The State of O...M...G!!

There is a chance that for the first time since 2007, both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will miss out on March Madness.  What on earth has happened to basketball in the State of Oklahoma??

OSU found the going tough against A&M

Oklahoma State who started the season with an 11-1, record have gone 5-9 since.  Their last win was over Oklahoma in Bedlam Showdown.  Quite frankly, there had to be a winner in that game, so it doesn't really tell you much, if anything at all.

The Cowboys have been a "Jekyll and Hyde" kind of a team this season (okay, maybe all the time, but you know what I trying to get at here).  They are quite capable of playing with the best of them (they beat #17 Kansas State convincingly, and also beat #15 Missouri).  At other times, they look clueless and seem to have no fight at all (blowout losses to Texas, Texas A&M; a loss to Nebraska??).

Good thing is that they have a winning record, but to play in the big dance, they'll need to win the Big 12 tournament.  They might be lucky to even earn an NIT berth; a tournament which they played in from 2006-2008, but failed to make it past the first round in each trip.


The going hasn't been any easier for Oklahoma


Oklahoma started off 3-0, then went on a 5 game losing streak that was highlighted by a loss Chaminde, a Division II school.  They are currently riding a 5 game losing streak and by this time next week, it will probably be up to 7 (OU play Texas A&M and Kansas on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively).

Anybody following OU basketball is wise enough to know that this team won't be going places this year.  However, they will appreciate the effort of this squad compared to last year's squad that featured Willie Warren, Tommy Mason-Griffin and Keith "Tiny" Gallon; three players who embodied the "me, first" persona to perfection. 

This OU team is still too young (Cade Davis, pictured above, is the lone senior on the team), and it's not really where it needs to be; so for those of you calling for Jeff Capel's head, you gotta have some patience.  Players like Blake Griffin don't just show up to your door everyday. 

I guess when it's time fill in my March Madness bracket, I won't have to worry about being biased toward OU or OSU.  Not good, but, oh well.