Hearing Boomer Sooner all night long was terrible that was only made worse when the TV cut to Brian Bosworth which was made worse by hearing the Big 12 Apologists as commentators which was made worse by… oh wait, Oklahoma scored again.

I hate the Sooners. I hate their song. It’s worse than Rocky Top. I hate the stupid wagon thing that got penalized on national TV. Their logo ought to be changed from the OU to UZI. I think they have the ugliest cheerleaders in the nation.

Okay, that was a cheap shot. The wagon is actually pretty cool.

What the Sooners did wasn’t a huge surprise. Tech hadn’t played a defense that talented or physical all season. And neither has Oklahoma but I digress, Tech just got manhandled in the trenches on both sides of ball.

Who should win the Big 12 South? Texas. It’s a no brainer. They beat Oklahoma. Beat them badly on a neutral field. They are one dropped interception from being undefeated. And they are not Oklahoma.

But watch the BCS screw this up and rank Oklahoma ahead of Texas. Getting lost in all of this is the Big 12 Championship game. You gotta believe that Missouri is just watching and listening and stewing over being forgotten. Here’s hoping they take advantage of their chance to make life miserable for the BCS.

In the SEC, it’s simple. Last Gladiator standing goes to BCS Championship game. Florida/Alabama in the championship is going to be AWESOME. That defense against that offense…it will be great. By the way – every time Alabama has gone to the SEC Championship game, they’ve faced Florida.

The LSU game loomed on the calendar all season long. Death Valley is a nightmare place to play – over 94,000 in attendance this past weekend – and we all know how much Saban is loved and welcomed back.

First, neither team played to the best of their ability. Turnovers and penalties made it crystal clear that neither team was firing on all cylinders. Having said that, Alabama won. Which may be good enough to get through the rest of the season…but it won’t get them past Florida.

What isn’t good enough? Special Teams. Fumbles and missed field goals made this a much closer game that it needed to be. Alabama left 13 points on the field in this category. (Giving 7 on the fumble, 2 missed field goals). Try that against Texas Tech or whoever the Big 12 sends to the championship game and it will be over quick.

Speaking of Texas Tech, should they be the Number 1 team in the nation? I wish they were. I’d be just fine with Alabama at #2. There’s a decent argument for it – they beat Texas, beat Oklahoma State. Just like Bama, they have a couple of more big games left on the ticket – namely Oklahoma and Missouri. Their work isn’t done yet.

Texas Tech’s offense is staggering. They have a ton of weapons. On the other hand, they haven’t played a SEC defense. The Big 12 puts their best athletes on offense and they’ve got the quarterbacks and receivers to prove it. SEC puts theirs on defense. They’ve got the lineman and linebackers to prove that. Can’t wait to see that match up.

So I was pulling for them to upset the nasty Longhorns. And they did.

Here’s what I think:
Texas is more balanced but Tech was more passionate. Passion won. Don’t get me wrong, the Tech offense is stinkin’ scary. They can score from any part of the field and they have a coach that cares more about winning than not losing. That’s huge. And it showed Saturday night.

When Graham lined up with 8 seconds left, Aim and I were both going – “Are you nuts? Kick the field goal.” Then he threw that prayer of a pass, Crabtree yanks it down – TOUCHDOWN. If he misses the pass, they’ve got 2 seconds. That’s how well they know their offense. That’s scary.

Of course, Alabama will probably be number 1 after this weekend but Tech could jump all the way up to 3 or 4. I can’t see them jumping over Penn State right now but if they finish out their season and win the Big 12 Championship – they’ll be in the hunt.

But for last night it was awesome to cheer for the Red Raiders and see Tech get some national love.