Who Are These Oklahoma State Cowboys - Pretenders or Contenders?
by Jon Johnston on Oct 21, 2010 8:56 AM CDT
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PrintIt's been easy to judge the Oklahoma State Cowboys as being the Little Engine That Couldn't over the past several years.
Forget that Nebraska hasn't won in Stillwater since 1995 - the Huskers have only played there twice since then, so it's not like Oklahoma State has built a huge winning streak. The Cowboys have won the last three of four against Nebraska, including the 45-14 disaster in Bill Callahan's last season, but those have little to do with the "fail" moniker attached to Cowboy football.
What I'm saying is - leave Nebraska out of the equation altogether, and you're still left with a team that's seen some good seasons but hasn't ever been able to put it all together a win a championship.
In 2009, Oklahoma State finished second in the Big 12 South for the first time, which sounds like a great season until you remember that the Cowboys were destroyed 27-0 by their Sooner rivals at the end of the season, then lost the Cotton Bowl 21-7 to Ole Miss - another "fail".
In 2010, Mike Gundy entered his sixth season, with a 36-27 record, which doesn't sound all that impressive until you consider that his Cowboys have gone to four straight bowl games and had consecutive nine-win seasons for the first time in school history.
2010 is the second time in three years the Cowboys have started 6-0, but only the fourth time in school history. They've been 7-0 only twice, once in 1945, and two seasons ago when they finished the season 9-4 after running into Texas, Texas Tech in Lubbock, Oklahoma, and Oregon in the Holiday Bowl. (Fail again, you sense a pattern here?)
This year everyone expected a giant bundle of suck from the Cowboys. Phil Steele, who likes to remind you of how accurate he is, picked the Cowboys to finish sixth in the Big 12 South, along with most of the other national magazines. They already won their first two conference games, having defeated Texas A&M and Texas Tech, winning in Lubbock for the first time since 1944, so you can throw those predictions out the window.
So are the Cowboys on the verge of a break through?
That's what Saturday may be about. Win, and the Cowboys will take another step towards proving they're a contender. Lose, and while their season isn't over, it's certainly proof that they've been beating up on less than stellar competition, and it does nothing to shake the 'nearly there' that's described Cowboy football for decades.
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Like the game against Texas...
I think the only way Nebraska loses this one is if they beat themselves with silly mistakes. (Turnovers, dropped passes, penalties, ect.)
+1
You can’t beat yourself. That’s the other team’s job.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Oct 21, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I like Mike Gundy, and I hope OSU breaks through and wins some big games.
Just not this weekend.
The argument could also be made about Nebraska under Pelini. Our biggest victory since 2007 was the Holiday Bowl last year, and it might be safe to say Arizona laid down as much as we stepped up. Otherwise, it’s hard to point to a break-through victory, though we’ve certainly been close (Texas in the Big XII Champ., Va Tech in 08-09, TTech in 08).
I think NU prevails, but I think OSU gives us all we can handle this week. Then again, I thought we’d roll Texas last week, so what do I know?
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
I PROMISE
I will go away willingly if somebody can show me one regular season game that nebraska has won under pelini where nebraska wasnt favored
2009, Oklahoma @ Nebraska
Nebraska was the underdog and won 10-3… Bye troll!!
by HuskerINtheArmy on Oct 21, 2010 11:25 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
come on
that doesnt count no bradford and no jermy? u r gonna take that. ok one more
Just because you’re not getting laid doesn’t mean you need to take your frustrations out on us.
Maybe you should try being a gentleman, buy your mother some flowers and take her to dinner. Don’t forget to get the car door for her, too. I’m sure that will work and get you some.
by HerpieHusker on Oct 21, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I am getting laid
We farm sheep!
Please though don’t bring my mom in this she died a very painful aids related death and that’s one thing I won’t put up with. She was a very good woman by all accounts. She always serviced her customers well and I know that for a fact because her pimp told me so and good ole Leroy would never lie to us.
Holy crap man, I really should give up my day job and become a comedian. But seriously folks, other than that Millard N….um I mean Oklahoma game are there any mo out there? I think at least Callahan can say he won when he wans’t favored even though it was Ball State… oh man remember that game? that was great, you guys had to be shittin your pants? Can you remember that far back or have we forgot everything between the Frank Solich national championship ass kicking at the hands of Miami and last weeks game?
you appear to be here
to do nothing but sew discord.
If you wish to engage in meaningful…. oh screw this, you’re gone.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Jon Johnston on Oct 21, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks Jon
That was the first time I actually laughed all day.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Phil Steele likes to remind you of how accurate he is
This year everyone expected a giant bundle of suck from the Cowboys. Phil Steele likes to remind you of how accurate he is.
If Phil Steele could estimate every college teams record perfectly in his pre season predictions he would be a billionaire like Biff Tannon, (Back to the Future).
Should we look at what Phil got wrong or what he nailed right, so far.
Is Phil the only guy who missed one team wrong in his predisctions ?
What about all the magazines that did not pick O.U. # 1, Phil’s biggest pick, O.U.,
is the one that no other major magazine or newspaper picked correctly so far.
Looks like Phil did know a thing or two to pick the Sooners # 1, everyone else
pretty much would tell you your nuts picking O.U. #1 half way through the season.
Well here they are BOOMER !
If the young Sooner defense comes together, look out !
Mizzou does look pretty good this year, it should be a good one.
Everybody knew Gundy and OSU would have a talented Offense, the question was defense.
Gundy is a good coach so I would not have picked OSU Cowboys 6th, probably 3rd or 4th,
but really isn’t it a free for all after O.U. and Texas in the big 12 South ?
Thats like trying to guess winning lottery numbers man !
I like
Phil Steele, but if he actually wrote his magazine without reminding us of all the picks he got right, the thing would go from 320 pages to around 280. (or whatever it is, you get the point). That’s the only thing I dislike about Steele.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
Twitter!
cornnation@gmail.com
by Jon Johnston on Oct 21, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
oh my...
Well, picking the big 12 this year is a little difficult. You should never write off Texas (too good of athletics) and OSU now has one of the best offensive and defensive coaches in the nation. We are winning, but this team is SOOOOO young. They doing good with how much experience they have on the team.
Do I think we can beat NU? Yes, but NU can beat us. That is why we have to put the pads on and play.
I will miss NU and it seems they have been robbed from us (I am an old Big 8 grad).
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