Farewell Good Friend

So it ends….

Unfortunately, for the Sooners and for Big 12 fans, it didn’t end the way we wanted.  However, overall we didn’t fair so bad this bowl season.  Here are the conference bowl records:

Conference	Schools	Record	Percentage
Pac-10	Ariz,Cal,Ore,OSU,USC	5-0	1.000
SEC	Ala,Fla,Ga,Ky,LSU,Miss,SCar,Vandy	6-2	.750
Big East	Cin,Pitt,Rut,UConn,USF,WV	4-2	.667
C-USA	EC,Hou,Mem,Rice,SMiss,Tulsa	4-2	.667
MWC	AF,BYU,CSU,TCU,Utah	3-2	.600
Big 12	KU,Mizzou,Neb,OU,OSU,Tex,TT	4-3	.571
Independents	Navy,Notre Dame	1-1	.500
Sun Belt	Fla. Atlantic,Troy	1-1	.500
ACC	BC,Clem,FSU,GT,Mary,Miami, NC,NCS,VT,WF	4-6	.400
WAC	BSU,FresSt,Haw,LaTech,Nev	1-4	.200
Big Ten	Iowa,MichSt,Minn,NWestrn,OSU,PSU,Wis	1-6	.143
MAC	BallSt,Buff,CMich,NIU,WMich	0-5	.000

At least we had a winning record, and at least we aren’t the ACC or Big 10.  It’s nice that the Big 12 has been represented rather generously in previous BCS Championship games, I just wish we would win more of them.  Most of this year I thought the Big 12 was the class of the nation while the SEC was number 2, however I might have to change my mind now.  I think the spread offenses taking over college football are being shown not to be highly effective against top notch defenses.

OU’s ultimate downfall was they couldn’t run the ball when they had to.  They couldn’t control the line of scrimmage.  Failing to score when you have first and goal and getting stopped twice at the 1 just won’t win you games.  The truly great teams can make plays when they matter even when the other team knows exactly what is coming.  Florida did that and OU didn’t.

Anyway, enough about the game.  I’m depressed that college football is over.  Even though my teams sucks, as an eternal optimist I look to next year to be better.  After all, it couldn’t get worse right?  So as spring begins and I try to find reasons to stay interested in baseball, I will mark my calendar for the college football to begin again.  I just wish I could get one last game in…….