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Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 8:26AM 
Great coverage by ESPN last night and some good newspaper coverage by the Des Moines Register this morning.
Des Moines Register, ESPN, Iowa State, Oklahoma State in College Sports, Events, Football, News, Sports Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8:38AM One team is playing for history, the other is playing for a spot in a minor bowl game and to not be embarrassed in a nationally televised football game.
It's Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State on ESPN Friday Night football.
"It doesn't even have to be said," Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden stated. "At this point, with where we're at, I don't think anything has to be said. Four years ago, guys might have needed a little pep talk. Guys might have been a little tight. This team won't get tight."
For the Cowboys, ranked No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, a meeting with Iowa State has never been this meaningful. With a win in Friday's contest at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Oklahoma State would be 11-0 overall and 8-0 in the Big 12.
"Any time you play a team this good, you get excited," Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said. "We are playing against a team competing for a national title."
The Cowboys don't again until Dec. 3, when OU visits Stillwater for a prime-time, nationally televised spectacle at Boone Pickens Stadium. But first, OSU encounters an Iowa State team (5-4 overall, 2-4 in the conference) in a game that most say will be one-sided.
"They play hard. They are in the right spot," Gundy said of the Cyclones. "They are well-coached and they play hard. Like any other game, we ask our players to respect everybody we play and prepare and go play with great effort."
One week after stifling Texas Tech's passing offense, the OSU defense competes against a Cyclone team that rushes for 183 yards per game and 4.3 per attempt.
The line tonight is Iowa St. getting 27 points at home. In Ames, Iowa the weather will be cool (temps in 40s) and windy. I guess anything could happen, but I like those 27 points.
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 1:22PM Oklahoma State.
It's a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl as Oklahoma State host Arizona.
Okie State is giving Arizona 14 points and that's not near enough as the Cowboys are a scoring machine.
Some things I didn't realize:
Oklahoma St. is ranked #7
Oklahoma State racked up 666 total yards last week.
The Cowboys have scored 60 points of more three times in their last 14 games.
Oklahoma State returns all five of its offensive line starters from last year’s team.
All this means is a decisive win tonight by Oklahoma State. Take the Cowboys -14
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 9:41AM Two great plays today to go along with my Boise St. winner last night.
The first has to be West Virginia.
The Mountaineers are favored by 5 over the Bearcats of Cincinnati, and they still have a chance to win the Big East. (Whatever that means) WV is also 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a bye week.
Take West Virginia with an easy win.
The second pick today is Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State is having a great season at 8-1. Who would've thought Texas would be 4-5 at this point with losses to Iowa State, UCLA, and Baylor? Isn't Texas supposed to own the Big XII?
The trends say Okie St. is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games, and 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven road games. Texas keeps getting worse and worse each week. Oklahoma St is giving 5 on the road, it won't matter. Take the Oklahoma State Cowboys!
No late night Hawaii game tonight, so these are your two picks. Go make some money!
