Lock your doors and windows people, OU is coming to town.

Land Thieves. That's what "Sooner" means. They steal land by getting there sooner than you. To commemorate this they decided to steal their fight song "Boomer Sooner" which is a version of  "Boola Boola" the fight song of Yale University.  As in my new car is a version of the one that you had stolen last week.

Pictured: A typical OU alum.

Move your wallets to your front pockets, don't answer emails from people claiming to be an Oklahoman Prince wanting to transfer money into your bank accounts, they don't need your Corn Nation user name and password for a site update, get a new bike lock, buy lowjack for your macbook, stop playing GTA, and for the love of TO someone tell our skill players that giving the OU defense the ball is not a kind gesture for friendly rival.

What a boring week again. We all tied, and were 50% against the spread, even with Corn Blight making picks based on mascots.

Still we press on, mostly because it's better than working on a Friday afternoon.

Corn Blight is fortifying his house against the Crimson hoards and will be updating this with his picks later.

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by Sue Ogrocki - AP

OU receiver Ryan Broyles is the Sooner's most dangerous playmaker. Shutting him down will be a key for the Huskers' Blackshirt defense.

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No one knows more about the Sooners than someone who follows them on a regular basis, so we asked Matt at the SB Nation site Crimson and Cream Machine to answer some questions about this weekend's Oklahoma vs Nebraska game.

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by Dave Weaver - AP

Against Oklahoma - Calm Pelini, good. Screaming, angry, vein-popping Pelini, bad.

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There seems to be a prevalent attitude from Husker fans that this game is a loss, and might well end up in a blow-out. I don't see it that way. Both teams have struggled on offense against lesser foes. Now both offenses must face the best defenses in the nation. Neither team should score a lot of points.

I see a low-scoring four-quarter game won by the team that can make one or two big plays, whether they come on offense, defense, or special teams. This is one of those games where the cliche' "mistake-free football" is adequately applied. 

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This is the latest installment of the 2009 edition of the SB Nation Big 12 Roundtable. Our hosts this week are the folks at Iowa State's Clone Chronicles.

1. Other than Texas most likely winning the South, and Baylor likely going o-fer in the conference, there's a lot of uncertainty with teams jockeying for position in the Big 12.  As the teams head into this 3 or 4 game stretch, what concerns do you have about your team?  What would be considered a good season, and what would be considered a bad season? If you've already decided it's a good season or bad season regardless of what happens down the stretch, what's the storyline you're looking for as we head into the final month of the regular season?

Anybody who's watched the Huskers in their televised games knows the concerns revolve around the offense..or lack thereof.  At the end of the Baylor game, Nebraska was down to their fifth string I-back, a true freshman quarterback, and playing a redshirt freshman and sophomore juco transfer at wide receiver.  That's a whole lot of inexperience on the field.  But Nebraska's record is 5-3, which is where they were at this point last year.  Finishing strong like last season would be the litmus test at this point.  Road games at Kansas and Colorado look like they might be winnable, as the Jayhawks and Buffaloes have their own problems.  Kansas State is much improved in recent weeks, but the game is in Lincoln.  Win those three games, and the Huskers might still win the North division, and that would make it a good season.  Maybe not as good as we would have hoped a few weeks ago, but still pretty good.

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What's your perception about Oklahoma? Juggernaut? Wounded and vulnerable? Or does it matter?

Husker fans would have put the Sooners in 'juggernaut' category before this season began, writing this game off as a loss. That perception probably hasn't changed much due to our laggard offense, even though Oklahoma isn't the same team they were at the start of the season. 

This game features two of the best defenses in the nation, and when I say best, I don't mean "in the top 20" in defensive categories, I mean number one and two in a lot of categories. That should lead to a very interesting game. 

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Fear the Stache! (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

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We're resurfacing the preseason preview of the Oklahoma Sooners.  The biggest change is that both Sam Bradford and Jermaine Gresham are out for the season with injuries.  Think that had an impact on the Sooners?  Well, they've lost three games this season ... by a total of five frickin' points.  So even with Landry Jones ("Fear the Stache!") now at the helm, the Sooners are still a potent bunch.  Invincible, obviously not.

The offensive line has struggled, leading to reduced production from DeMarco Murray and the shoulder injury to Bradford.  The inexperience at receiver is starting to settle out, but Kansas State scoring 30 last week probably raises some eyebrows.

So what did we say back in the heat of summertime about the Sooners?  While the Sooners aren't as potent as last season, I think the poll results probably still would hold.

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The Husker defense will have this team in every game this season. Whether we win them or not - they'll be tough to watch.

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(I'm going to take a moment here to give myself the Phil Steele treatment. Steele is better than anyone at telling people about his predictions that turn out well. He says it so often, you believe it. I've taken note..... Ha!)

I told all y'all all the way back in April that the 2009 Cornhuskers might resemble Virginia Tech this season and it looks like it's come true. Our offense has struggled, partially due to injuries, partially due to a lack of playmakers, and partially due to youth (okay, Baylor can be attributed to the youth movement).

The Husker defense, however, has performed very well. The Blackshirts are fourth in the nation in scoring defense, tenth in rushing defense, 13th in pass defense (despite all those long plays we keep complaining about), and eighth in total defense.

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He got the start. Is everyone happy?

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Nebraska comes up with a must win over Baylor and there is much gnashing of teeth throughout the land. I have to admit, I don't understand the angst. Husker fans got their wish when Cody Green got the start over Zac Lee, the first true freshman to start at quarterback since Tommie Frazier took the reigns in 1992.  

Freshman receiver Khiry Cooper got his first start as well. Another true freshman, Dontraveous (Tray) Robinson looked pretty good running the ball until an injury in the second half ended his day. If that weren't enough, a true freshman, Eric Martin, blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown by (gasp!) freshman Justin Blatchford. You sense a theme here? 

Fans tend have a video game mentality when it comes to watching young players. In other words, they believe that swapping one player with another doesn't much much of a difference. Unfortunately, it's the same as any other skill, it takes time to get good. You're not the same at your job as you were when you just started, right? Why, then, should anything different be expected from the football team? 

Friday I posted the weekly keys to victory article regarding Baylor. This is an examination of how we did in those key areas. 

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