Double Standard of the Week
Saturday was a banger from start to finish. The day began with two ridiculous games. Texas and Oklahoma traded leads and touchdowns for roughly five hours before Kennedy Brooks scored on a 33-yard touchdown run in the final seconds to give Oklahoma a 55-48 Red River Showdown win. Meanwhile, roughly 550 miles to the east in Oxford, Mississippi, Ole Miss and Arkansas were in their own shootout -- one that ended with the Razorbacks scoring a touchdown on the final play of regulation but failing to convert on a game-winning two-point conversion as the Rebels held on for the 52-51 victory.Both games were awesome, and I enjoyed them immensely. I also enjoyed the way the games were being discussed on social media by many of my colleagues. I couldn't help but notice how the game between Oklahoma and Texas was portrayed by many as being "typical Big 12 defense" with blown coverages and missed tackles, while the game between SEC teams that saw 1,287 total yards, 14 touchdowns and five punts was just a beautifully-executed display of offensive football that was simply too much for any mortal college football defense to overcome.
Remember, kids, when a wide receiver runs free through a Big 12 secondary, it's terrible defense. When they do it against an SEC defense, that's just scheme, baby.
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