The Rundown: Week 8

So the BCS poll has come out. OU sits atop of the polls at #1, Oklahoma State sits at #14 and Arkansas sits at #23. Each team is needing a win this week to shore up their spot in the polls or surge ahead. Let's see what everyone will be facing on Saturday.

1 Oklahoma Sooners (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) at 11 Missouri Tigers(6-0, 2-0 Big 12) 7 p.m. on ABC
Two respected Big 12 programs, each with identical records, Oklahoma needs a win to help justify it's position at #1 in the BCS, Missouri needs a win to keep its march up the polls alive. Mizzou is going to be facing some challenges in the form of WR Ryan Broyles and running back extraordinaire DeMarco Murray. The Tiger's defense has had an outstanding year so far but this will be their toughest date. If history has shown us anything it is that the Tigers have struggled, immensely, against the Sooners. The Tigers have only won 1 out of their last 20 meetings with the Sooners. Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel is 0-6 when facing the Sooners. Will it be business as usual with another OU win, or will Mizzou avenge it's 2007 Big 12 Championship loss that cost them a shot at the National Championship? Did we mention ESPN's College Gameday will be setting up shop in Columbia, MO and it's Mizzou's homecoming as well?

14 Oklahoma State Cowboys(6-0, 2-0 Big 12) vs. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1, 1-1 Big 12) 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC
The Huskers travel to Stillwater coming off an embarrassing home loss to unranked Texas. Oklahoma State needs a win in this game to keep their win streak running while the Huskers are out to climb back up the polls. Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez is scheduled to start after he was pulled last week after a poor performance. The Cowboys have won six straight games at home, however they have lost 20 of 25 games against top 25 opponents. If OSU's BrandonWeeden, Kendall Hunter and Justin Blackmon can outfox the blackshirts defense, OSU should be smooth sailing.

23 Arkansas Razorbacks (4-2, 1-2 SEC) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (3-3, 1-2 SEC) 11:30 a.m. CT on espn3.com
The Ole' Miss Admiral Ackbars Rebels travel to Fayetteville this Saturday. Arkansas is coming back off of 65-43 loss at Auburn last week, where QB and Heisman hopeful Ryan Mallett left the game with a concussion. Mississippi has gotten off to a slow start, losing to then 8 ranked Alabama last Saturday. With Mallett's return, the Rebel defense will have its hands full.

The TU Golden Hurricanes are off this week.

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The Rundown: Week 6

Another installment of the Rundown, where we at Bedlam Sports talk a little about what the Sooners, Cowboys, Golden Hurricane and Razorbacks will be facing over the weekend.

Friday, October 8


22 Oklahoma State Cowboys(4-0, 1-0 Big 12) at Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-2, 2-1 Sun Belt) 8 p.m. central on ESPN2

The Cowboys are making the drive down to Louisiana this Friday for their first road game. Coming off of a several impressive (TU, Washington State) wins and two wins by only three points (Texas A&M and Troy). After recently joining the 40-win club, OSU coach Mike Gundy hopes to raise that number higher against what many are calling an inferior team in an inferior conference. As David Ubben from ESPN said, "The Sun Belt (Conference) has some good teams. The Ragin' Cajuns aren't one of them." As a team that lost 55-7 to Georgia several weeks ago Louisiana Lafayette might not be able to stop the likes of Brandon Weeden and Kendall Hunter. But this being college football, and a road game, you never know just what can happen.

Saturday, October 9

University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) at Southern Methodist University Mustangs (3-2, 2-0 C-USA)
After Tulsa's 48-7 trouncing of Memphis last week, the Hurricane  hope to inch closer to that C-USA title by dealing SMU their conference loss. Both teams are coming off wins to conference opponents and could each use one in the W column to stay competitive for the chance to appear in the Liberty Bowl on New Years Eve.

11 University of Arkansas Razorbacks( 3-1, 1-1 SEC) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) at Cowboy's Stadium, Arlington, TX, 2:30 p.m. central on ABC
The Razorbacks hope to come back from an incredibly close loss to #1 ranked Alabama from two weeks ago while the Aggies are hoping to even out their Big 12 record to 1-1 after a loss in the last seconds to the OSU Cowboys last Thursday. The Aggies and the Razorbacks are in the second year of a ten-year contract between to the two schools to play in Arlington, rekindling an old Southwestern Conference Rivalry. Arkansas' Ryan Mallett, ranked second in FBS in passing yards per contest is needing a big game to get back in the Heisman race while the Aggies' Jerrod Johnson is hoping to put the memories of his four interceptions thrown against Oklahoma State last week behind him.

6 University of Oklahoma Sooners have a bye this week. Come back next week for their match-up against the Iowa State Cyclones.

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