Well, my beloved Mountaineers are just one more win away from a very likely invitation to the National Championship game in January.
This has been one of the wackiest college football seasons I’ve ever seen. LSU lost as Number 2, then again as Number 1 (Thanks!), so that opened the door for a lot of other teams.
As a lifelong fan of West Virginia, I can appreciate what teams like Hawaii are going through — no respect from the pundits who insist the SEC is the best conference ever. That, I think, is why I’m especially happy about LSU’s double demise. No SEC team will make it to the big dance now, so the talking heads are going to have to back up and eat some crow.
Well, gotta go — Missouri and Kansas are playing now. I love college football!
Two touchdowns versus two missed field goals.
Judging by the first half performances of each team, it appears the Kansas Jayhawks will lose to the Missouri Tigers. As a result, the team in gold and black will move on to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big XII Championship Dec. 1 in San Antonio.
In Columbia and elsewhere throughout the Show-Me State, Tigers fans are excited about three things:
* A chance to even the score with the Sooners after losing 28-21 in an Oct. 13 battle in Norman;
* A shot at winning their first Big XII Conference title; and
* An opportunity to play in the BCS Championship Jan. 8 in New Orleans.
Before they get too excited about their prospects, Tigers fans need to remember one thing:
M-I-Z-Z-O-U ends in OU.
Enough said. BOOMER SOONER!
Nice to meet you, Bob. Thanks for the visit!
I suspected Kansas would lose to Missouri based on the two teams’ strength of schedule.
Sam Bradford and Allan Patrick are impressive players, but so is Chase Daniel, and unlike the first matchup, Mizzou has Temple back at running back. He’s pretty good, too. Beating a team twice is a tall task. I’ll be watching that game for sure!