College Football Odyssey will be in the heartland this week. Oklahoma is a 3 TD favorite at Iowa State Thursday night. ISU is always dangerous at home and almost beat Baylor in Ames earlier this year.
The Odyssey travels to the Little Apple Saturday afternoon to see Kansas State host Oklahoma State. Who knows if this is the last year coaching for the ageless legend , Bill Snyder.
Conference unbeatens, West Virginia and Baylor, were both upended last Saturday. When thinking of the Big 12’s playoff prospects, we are reminded of a 1960’s classic by Little Anthony & The Imperials, “Outside Looking In.”
The Big 12 did produce one amazing statistical oddity last Saturday. The total points predicted in the TCU-Texas Tech tilt was 87. How was it remotely possible that regulation could end at 17-17!!! Especially surprising if you had watched Texas Tech attempt to play defense in almost any game in the past decade.
Perhaps even more remarkable, Wyoming upset unbeaten Boise State at 7,220 feet. The upset was not as remarkable as the fact that the Cowboys won, 30-28, with a game-winning safety! Does anybody remember another such game?
Speaking of remarkable statistics, Oregon State will be delighted to see Washington State QB, Luke Falk, graduate. Despite a severe physical beating, Luke led the Cougars to a comeback win with 415 passing yards, after trailing 24-6 at halftime. In 3 games against the Beavers, Falk has thrown for 1,300 yards.
En route to Manhattan, we will definitely stop in Topeka to pay homage to one of the top rock bands of the 1970’s. After all, our Odyssey is fitting for a “Wayward Son” who hopes not to become “Dust in the Wind.”
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