If this game was played on Saturday night, I think he would definitely play. However, no matter what has been reported, I still have my doubts. I laid -13(opener), but took back +14.5 when I got cold feet. The drop-off(back-up qb) is HUGE! If Robinson plays, the line will blow up(National TV)! If he doesn't, it will probably go lower than the opener. Ok St needs to win their last 2 games to guarantee a berth in the Cotton Bowl. Fertile recruiting territory.
Man, I want to jump on it, but am staying my trigger finger for now.
Here's the latest. Right now Gundy expects him to play.
http://www.newsok.com/article/3417760
Here's the latest. Right now Gundy expects him to play.
http://www.newsok.com/article/3417760
hno:
Living in Colorado and following CU pretty closely, I can tell you that this is one team that is finished. They are officially out of bowl contention and now they face the #2 team in the Big 12 South on the road. CU will do what they always do at this point in the season - focus on beating Nebraska. That is their rivalry game, bowl game and national championship all rolled into one. As much as OSU might be looking ahead to OU, CU will be looking ahead to Nebraska. The team seems pretty shellshocked, they are constantly being asked questions about coach Hawkins and his job security...I am not saying I would play OSU necessarily, although I would lean heavily that way - making CU out to be some sort of tough row to hoe at this point would be stretching the facts out pretty far IMO. Mid-season transfers, oline depth, penalties, etc...the laundry list of bad things going on with the CU football program at this point is pretty long...
I'm not really crazy about this game. But just something I'm throwing out there: It's not easy coming off a game with a team like Texas Tech, who throws a lot of plays at you and wears defenses down. Now OSU is having to turn around with just 4 days of rest and is favored by double digits. I haven't decided on this game one way or another because I haven't looked at the stats. But with OU on board next week the situational angle favors Colorado. I keep hearing from the Colorado fans on this board that they've given up on the season. But it didn't look that way two weeks ago when they beat Texas A&M. Bottom line is you have no way of knowing the psyche of a team.
Here is the latest news on Robinson:
Gundy expects Robinson to face Buffs
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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy expects senior quarterback Zac Robinson to play Thursday night against Colorado, despite a violent helmet-to-helmet hit that knocked him out of the Cowboys' victory over Texas Tech Saturday night with a head injury.
Robinson was stunned on a violent hit by Texas Tech cornerback Jamar Wall with 1:38 left in the Cowboys' 24-17 victory. Both players remained on the ground for several minutes after the play while medical personnel attended to them.
Robinson, who has made 34 consecutive starts as Oklahoma State's quarterback, was tested Sunday and will be tested again on Monday, Gundy said.
"His tests went very well," Gundy said. "We're anticipating him being able to play."
That realization is leading Gundy to plan like Robinson will be in the lineup in a critical game for the 8-2 Cowboys' bowl hopes.
"We want to do what's best for him first. If he's not ready to play then we're not going to play him," Gundy said. "But just sitting him because of the opponent we're playing, we're not in a position to do that, especially for a guy that means as much as he does to our football team. We want to do what's best for him and his future. Then we'll do what's best for the team next."
The devastating shot to Robinson was a frightening moment for Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer.
"Your heart sinks into the bottom of your toes," Brewer said. "Then you see some limbs move and you just have to hope for the best. As a parent or a coach you just have to hope for the best."
If Robinson can't play, Gundy will choose between inexperienced backups Alex Cate and Brandon Weeden.
Cate, a fourth-year junior, hasn't attempted a pass this season. He has completed 4 of 5 passes for 56 yards in his career.
Weeden, 26, is a third-year sophomore who earlier had a career as a professional baseball player. He completed 4 of 7 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns in an earlier victory this season over Grambling.
Gundy expects Robinson to face Buffs
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By Tim Griffin
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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy expects senior quarterback Zac Robinson to play Thursday night against Colorado, despite a violent helmet-to-helmet hit that knocked him out of the Cowboys' victory over Texas Tech Saturday night with a head injury.
Robinson was stunned on a violent hit by Texas Tech cornerback Jamar Wall with 1:38 left in the Cowboys' 24-17 victory. Both players remained on the ground for several minutes after the play while medical personnel attended to them.
Robinson, who has made 34 consecutive starts as Oklahoma State's quarterback, was tested Sunday and will be tested again on Monday, Gundy said.
"His tests went very well," Gundy said. "We're anticipating him being able to play."
That realization is leading Gundy to plan like Robinson will be in the lineup in a critical game for the 8-2 Cowboys' bowl hopes.
"We want to do what's best for him first. If he's not ready to play then we're not going to play him," Gundy said. "But just sitting him because of the opponent we're playing, we're not in a position to do that, especially for a guy that means as much as he does to our football team. We want to do what's best for him and his future. Then we'll do what's best for the team next."
The devastating shot to Robinson was a frightening moment for Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer.
"Your heart sinks into the bottom of your toes," Brewer said. "Then you see some limbs move and you just have to hope for the best. As a parent or a coach you just have to hope for the best."
If Robinson can't play, Gundy will choose between inexperienced backups Alex Cate and Brandon Weeden.
Cate, a fourth-year junior, hasn't attempted a pass this season. He has completed 4 of 5 passes for 56 yards in his career.
Weeden, 26, is a third-year sophomore who earlier had a career as a professional baseball player. He completed 4 of 7 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns in an earlier victory this season over Grambling.
That's what I think too, but I'll be damned if they show up every now and then. They showed up in Austin against Texas, and they showed up against Texas A&M. Is their trend to show up for big games? That can't be or they would've played well against Colorado State on Nat'l TV. I thought after the A&M win that removing the cancer that was Darrell Scott was the answer....nope, not after seeing how they played this past Saturday. But I wouldn't put it past Colorado to play well, for their standards, at least for the 1st half this Thursday night. Who knows. I think the under might be the play, especially if it's in the high 50's to 60's?.....
I don't know if anybody has thought about it, but OSU has a decent shot at a BCS game. In my opinion they'll take this game pretty seriously. Whether Robinson plays or not. My guess is he probably will as long as he's cleared. After this game Robinson will have 9 days to recover for OU. And at this point in the season with all of their offensive injuries, OU is very beatable. If OSU beats both Colorado and OU I can almost guarantee you they'll go to the Fiesta Bowl, where they'll probably end up playing Boise St. if Boise also wins out. This would be a big boost for OSU's program. So every game for here on out is BIG.
Yea its me, I dont want to be soley tied to one team, Altho they are obv my favorite, they are also the team I know the most--just like we discussed before and like you with the longhorns.
and I have no idea about the total, I just do not know about this game. Several factors just make me gunshy here altho I am sure I will put a small action wager on the pokes. I have not looked at stats yet, but was going to see how the pokes did in the past the week before OU--But even then I am not sure that info would be helpful as this is sorta new territory for us.
And Im sitting here sipping coffee just freewheeling but just some points to consider
1. Letdown game--TT was a big win
2. Lookahead game--OU is a big game
3. The texas game JB mentioned with colorado has shown that CU has some talent, I was very surprised watching that game.
4. The backdoor cover--I can just see if Osu comes out and gets a big lead, they sit the starters and I get backdoored.
5. Midweek game--I know some of you guys have done really well on these widweek games, but they have really dragged my ROI down some--so now I look for reasons not to play them lol.
Like I said, Im sitting here BSing about the game , drinking coffee, and fixing to analyze some video for work, so take it fwiw.
GO POKES!!!!!
