College Basketball Preview (March 1): Texas vs. Oklahoma

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, NCAA Basketball, Oklahoma, Texas, Willie Warren

This season has seen few bright spots for Oklahoma, but one of them came nearly a month ago, when the Sooners beat the #10 Longhorns 80-71 in Norman. Can the Longhorns avenge that defeat tonight at home, or will the Sooners be able to pull off a Texas-sized shocker tonight in ... Continue Reading

SimuPick Picks of the Day (Feb. 24): Two Texas-sized showdowns in the Big 12

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, February 24th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Baylor, Big 12, NCAA Basketball, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M

Wednesday’s Picks (2/24/10) College Basketball: Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9 P.M. ET, ESPN2) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Texas -9 Moneyline: Texas -500 Over/Under: 148.5 SimuPick Says: Texas 75, OKLAHOMA STATE 70 SimuPick’s Recommended Plays: Oklahoma State +9, Texas -500, UNDER 148.5 Outcome: TEXAS 69, Oklahoma 59 (Spread: LOSS, Moneyline: WIN, Total: WIN) College ... Continue Reading

College Football Picks (Week 12): Weekday Games

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 18th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Akron, Ball State, BCS, Big 12, Boise State, Central Michigan, Colorado, Dan LeFevour, Eastern Michigan, Freddie Barnes, MAC, Oklahoma State, Toledo, Tyler Sheehan, Utah State, WAC, Zac Robinson

I’ll have my picks for all of Saturday’s top college football games tomorrow, but as was the case last week, I’ve got my take on how this week’s weekday games will shake out. The slate is highlighted by a quartet of showdowns in the MAC, but in case you’re ... Continue Reading

Can Oklahoma overcome Bradford loss and rebound from BYU upset?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, September 6th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Big 12, Bob Stoops, BYU, Landry Jones, Mountain West, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford

To say the least, the script flew out the window when Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford didn’t pop up quickly after being driven into the Cowboys Stadium turf late in the second quarter tonight against BYU. Even had the Sooners held on to beat the Cougars, the win would’ve been bittersweet ... Continue Reading

College Football’s Surprise Teams of 2009: Baylor Bears

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, September 5th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Art Briles, Baylor, Big 12, Jay Finley, Joe Pawelek, Jordan Lake, Phil Taylor, Robert Griffin

With a roster full of returning starters and experienced players on both sides of the ball, Baylor will be a lot more than that pesky team that could give the Big 12’s best a hard time. In Art Briles’ first season last year, Baylor may have gone just 4-8, ... Continue Reading

Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, May 27th 2009. Under Featured, NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Bob Huggins, Boston College, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa State, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, MAC, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, SEC, South Carolina, syracuse, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real ... Continue Reading

No reason for Paterno to be scared of the big bad Delany

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, May 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, BCS, BCS National Championship Game, Big 12, Big Ten, Colt McCoy, Florida, Heisman Trophy, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Orange Bowl, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Terrelle Pryor, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Wisconsin

A few weeks ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno made a call for the Big Ten to follow the path of the SEC, Big 12, and ACC to expand to 12 teams in an attempt to help the Big Ten be a bigger factor on the national stage. But ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Quarterbacks (4/18)

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Saturday, April 18th 2009. Under Tags: Big 12, Central Washington, Chase Daniel, Curtis Painter, David Johnson, Drew Brees, Georgia, Graham Harrell, Hartwick, Hunter Cantwell, Jason Boltus, Jason Campbell, Joe Flacco, Josh Freeman, josh mccown, Kansas State, Louisville, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Mike Reilly, Missouri, Nate Davis, NFL Draft, Ohio State, Pat White, purdue, Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State, Stephen McGee, Terrelle Pryor, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Todd Boeckman, Tulsa, USC, West Virginia

NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings 1. Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Stafford is cool and calm under pressure, has the ideal size and build, and possesses a cannon for an arm. Whether or not he's the next great quarterback of the league is not the issue. He's hands down the best passer in this draft. 2. ... Continue Reading

Florida-Oklahoma – One for the Ages?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, December 7th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Big 12, Brandon James, Chris Rainey, Fiesta Bowl, Florida, Jeff Demps, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Orange Bowl, Percy Harvin, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Texas, Tim Tebow, USC

And now the waiting game begins. Florida and Oklahoma both took care of business in their respective championship games, and while the crazy BCS machine could punch out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch, we appear to be headed for the SEC vs. Big 12, juggernaut vs. juggernaut BCS national title game ... Continue Reading

Oklahoma jumps Texas in BCS, earns Big 12 title game berth

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, November 30th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Big 12, Big 12 South, Colt McCoy, Heisman, Missouri, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford, Texas, Texas Tech

Oh BCS, you’ve gone and done it again! By virtue of being #2 in the new BCS standings, Oklahoma has a place in the Big 12 title game against Missouri and a chance to tie up a berth in the national title game against either Florida or Alabama. ... Continue Reading

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