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If you haven’t already heard following TCU’s Wednesday practice HC Gary Patterson provided the latest injury updates on his star players, QB Trevone Boykin & WR Josh Doctson.
Coach Patterson says #TCU wide receiver Josh Doctson is done for the year. Could be back for bowl game. Will miss OU and Baylor games
— TCU 360 (@tcu360) November 18, 2015
Gary Patterson says Trevone Boykin is a maybe for Sat at OU. A Sat decision #gofrogs
— Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) November 18, 2015
With Doctson now officially out and — assuming I’m am reading that second tweet right — Boykin reportedly a potential game-time decision, the narrative on social media predictably turned to just how much both being out will hurt OU — again, assuming the Sooners were to win Saturday night — in the eyes of the CFP committee.
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If people are right in saying that if we win out we will need someone else to lose, it probably won’t affect us that much. Now if ok state loses this weekend it could have a bigger impact.
Depends on how OSU loses IMO
No matter which team loses it has to be a close game
Seems like it probably works out best if OSU barely beats Baylor and then we cream OSU or at least beat them. Gotta be better to keep defeating undefeateds ranked at their highest point. jmho
Yup… A Tulsa win today would be HUGE
Good point.
I hope Boykin plays. Beating the Frogs then passes the “eye test” and SOS criteria.
feel bad for the Doctson kid. Hope he gets back to 100% and has a successful NFL career, he seems like a genuinely good guy.
Can we just get back to trying to win the football game? Eye tests and SOS are discussions for early December. If we play like we played against Baylor I am going to enjoy watching the game and right now that is all that matters to me.
Don’t worry about tomorrow, until you have finished enjoying today!
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The Committee has already dropped TCU to 18, so I don’t see where Boykin playing or not will have any measurable impact on the OU ranking.
I think we all need to stop worrying about style points and the CFP. Just win out, win the Big XII, and let the chips fall where they may.
I could not agree more. Tired of the CFP committee. The thought should always be to just win OUr games and let the chips fall where they may. It won’t be the first time that Oklahoma got the shaft in national rankings. I’m excited for Saturday’s game!
I also agree. We need to focus on winning. Everything else will sort itself out. I will say the CFP reasoning is making me long for the days of BCS computer model rankings. At least that setup was more difficult to manipulate, i.e., required multiple coaches and or AP writers to screw you instead of a few folks on a star chamber.
Word, let’s just concern ourselves with winning out. W’s are what matter.
If we beat TCU, the playoff committee is going to drop them out of the top 25 so it doesn’t count as a “good” win. Regardless, we need boykin to play. OSU to beat Baylor.
It doesn’t matter who in the Big12 wins or loses, the CFP jokers are gonna leave the Big12 out.
IMO
I just can’t see Tom Osborne giving OU any slack.
Just hope the team is not as over confident as some of the fanbase..lol..just win them all..lose..the rest become academic.
Don’t matter. If it’s purple, hit it. If it’s still standing, hit it again. If your name is Samaje, hit anything purple and then leave cleat marks as you run over the top of it. It’s not complicated.
Not that I care what the committee does, but I think it’s important to see what happens with Bama this weekend. If they move up following their game against Hoover High School, that will continue erode the committee’s argument regarding SOS.
Hoover is really good tho
Control what you can control. This is fuel for our boys. They will be motivated.
http://collegespun.com/big-12/oklahoma-big-12/video-joel-klatt-goes-off-on-the-college-football-playoff-committee-100-percent-theyre-anti-big-12
TCU will be like an injured animal. Don’t poke it with a stick, or it will bite. Hard. Treat them just like Baylor.
You always want the best shot from every team, especially under these circumstances with the CP Selection Cabal scrutinizing you. Unfortunately for OU, think Baylor w/o their starter and this, any OU victory is going to be devalued. This plays right into their hands when looking for any and every excuse to keep the B12 out.
Just my opinion here: But I really am not worried about the CFP at this point. We have not won an outright Big 12 title in a while. I am hoping the OU boys are more focused on that goal right now, than they are for the cfp.
If we win the Big 12 and get passed over by the CFP then I hope Boren tells Texas and the rest bye. But first win the big 12.
I agree that OU can only win. Winning the B12 is a great accomplishment. Always has been, always will be. I’m just one of those guys that really puts a high value on integrity and fairness. And I hate seeing blatant displays by any entity or person showing neither, like this so-called CFP.
That’s a shame. I wanted to see JT shut him down
I really hope OU players are not concerned with the playoff crap right now. They currently are in a Big 12 playoff and each win from here on out puts them in position to take back the Big 12 conference.
My hope is with our without the TCU star players this OU team will come out focused and ready to a put a hurting on the toads.
I seriously doubt that most of the voters watch all of the games. They will see highlights and see the final score. On the other hand, we could lose this game. The thing I like is that OU is looking scrappy right now. Being physical is huge from here on out. For some reason we play best when we have 5 personal foul penalties. I like the attitude and the fight in em. Mayfield brings it out of our guys in a big way.
I remember an OB where UA had 6 starters suspended. Switz and team started the MNC championship a little early and it cost us the game. 31-6 as I recall. Bummer.