We go to I’M A MAN I’M 40 State for Preview No. 64. Previews of all 65 BCS conference schools, plus Notre Dame and state schools, will be posted daily in no particular order. To view all previews, click here.

In honor of Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, I will shout this preview.

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OKLAHOMA STATE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT A BIG YEAR IN 2008.

GUNDY HAS RECRUITED WELL, AND AFTER RANKING SEVENTH IN THE COUNTRY IN TOTAL OFFENSE LAST SEASON THE COWBOYS SHOULD ACTUALLY BE BETTER, WITH SEVEN STARTERS RETURNING ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL.

ZAC ROBINSON IS BACK AFTER TOTALLING NEARLY 3,700 YARDS OF OFFENSE AFTER REPLACING CHILD/QUARTERBACK BOBBY REID DURING THE TROY DEBACLE.

HE ALSO HAS A TALENTED STABLE OF RUNNING BACKS, LED BY KENDALL HUNTER, WHO RUSHED FOR 708 YARDS AND AVERAGED 6.5 YARDS PER CARRY IN A BACKUP ROLE LAST YEAR.

THE WIDE RECEIVING CORPS LOST 1,000-YARDER ADARIUS BOWMAN, BUT DOES RETURN DEZ BRYANT AND BRANDON PETTIGREW, WHO COMBINED FOR 1,200 YARDS IN 2007.

THE DEFENSE, NOT A STRONG POINT LAST YEAR (THE COWBOYS RANKED 101ST IN THE NATION IN THE CATEGORY) RETURNS SIX STARTERS.

GUNDY ELECTED TO GO THE JUCO ROUTE TO TRY TO PATCH UP THE DEFENSE, SO THAT PROBABLY TELLS YOU ABOUT ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.

THE COWBOYS ARE DEFINITELY AS STRONG AS THEY’VE BEEN SINCE LES MILES LEFT TOWN, BUT THEY’RE STILL NOT READY TO COMPETE WITH OKLAHOMA, TEXAS OR TEXAS TECH.

HERE’S THE SCHEDULE:

AUG. 30: VS. WASHINGTON STATE (AT SEATTLE)
THE POKES EMBARRASS THE COUGS WHILE THEY TRY TO GET RECRUITS.

SEPT. 6: HOUSTON
LOTS OF POINTS WILL BE SCORED HERE.

SEPT. 13: MISSOURI STATE
LET’S JUST HOPE GUNDY DOESN’T TRY TO HUMILIATE THE CHILDREN HERE.

SEPT. 27: TROY
ODDS ARE GOOD FOR CHILD-HUMILIATION HERE AFTER LAST YEAR.

OCT. 4: TEXAS A&M
IF OSU WINS THIS ONE THEY’RE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO A RESPECTABLE BOWL GAME.

OCT. 11: AT MISSOURI
THEY ARE NOT READY TO WIN AT MISSOURI.

OCT. 18: BAYLOR
BAYLOR FANS MIGHT BE ASKING WHAT OUR SOCIETY HAS COME TO AFTER THIS ONE.

OCT. 25: AT TEXAS
THE COWBOYS HAVE BLOWN GAMES AGAINST THE LONGHORNS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE THIS DECADE. MAYBE THIS YEAR THEY’LL FIND A WAY TO WIN ONE.

NOV. 1: IOWA STATE
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS GENE CHIZIK WILL WISH HE STAYED AT TEXAS ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO.

NOV. 8: AT TEXAS TECH
IF THESE TWO DON’T COMBINE FOR 100 POINTS I’LL BE SHOCKED.

NOV. 15: AT COLORADO
GOING TO BOULDER IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS, BUT THE BUFFS ARE STILL A YEAR OR TWO AWAY.

NOV. 29: OKLAHOMA
ANOTHER GAME WHERE THE SCOREBOARD MIGHT BREAK. THE SOONERS WILL HAVE A LOT MORE POINTS, THOUGH.

GUNDY AND OSU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AN 8-4 YEAR. I CAN’T SEE THEM DOING ANY BETTER, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE WORSE.