Oklahoma State is going to need some help in the BCS

In this weeks BCS standings the Oklahoma State Cowboys made a big jump from 19th to 12th place after their win against Texas Tech. I would bet that the Cowboys won't be moving up in next weeks polls. Yeah, the Cowboys did win last night against the Colorado Buffaloes, but it wasn't pretty and they had to come from behind to win.

Colorado is awful this year and the 12th ranked Cowboys had a lot of trouble against them. Granted Oklahoma State was playing without their starting quarterback, Zac Robinson but even without Zac most people thought that the Cowboys would be able to win easily over the lowly Buffaloes.

If it wasn't for the 3rd string quarterback, Brandon Weeden coming in after half time and providing the spark to the OSU offense that they needed, it's likely that the 'Boys would have lost this game, and badly.

OSU is going to need a lot of help if they want to break into the top 10 in the BCS. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the Cowboys lose a couple of spots after that dismal performance against Colorado.

But there is hope.

The 11th ranked Oregon Ducks travel to Arizona to take on the Wildcats who were recently ranked in the polls and are having a pretty decent year. Can the Wildcats pull off the upset over the Ducks? Cowboy fans sure hope so.

Ohio State is ranked 10th and they are playing against Michigan at Michigan. Michigan started off fast but have struggled in Big Ten play. Although the Wolverines' season has gone done the crapper this game should be a pretty good game.

9th ranked Pittsburgh has the weekend off.

Les Miles and 8th ranked LSU travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss who just whooped up on Tennessee last week. Ole Miss was once ranked 4th this year but have struggled since then but are starting to improve of late. LSU might want to watch out.

Georgia Tech, ranked 7th has the weekend off.

6th ranked Boise State takes on Utah State tonight and as I'm watching this game right now it's 14-14 halfway through the second quarter. Can the Aggies pull off the upset?

5th ranked Cincinnati has the weekend off.

4th ranked TCU takes on lowly Wyoming in Laramie. The Hornfrogs should win pretty easily.

3rd ranked Texas host the Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas has struggled a lot this year and there are a lot of rumblings coming out of Lawrence. Look for Texas to blow them out.

Alabama takes on powder puff Chattanooga. Easy win for the 2nd ranked Crimson Tide.

Number one Florida takes on cream puff Florida International for an easy win.

It's not likely but it could be possible for the Pokes to move up in the BCS, but the Cowboys are going to need a lot of help from some struggling teams to upset the top ranked teams in the nation. If you're a Cowboy fan you're cheering for the underdogs this weekend.

Oklahoma State Report Card vs Colorado

Offense: C
Rushing: A
Passing: C

Could Oklahoma State's offense be any worse during the first half against Colorado? Especially in the passing game. Oklahoma State's backup quarterback Alex Cate, who was starting in place of Zac Robinson who was being held out of the game for precautionary reasons, was absolutely dreadful, going 0 for 9 with an interception. He could of had three more interception's but luckily the Colorado defensive backs couldn't keep their hands on the ball.

Luckily, Coach Mike Gundy made a switch at quarterback to Brandon Weeden who came in and did a decent job at leading the Cowboy offense. Weeden went 10 of 15 for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.

The rushing offense was the usual solid self. Keith Totson lead the way with 172 yards on the ground with one touchdown. Kendall Hunter came in and ran for 47 yards. Overall the Cowboy's ran for 232 yards.

Defense: B

The Cowboy defense was only allowing 20 points per game coming into the game but they gave up 28 points to the lowly Buffaloes. The 7th ranked rush defense was the usual solid self only giving up 13 rushing yards. That's 73 yards less than their average allowed per game.

The downfall to the Pokes defense is in the passing game. They were ranked 92nd in the nation in passing defense giving up 244 yards per game. That didn't change much last night as the Buffaloes were able to pass for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Special Teams: C

The special teams started out with a bang as Perrish Cox ran back the first punt of the ball game for a touchdown for the first score of the game.

Dan Bailey went 1 for 2 in field goals, hitting his first attempt at 30 yards. Unfortunately he had a later attempt blocked.

The bad news for the Cowboys special teams was that they gave up a 98 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, just seconds after they scored the go ahead touchdown.

Overall this was a pretty scary game for the Cowboys and their fans. Of course the offense struggled without the starting quarterback Zac Robinson in the line up but they're going to have to improve upon some things if they hope to defeat the Sooners in Norman next week.

Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson is nominated for the Unitas Award

The Oklahoma State Cowboys' quarterback Zac Robinson, has been nominated for another award. This time he has been nominated for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given to the top senior quarterback in college football.

Zac has thrown for 1,922 yards and 15 touchdowns this year and has lead the Cowboys to an 8-2 record. Just think of what his stats would be if Dez Bryant would have played more than just a couple of games this year.

The other finalists for the award are Colt McCoy, Texas; Tim Tebow, Florida; Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan; and Thaddeus Lewis, Duke.

The winner will be announced on December the 11th.

Zac Robinson gets jacked up!

I just wanted to post and share the video of the Oklahoma State Cowboys' quarterback Zac Robinson getting jacked up by Jamar Wall late in the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday night. As you can see, Zac fumbles the ball and gives Tech the chance to march down the field and score the game tying touchdown, but the Poke's defense stepped up to the task and kept the Red Raiders from scoring.



After seeing that hit, it was surprising that both players were alright and were able to get up and walk off the field. I don't see how Zac didn't get a concussion cause judging by the way he looked when he was going to the locker room didn't look good, at all.

Apparently he is ok though cause Head Coach Mike Gundy said that he was anticipating Zac playing on Thursday night when Colorado comes to Stillwater.

The Cowboys need Robinson on field if they hope to win the most games in school history this year and especially if they want to defeat the Sooners in Norman.

We shall see.

OSU's Perrish Cox named defensive player of the week

The Oklahoma State Cowboys' cornerback Perrish Cox has been named the Big 12's defensive player of the week for his outstanding performance against the Texas Tech Red Raiders this past Saturday night.

Cox had two interceptions in the game including a key one in the endzone to help stop a Red Raider scoring drive. He also had 4 tackles and 3 pass defensed. Cox is now leading the nation in passes defended with 2.11 per game.

Perrish was also named as a Thorpe Award semifinalist a couple of weeks ago. The Thorpe Award is awarded to the nations best defensive back. He's surely making a case for the award with his play on the much improved defense of the Cowboys.

He'll look to continue to play good defense this Thursday night with the Buffaloes of Colorado come to Stillwater.

Oklahoma State Report Card vs Texas Tech

Offense: B
Passing: C
Rushing: A-

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are lucky that there are two halves of a football game, cause if we were just grading the first half you would have to give the 'Boys an F, perhaps a D at the most. They were awful, plain and simple. For one thing the offensive line had only given up four sacks all year long. They gave up 3 sacks in the first half. Terrible.

The running game wasn't that much better. The Cowboys are the top running team in the Big 12 and they only rushed for 36 yards in the first half and only had 95 total yards of offense.

The second half was another story. The offense and particularly the offensive line came alive and marched up and down the field on long time consuming drives. They rushed for 207 yards in the second half for 243 rushing yards total.

Zac Robinson led the rushing attack with 99 yards, which is good cause he only throw for 90 yards. The passing game left something to be desired...

Defense: A

You have to like the way the Pokes played defense against the high flying offense of Texas Tech. The Cowboys held Tech to just 357 total yards of offense. Tech was averaging nearly 470 yards of offense per game. They average 418.6 yards passing and the Cowboys defense held them to just 307 yards. The rushing defense was solid only allowing 50 yards rushing. Although Texas Tech is not really that much of a rushing team.

The Red Raiders were also scoring nearly 40 points a game and the Pokes only let them score 17. This was also a major improvement from the last couple of years when the Cowboys gave up 56 points in 2008 and and 45 points in 2007.

Special Teams: C

This grade might seem a little low but there really wasn't anything of not to speak of in the special teams area.

Perrish Cox didn't have that great of a day returning kicks and punts. There were no big gains in that area.

Dan Bailey did make his field goal and all the extra points. Quinn Sharp was ok in the punting game averaging 41 yards for his six punts, but he did have a wounded duck of a punt that could have been a lot better.

Overall the grades are pretty good for the Cowboys against the Red Raiders. It was a well played and a hard fought game. Luckily for the Cowboys their defense are stepping up their play this year and helped to shut down Tech. Good game 'Boys, now get focused on those lowly Colorado Buffaloes for when they come to town this Thursday.

Oklahoma State make a big move in the BCS standings

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-2, 5-1) moved up to the number 12 spot in the latest BCS standings released earlier today. They were previously ranked 19th. That's a pretty good jump. Luckily for us there were a lot of ranked teams with loses this past Saturday to help us move up like we did.

We also moved up to 12th place in the AP Top 25 poll and 13th place in the Coaches poll.

The Cowboys don't have long to savor that tough win that they were able to get over the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-4, 3-3) as they have to turn around quickly and prepare for the Colorado Buffaloes (3-7, 2-4) on Thursday night, the 19th.

The big question this week is, will Zack Robinson be able to play against Colorado? Zack took a huge hit near the end of the game when he was trying to take the ball into the endzone and collided with a Tech defensive back. Both players remained on the ground for some time before the finally got up. Zack looked like he took the worse of the hit as he needed a little help to reach the locker room.

Coach Mike Gundy has said that he anticipates that Zack will play on Thursday, so I assume that he didn't get a concussion. From the way he looked while walking off the field that is what I thought he had. But hopefully that's not the case and he will be fine.

The Cowboys are going to need Zack around if we want to finish the season out with wins. They could possibly get past the lowly Buffaloes without him, but they definitely need him if they hope to defeat the Sooners in Norman at the end of the month.

Let's see if the Cowboys can improve upon what they were able to do Saturday night against the Red Raiders and if the defense will be able to continue playing at the high level they have been playing at lately.

Cowboys ranked 8th in the week 10 power rankings

The Week 10 Power Rankings for ESPN.com were released earlier today and our Dallas Cowboys remain the 8th spot. Who are the seven teams that are ranked ahead of them? Obviously you have the Saints and the Colts ranked at 1 and 2, followed by the Vikings.

The surprising Cincinnati Bengals are in at number 4 followed by the defending champions' Steelers and the New England Patriots. In at number 7 are the Denver Broncos.

Now I know that Denver beat us earlier in the season, but the Dallas Cowboys have won four straight games since that loss. With Denver losing on Monday night they are now losers of two in a row.

If you look at the way the two teams have been playing recently you could argue that the Cowboys, now, are the better team. If these two teams were to play today my money would be on the Cowboys.

Cows win, Cows win!!

The Cowboys did it! They went into Philadelphia to take on a much hated division rival and came away with a 20-16 victory. This was a big victory for the Cowboys who are now leading the NFC East division. Plus we're on a nice four game win streak.

Probably wouldn't think that would happen with the way things started out this season. With a 2-2 record at the beginning of the season and then having to go into overtime to pull out a victory over a lowly, lowly Kansas City team, things weren't looking to good for the 'Boys. There were a lot of questions and a lot of doubters, but now Dallas is starting to look good and starting to play up to their potential.

The Cowboys played well in all phases of the game last night. The defense did a nice job at stopping the big play offense of the Eagles. They didn't give up any big plays with the exception of a 45 yard screen pass to Eagles running back, LeSean McCoy.

Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and the rest of the Dallas secondary were able to stifle and frustrate the two young, excellent Eagles receivers. Jeremy Maclin only caught 3 balls for 44 yards. DeSean Jackson only caught the ball twice for 29 yards. The secondary were also able to intercept McNabb twice in the game.

The defensive front were pretty much in Donovan McNabb's face all game long and recorded 4 sacks.

Tony Romo and the offense did have some problems against the blitzing defense of the Eagles but played well, none-the-less. Romo did finally throw a pick. His first in four games. But instead of getting down on himself and struggling the rest of the game after he made that mistake, Romo came back and completed 8 out of 10 passes and a nice touchdown pass to Miles Austin. Tony ended the game 21 or 34 for 307 yards and a touchdown and interception.

Roy Williams finally decided to get involved in the offense and caught 5 balls for 75 yards. Yeah, that's right, 5 catches!! That still don't make you the number one receiver, Roy, sorry. Especially after that duck out of bounds play you had. A real number one receiver would have turned it up field and out ran that lumbering linebacker that was coming after them. Not you, Roy, you duck out of bounds like some frighten child.

Miles Austin only caught that one pass in the middle of the fourth quarter for 49 yards and the go ahead touchdown. Patrick Crayton caught 2 balls for 74 yards and even the rookie Kevin Ogletree had 2 big catches.

Rushing wise, we did ok, but it could have been better. The Cowboys only had 76 rushing yards and Marion Barber had 50 of those. It would have been nice to see some more production as far as the rushing offense was concern.

Other than the low rushing output and the 11 bleeping penalties we had there really wasn't that many negative things to say about how Dallas played. The Cowboys looked good and continue to play like we all hoped they would at the beginning of the season. Let's hope they can continue to improve and work on clearing up those penalties and play like they have been the last three games.

We're 6-2 boys and we're looking good. Now lets get to working on the gameplan for next weeks game against the Green Bay Packers.

Oklahoma State ranked 17th in AP poll

Apparently the pollsters weren't to impressed by our dominating performance over the Iowa State Cyclones as they only moved the Cowboys up one spot in the poll from 18th to 17th.

The top six in the poll are obviously the still undefeated teams. With a lot of the upsets that went on this Saturday the poll has changed quite a bit. And the best thing is that the Oklahoma Sooners are now out of the top 25!

(1) 1. Florida 9-0
(2) 2. Texas 9-0
(3) 3. Alabama 9-0
(6) 4. TCU 9-0
(4) 5. Cincinnati 9-0
(5) 6. Boise State 9-0
(10)7. Georgia Tech 9-1
(14)8. Pittsburgh 8-1
(9) 9. LSU 7-2
(15)10. Ohio State 8-2
(12)11. USC 7-2
(16)12. Miami (FL) 7-2
(13)13. Houston 8-1
(7) 14. Oregon 7-2
(8) 15. Iowa 9-1
(17)16. Utah 8-1
(18)17. Oklahoma State 7-2
(21)18. Arizona 6-2
(11)19. Penn State 8-2
(22)20. Virginia Tech 6-3
(24)21. Wisconsin 7-2
(25)22. Brigham Young 7-2
(NR)23. South Florida 6-2
(NR)24. Clemson 6-3
(NR)25. Stanford 6-3

Can the Dallas Cowboys be victorious in Philadelphia?

The Dallas Cowboys have traveled back to Philadelphia today to take on the dreaded rival Eagles for tonight's game. I think all Cowboys fans remember what happened the last time the 'Boys played at the Linc.

In case you don't remember, the Cowboys got blown off the field as they took a 44-6 thrashing from the Eagles. That was our last game of the season and it sure did leave a bitter taste in all fans' mouths.

Things had to change, people had to change after that debacle in late December. And some things have. We finally got rid of the Cancer that infested the locker room that went by the name of T.O. Wade Phillips said he was get tougher. I'm not totally sure that has happened though.

Tony Romo and Roy Williams said they would practice together throughout the off season so they can get comfortable with each other. Apparently all that practice has been for nothing, since they are still not on the same page. There has been a lot of talk about Roy Williams this week and his comments that he has made. I don't really want to get into the whole mess, other than you are NOT the number 1 receiver, sir. Heck you probably are not even the number 2 receiver. Just because you are overpaid does not make you a good player.

The good news coming into tonight's game against the Eagles is that the Cowboys have been playing their best football here of late. We've been able to move the ball and score touchdowns on offense. Our defense has been playing a lot better now that it was earlier in the season. They are finally getting some sacks and forcing some turnovers.

The special teams has also come alive recently with Patrick Crayton running a punt return for a touchdown in the last two games.

This is all good, the 'Boys need to continue playing well tonight in Philadelphia. The Eagles are also on a two game win streak of their own after that embarrassing lost to Oakland. Last week the Eagles thumped the New York football Giants 40-17.

If the Cowboys want to win this game Tony Romo is going to have to continue taking care of the ball. He hasn't thrown an interception in 120 passes over three games. Some might say he's due to throw one tonight. The receivers are going to have to catch the ball when thrown to them (that means you, Roy) and hang on to the ball.

The offensive line and running backs are going to have to do a good job in protecting Romo. The Eagles love to blitz and will be coming after him often. So the 'Boys are going to have to pick up those incoming rushers.

One of the key matchups of the game will be the Cowboys' secondary against those quick Eagles receivers. DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin are two very fast and elusive guys that are able to break a big one anytime they touch the ball. Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and the rest of the secondary will have their hands full tonight. They need to bring some of those big hits that they have been unloading on people early in the game to help slow down the Eagles.

Tonight should be an interesting game and I know we are all looking forward to watching a great game. Hopefully the Cowboys will be able to leave Philadelphia this time with a victory.

Oklahoma State wins big over Iowa State, 34-8

Oklahoma State gets to leave Ames, Iowa with a big win over the Cyclones of Iowa State. But more importantly they leave with a big boost of confidence in the way they played football today. They needed it after the thrashing they received last weekend on Halloween night to the Texas Longhorns.

Defensive coordinator, Bill Young and the rest of the Cowboys defensive have to be pleased with the way that they played today. They held strong against the Iowa State offense for most of the day until around the twelve minute mark when they gave up the only big play of the day. A 45 yard touchdown pass. The Cyclones then went for the two points and got it. The defense also came up with three key interceptions, including one in the endzone to help end a scoring threat and to win the turnover battle.

The defense also held the Big 12 leading rusher, Alexander Robinson, to just 51 yards on 16 carries. He was averaging 101.6 yards a game. Iowa Stat as a team only rushed for 54 yards in the game.

The Cowboys got back on the track they were on before the Texas game and played smart football and didn't turn the ball over at all.

Zac Robinson had a pretty mediocre day by his standards going 19 of 24 for 142 yards and a touchdown. The key thing with him today is that he was able to bounce back after that terrible game against Texas were he threw four interceptions, as he didn't turn the ball over against Iowa State.

The story of the game and player of the game was Oklahoma State running back Keith Totson and his career rushing day. Totson carried the ball 25 times for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns. Those three touchdowns all came in the second half of the game. Totson's previous career best was 148 yards against lowly Missouri State last year.

Kendall Hunter, the star running back that has missed most of the season with an ankle injury played a bigger part in today's game. Hunter rushed the ball 9 times for 47 yards. The Cowboys finished the game with 331 yards rushing total.

The Cowboys can now come back to Stillwater with a nice boost to their confidence and the knowledge that they are playing good ball again and start getting ready to host the Red Raiders of Texas Tech on the 14th.

Can the Cowboys avenge the lost they faced last year at the hands of Mike Leach and the Red Raiders in Lubbock? We'll find out next Saturday.

Cowboys up big 27-0 over the Cyclones in the 3rd.

Maybe Coach Gundy said something pretty darn good at halftime cause the 'Boys came out after the break and took the ball down the field for an easy Keith Totson 2 yard touchdown run. Then they went down the field again on the next series and Totson found the endzone again, this time for a 17 yard touchdown.

The defense has also been solid this third quarter. They continue to keep Iowa State out of the endzone. The Cyclones got close but luckily Terrance Anderson intercepted the ball in the endzone for a touchback.

Oklahoma State leads Iowa State 13-0 at halftime

After the end of the first half #19 Oklahoma State leads Iowa State by a score of 13-0. The Cowboys defense is still making the plays to keep Iowa State from finding the endzone including an interception for Parrish Cox.

The offense is still a little sluggish out there. The 'Boys were able to march the ball 98 yards down the field for the only touchdown of the game. Zac Robinson scrambled around and found a wide open Tracy Moore in the endzone. Robinson also broke Coach Mike Gundy's record for passing yards (7,997 yards) with that completion. What a way to break the record.

Hopefully Coach can pep the offense up some during halftime so we can come back out and start finding the endzone.

Oklahoma State 6-0 lead over Iowa State in 1st quarter

The first quarter is over here in Ames, Iowa and the Cowboys hold onto a 6-0 lead. Dan Bailey has been the only person on the field to score with his two field goals (42,48).

The Cowboys defense has played pretty well so far in stopping the Cyclones from scoring and moving the ball.

The offense has missed some chances to put the ball into the endzone, so you have to credit the Cyclone defense some in holding us at bay as well.

Interesting note, I did see Kendall Hunter take a shovel pass for a nice gain but don't recall seeing him other than that in the first quarter. Although I do see him on the field now here early in the second quarter.

#19 Oklahoma State visits Iowa State

The 19th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys have traveled to Ames, Iowa to take on the Big 12 North foe Iowa State Cyclones. The Cowboys are coming off a crushing by the hands of #2 Texas on Halloween night, so the 'Boys are looking to rebound and start playing like they were before they met up with the Longhorns.

The Cowboys are now 6-2, 3-1 in the conference. Iowa State is 5-4, 2-3 in the conference. On paper the Cowboys should be able to handle the Cyclones fairly easily but you never know how things are going to end up from week to week.

One thing is for sure, Zac Robinson needs to rebound off that terrible game he had against the Longhorns. Robinson had been playing some very smart ball and playing very well. He was the Big 12 passing eff. leader and had only thrown 3 interceptions going into that game. He ended up throwing 4 interceptions in the Texas game alone, including two that were returned for touchdowns.

Lets look to see if the Cowboys can regain their confidence against Iowa State today.

Some series notes:

• Oklahoma State leads the series 24-17-3 against the Cyclones.
• We're only 10-11-1 in Ames.
• The Cowboys won their last two home games in the series by a combined score of 95-24.
• The Cowboys have lost their last two road games in the series by a combined score of 82-27.
• OSU is 3-4-1 in its last eight games at Iowa State.
• In Big 12 play, OSU holds a 4-3 series advantage.
• When playing as a member of the AP top 25, OSU is 6-2 against Iowa State.

I'll try to post some throughout the game when it starts in about 30 minutes.

LET'S GO POKES!!!

A horrifying Halloween night for Robinson and the 'Boys

There were no treats on Halloween night in Stillwater, Oklahoma when the third ranked Texas Longhorns came to town and blew the Cowboys away. The Cowboys had come into the game on a five game winning streak and were clicking on all phases of the game. They were doing it without the two biggest playmakers.

Running back Kendall Hunter had been sidelined since the second game of the season with an ankle injury. Wide receiver Dez Bryant has been suspended by the NCAA. Last night showed that we are missing those guys much more than anybody thought, especially Dez Bryant.

Some of us, especially me, were praising the play of Hubert Anyiam who had stepped in for Bryant and had played well. That ended last night when he dropped a sure fire touchdown on the OSU's opening possession. Would Dez make that catch? Most people would answer Yes, to that. Then later in the game Anyiam made a good catch but then fumbled the ball away.

Zac Robinson went into this game coming off one of the best game's he has had here. Zac had been playing really smart football not turning the ball over, he only had 3 interceptions. He threw four interceptions in this game alone, including two that were returned for touchdowns. Not smart football at all.

This is all I can really get myself to write about right now cause I'm still irritated by the way the Cowboys played. Hopefully I can come back later in the week and write some more about the game.

We're going to have to fix some things if we want to beat those suckers in Norman.