Dallas Sports Fans | Cowboys – Mavericks – Rangers – Stars » Oklahoma http://www.dallassportsfans.com A sports blog by and for Dallas Sports Fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:10:03 +0000 en hourly 1 A sports blog by and for Dallas Sports Fans Dallas Sports Fans | Cowboys – Mavericks – Rangers – Stars no A sports blog by and for Dallas Sports Fans Dallas Sports Fans | Cowboys – Mavericks – Rangers – Stars » Oklahoma http://www.dallassportsfans.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.dallassportsfans.com Red River Rivalry: Texas vs Oklahoma 2010 http://www.dallassportsfans.com/red-river-rivalry-texas-vs-oklahoma-2010/ http://www.dallassportsfans.com/red-river-rivalry-texas-vs-oklahoma-2010/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:24:43 +0000 Matt Lawrence http://www.dallassportsfans.com/?p=4610 2010 Red River Rivalry | Texas - OUTexas will meet Oklahoma in the 2010 Red River Rivalry in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Neither Texas or OU have looked like world beaters this year. The Texas Longhorns are coming off a disappointing loss to UCLA, and the Oklahoma Sooners have struggled against a few unranked opponents in recent weeks. It will definitely be an interesting matchup this year because of the way the teams strengths and weaknesses match up:

  • Longhorn Offense (weak) vs Sooner Defense (weak)
  • Sooner Offense (strong) vs Longhorn Defense (strong)

Oklahoma Sooners #8
The Sooners had an impressive win over Florida State (17) this year, but the results in the other games make you scratch your head. In recent weeks the Sooners have squeaked out wins over Air Force by 3 and Cincinnati by 2. These are opponents that the Sooners usually blow out, but defensive struggles have kept that from happening. The Sooners are the favorite for this years Red River Rivalry, especially if they can get it together defensively.

Texas Longhorns #21
The Longhorns offense is definitely feeling the effects of losing several star players on offense to graduation. Teams always seem to struggle while they are breaking in a new quarterback, and it will take some time for Garrett Gilbert to mature as a passer. The running game hasn’t offered a safe haven for Gilbert to hide behind either, the team doesn’t appear to have an all purpose back to power the offense. However the Longhorns shouldn’t be completely written off in this game, if the Sooners struggle on defense look for Garrett Gilbert to gain some much needed confidence.

Texas – Oklahoma | Spread & Over Under
The University of Texas is looking to win their fifth Red River Shootout in the last six years, the Longhorns also hold a 59-40-5 series lead. However it looks like Vegas is choosing the Sooners to win this one by 3.5. History is on the Sooners side as well, the team holding a higher national ranking has been victorious in 9 of the last 10 Red River Rivalry meetings. That said bet cautiously this is a rivalry game.

Texas OU Game Information – TV Channel – TV Time – Kickoff

Texas – Oklahoma Day/Date: Saturday – October 2nd
Texas – Oklahoma TV Kickoff: 2:30 PM
Texas – Oklahoma TV Channel: ABC
Texas – Oklahoma Location: Cotton Bowl – Dallas, TX
Texas – Oklahoma Tickets: Red River Shootout Tickets at StubHub.com!

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Big 12 South QuestionsThe summer of 2010 will officially be in the rear view mirror with the kick off of the football season this weekend. And what a summer it was for the Big 12. The conference was on life support, and then flat-lined, then was brought back to life, albeit minus a couple limbs. But that is for another time; there’s a football season to play.

The Big 12 is starting the 2010 campaign with three teams ranked in the top 10 of the preseason polls. And there are several others that hope to crash the party and make the final season of the Big 12 as we know it a special one.

Ah, yes, optimism reigns supreme in early September for nearly everyone. Despite the positive vibes coming from around the conference, this weekend will bring with it the reality that not everything is perfect. Here is a look at the Big 12 South and the questions each team needs to answer if they hope to turn that optimism into something real.

Baylor

  1. Can they stop the run? Baylor finished last in conference last season in stopping the run, giving up 178.8 yards per game on the ground. Gone are the teams three leading tacklers: Joe Pawelek, Jordan Lake, and Antonio Jones. The trio combined for 282 tackles in 2009 and replacing them is not going to be an easy chore. The Bears return linebacker Antonio Johnson which is a big plus but they will have several talented, but inexperienced newcomers around him.
  2. Can they sack the quarterback? Baylor finished last season with only 18 sacks on the year, good for 11th in the Big 12. It will help every facet of the defense if they can generate a pass rush.
  3. Can defensive tackle Phil Taylor match the hype be brought to Baylor? Taylor brought huge expectations to Waco after transferring from Penn State but didn’t have the kind of impact most expected in 2009. Taylor appears ready to breakout, and if he does, question number one and two might be answered.
  4. Can Robert Griffin stay healthy? For the most part, this is out of anyone’s control but Griffin’s injury threw a wrench into last season’s bowl plans. Keeping Griffin out of the training room will go a long way in determining the Bear’s improvement this year.

Oklahoma

  1. Will the Sooner’s stay healthy? The Sooners were decimated by injuries a season ago. Gone were Jermaine Gresham, Sam Bradford, and countless lineman. Call it a fluke, but the Sooner’s need to hope the football gods are on their side in 2010.
  2. Can the offensive line return to form? Again, injuries hit the offensive line hard. They had to patch together five healthy bodies on a weekly basis. Despite the injuries, the unit overall was still a disappointment. If they get back to their old form, and I’m guessing they will, they have the skill position players with the ability to rack up a lot of points.
  3. Can they replace All-American Gerald McCoy? McCoy was selected third in the NFL draft and replacing him wont’ be easy. Defensive tackle Adrian Taylor is still nursing an ankle injury so they will be relying on a couple inexperienced tackles to start the season.
  4. How much improvement will Landry Jones make? Jones was thrown into the fire after the Bradford injury but picked up valuable experience in the process. He had a few rough spots during the season, but got better late in the year. Landry’s continued development will be key for the Sooners.

Oklahoma State

  1. Will the new offense go? Okie State brought in Dana Holgorsen from Houston to run a more wide open spread offense (Holgorsen worked under former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach from 2000 to 2007). Last season, Holgorsen’s offense at Houston lead the nation in yards per game averaging 563 yards per contest. It will be a different approach for OSU who led the conference in rushing in 2009.
  2. Is Brandon Weeden the man at quarterback? My guess is yes, but the 26 year old former minor league baseball player will be making his first collegiate start when the Cowboys open the season.
  3. Can a young offensive line keep the heat off of Weeden? In order for the offense to go, Weeden has to have time to dish the rock. Only one starter returns and it’s not All-American Russell Okung who is making a living in the NFL.
  4. Can an inexperienced defense stop anyone? Orie Lemon is back at middle linebacker but he will be surrounded by several players seeing a college football field for the first time. Defensive coordinator Bill Young is good, but the freshman need to step up quickly.

Texas Tech

  1. Can the Red Raiders run the ball? They have the running backs to do it with Baron Batch and Eric Stephens, but a change to a more balanced offense may take time to come together in Lubbock.
  2. Can the defense hold up in the Big 12? Defense wasn’t always a focal point under Mike Leach but it will be under new coach Tommy Tuberville and defensive coordinator James Willis. Tuberville has said over the offseason they lack depth defensively. Can they withstand the rigors over the course of an entire season?
  3. Who steps up on the defensive line to go with their anchor, defensive tackle Colby Whitlock? Texas Tech will attack much more than they have in the past in their new 3-4 scheme. Brian Duncan will move to the strongside linebacker position and may also line up at defensive end to help generate a push up front.
  4. Can Taylor Potts lead the new Red Raider offense? Potts won a hotly contested quarterback battle over Steven Sheffield and will be the trigger man in Neal Brown’s spread attack. All of their top receivers return which should help Potts in making the transition in Brown’s new offense.

Texas

  1. Can Texas get the running game going consistently? Texas was without a dependable running game a season ago causing Mack Brown to make a switch to a more traditional pro-style attack. The focus will be to pound the ball to help set up more play action passes. Will it work or will Texas revert back to their passing ways?
  2. Which running back will step up? With the renewed focus on the ground game, Texas is looking for a back to step up and carry the load. Senior Cody Johnson will start the opener but Fozzy Whittaker and Tre’ Newton also will figure into the mix.
  3. Can the freshman contribute? Texas hopes so as 13 true freshman were on the two deep depth chart released on Monday.
  4. Who steps up at defensive tackle? The Longhorn defense doesn’t have many weaknesses, but if there’s one, it is at defensive tackle. There was a battle to see who would line up next to Kheeston Randall on the interior line. Junior Tyrell Higgins is listed first on the depth chart for the opener, but sophomore Alex Okafor was moved from defensive end to add depth and should figure into the equation as well.

Texas A&M

  1. Can the Aggie defense stop anyone? The Texas A&M defense finished last in the conference in both scoring and total defense in 2009. New defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter will bring an attacking 3-4 scheme to College Station to help shore up the Aggie defense to go with their potent offense.
  2. How will the Aggies replace three starters on the offensive line? True freshman Luke Joeckel will start at left tackle and several other first time starters lineman will also see action. A&M is loaded as the skill positions but the offensive line doing its part is what will make the offense go.
  3. What will be the impact of new linebacker coach Dat Nguyen? This is something I don’t think should be overlooked. Nguyen was the 1998 defensive player of the year for A&M and will bring a wealth of experience and intensity to a unit that will play a key role in the new 3-4 defense.
  4. Can A&M solve their Red Zone woes on offense? Despite racking up major yardage last season, the Aggies sometimes stalled once they were inside of the 20 yard line. A&M ranked 87th in the country in their red zone offense and it has been a focus of camp this fall.

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]]> http://www.dallassportsfans.com/questions-in-the-big-12-south-for-the-2010-season/feed/ 0 Big 12 TV Schedule Week 10 http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-schedule-week-10/ http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-schedule-week-10/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:05:04 +0000 admin http://www.dallassportsfans.com/?p=2601 Five Conference games will take place this week, and (2) Texas will play Central Florida outside of the Big 12 conference. Central Florida will be the last game outside the Big 12 conference scheduled for 2009. Texas Tech has does not have a game on their schedule for week 10 and 5 of the Big 12 Conference games will be televised.

Central Florida at Texas (2)

Texas leads series 1 – 0 – 0
Texas – Central Florida Day / Date: Saturday – November 7 2009
Texas – Central Florida Time: 11:00 AM Central Time
Texas – Central Florida TV Channel: FSN
Texas – Central Florida Location: Darrel K. Royal – Memorial Stadium | Austin, TX
Texas – Central Florida Tickets:

Kansas at Kansas State

Kansas leads series ( 65 – 36 – 5 )
Kansas – Kansas State Day / Date: Saturday – November 7 2009
Kansas – Kansas State Time: 11:30 AM Central Time
Kansas – Kansas State TV Channel: Versus
Kansas – Kansas State Location: Bill Snyder Family Stadium | Manhattan, KS
Kansas – Kansas State Tickets:

Texas A&M at Colorado

Colorado leads series ( 5 – 3 – 0 )
Texas A&M – Colorado Day / Date: Saturday – November 7 2009
Texas A&M – Colorado Time: 12:30 PM Central Time
Texas A&M – Colorado TV Channel: FCS
Texas A&M – Colorado Location: Folsom Field | Boulder, CO
Texas A&M – Colorado Tickets:

Oklahoma State (19) at Iowa State

Oklahoma State leads series ( 25 – 16 – 3 )
Oklahoma State – Iowa State Day / Date: Saturday – November 7 2009
Oklahoma State – Iowa State Time: 2:30PM Central Time
Oklahoma State – Iowa State TV Channel: ABC
Oklahoma State – Iowa State Location: Jack Trice Stadium | Ames, IA
Oklahoma State – Iowa State Tickets:

Oklahoma (24) at Nebraska

Oklahoma leads series ( 44 – 37 – 3 )
Oklahoma – Nebraska Day / Date: Saturday – November 7 2009
Oklahoma – Nebraska Time: 7:00PM
Oklahoma – Nebraska TV Channel: ABC
Oklahoma – Nebraska Location: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, NE
Oklahoma – Nebraska Tickets:

Source: Big 12 Conference

]]> http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-schedule-week-10/feed/ 0 Big 12 College Football Schedule – Week 5 http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-college-football-schedule-week-5/ http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-college-football-schedule-week-5/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:43:15 +0000 Matt Lawrence http://www.dallassportsfans.com/?p=2235 Big 12 ScheduleThe Big 12 will play 6 games this week 5 of the games are non conference, and the lone conference game will take place between Iowa State and Kansas State. This game will take place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Aggies will square off against the Razorbacks at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This should be a great matchup between Texas A&M and Nebraska, the spread is currently 0. The Big 12 Matchup of the week is between #8 Oklahoma and #21 Miami. The Sooners are favored to win by a touchdown even though they will face the Hurricanes at Landshark Stadium in Miami, FL. Please see below for complete conference TV listings, odds, standings, and Tickets.

Current Big 12 Teams in the National Rankings

Team AP Coaches BCS
Texas 2 2 -
Oklahoma State 15 13 -
Kansas 16 15 -
Oklahoma 19 21 -
Nebraska 21 22 -
Missouri 24 18 -

Big 12 Football – TV Schedule & Previews

    Thursday – October 1st

  • Colorado at West Virginia
    Colorado – West Virginia Location: Milan Puskar Stadium – Morgantown, W.V.
    Colorado – West Virginia Game Time: 6:30PM
    Colorado – West Virginia TV Channel: ESPN
    Colorado – West Virginia Odds: West Virginia -17
    Colorado – West Virginia Tickets: StubHub! is sold Out
    Saturday – October 3rd

  • Kansas State vs Iowa State
    Kansas State vs Iowa State Location: Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, MO
    Kansas State vs Iowa State Game Time: 2:00PM
    Kansas State vs Iowa State TV Channel: FCS
    Kansas State vs Iowa State Odds: Iowa State -3
    Kansas State vs Iowa State Tickets: Kansas State – Iowa State Tickets on StubHub.com!
  • New Mexico at Texas Tech
    New Mexico at Texas Tech Location: Jones AT&T Stadium – Lubbock, Texas
    New Mexico at Texas Tech Game Time: 2:30PM
    New Mexico at Texas Tech TV Channel: FSN
    New Mexico at Texas Tech Odds: Texas Tech -35.5
    New Mexico at Texas Tech Tickets: New Mexico – Texas Tech Tickets on StubHub.com!
  • Kent State at Baylor
    Kent State at Baylor Location: Floyd Casey Stadium – Waco, TX
    Kent State at Baylor Game Time: 6:00PM
    Kent State at Baylor TV Channel: FSNSW
    Kent State at Baylor Odds: -
    Kent State at Baylor Tickets: Kent State – Baylor Tickets on StubHub.com!
  • Texas A&M vs Arkansas
    Texas A&M vs Arkansas Location: Cowboys Stadium – Arlington, TX
    Texas A&M vs Arkansas Game Time: 6:30PM
    Texas A&M vs Arkansas TV Channel: ESPN2
    Texas A&M vs Arkansas Odds: 0 – Pick
    Texas A&M vs Arkansas Tickets: Texas A&M – Arkansas Tickets on StubHub.com!
  • Oklahoma at Miami
    Oklahoma at Miami Location: Landshark Stadium – Miami, FL
    Oklahoma at Miami Game Time: 7:00PM
    Oklahoma at Miami TV Channel: ABC
    Oklahoma at Miami Odds: Oklahoma -7
    Oklahoma at Miami Tickets: Get Miami – Oklahoma Tickets on StubHub.com!

Source: Big 12

]]> http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-college-football-schedule-week-5/feed/ 0 Big 12 Game of the Week | Oklahoma – Miami http://www.dallassportsfans.com/oklahoma-miami/ http://www.dallassportsfans.com/oklahoma-miami/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:44:52 +0000 Matt Lawrence http://www.dallassportsfans.com/?p=2192 Oklahoma Miami

The Oklahoma Sooners will meet the Miami Hurricanes at Landshark (Dolphins) Stadium in Miami on Saturday. The teams have played 6 times before, and the series is tied at 3 – 3 and the winner of Saturday’s game will hold the series lead.

The Oklahoma Sooners
The last game time these teams met the Sooners rolled to a 51 – 13 win over the Hurricanes. Sam Bradford had 5 touchdowns in the win and the Sooner defense held Miami to just 139 yards. Sam Bradford is still questionable to start the game because of a shoulder injury suffered in Oklahoma’s loss to BYU at Cowboys Stadium. Even if Bradford isn’t healthy enough to play on Saturday, OU’s QB Landry Jones is no slouch, he has improved quickly since stepping up to replace the injured Bradford. Landry Jones set a school record with his 6 touchdown passes against Tulsa. The previous record for OU quarterbacks was 5 touchdowns, which was shared by Sam Bradford, Jason White, and Josh Huepel.

The Miami Hurricanes
The Hurricanes got off to a fast start this season by beating 18th ranked Flordia State and 14th ranked Georgia Tech. The Canes were unable to continue their winning ways against 11th ranked Virginia Tech last week losing the game by a score of 31 – 7. The Hurricanes key offensive players are QB Jacoby Harris who won the ACC player of the week after both of Miami’s victories. Harris has posted over 800 yards and 6 touchdowns in 3 games this season. Other players to watch are RB Craig Cooper, WR Travis Benjamin, and LB Colin McCarthy. Mcarthy had 13 tackles in Miami’s loss to Virginia Tech.

Oklahoma – Miami Day / Date: Saturday – October 3rd, 2009
Oklahoma – Miami Location: Dolphins / Landshark Stadium – Miami, FL
Oklahoma – Miami Time: 7:00PM, Kickoff: 7:12PM
Oklahoma – Miami on TV: ABC – Primetime
Oklahoma – Miami Announcers: Brent Musberger and Kirk Herbstreit
Oklahoma – Miami Odds: –
Oklahoma – Miami Tickets:
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Oklahoma Sooners Report
Rank: AP – 8 | USAToday – 8
Record: ( 2 – 1 )
Last Week: Off
Injuries:
QB Sam Bradford – Shoulder – Questionable
TE Jermaine Gresham – Knee – Out

    Results:

  • BYU 14 Oklahoma Sooners 13
  • Oklahoma Sooners 64 Idaho State 0
  • Oklahoma Sooners 45 Tulsa 0

Miami Hurricanes Report
Rank: AP – 17 | USAToday – 22
Record: ( 2 – 1 )
Last Week: Loss to (11) VA Tech 31 to 7

    Results:

  • Miami Hurricanes 38 Flordia State 34
  • Miami Hurricanes 33 Georgia Tech 17
  • (11) Virginia Tech 31 Miami Hurricanes 7

Sources: Yahoo! Sports, Big 12 Sports

]]> http://www.dallassportsfans.com/oklahoma-miami/feed/ 0 Big 12 TV Schedule – Preview – Game Tickets http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-tv-schedule-preview-game-tickets/ http://www.dallassportsfans.com/big-12-tv-schedule-preview-game-tickets/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:51:11 +0000 Matt Lawrence http://www.dallassportsfans.com/?p=1803 Texas OU Red River Shootout
The College Football season kicks off this week, and all of the Big 12 teams will be in action. Iowa State will kick off the season on Thursday night against North Dakota State. The Opening week of the Big 12 Football season will actually have some interesting matchups. The rivalry game of the week will no doubt be between Colorado and Colorado State, which will take place in Boulder, CO. Two of this weeks games are top 25 matchups. Oklahoma State (9 – AP Poll) vs Georgia (13 – AP Poll) will face off in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Brigham Young University (20 – AP Poll) will square up with Oklahoma (3 – AP Poll) in Arlington, TX at the new home of the Dallas Cowboys, Cowboys Stadium. Texas and Oklahoma, the two juggernauts of the Big 12, are both returning their starting quarterbacks. Colt McCoy (Texas) and Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) were both Heisman candidates last year. The schedule of Big 12 Games for this week can be found below.


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Thursday – September 3rd 2009

Saturday – September 5th 2009

    Kansas vs Northern Colorado

  • Location: Memorial Stadium – Lawrence, Kansas
  • Time: 6:00PM Central Time
  • TV Channel: FCS – Central
  • Tickets: Kansas Tickets on StubHub.com!

Sunday – September 6th 2009

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