After Tonight's Game

What a great game. And not just because OU won, it was a well-played game by both sides. I just want to say two things.

First, if OU does go on to jump Texas in the BCS rankings, and thus miss out on a trip to the Big 12 Championship game, you have to feel for them. I hate them, and I am always happy when they lose out, but at the same time, you have to feel sorry for them. All they've done is have an incredible 11-1 season, in the strongest and most dangerous conference-division in all of college football, with an amazing Heisman finalist (if not the eventual winner) at quarterback. Yet they still might not even make a BCS bowl. Whether OU goes or Texas goes, one incredibly deserving team is going to get the shaft. However it turns out, that's unfortunate.

Second, OSU fans, if you could get your heads out of your butts and learn to care about more games than just the OU game, and if you could get your team to play with the same heart in every game that it plays with against OU, this whole rivalry might actually mean something to both sides. I mean, if you could do that, you'd be a serious contender in the Big 12 every year. You'd be able to say, "if we beat OU we have a shot at the National Championship." You'd be more than a rest stop for good coaches before moving on to "better things." With your team's talent this year, and with the grit and determination they showed tonight, they could have beaten just about anyone else in the country. Yet, here they are again, sitting at 9-3 and disappointed at losing their biggest game of the year (their only game of the year, every year). Think about it. Quit looking to beat OU, and start looking to beat everyone.

Thanks for reading along.