planomateo said:
just an observation --- what I don't understand is why several of the admins/mods posting on this thread picked OU to win...
TX has been playing good football all year and OU is just like they have been the past 6-8 years "overrated" (this is my opinion of course).
most everyone in the nation jumped on the OU bandwagon just like they did with USC, Georgia at the beginning. i hope they never jump on the bama bandwagon to be honest.
I picked OU to win because I thought OU was the better football team. I was also told by someone who has seen (and scouted) Texas in person this year that the Longhorns would not match-up well at all against OU and would have trouble on defense and would be one dimensional on offense. Turns out, UT was able to run the football fairly well today, something I didn't think was possible (out of them) against that Sooners team. On the flip side, the Sooners were the one that were forced to do everything through the air because they couldn't get squat on the ground. And while they did well through the air against a lackluster UT pass defense, it wasn't enough.
Last but not least, I've ALWAYS sucked at picking games. If I was any good at it, I'd be writing articles with my picks and making money in Vegas. As it is, my success percentage is right around Corso level.