Next Four Games Key

We face Iowa State, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Baylor in the next four weeks. If we avoid mistakes, stay turnover-free, and don't make stupid penalties, i.e. we don't do the things that cause you to lose games you should win, we could realistically go 3-1 over that stretch.

 We don't have the firepower (or the line play) right now to play with Oklahoma, but I think we have a realistic shot at a win at Iowa State. If our kids keep believing and keep playing hard, I think we can beat them at home.

We return home to play Colorado. While they appear to have figured some things out offensively in their win over Kansas State, I still think they are beatable. A win over a Colorado program that has historically been a thorn in our side since the beginning of the Big 12 would be a nice feather in Mike Sherman's hat. The Colorado game will be the most difficult of the three games to win, in my opinion.

Our game against Baylor will be an interesting test. I can see that game becoming something of a shootout, because I'm not sure our defense will be able to control Robert Griffin, and they will be sky-high with the game in Waco. If we win that game, and the other two versus ISU and Colorado, we would be 5-6 heading into Austin to play texas. If they are still #1, it would make for a great match-up, their #1 team facing a decided underdog they haven't beaten for the last two years.

Most importantly, though, if we win three of the next four games, we will have taken another step forward as a program, showing progress in Sherman's first year. It will be visible evidence that we have this program headed in the right direction. I believe Sherman & Co. are doing a good job, and are improving this team game-by-game. A few wins never hurt anyone's confidence, though.