Texas-Oklahoma Is One of the Greatest Rivalries in Sports
As I look back as a kid growing up there were two things I really wanted to see in college football: SC-Notre Dame, because it was that great rivalry every year, and Texas-Oklahoma, because, besides being intense, it has always featured some of the greatest players in the history of college football. It exposed me to a lot of things like the wishbone and the veer, the multiple options for striking for big plays. But as you think about this Red River Rivalry you have to look at the quarterbacks - the offenses have changed so much and the game is played in the air so much now. It is the biggest game for both of these guys, they are representing a long history of quarterbacks who have had to play big in a game of this magnitude. This may sound elementary but it really will come down to the guy who makes the fewest mistakes. That is easier said than done because both of these defenses have great speed and both will come up and hit you and will bring a little WOO with them. That's why these QBs should keep their focus on the consistency of making plays and moving the chains rather than making the big play.
There is no question in my mind that this game will have a role in deciding the National Championship. It will let one team know how good they are and the other will find out how far they have to go. Both coaches certainly understand big games and what this game is all about. Usually in a game like this it's that one guy who's heard about this rivalry all his life, who's grown up hoping to play in it one day, the guy you may not expect who will have the game of his life or will make that one play that helps determine the outcome. It will be that moment where someone will be defined as a hero in one of the greatest rivalries in sports. I know I will be on the couch watching just like I used to when I was a kid.

