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Fantasy Bowl Review: Oklahoma beats Indiana |
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Written by Vince Mullins
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Tuesday, 01 January 2008 |
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Oklahoma State rang in the New Year with a huge
49-33 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in the Insight Bowl on Monday Night.
Dare
I say that Zac Robinson is the
man even though he is not
40 years old?
The sophomore Cowboy QB (right, J.P. Wilson/Icon SMI) accounted for five TDs and has set himself up as a top
fantasy pick for 2008. The loss of OC Larry
Fedora to the head coaching job had little impact as Head Coach Mike Gundy took over most of
the play-calling. Expect the Cowboys to again be an offensive juggernaut in
2008.
While the offense is losing WR Adarius
Bowman, expect freshman Dez
Bryant to emerge as the #1 threat next year if he can keep his grades
up. With two TDs and nine catches Bryant should not be a surprise to anyone
next year.
Indiana QB Kellen Lewis runs hot
and cold from week to week, but went from hot to cold a couple times during the
game. Lewis sailed many passes high but made many plays with his legs. It was
very surprising that WR James Hardy
had such a quiet game - while the Cowboy secondary focused on him it is unusual
for Hardy to be held without a touchdown.
With the graduation of Hardy, I expect that the Hoosiers will struggle
offensively in 2008 despite the return of Lewis. While WR James Bailey shined occasionally when
Hardy was contained, I am not sure how much he can handle as a #1. I also
wonder how much of the energy from the Terry
Hoeppner story can carry over to a 2008 season when the Hoosiers will
play a tougher Big Ten schedule that should include Ohio State and Michigan
again..
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