What in the hell  has happened to A&M?
Arlington Heights 63, North Side 3
at #12 TCU 42, #15 Oklahoma State 9
Cincinnati 0, at Indianapolis 27
at #7 Alabama 59, #21 Texas A&M 0
#19 Nebraska 38, at Northwestern 17
at #11 Oklahoma 30, #14 Kansas State 31
Believe it or not, North Side actually led Heights in the first quarter, 3-0.
Then Heights got the ball.  Game over. 
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Ross Evans somehow made it onto the field Saturday and wore Michael Hunnicutt’s #18 jersey. Can there be any other explanation for OU leaving 7 points on the field like that?
Still, OU gave the old, tired “it didn’t have to come down to that” excuse.
Oklahoma tight end Blake Bell said it wasn’t all Hunnicutt’s fault.
“Hunnicutt’s a great kicker,” Bell said. “I mean, he makes every single kick that I’ve ever seen — it’s ridiculous — so you can’t blame it on him. Hunny, the type of guy he is, he’s going to bounce back and be great and make field goals for us.”
Yeah, I know:  All y’all “coulda, shoulda, woulda” done more so it didn’t have to come down to that.  But you didn’t.  And it did, and Hunnicutt screwed it up.
Sometimes you just have to blame the kicker.  Ask TCU & Ross Evans.
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That debacle in Indy…was discouraging.  Yes, Andy Dalton didn’t have the services of AJ Green, true – but no one will ever confuse the Indian-hapless Colts’ defense for the ’85 Bears.
Damn.  Just, damn.
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WITY™ about Northwestern?  They held Ameer Abdullah to 40 rushing yards in the first half, and led Nebraska, 17-14.  In fact, the Huskers had to go all Boise-State on the Wildcats to even be that close (QB Tommy Armstrong caught a pass in the end zone from wideout De’Mornay Pierson-El to get to a 14-all tie).
Fortunately for the Big Red, the offensive line & Abdullah woke up in the second half.  Abdullah finished with 146 yards on 23 carries as Nebraska rolled.
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With all respect and admiration for Mike Gundy – Hey, Okie State!!!  Not quite as easy to play TCU when the game’s not in your backyard, is it? 
(And no, I’m still not fond of the idea of Trevone Boykin at quarterback – but at least he’s screwing up a lot less than he’s done the last two years.  Actually kinda parallels Andy in that regard.)
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Three weeks ago, Texas A&M was the #6 college football team in the nation.  The talk was all about Johnny Manziel’s replacement, Kenny Hill.  “Kenny Football”, they were calling him.  Coach Kevin Sumlin was being talked about in terms of possibly being a candidate to replace Jason Garrett as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Think about that for a second.
Now?  After this embarrassment at the hands of the Crimson Tide?  There’s now talk about whether Hill will even remain the starting quarterback.  Coach Sumlin has vowed to put every aspect of the program under a microscope.  No starter’s job is safe for next weekend.
How the mighty have fallen.
Wow.  Just, wow.
This week:  4-2.  Overall:  38-9-1.
The PFW will return Friday, when we discuss the District 7-5A championship, and whether I should allow the Dallas Cowboys back in (and why).  See you then.
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