West Virginia QB Grier out with injury for OU game....
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He is great talent and its unfortunate. With OSU and WV both losing yesterday it really hurts OUs SOS.
With Grier out OU is in a cant win situation with this committee. Win and they wont be impressed, lose and the committee will have their reason to blast OU.
With Grier out OU is in a cant win situation with this committee. Win and they wont be impressed, lose and the committee will have their reason to blast OU.
I would much rather play them when they can bring their A Game...
It doesn't hurt OUs SOS very much, it may even help. OSU will drop a few spots but Texas and KSU now have winning records. OU has won 5 games against teams with winning records compared to 6 for Clemson. If OU loses to WV it doesn't make any difference what the committee thinks about OU.
If OU losses to West Virginia, we will ALL have a reason to "blast OU".
Grier’s absence only hurts OU’s playoffs chances if they lose. An OU win against a Grier-less WVU team doesn’t cause the Sooners any heartburn whatsoever. I like it that Grier won’t be playing. I love it actually. Win! That’s all. Then do it again in the CCG.
A similar but worse situation, imho, applies to Wiscy as far as the committee potentially denigrating team records.
The Badgers, even though they're currently undefeated, have a relatively dismal SOS and when they finally played a ranked team (Michigan #24) on Badger turf, the Wolverines were pretty much toothless as their starting QB didn't play, they went with a Freshman QB who left the game with an injury late in the 3rd quarter, and had to play the remainder of the game with their #3 QB, At that, Michigan led the mighty Badgers 10-7 late in that 3rd quarter.
There is much committee love for Wiscy and the Big X in general, That said, I don't see a rational reason for them to leap frog us in the rankings at this time. And the Badgers will, I believe, play Ohio State in the conference championship...a game I feel Wiscy will lose.
It's possible Baker might be held out of the WVU game (or maybe not start) as punishment for his antics against KU especially with the Mountaineers starting QB out with an injury. We win this game either way.
We all know Mike's history with facing new QBs.......
We win Baker's last game ever in Norman big whether he sits out the first series or not
Now thats the attitude I like to hear!
Just keep winning baby! Baker keep Baking and we will be sittin pretty!
Mike Stoops, just do your best.
OU had a memorable game in 1977 against a Texas team that had to play its 3rd string QB after the first and second teamers (McBath and Aune) were injured early in the game.
Randy McEachern came in and led his team to a 13-6 win with Earl scoring the game's lone touchdown. McEachern was not at all a great QB, but he was smart and fundamentally sound, helping Texas go undefeated until it was blasted by Notre Dame, 38-10, in the Cotton Bowl....the same day OU coughed up a national championship to Arkansas (with 4 players suspended) in the Orange Bowl, 31-6.
I read he was held out against Tech due to concussion protocol. May have had a head injury vs. OU. I expect him to play in the B12 CCG.
I vividly remember that game. I was there. When Texas lost their first two QB's I thought we had it made. It was Fred Ackers first year. Leon Fuller was the DQ for Texas and they had a great defense. You are right! Mceachern was very smart and just adequate enough as a passer. I can still see big Earl running over our DB on his touchdown run. We drove to the Texas 10 yd line but Lott was tackled by safety Johnny Johnson on a 4th and 1(this based on memory, could be wrong) short of first down. I could be wrong here but I think Texas lost to Georgia in Cotton Bowl something like 10-9. Texas fumbled a punt late in the game to allow Georgia to win.