10) Oklahoma defeats Baylor
I wish I had more fun watching OU play football this year. I wish I had confidence the Oklahoma defense could stop someone, anyone, playing major college football. Even an unmotivated, clearly dysfunctional Baylor squad can put up the yards against OU, and keep me on a steady supply of blood pressure meds.
But alas, the best offense in the country just keeps rolling through this craptastic contest. Oklahoma beat Baylor 45-24 in the closest three touchdown cover in Oklahoma history. The Sooners were the benefit of three Baylor turnovers, including two deep in Oklahoma territory. The Sooners were also the beneficiaries of nine Baylor penalties, one seemingly more important than the next. The defense did just enough however, "holding" Baylor to 24 points and Jordan Evans, he of the black hole at middle linebacker, picked off two Seth Russell passes in leading Oklahoma to victory.
The offense just keeps on offensing. Baker was 80% passing for 300 yards and two touchdowns. He did have one ridiculous pick, but that is allowed. He is nails. And it helps to have Dede Westbrook and Joe Mixon. They combined for nine catches and 151 yards, with two idiotic scores from Westbrook. Mixon also rushed for 124 on 14 carries and a long score. Though the running games wasn't "spectacular" in the sense that many rushes were the "three yards and a cloud of dust" type. But Samaje Perine hit the century mark in this return, and Lincoln Riley flatly refused to give up on the run game.