One look at the schedule will tell you why OU will win the conference championship this season.

I don't believe the early conference road games in Morgantown and Fort Worth will prove to be much of an obstacle. The tough games (Kansas State, Baylor and Oklahoma State) are in Norman, and Baylor and Oklahoma State fall in the last 1/3 of the season. Now, we all hope the Red River Rivalry ends up being in the "tough game" category, but until we see the Swoopes-led offense in action against BYU this Saturday, we can't make that assumption. Also, OU gets its bye weekend after consecutive games against Texas and Kansas State. So if those two defenses do beat up on the Sooner offense, they get an off week for recuperation.

I'm not saying that OU will go undefeated in the conference, but the schedule sure plays out in their favor. Nothing would make me happier than to have this prediction proven wrong, starting in the Cotton Bowl on October 11th. #letsride.