It was a robust week within the Huge 12 because the convention went 9-1. The lone loss got here from the West Virginia Mountaineers, who dropped a heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Panthers within the renewal of the Yard Brawl.
The Brawl was the marquee matchup on the schedule this week, with a lot of the convention taking part in Group of 5 or FCS colleges to open the season.
The convention common margin was +33 (together with West Virginia’s -7 to Pitt) towards a bunch of utterly outmatched groups.
Issues get way more attention-grabbing in week two with the Texas Longhorns internet hosting the Alabama Crimson Tide, headlining an unimaginable schedule for the Huge 12 convention. Baylor travels to Provo to tackle BYU in a high 25 matchup. Kansas State renews an previous Huge 8 and Huge 12 rivalry with Missouri, whereas Houston and Texas Tech have a rematch of final 12 months’s contest. Iowa State takes on Iowa, Oklahoma State hosts Arizona State, and Kansas travels to Morgantown to open up Huge 12 convention play.
The convention shall be examined this week with a number of high-profile nonconference matchups, and we’ll discover out extra about Kansas of their first check of the 2022 season.
The Huge 12 is sweet this 12 months, and that’s mirrored within the up to date game-by-game win possibilities for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Let’s have a look.
Sept. 10: Kent State Golden Flashes (Norman)
Oct. 9, 2021; Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma Sooners followers throughout the sport towards the Texas Longhorns on the Cotton Bowl. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 97.4% (up from 97.1%)
All-Time Series: First Assembly between the 2 groups.
Projected working file: 2-0
Sept. 17: Nebraska Cornhuskers (Lincoln)
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 70.7% (Up from 60.5%)
All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 48-38-3
Projected working file: 3-0
Sept. 24: Kansas State Wildcats (Norman)
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 78.3% (Down from 80.5%)
All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 77-21-4
Projected working file: 4-0
Oct. 1: TCU Horned Frogs (Fort Value)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Value)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 57% (Down from 68%)
All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 17-5
Projected working file: 5-0
Oct. 8: Texas Longhorns (Dallas)
Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
Predicted Winner: Texas
Sooners Win Likelihood: 45% (Up from 44.6%)
All-Time Series: Texas leads 62-50-5
Projected working file: 5-1
Oct. 15: Kansas Jayhawks (Norman)
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 94% (Down from 96%)
All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 79-29-6
Projected working file: 6-1
Oct. 22: BYE WEEK
Oct. 29: Iowa State Cyclones (Ames, Iowa)
Jack Trice Stadium (Ames)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 59.9% (Up from 59.2%)
All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads 78-7-2
Projected working file: 7-1
Nov. 5: Baylor Bears (Norman)
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 54.7% (Down from 69.5%)
All-Time Collection: Oklahoma leads 28-4
Projected working file: 8-1
Nov. 12: West Virginia Mountaineers (Morgantown)
Mountaineer Subject at Milan Puskar Stadium (Morgantown)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 69.9% (Down from 73%)
All-Time Collection: Oklahoma leads 11-2
Projected working file: 9-1
Nov. 19: Oklahoma State Cowboys (Norman)
Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 65% (Up from 63.9%)
All-Time Collection: Oklahoma leads 90-19-7
Projected working file: 10-1
Nov. 26: Texas Tech Crimson Raiders (Lubbock)
Jones AT&T Stadium (Lubbock)
Predicted Winner: Oklahoma
Sooners Win Likelihood: 63% (Down from 72%)
All-Time Collection: Oklahoma leads 23-6
Projected working file: 11-1
Abstract
As in comparison with the preseason win possibilities, the Oklahoma Sooners stay the favourite in every of their remaining video games however one. The Crimson River Showdown. The Sooners did achieve 0.4% in win chance after week one, however the Longhorns stay the projected favourite. That quantity might transfer considerably relying on what Texas does of their week two matchup with Alabama.
In six of their remaining 11 video games, the Oklahoma Sooners’ projected win chance went down. The most important drop occurred of their matchup with Baylor which noticed the Sooners’ win chance drop 15 share factors.
After a robust week from the Huge 12, it’s not all that shocking to see the Sooners lose a little bit of floor. This convention goes to be arguably the most effective it has been in years. Even the groups that aren’t projected to contend for the Huge 12 championship shall be improved, making the depth of the convention a lot better than what it’s been.
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