Can Win In College Station

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Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:28 pm

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Nov 4, 2010 9:31 PM CDT

I’m not that frightened about the possibility of the Sooners losing on Saturday in College Station.  I don’t know why, but I have a feeling they will win.  There are however, many reasons to doubt:  The Sooners are 16-14 on the road since starting their current 35-game home winning streak.   OU has averaged 43 points at home, but only 20 away from home over the last two years. The Aggies have new life on offense having replaced mistake-prone quarterback Jerrod Johnson with Ryan Tannehill.A&M is desparate.  Their bowl hopes were on life support two weeks ago and their coachs seat is as hot as anyones in the Big 12.  Always be scared of talented teams who are backed into a corner.And, perhaps scariest of all, Vegas has the Sooners only a 3 or 4 point favorite over a team they would be favored by 15 over in Norman.  We can break down whose offense is better than the other’s defense and who has the advantage in special teams all we want.  But the boys it Vegas can predict outcomes better than anybody.  They have millions riding on it. But let’s not pretend this Texas A&M team is Alabama.  Sure they’ve won two straight games, but they’ve beaten Kansas and Texas Tech who are going to finish the season on the bottom of their respective sides of the Big 12.Kansas’ defense is ranked 88th in the country and Tech is 113th.  Those groups will make a struggling, mistake-prone offense look like the 2009 New Orleans Saints.   Before the two-game win streak, the Aggies had lost three straight, but all three were to top 25 teams:  39-35 at OSU, 24-17 at home to Arkansas and 30-9 at home to Missouri.I’m going Sooners 32   Aggies 24.