Who would have thought last weekend that Oklahoma State would go to Texas A&M and upset the Aggies and that Oklahoma would travel to Texas Tech and give the Red Raiders their only home loss this season? That was some kind of surprise.

     Now if the Sooners or Cowboys win tomorrow it won’t be a surprise. It will be a total shocker.

     Both teams have difficult tasks. The Sooners are at Texas and the Cowboys get to host Kansas. No, it’s not going to be easy.

     Sometimes in sports it’s better to be lucky that it is to be good. OU has proven that the last two games. The Sooners could have lost those two encounters just as easy as they won them. There was the miracle shot by David Godbold against Texas Tech. Then there was that four point play by Tony Croker that gave Oklahoma that win over Baylor.

     If those games were losses, there wouldn’t be any confidence about getting in to the NCAA tournament. Now Oklahoma has to figure out how to win three more games in the regular season. If that occurs they are definitely heading to the Big Dance. The best bests are are home against Texas A&M and Missouri and on the road at Nebraska.

     The bottom line for this OU team is when guards Austin Johnson and Crocker play well, so do the Sooners.

     Sean Sutton has Oklahoma State playing well. He’s trying to make it as tough as possible for the higher-ups in Stillwater to get rid of him after the season is concluded.

     The Pokes definitely haven’t quit, like they could have a couple of weeks ago when everything was going badly. They have shown fight.

     Byron Eaton has been the key. He has suddenly developed into one of the best point guards in the Big 12. He is playing with a lot of confidence. And the Cowboy defense has gotten a lot better.

     As far as OU and OSU posting wins tomorrow? I just don’t see it happening. Both Kansas and Texas have too much talent for the in-state teams to pull out victories.