Texas Christian University has had an odd schedule so far. First they beat Samford 48-14. Then they took a week off. Then they drilled Minnesota 30-7. Then they took a week off. Then they went across to Dallas and pounded Southern Methodist, 56-0. So that's three blowout wins (against pretty weak opposition) and two byes. Given that background, it's really hard to know how good Texas Christian is. The AP voters don't really know what to do with Texas Christian, so they have slotted them at number 25.
Oklahoma, on the other hand, is coming off a big win at West Virginia and a bye -- not to mention last year's Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama. The voters like them much better -- the Sooners are number 3 in the latest polls. But this is a huge game for Oklahoma. If the Sooners can win today, they will only have two road games left for the rest of the year -- at Iowa State and at Texas Tech, neither of which is ranked. In other words, OU will have a pretty decent chance to go undefeated in the regular season, win the Big XII title, and take the UCFC into the NCAA Football Playoff.
But the Sooners can't think about any of that unless they beat the Horned Frogs. OU leads the all-time series 9-4, but last year's game was very close -- a 20-17 Sooner victory at home in Norman, Okla. Today, the oddsmakers like the Sooners by only 4 points in a game with 57 total points. That would come out to an Oklahoma win by something like 31-27. If that's the result, this will be a very entertaining game.
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