BUCKIN' ASS KICKIN' – PART 1
#5 OKLAHOMA 31 #2
OHIO STATE 16
“National Title
Contender vs. College Football Playoff Pretender.”
The endless number of promos that ESPN ran on their networks
last week, hyped last Saturday night’s game as an early season match-up of top
ranked teams … two of college football’s blue-bloods slugging it out in
prime-time from the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio. Aka … The
Rematch
“THE Ohio State
University vs. Overrated U
The endless number of college football experts who spoke on
ESPN last week, hyped last Saturday night’s game as an early season match-up of
top ranked teams … two of college football’s blue-bloods, slugging it out in
prime-time from the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio. Aka … The Mismatch
“The Powerful &
Deep Big 10 vs. The Soft & Weak Big 12”
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| Lee Corso was far from being the only expert to pick Ohio State, but labeling Oklahoma as a playoff pretender proved to be a little 'nuts - even for him |
Having played a year ago in Norman, the OU-OSU game was
indeed a rematch … and you’d be hard
pressed to find anyone outside of Austin or Ann Arbor who would argue against
the fact that Oklahoma and Ohio State are two of the more storied programs in college
football. Hell, not even the late Johnny
Cochran could convince 12 people to find reasonable doubt in the evidence
provided that both teams were highly ranked and that the game was played in
Columbus, Ohio. ‘If the ‘Shoe doesn’t fit,
you must acquit,’ ain’t gonna work, sorry Johnnie. The fact is … The only thing that anyone
could argue about, was whether or not the game was gonna be a mismatch. But no one did.
Look, in light of the 45-24 ass kicking the Sooners received
from the Buckeyes in Norman last season … it wouldn’t have been a surprise to
hear that the majority of college football experts felt Ohio State would
prevail again this year, especially with the Sooners having a new head coach (see previous blog entry of coaching match-up)
and the game being played in Columbus. But it wasn’t just a majority of the experts, it was every expert. Hell, you’d have had a better chance of turning on your TV
to find Meryl Streep extolling the greatness of President Trump, then you would’ve
hearing one of ESPN’s college football experts predicting a Sooner victory. The fact is … The only thing anyone could
argue about, was whether or not the game was gonna be a mismatch. But no one
did. Turns out they were right....it was a mismatch.
Oklahoma 31 Ohio State 16 – and it really wasn’t that close.
Next Up = Part 2 - OAS Observations & Opinions
Just the opinion of one mildly interested guy -
Boomer Sooner
The Overweight Armchair Sooner
Buddy Putty
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