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First things first, he's a Million Dollar Man.

But that doesn't mean he should be rooked out of any money or taken past the first round. I honestly can't believe some of the guys that are projected ahead of him right now. I'll accept Andrew Luck, even though we beat him (and Weeden out dual-ed him) Ryan Tannehill wears lipstick and was picked off multiple times by ESPN's worst defense in the country. I suppose there are some that would take RG3 over Weeden, but not me. The times I saw him play in Stillwater he looked, um, less than Heisman caliber.

Nick Foles? Brock Osweiler? Ryan Lindley? Kirk Cousins? Who are these guys?

Nick Foles was the third best QB in the Pac-12 and our defense shut him down twice. Brock Osweiler didn't even start for his team in 2010 (oh and he plays for Arizona State, but I won't go there). Ryan Lindley finished his career with a 52% completion rate AT SAN DIEGO STATE!

Next, you're gonna have to get over the fact that he's 28. Now to help with this, we've come up with 28 Modernities Older Than Brandon Weeden. So yeah, it's not that big of a deal. I really don't think any GM with a brain is going to look at these other spares and think otherwise.

But if you need a little more, look what the scouts are saying about him as he prepares for the Senior Bowl.

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Shoutout to Kyle over at Pistol's Firing Blog for grabbing this. I can't get enough.

OSU's most famous alumnus Garth Brooks won his lawsuit over Integris Hospital of Yukon on Tuesday evening. Proving there are no fences in Rogers County, OK on finding sympathetic Garth fans to fill a jury pool, Garth was awarded $1 million, doubling his original $500,000 gift to the hospital. Garth remains committed to putting his mother Colleen Brooks' name on a hospital woman's center in Yukon, but said this honor would not be bestowed upon an Integris hospital.

All this legal Ropin The Wind has been sure to leave you, the OSU fan, In Pieces. Integris Hospital of Yukon forgot that Brooks' resources in this part of the country give him an exhaustible amount of Fresh Horses. Lest the bestowed forget, when Garth gives you a donation, he is always gonna be coming up Sevens. That is all the puns Yachoff can muster without a new Garth Brooks studio album in 11 years.

We are fans of Garth in Stillwater. Stillwater is where Garth was minted, and his stratosphere career has carried a piece of Stillwater with it. But there are fans in Stillwater, and in the world at large, that are fans in a less traditional sense. These are the Ironic. They like Garth because they think it is uncool to do so. The Ironic cannot be considered detractors of Garth because they help Garth's career by consuming his product, but they only do this a living reminder to the world that they are so hip that they, the Ironic, can survive Garth's un-coolness without detriment. Interestingly, there has arisen a subset of Ironic folks who may have started out as only Ironic, but by immersing themselves in the sweet, back-alley jubilation of the Garth, are able to transcend irony and realize that Garth Brooks is not an inhabitant on a plane where cool/uncool exists, he simply IS, and that we should all strive to be a little less caring about what other people think. Don't take Yachoff's word for it, crank up "The Dance", put on your best checkered shirt, and flow:

The Missouri Tigers are #2 in the nation for the first time since that prick Quin Snyder was their coach. Remember him? Well he's currently an assistant coach with the Lakers and the Tigers, now led by Frank Haith are coming off their biggest win of the season in Waco.

The thing that stands out most to me is the size of the Tigers. 302 NCAA Division I basketball teams have an average height taller than Missouri's. If I'm being honest though, that's the only thing that gives me any hope tonight. With their 4 guard lineup, the Tigers rank fourth in scoring (84.4 ppg) and second in field goal percentage at .509

Marcus Denmon and Kim English will be a lot for the Cowboys to handle. Both average more than 15ppg and shoot better than 40% from 3. To put that in perspective: Missouri has hit 154 3 pointers this year; Denmon and English total 98. Ricardo Ratliffe is the Tigers primary big man. At 6-8, he reminds me a lot of Marshall Moses. He gets about 15 ppg and averages almost 7 rebounds. Throw the Fabulous Pressey Brothers in the mix - and you've got a very good Missouri team that will be tough to contend with.

Missouri
F 10 Ricardo Ratliffe 6-8 Sr. 14.6
G 12 Marcus Denmon 6-3 Sr. 17.7
G 24 Kim English 6-6 Sr. 14.4
G 03 Matt Pressey 6-2 Sr. 8.2
G 01 Phil Pressey 5-10 So. 10.1

Oklahoma State
F 02 Le'Bryan Nash 6-7 Fr. 12.5
F 20 Michael Cobbins 6-8 Fr. 5.2
G 04 Brian Williams 6-5 Fr. 6.1
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 Sr. 14.9
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 So. 8.6

If Page and Nash can get back on track, we could have ourselves a game. Travis Ford tends to get one shocker a year - and it probably won't be Kansas again. But I highly doubt it. Missouri is just too balanced. Too good. Oh, and wear white.

Ok, here we go.

As many already know, Gundy pulled out all the stops and flipped Kevin Peterson from OU to the Pokes earlier this week. This was a huge pickup because for those that don't know, safety Johnny Thomas will not be returning to OSU to finish out his career. He couldn't get the grades back up so he is declaring for the NFL draft. With Devin Hedgepeth's torn achilles injury, the secondary is in need of some depth and Peterson definitely has the talent to provide it.

On a smaller but just as important note, Coach Wickline was also able to snag offensive lineman, Michael Wilson, away from Texas A&M which is a huge get. The guy is 6'6" and 285 lbs and extremely athletic. He is going to be a difference maker for sure.

On an even smaller note, Coach Dunn landed relatively unknown wide receiver, Jhajuan Seales. While his offer list doesn't jump off the page at you, he is extremely fast and has great hands. He looks like he may be the sleeper of the class.

So that leaves two open scholarships left...kind of. Trust me, the coaches will make room somehow if a top recruit suddenly decides to wear the brightest of Oranges.

Click the jump for the remaining targets and more discussion.

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