Illinois actually wins Texas Bowl...Yeah, there is such a game

QB Nathan Scheelhaase and RB Mikel Leshoure/Courtesy: Darrell Homeann-illinihq.com

If we come off sounding sarcastic or anything else about the plethora of strange and odd bowl games, it because of games like this.

Sure, it's a great capper to a rebound season for Illinois, from 3-9 in 2009 to a 7-6 record this season is a nice comeback and the Zooker and his Illini do have reason to be proud of that. That 7th win came Wednesday night when they pounded Baylor, 38-14 in the Texas Bowl.

Your MVP, Illinois RB Mikel Leshoure, who ran for 184 yards and scored 3 times.

More on the game from Illinihq.com RIGHT HERE

If you actually stayed up Wednesday night and watched this game, good for you. You are either a hardcore, football alum from one of these schools or a crazed football addict with nothing better to do. We aren't trying to be haters, but think about it.

Anyway, yeah, sorry we are being grouchy about this, but we...or at least I don't think there should be 836 Bowl games every year. Sorry, I just don't. But hey, if it makes you happy, then great, congrats on a good win Illinois and as for Baylor...we thought you were better than that.

Here's your look at the game, thanks to our friends at the Big Ten Network...
((HT: BTN/Youtube))

TWTW: A&M Over Baylor, Both Still Bowl Eligible Before Texas

((HT: KBTX-TV Waco))

Whoda thought Mike Sherman would have saved his job this year in College Station...?

The HQ surely didn't see that one coming...

We knew Jarrod Johnson can be an amazing talent at QB, but at the same time, he can be completely erratic and off the radar. Robert Griffin III, or simply RG3 in Waco, is one of those guys who is the same way.

These two squared off and 72 points happened...

And Baylor is still ahead of Texas in bowl eligibility.
Sorry, we just enjoy saying that...

Cody Coil gets credit for one of the best names of the weekend...

TWTW: Oklahoma Splits Saturday, State Slows Baylor While OU Loses To A&M

((HT: newsok.com))

Saturday was a weird day for OKlahoma-based football...

First, OSU can win the Big 12/11/10 South Division. They can win the Big 12/11/10 title, and they can go to a BCS bowl.

The Cowboys defense held Robert Griffin to only 267 passing yards. Brandon Weeden lit up Baylor for 435. The team put up a school-record 725 yards. Weeden broke two school records with 34 completions and his passing yardage.

Justin Blackmon, back after a one-game suspension for his DUI coming home from the Cowboys game, had 173 yards receiving, 69 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Jenni Carlson and Brandon Chatmon analyze the good...


For Oklahoma, they once again started another week by giving up points and an early lead. The HQ was trying to figure out where this particular Texas A&M team came from- scoring 19 unanswered points behind QB Ryan Tannehill's fairly flawless first half.

But, then in the second half, Tannehill became human and the Sooners closed the gap to 19-17. OU tried a fake field goal for the lead, but the pass was dropped in the endzone.

A&M then went down the field to score and put the game out of reach.
Does Bob Stoops realize he, probably, saved Mike Sherman's job for another season...?

Berry Tramel and Jake Trotter analyze the bad...

TWTW: Baylor Bowl Eligible, Cracks Top 25

((HT: KWTX-TV Waco, Texas))

After defeating Kansas State to become bowl eligible for the first time since 1994, Baylor was ranked 25th in new AP poll, the school’s first ranking since September 5th, 1993 when the Bears were 24th...

For a week...

And how's this for odd... or abnormal... whichever you choose...

Big 12 South

Baylor 3-1
Oklahoma 2-1
Oklahoma State 2-1
Texas 2-2
Texas Tech 2-3
Texas A&M 1-2

Oh, the game...
Jay Finley rushed for a school-record 250 yards, Robert Griffin threw for a career-high 404 yards and four touchdowns as Baylor beat Kansas State 47-42...

Baylor (6-2, 3-1) has not played in a bowl game since 1994, when the Bears were part of the old Southwest Conference.

The offense gained 683 yards breaking a school record that was set three weeks ago.

Brett Denham delivers the good news indoors...

Baylor's Griffin Out For Season

((HT: CBSSports))

An MRI done Sunday revealed that Baylor Sophomore QB Robert Griffin has "an isolated tear" in his ACL. He sustained the injury in the first half of the Bears' 68-13 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night.

The Bears also lost senior defensive back and return specialist Mikail Baker to a knee injury. An MRI revealed an ACL tear and tears to his medial and lateral meniscus after he was hurt on special teams.

Griffin was injured when his leg bent awkwardly while being stopped for no gain on a fourth-down play the opening series of the game. He remained on the ground for several minutes, the silence broken only when Baylor students started chanting his name before he walked gingerly to the sideline.

Northwestern drove for a touchdown while Griffin was being tended to. He had his knee heavily wrapped. But he didn't miss a snap before halftime, coming back to lead the Bears to a 41-10 halftime lead.

Here's post-game from the game, thanks to our friends at KWTX-TV10 in Waco
Dan Ingham got to do a live shot in the dark for his report...