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Big 12 Football 2018: Oklahoma goes out on top

By Patrick Mayhorn

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 01: The Oklahoma Sooners celebrate a 39-27 Big 12 Championship win against the Texas Longhorns at AT&T Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 01: The Oklahoma Sooners celebrate a 39-27 Big 12 Championship win against the Texas Longhorns at AT&T Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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I feel bad for West Virginia. The Mountaineers were awesome all year, but they fell apart just a bit at the end of the year, and despite being one of the better teams in the country in my eyes, won’t be playing in a New Year’s Six bowl. Texas gets that spot in the Sugar Bowl instead, despite West Virginia beating the Longhorns. I understand why it happens like that, but I still feel bad.

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The Camping World Bowl against Syracuse is a nice consolation though. It could be a fun, high scoring game, and I’ll be happy to watch it, even if West Virginia might deserve better.

Oklahoma deserved the four spot in the playoff, and they got it. I would’ve liked to see UCF get a shot, but I knew that’d never happen, and of the P5 options, Oklahoma makes the most sense. Are they going to beat Alabama? No. But I think if any offense can keep up with Alabama, Oklahoma’s can, and that should be at least fun to watch for a few quarters if nothing else.

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