I would say the odds are better than even that KU will lose a game. They probably have about even odds in the game with MU, and I'd say the odds makers would by hard pressed to make them heavy favorites versus OU. So their odds of losing one of the two are better than 50-50. (Same holds for MU.) But I would say you're hasty to give Kansas better odds at the championship than Missouri. They played four comparable games; MU performed much better in two, KU outperformed in one, and in one they split:

MU wins by 17 at KSU; KU wins by six.
MU wins by 45 at Colorado; KU wins by five.
MU wins by 14 at home over Iowa State; KU wins by 38.
MU wins by 35 at home over Nebraska; KU wins by 37.

So, I think they're pretty evenly stacked, despite the records - maybe even with a slight edge for MU. We'll see Saturday; should be a great game. The border war - in football! Who knew?

IMO, it's not gonna matter, anyways. I'd lick someone's toes (and I *hate* feet) if LSU doesn't take it all.

Are you kidding me with the Baylor response? That's where coaching dreams go to die. Leach may be leaving for TT later this season (UCLA) but at this point there's not talk of Leach leaving. So who does that leave?

Playing for a national championship would be a huge step forward for either of those programs. It would matter - big time - for their recruiting.



Yeah, uh, that's disgusting...

Hence those three little letters "IMO."

If LSU can lose to Kentucky, they can lose to Kansas or Missouri. Don't count either of them out if they make it. Of course, if OU wins the Big XII now, don't count West Virginia out against LSU either.

My prediction is WV-LSU.. with LSU kicking the c ra p out of them.

anyone can lose...that is why the game is played. I just don't think LSU will be on the losing end

Seems like no one wants to play in the BCS Championship game. It wouldn't surprise me to see the winner of the KU/MU lose to OK in the Big XII game and then LSU lose to Tennessee (or the SEC East Division winner because Tenn doesn't seem to want to win that bad either - Vandy!).

This has been one crazy year of college football (remember App. State and Michigan the first weekend?). Oklahoma was the 11th top 5 team this year to get beat by an unranked team! That doesn't include all of the ranked teams that have upset higher ranked teams. I love this game!

I'm as hardcore Tennessee as they come, and dear, they will *not* beat LSU... and don't mistake they *do* want the SEC. Tennessee's defense is waaay too weak. *pouts*

Pup,

It was a sad day when Tech pounded Sam's head into that turf. I heard some talk over the weekend about how harmful artificial turf is and hard on players. We actually had two players end up with concussions and Murray with a dislocated kneecap. Not good! It's not good stuff!

I didn't know Murray got hurt (I was preoccupied and couldn't watch the game...just check in here and there). With those two out, it's no wonder that they couldn't pull it off. Seems that Halzle got it going a bit in the 2nd half, though. How long is Bradford out?

Murray didn't get hurt until the last play of the game. the real problem was they didn't try to run the ball enough against the #117 run defense in the country. They had two different drives that ended on incomplete passes on 4th and goal. Run the freakin' ball....

I believe they said they were going to evaluate Bradford this week to figure out how long he would be out. I personally would sit him out the next game, I'd rather have a loss than to risk a kid further injury so soon after a concussion. I've had a couple myself and know that for me it took a couple of weeks just to get my head thinking clearly again.

I question the premise.

My husband was once dropped on his head.. on asphalt.. from the shoulder of a guy who's 6'7".. and he was okay the next day.

Some would say I have yet to recover...

Second guessing this offer?

*grins* I wouldn't back down on a bet.. too bad someone didn't take me up on this.. most guys I know would go for a woman licking his toes.. or at least.....

GO VOLS!

ugh...what a heartbreaker...guess Miles will be heading to Michigan now

Glad to see the Huskers fired Callahan.

so the SEC is the best conferance in the land? Here's the real shame of everything. If OU beats Missouri this weekend they will go to the Fiesta bowl and both Kansas and Missouri will most likely still have higher BCS ratings than them. Good news for the SEC is that LSU gets to play Tennessee in the conferance championship so the conferance will still get two BCS teams. If they had to play Georgia they would only get one in.

yes...and your point?

ps - we also know how to spell "conference"

Yep, pretty much..

ha, lol. at least you have that. maybe someday you will actually have one worth talking about...