....:offended:

[kevpks]

Only if he said something disparaging to blacks or gays. Other than that? Fair game.

Or if he gave a Horns down. That's forbidden on the ESPN family of networks.

[bluedogok]

Only if he said something disparaging to blacks or gays. Other than that? Fair game.
...or Whorns like Jesse Palmer did.

[revelladee]

Where can I get my tickets???? I am 2 hours away and I'll bring a truckload of crimson and creme to the game!!

[btk108]

230 - 290 for seats at the top PLUS parking? meh

[kenth68]

the bcs needs to die a fiery death

[SoonerMarkVA]

This is a complete crap matchup. I was ready to not play Aggy again for at least 5 years, and hopefully 10.

[FaninAma]

I'm going to the Cotton Bowl.....if somebody will give me free tickets and pay my way.

[8timechamps]

Well, we have a month to try and built up some interest. Maybe one of you losers could start a twitter account, and trash talk our boys, at least add a little spark....Nah, that's waay to much work for this game. We're screwed.

[StoopTroup]

This is only good if they only allow fans with at least 2" of hair on their head.

Plus...I thought I had seen the last of that one march band and those nuthuggers in the polished stiletto boots.

[yermom]

i'm hoping the tickets aren't stupid expensive and hard to come by. aTm isn't going to make that any easier.

i really hate Jerry World.

[8timechamps]

I'm officially starting my month long "This is the greatest bowl match-up of the season" stance. And outside of Sooner fans, I think it's being looked at as one of the best bowls (BCS included).

[StoopTroup]

I bet Jerry will be out there handing out free tickets....lol

[bonkuba]

I just bought my tickets....for $140/piece X 5 for a grand total of $730 (with handling)....good grief. I shake my head, but I still bought em......BOOMER!!!

[oudivesherpa]

The Cotton Bowl's official web site says the games sold out. Sold out my ***, those tickets will be easier to get that a wide receiver scoring grass on campus corner.

[OklahomaRed]

Like the stadium. Hate Jerry. Hate A&M (bunch of prima donna quitters). Like Dallas. Can drive. Have somewhere to stay for free. Hate Dallas traffic, and can't get there on the DART. About a toss up as far as go, don't go. Maybe FaninAma will buy me a ticket? :)

[8timechamps]

C'mon everyone, THIS is the best bowl game of them all! The excitement is eating at me, I'm not sure how I'll make it until January 4.

[colleyvillesooner]

I wouldn't be so sure. Between the hype of Johnny football winning the Heisman, two semi local teams with HUGE fan bases in Dallas, could be a tough ticket.

[TUSooner]

OU is not the only one who got screwed. LA Tech at 9-3 doesn't get any bowl at all.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-turns-bid-go-bowl-game

They screwed themselves by turning down a crummy bid in hopes of a slightly less crummy bid.

[8timechamps]

At least West Virginia can feel our pain. They got paired with Syracuse.

[kenth68]

oh hell... lol, osu in the dallas bowl

[MamaMia]

A scrambling quarterback. Lovely. :(

[Soonerwake]

A scrambling quarterback. Lovely. :(

Unfortunately, that was my first thought too.

[BoulderSooner79]

Looks like we got one of the top matchups, IMO. The sugar, rose and orange bowls would trade their matchups for what the cotton bowl got in a heartbeat. A&M is a different team under Sumlin and they'll most likely have the Heisman trophy winner. It's an SEC team ranked higher than us that knocked of defending champ (and probably repeating champ). Looks like an opportunity to win a big one to me.

[MyT Oklahoma]

Could be worse........ we could all be Bugeater fans.

[King Barry's Back]

I wouldn't be so sure. Between the hype of Johnny football winning the Heisman, two semi local teams with HUGE fan bases in Dallas, could be a tough ticket.


aTm to the Cotton is an absolute natural fit, and will probably be one of the bowl's dream teams as long as they get the second SEC team.

Why is it a natural fit? Tons and tons of cult-like fans in the local area who will fill up seats, and at least the older fans all grew up dreaming of the Cotton Bowl.

And aTM is a freaking great team - they're not like the slow and boring teams we're used to playing.

New coach and new conference.

I'm not wild about being with the Aggie-"nation'' of fans again so soon, but the team is a different deal.

Make no mistake. They can kick our butts. We're going to need to play lights out, and if the players aren't any more excited about this bowl/matchup than soonerfans.com; we're in serious trouble.

[BoulderSooner79]

...
Make no mistake. They can kick our butts. We're going to need to play lights out, and if the players aren't any more excited about this bowl/matchup than soonerfans.com; we're in serious trouble.

Agreed. Can't please soonerfans.com. If we play Stanford, UConn or Iowa and win, it's "meh, we didn't play anyone that counts". Now we get a highly ranked team that knocked off 'Bama and played LSU and UF very close and no one likes it. Seems like a great bowl invitation considering we lost the 2 most important games on our schedule this year.

[Johnny Utah]

Agreed. Can't please soonerfans.com. If we play Stanford, UConn or Iowa and win, it's "meh, we didn't play anyone that counts". Now we get a highly ranked team that knocked off 'Bama and played LSU and UF very close and no one likes it. Seems like a great bowl invitation considering we lost the 2 most important games on our schedule this year.

Yeah this could be a self fulfilling prophecy if the team doesn't "embrace" this match up.

[SoonerofAlabama]

Hopefully we win, we haven't beaten anyone currently in the Top 25 yet. Plus that Manziel guy.

[JLEW1818]

Hopefully we win, we haven't beaten anyone currently in the Top 25 yet. Plus that Manziel guy.

Texas is #23

[BoulderSooner79]

Texas is #23

That's a scary stat - the horns represent our best win?

[StoopTroup]

Something smells funny.

[Sooner70]

It'll be a good matchup. Both teams deserve a BCS bowl, but the system is so screwed up. Johnny Football could give OU fits. Mikwe Stoops better figure out something and earn his pay on this one, because multi media QBs give OU fits.

Someobdy needs to do the Hitler thing when he learns OU didn't get a BCS bowl. If it wasn't so maddening, it'd probably be funny.

[picasso]

I'm not so sure aTm wouldn't have more losses had they played in the Big 12 this season.

[Tear Down This Wall]

Texas A&M sucks. So tired of beating the sh*t out of them.

Why can't they give us someone like Georgia? We've never played Georgia. It would have been more compelling than a match between us and a school we constantly beat the crap out of in our conference.

How in the f*ck does anyone care about seeing Georgia and Nebraska when Nebraska just had their ****s handed to them by the third place team in the Losers Division of their conference?

Lame.

Texas A&M is lame. Jerry Jones' Cowboy Stadium is lame. The BCS is lame. ESPN is lame.

SIDENOTE: Cotton Bowl isn't in Dallas, it's in Arlington. Also, beating Texas A&M isn't a Big Game. We have a history of beating the crap out of them. It isn't going to be news when we do it again. It'll be just as boring and predictable as when we beat them when they were mistakenly our conference mates.

[Sooner91ATL]

Bad Bowl.

But Big Game.

Mike Stoops has 3 weeks to figure out how to slow down spread offenses with run-capable quarterbacks. If our D plays status quo, it is guaranteed that aTm hangs half a hundred on us. I have seen them play three times this year, all they do is play hard and roll up big play after big play, especially in tight situations like 3rd and long. In those early season games I saw, if Johnny Football had just one more year of experience, he would have been able to make slightly better decisions a couple times in big games that would have tilted the outcome in their favor. Maybe he solved that against Bammer.

The difference between aTm and other bigtime spread offenses in the Big 12 WVU and ostate and baylor is that aTm has a respectable defense that can slow down finesse offenses like ours by restricting the running game and not allowing the big pass play. Think Notre Dame type defense, although granted, not as talented across the line. A schedule of SEC teams this year has done nothing but enhance their run game defense.

I hate to lose to aTm. One of my ex-GF was seriously ate up with aTm and went into an aggie trance every weekend during the season. It was like watching the Lady of the Wood transform into the terrible Queen when Frodo offered her the One Ring. She had rituals on top of rituals, wore her bra inside out for rally time, etc. Every time they beat us I picture her laughing maniacally and casting spells on my genitals.

Please Mikey, win this one for my genitals.

[RealUTGrad]

If you guys would really look at aggots schedule, they have one quality win in their twelve games. They are a four, possibly five, loss team in the big 12.

[Sooner70]

Maybe so, but fact is, that one win counted for a lot and vaulted aTm from the teens to the top ten, like quick. OU had it's chance. If they'd taken care of business with KSU & ND, this wouldn't be an issue. OU didn't take care of business. Therefore, as screwed up as the BCS system is (& I agree with Herby, OU deserves a BCS bid, but how about Georgia, etc?) it is what it is. At least OU is playing another 10-2 school & it's not like a mismatch or anything like that.

It'll be a big game. Just not a big payoff like a BCS game. My guess would be the TV ratings on this game will be significantly higher than the Orange Bowl.

[Lott's Bandana]

Beat them, we've beaten a "Big XII" school.

Lose and we've been beaten by the SEC.

Once again, OU is playing in the lose-lose bowl.

I suppose this is similar to the new BigXII/SEC bowl game coming up, except we'd be playing UGA instead, right?

EDIT: Ok, duh...KSU would be in that game.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

It's like breaking up with a girl, telling your parents you are bringing your new girlfriend home for the holidays, and then you bring home your ex girlfriend.

[thecrimsoncrusader]

That's a scary stat - the horns represent our best win?

True, but Texas did beat Ole Miss by far and away worse than any other team in the SEC did. Texas won at Ole Miss by 35 points. Even Alabama only beat Ole Miss by 17 and that was at home. Sure, it's a one game deal, but maybe, just maybe, the SEC is overrated.

[Okie35]

Texas A&M sucks. So tired of beating the sh*t out of them.

Why can't they give us someone like Georgia? We've never played Georgia. It would have been more compelling than a match between us and a school we constantly beat the crap out of in our conference.

How in the f*ck does anyone care about seeing Georgia and Nebraska when Nebraska just had their ****s handed to them by the third place team in the Losers Division of their conference?

Lame.

Texas A&M is lame. Jerry Jones' Cowboy Stadium is lame. The BCS is lame. ESPN is lame.

SIDENOTE: Cotton Bowl isn't in Dallas, it's in Arlington. Also, beating Texas A&M isn't a Big Game. We have a history of beating the crap out of them. It isn't going to be news when we do it again. It'll be just as boring and predictable as when we beat them when they were mistakenly our conference mates.

I honestly thought it would be Georgia. We got screwed, they got screwed harder. I heard the Cotton originally wanted Texas but since Texas was lower they couldn't take them. I agree w/ you fully when you said "Texas A&M is lame. Jerry Jones' Cowboy Stadium is lame. The BCS is lame. ESPN is lame."... Honestly I wouldn't have been surprised if we said screw it and declined the bowl but its in Dallas (well Arlington) Texas. You don't want to ruin that pipeline. The only rewarding thing would be the fact that people love Manziel. I think he makes tons of freshman mistakes on Jan. 4th.

[Tear Down This Wall]

Bad Bowl.

But Big Game.

Mike Stoops has 3 weeks to figure out how to slow down spread offenses with run-capable quarterbacks. If our D plays status quo, it is guaranteed that aTm hangs half a hundred on us. I have seen them play three times this year, all they do is play hard and roll up big play after big play, especially in tight situations like 3rd and long. In those early season games I saw, if Johnny Football had just one more year of experience, he would have been able to make slightly better decisions a couple times in big games that would have tilted the outcome in their favor. Maybe he solved that against Bammer.

The difference between aTm and other bigtime spread offenses in the Big 12 WVU and ostate and baylor is that aTm has a respectable defense that can slow down finesse offenses like ours by restricting the running game and not allowing the big pass play. Think Notre Dame type defense, although granted, not as talented across the line. A schedule of SEC teams this year has done nothing but enhance their run game defense.

I hate to lose to aTm. One of my ex-GF was seriously ate up with aTm and went into an aggie trance every weekend during the season. It was like watching the Lady of the Wood transform into the terrible Queen when Frodo offered her the One Ring. She had rituals on top of rituals, wore her bra inside out for rally time, etc. Every time they beat us I picture her laughing maniacally and casting spells on my genitals.

Please Mikey, win this one for my genitals.

Yeah, gee...I wonder if OU's coaching staff can figure out their former offensive coordinator.

Lame.

Also, I like the way Texas A&M's "Notre Dame"-like defense gave up 57 to halfass Louisiana Tech. And, no, I'm not impressed that La. Tech went 9-3 in the WAC playing the likes of New Mexico State, UTSA, and Texas State. Sorry. They suck.

[Tear Down This Wall]

I honestly thought it would be Georgia. We got screwed, they got screwed harder. I heard the Cotton originally wanted Texas but since Texas was lower they couldn't take them. I agree w/ you fully when you said "Texas A&M is lame. Jerry Jones' Cowboy Stadium is lame. The BCS is lame. ESPN is lame."... Honestly I wouldn't have been surprised if we said screw it and declined the bowl but its in Dallas (well Arlington) Texas. You don't want to ruin that pipeline. The only rewarding thing would be the fact that people love Manziel. I think he makes tons of freshman mistakes on Jan. 4th.

I thought it would be Georgia, LSU, or Florida. Beating Texas A&M again will mean nothing.

[BoomerJack]

In those early season games I saw, if Johnny Football had just one more year of experience, he would have been able to make slightly better decisions a couple times in big games that would have tilted the outcome in their favor. Maybe he solved that against Bammer.

Many years ago, when former Arkansas HC Frank Broyles was doing color commentary for ABC, he commented on a Soph or Frosh QB appearing in a late season or year end bowl game by saying: "The kid has started in 9-10 games leading up to this. He's not young and wet behind the ears anymore."

I don't think there is any doubt that this guy is gonna give the OU defense trouble. And I don't think it makes any difference how the Sooner D has played this year. It'll be a challenge for them.

[thecrimsoncrusader]

Anytime a QB throws for about 3400 yards and rushes for about 1200 yards, they're going to be a problem. Even in a slow, nonathletic and weak conference like the SEC.

[Mac94]

I don;t think anyone is saying A&M's defense is "all that." Considering the low expecations ... we have been very pleased with what Snyder has doen with our defense. We are not, though, world beaters .... and we are vulnerable through the air. That's the fear against OU ... that Jones picks us apart. Our front 7 will have to generate pressure and force Landry into mistakes.

La Tech showed how to exploit our defense and OU has the weapons to do that. Although ... we were missing three defensive players for that game.

As for the Sumlin - Stoops match up ... that'll be interesting since both men know the other pretty well. Don;t know who that favors.

[BoulderSooner79]

aTm may only have 1 quality win, but we don't have any. This would make one big one if we pull it off. No such thing as a lose-lose situation. Winning = good.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I'll be honest..

As a grown man, I have a hard time calling a 19 year old kid Johnny Football like he is some kind of legend..

[thecrimsoncrusader]

I don;t think anyone is saying A&M's defense is "all that." Considering the low expecations ... we have been very pleased with what Snyder has doen with our defense. We are not, though, world beaters .... and we are vulnerable through the air. That's the fear against OU ... that Jones picks us apart. Our front 7 will have to generate pressure and force Landry into mistakes.

La Tech showed how to exploit our defense and OU has the weapons to do that. Although ... we were missing three defensive players for that game.

As for the Sumlin - Stoops match up ... that'll be interesting since both men know the other pretty well. Don;t know who that favors.

I think it favors Sumlin because he was an assistant as opposed to the head coach. To put it another way, Sumlin was around OU for 5 years, so knows a lot about how OU does things despite having a new offensive and defensive coordinators since that time. OU isn't wildly different since that time (Sumlin was at OU in 2008 when OU went to the no-huddle) and Stoops won't be so familar with the staff that Sumlin put in place.

With all of that said, it's the same old situation of whoever has less turnovers wins the ball game more than likely. Football is pretty simple in that regard. :)

[BoulderSooner79]

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With all of that said, it's the same old situation of whoever has less turnovers wins the ball game more than likely. Football is pretty simple in that regard. :)

Or who has less key players suspended for the game. :(

[Mac94]

Turnovers will be huge ... which is why A&M with Moore, Porter, Stewart, etc need to generate pressure. One thing Landry has shown is that he can be pressured into poor throws. If A&M doesn;t get pressure ... Landry has also show he can rip apart a defense when he is comfortable in the pocket.

I can see this being an A&M vs LaTech, OU vs WV and oSu type of game.

[nighttrain12]

Is Cowboys Stadium going to be (unofficially) separated with Big12 and SEC seating arrangements? I don't want to get stuck sitting next to a bunch of Aggies, even aTm ones. :)

[FtwTxSooner]

http://www.attcottonbowl.com/_ufiles/2013%20Club_Reserved%20seating%20chart.jpg

Big 12 is on the south side of the stadium this year.

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

aTm may only have 1 quality win, but we don't have any. This would make one big one if we pull it off. No such thing as a lose-lose situation. Winning = good.

They are a better team than we are.

[nighttrain12]

http://www.attcottonbowl.com/_ufiles/2013%20Club_Reserved%20seating%20chart.jpg

Big 12 is on the south side of the stadium this year.


Excellent, thanks!

[BoulderSooner79]

They are a better team than we are.

They could be and the rankings do reflect that. Doesn't mean we can't win; it means we have an opportunity. ;)

[Mac94]

This is a game either team can win. OU matches up well agaisnt our defense ... our offense matches up well with OU's defense. On paper it should be a shootout like OU-oSu was ... of course ... bowl game results are also based on who shows up and actually cares. That's always a big unknown.

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

They could be and the rankings do reflect that. Doesn't mean we can't win; it means we have an opportunity. ;)

The big question mark is how they play on a neutral field under Sumlin. When they were in the big 12, they tended to play out of their minds at home and sucked on the road (51-6, 31-10, 77-0, 36-30, 42-14, 65-10, 41-25). For some weird reason this year's OU team is better on the road/neutral field than it is at home.

[olevetonahill]

They are a better team than we are.

Dont mean we cant whoop they azz. :chuncky:

[8timechamps]

I just can't get excited for this game

[EatLeadCommie]

I just can't get excited for this game

Me neither. Of all the potential matchups we could have had, this one excites me the least. Hell, it doesn't excite me at all. Not much interest in watching it, and certainly no interest in attending the game.

[8timechamps]

Me neither. Of all the potential matchups we could have had, this one excites me the least. Hell, it doesn't excite me at all. Not much interest in watching it, and certainly no interest in attending the game.

Exactly how I feel. I'm sure I'll watch it, just not excited.

[picasso]

Well then get excited. It will complete a run of the teams that matter in the state of Texas.

I'm pretty sure Jenks beat North Texas and Houston already this year.

[kevpks]

They are a better team than we are.

Yep and that means squat in a bowl game as we can painfully attest in past seasons.

[8timechamps]

Well then get excited. It will complete a run of the teams that matter in the state of Texas.

I'm pretty sure Jenks beat North Texas and Houston already this year.

I'm sure I'll be excited by the time it rolls around. I also really don't want to lose to them.

[SoonerLaw09]

One of my supervisors is an aTm grad, so win or lose, I lose. :P Either he's insufferably depressed and bitchy for several weeks, or he's insufferably pleased with himself and gloating for the same amount of time.

Yes, I would like to stomp a mudhole in aggy, what else is new. Just as likely that Johnny FootPowder runs all over us like stink on poo. What a big steaming pile of MEH.