Big 12: Best and Worst Games of Week 2

Best Game: Oklahoma State @ Arizona is a very interesting game …Big 12 vs PAC 12…. These teams met a year ago and the Cowboys pounded the Wildcats in Stillwater, 37-14. That said, Brandon Weeden & Justin Blackmon are gone and the Savannah State game (84-0) will be of little help as a prep for what awaits them in Tucson! Mike Gundy became a little testy when repeatedly asked it he thought thought the Savannah game would hurt or help them this week! Gundy basically said he was done talking about the merits of the Savannah game and was focused on Arizona! He is right… what’s done is done… and the bottom line is… it’s a win! Move on! Arizona beat a Mid-American team… Toledo..  last week…24-17… in Rich Rodriguez’s debut as the Cats Head Coach! No question, Arizona is a better fit for what Rich Rod wants to do offensively than Michigan! This past week … they had 624 yards in total offense and surrendered 328 yards of O to the Rockets (Toledo)! One thing to keep an eye on… is turnovers… Arizona turned it 3 times last week… to forcing one! Giving the ball to a Big 12 offense will (not could) be costly!

Worst Game: Oklahoma played Florida State in the second game of the season the past two years… winning both times …. in Norman, 47-17 & 23-13 last year @ FSU! OU’s AD must have got mailing addresses messed up and sent the game contract to the wrong location in Tallahassee… because Florida A&M not Florida State is flying into Norman for Saturday’s kickoff! The Rattlers (A team from the MEAC) are a solid FCS team going 8-3 in 09 & 010 & 7-4 last year. They have played BCS conference teams the past three years… not very well… I may as well add! Last year they lost to South Florida 70-14 and 45-0 to Miami in 2010! A&M opened the 2012 campaign against the Ohio Valley’s, Tennessee State with a 17-14 loss! The Sooners beat UTEP last week in an underwhelming performance, 24-7 and have a bye week after Florida A&M ….. before Kansas State comes a-callin in an early Big 12 Conference showdown!