The Big 12 Championship game today, will feature the Battle of Big Reds
Todays Big 12 Championship Game between longtime rivals OU Sooners and Nebraska Cornhuskers is shaping up to be a battle. OU which won the Big 12 Conference South Division comes into the game 10-2 and 8th ranked coming off a close call in Stillwater with Oklahoma State and Nebraska the Big 12 Conference North Division Champions are 9-3 and 19th ranked in the country coming into the game.
The Sooners will be without superstar runningback Adrian Peterson again due to the broken collarbone he suffered 6 weeks ago. Fortunately for the Sooners his backups have stepped up and have actually exceeded the yardage output as a group. Second string runningback Alan Patrick has electrified the crowd on more than one ocassion with his power running style and speed when he breaks to the outside. Things looked bleak when Alan Patrick injured his ankle and missed a couple of games and he was backed up by fourth string and rookie Chris Brown. Chris Brown who was supposed to redshirt this season and battle for ther starting job with Alan Patrick, had to come in when Patrick was injured. Chris Brown had two spectacular games in place of Alan Patrick.
Unfortunately, the weather is going to be a huge factor in the game and hopefully it will benefit the Sooners power running game. The Big 12 Championship game is being played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO the home of NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. The snow has cleared out, the temperature at game time is expect to be around 25 degrees and a little breezy.
Hopefully the Sooners will hold on to the ball this week, unlike the way they have been the past few games (11 fumbles in the past three games).
I predict the Sooners will win in a close game 24-21.
