Shinn at 3 p.m.: Teams need their A-games home or away

Breaking News

Related Photos

The Sooners will kick off against the Mountaineers at 6 p.m. Saturday in West Virginia. (Jerry Laizure / The Transcript)

November 5, 2012

Shinn at 3 p.m.: Teams need their A-games home or away

Anonymous The Norman Transcript The McAlester News-Capital Mon Nov 05, 2012, 03:18 PM CST

NORMAN — Which teams had critical games at home used to be the deciding factor in the Big 12 Conference race.

That seems to have changed.

Big 12 teams are 24-13 (60.0 winning percentage) on the road this season. That's very close to what teams have done at home (30-18, 62.5 winning percentage).

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops isn't surprised.

"I believe it's a tough league in that everybody is good," OU coach Bob Stoops said. "If you're not at your best or you have a few turnovers or something you're gonna be on the wrong end of it."

The Sooners are the example. It's 3-0 in road games this season, but 2-2 at home. The losses were to No. 3 Kansas State and No. 4 Notre Dame, but OU hasn't had two losses at Owen Field in the same season since 1998.

Text Only | Photo Reprints

Breaking News

Firefighters respond to fire on Washington Ave.
Thick black smoke which could be seen for blocks, billowed out the front and back windows of the two story residence as firefighters battled the Friday afternoon blaze at 225 W. Washington Ave.

May 25, 2013 4 Photos
Expected $12 million for McAlester streets, road fund takes a dive
May 21, 2013
Pittsburg County road closures
As of 11 :30 a.m., Flooding closes highways in Pittsburg and Atoka Coun

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
More thunderstorms to hit McAlester
More thunderstorms are expected to hit McAlester Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service website

May 21, 2013
Heavy rain has flooded several Pittsburg County roads
Heavy rain has flooded several Pittsburg County roads but as of 8:45 a.m. most are open, officials say.
“We haven’t closed any yet but it could happen any time,” said Kevin Smith, District Two commissioner.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
Donate to victims in Moore
There are numerous places for Pittsburg County citizens to donate items for the victims in Moore who are suffering from damages caused by recent storms and a large destructive tornado.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
Blackboard alerts — Receive tornado warnings on your phone
Did you receive a tornado warning alert on your phone last night? If the answer is "no," you may need to register to receive area-alerts on your phone.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
Authorities ask area-residents to drive safe
McAlester Police Chief Jim Lyles and Trent Myers, director of Pittsburg County/McAlester Office of Emergency Management, both ask area-residents to drive safely.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo
38 without power in the McAlester area
There are currently 38 customers experiencing power outages in the McAlester area as of 10:30 a.m., according to Frank Phillips, Community Affairs Manager of Public Service Company of Oklahoma.

May 21, 2013
NWS warns drivers
The National Weather Service warns drivers to not drive the areas where water covers the road at unknown depths.

May 21, 2013 1 Photo 1 Story
More Breaking News Headlines