19.5 reasons why KU will beat OU

19.5 point underdogs and still going up? Here's 19.5 reasons why you are wrong:

1) Todd Reesing 17-2

2) Mark Mangino will beat Bob Stoops at some point in his career. You never know when it will happen.

3) OU lost the division last Saturday. To have any hope, they have to win every game. If a few bad things happen early on, they might start to get a little panicky as the pressure is on.

4) OU is a great team; however, can you ever remember a KU team and QB more well-equipped to take on a great team?

5) Experience against a better defense -- Virginia Tech

6) Experience against a hard-hitting defense with all kinds of athletes and the best defensive end in the nation -- USF

7) 19.5 points ... um that's a freakin' insult

8) Kerry Meier

9) Starters moving to the kick coverage unit

10) Five big games this season -- we need to get win #1 in that series

11) The game that never was -- a chance to silence those that said we wouldn't have had a chance against OU in the Big 12 Championship

12) A chance to silence Mark May for probably 30 seconds before he starts spinning

13) James Holt

14) A conference championship is the goal -- this game could get us a two-game lead in the division

15) If Texas is better than OU, then we certainly need to be able to handle the second place team in the south

16) Dezmon Briscoe

17) The Ryan Reynolds injury

18) At 3.7 ypc OU's running game isn't really all that either (KU at 3.4 ypc)

19) Joe Mortensen -- "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best."

19.5) Inspirational presidential campaign means Jayhawks are going to get all Mavericky on OU

Comments

[ROWYHO]

Don't forget Brorsen, Laptad, Branstetter, and Chris Harris among others are all going home to play in front of their families/friends. That means we can cover at least 4 more points from Vegas.

[max]

OU is 15-20 points better than MU. I say OU wins this by 21 or more. I'm a huge KU fball fan but I'm also a realist. OU is in my opinion by far the most talented team in America.

[ROWYHO]

Max-I'm a realist too. I don't think anyone will be suprised if OU wins on their own turf. But, 21 points? Talent counts for a lot, but there so many variables you're discounting. Heart, desire, and a national TV slot just to name a few. Plus, don't forget we've got athletes too. I suppose I could be wrong, but I do think KU should be competitive in this one.

[DJ]

Being 15-20 points better than Mizzou might not count for much right now -- we'll see on Saturday night.

I started typing out more, but realized that I was using up my game preview ... stay tuned

[max]

I'll be there rooting my butt off and I hope I'm dead wrong on this one.

[moyae84]

Line is to 21 in some places

[DJ]

It went back down to 19.5 in the KC Star today (after hitting 20). My take is that if we stay in the game in the first half, we will win outright. If the players get a feeling that they are on the same level as OU in the first half, I think they will finish. With the continued campaign of media disrespect, this team is dying for a statement game.

I have been wrong before. I thought we would go to Texas in 2005 make a statement. We all know what happened there. This OU team is not 2005 UT (and the Hawks aren't '05 KU) so I'd like to see us take this opportunity. We'll play more tough games this year, but winning this one would be the ultimate regular season prize.