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A funny thing happened on the way to the Red River Shootout ... OU got derailed at Colorado. And, it looks like Texas is going to have a loss as well, thanks to Kansas State. I said USF beating WVU was bad for the Big East. Well, today's events are even worse for the Big 12.

Who's the beneficiary preliminarily? Ohio State. With a win, they'll jump WVU, OU, and Texas into 5th place in the polls. Also, the SEC. Every loss by a highly-ranked team increases the likelihood that a one-loss SEC team will play in the national title game ... which seems reasonable anyway.

A couple thoughts on OU: (1) Why doesn't Sam Bradford throw the ball to Malcolm Kelly? He seems to be in love with Juaquin Iglesias. Iglesias is a decent player, but if there's an OU receiver that you are going to try to force the ball to, it's Kelly, not Iglesias. (2) Why does OU continue to rush 3 and 4 and drop into zone? OU is without starting DE John Williams and the defense was on the field for most of the 2nd half. That makes for a tired front four, and they aren't going to get the requisite pressure. Rather than overload or bring unaccounted for players off the corner, they continued to sit in zone, even with and experienced secondary. Reggie Smith and Marcus Walker should be able to lock down CU's receivers on the outside. OU got badly outcoached by CU ... and it's not the first time the defensive staff has been overmatched in recent years.