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				<title><![CDATA[Bradford, Oklahoma pulverize Texas Tech]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[NORMAN, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Oklahoma made a mess of Texas Tech 
and created one for the Big 12 Conference's South Division.

Sam Bradford threw four touchdown passes and Oklahoma's defense 
stymied Graham Harrell and Texas Tech's high-powered offense as 
the fifth-ranked Sooners humbled the second-ranked Red Raiders, 
65-21, on Saturday.

The victory created a three-way tie between Oklahoma, Texas Tech
and Texas in the Big 12 South, which can only send one 
representative to the conference championship against Missouri. 
Each school has one Big 12 game remaining.

And therein lies the quagmire - Texas defeated Oklahoma in the 
Red River Rivalry game; Texas Tech rallied for a last-second win
over the Longhorns; and Oklahoma pulverized the Red Raiders in 
this mismatch, so the tiebreaker would come down to BCS 
standings to determine the Big 12 South representative.

This all became relevant because the Sooners devastated the Red 
Raiders, erupting for 42 points and 402 yards in the first half.
They finished with 625 yards of offense.

"We have played these guys a lot," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops 
said.  "It wasn't easy.  They are a great team.  We did play 
well.  We were in the right position.  Things are starting to 
jell."

The subplot of the quarterback battle between Heisman Trophy 
candidates went to Bradford by knockout over Harrell.

Bradford left the game with almost 11 minutes left in the fourth
quarter.  He finished 14-of-19 for 304 yards and four 
touchdowns.  Harrell was 33-of-55 for 361 yards and three 
touchdowns.

"Sam Bradford, again, was just out of this world," Stoops said.

The Sooners also limited Texas Tech sensational wide receiver 
Michael Crabtree to six catches for 62 yards.  But despite the 
one-sided victory, Stoops praised the Red Raiders.

"I have tremendous respect for (Texas Tech coach Mike Leach) and
what they do," Stoops said.

The Sooners (10-1, 6-1 Big 12 South) scored on their opening 
drive.  After forcing a punt, Bradford led a 10-play, 73-yard 
drive that ended with DeMarco Murray's 1-yard TD run.

The Sooners doubled their advantage less than a minute into the 
second quarter when Chris Brown punched it in from 3 yards to 
cap a six-play, 76-yard march.

Oklahoma extended the lead to 21-0 with just under 11 minutes 
left before the half when Bradford hit tight end Jermaine 
Gresham for a 19-yard score.

Bradford then hit Juaquin Iglesias from 28 yards out to make it 
28-0.

Texas Tech (10-1, 6-1) finally found the end zone when Harrell 
hit Tramain Swindall with a 25-yard touchdown strike with 6:28 
left before the break.

But the Sooners were not deterred, coming right back and driving
80 yards in 12 plays, devouring 5:24 before Brown scored from 4 
yards to make it 35-7.

The capper on a near-perfect first 30 minutes came when Travis 
Lewis picked off Harrell and returned it 46 yards deep into 
Texas Tech territory.  On the next play, Murray finished the 
first-half scoring the way he started it, with a 1-yard run to 
make it 42-7.

Oklahoma had a 402-170 advantage in total offense at halftime.  
The Sooners out-rushed the Red Raiders, 226-16, in the first 
half.

"It's a great job by our O-line," Murray said.  "A lot of plays 
we weren't getting touched until we were five or six yards 
downfield."

Leach felt the Red Raiders started off-balance and it worsened.

"We never got settled.  We saw things out there we hadn't seen 
all year,'' the coach said.  "I think we really wanted to do 
well and then we went out and overtried.  We sat there and 
watched Oklahoma make one routine play after another."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Texas Tech faces huge test against Oklahoma]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[(2) Texas Tech (10-0) at (5) Oklahoma (9-1), 8:00 pm EST

NORMAN, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Texas Tech's last-second victory 
over then-No. 1 Texas three weeks ago was billed as the biggest 
game in school history.

However, the second-ranked Red Raiders have an even more 
important game Saturday when they visit No. 5 Oklahoma in a 
showdown with huge national championship ramifications.

This figures to be the last major regular-season hurdle for 
Texas Tech (10-0, 6-0 Big 12 South) en route to the BCS title 
game January 8 in Miami.

With a win, the Red Raiders would clinch a berth in the Big 12 
title game, where it would be a prohibitive favorite against 
Missouri, the winner of the North Division.

Texas Tech would only have to beat Baylor next week to complete 
an undefeated regular season.

However, the Red Raiders face the biggest test of their 
storybook season on Saturday against the Sooners (9-1, 5-1), who
still have national title hopes of their own.

"They're good, very good," Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said.  "I
mean, there's not one thing you can zero in on and try to stop. 
You just need to play good solid defense and react to it all."

Since losing at Texas, 45-35, Oklahoma has averaged 57 points 
during a four-game winning streak, including back-to-back 
contests with 60 or more points.

The Red Raiders will get their first extended look at Oklahoma 
sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford, who suffered a concussion in
the first quarter of the Sooners' 34-27 loss in Lubbock last 
year.

Bradford has passed for more than 3,400 yards this season with 
38 touchdowns and only six interceptions.

"He's the best (professional) prospect we'll face," Texas Tech 
safety Daniel Charbonnet said.  "He's got the size, he's got the
arm.  He makes good decisions back there.  He moves well, too."

Of course, the Sooners have to contend with the nation's most 
productive duo in quarterback Graham Harrell and wide receiver 
Michael Crabtree.

Harrell has thrown for more than 4,000 yards and 36 TDs, while 
Crabtree has 78 catches for 1,010 yards and 18 scores.

The sophomore receiver has caught at least five passes and one 
touchdown in 13 games, one shy of the NCAA record held by former
Pittsburgh standout Larry Fitzgerald.

Texas Tech is completing a four-game gauntlet against top-25 
teams - the last three against top-10 foes.

Texas was unable to complete a sweep in a similar stretch, 
allowing Crabtree's winning touchdown against Texas Tech will 
one second remaining.

The difference for the Red Raiders, however, is that they had a 
week off before the third and fourth games.

Still, Texas Tech's two most impressive wins this season - Texas
and Oklahoma State - came at home.  Now the Red Raiders have to 
win a signature game in a hostile environment.

If Oklahoma wins, there is a strong possibility that the Sooners
would finish in a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South with Texas
and Texas Tech at 7-1.

Conceivably, the Sooners could use a win over Texas Tech as a 
springboard to the national championship game.

If there is a three-way tie in the South, the division winner 
will be determined by the team with the highest BCS ranking.

Oklahoma (fifth) currently is behind Texas (third) in the BCS 
standings, but might be able to vault over the Longhorns with an
impressive win over the Red Raiders.]]></description>
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