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Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford helped his Heisman Trophy prospects with a big night against Missouri in the Big 12 championship game.

Expect the sophomore Bradford to be in New York next Saturday when the Heisman Trophy is handed out, along with fellow Big 12 quarterbacks Colt McCoy of Texas and Graham Harrell of Texas Tech.

Maybe, Texas can beat Oklahoma in that competition. Surely it won’t make it any easier for the Longhorns to watch the Sooners, a team they beat in October 45-35, play for the national title.

Oklahoma and Texas finished in a three-way tie for the Big 12 South title with Texas Tech, but the Sooners’ victory over Texas Tech, combined with Tech’s win against Texas, made head-to-head moot. According to Big 12 rules, the poll voters and computer ratings used by the BCS were left to break the deadlock, and the Sooners got the nod.

“Everybody has their opinion, some are different than others,” said Stoops, who has done his best to avoid getting drawn into campaigning for his team the way Texas coach Mack Brown has. “That’s a pretty convincing win. If that doesn’t make a statement ... then you’ll find a reason why it wasn’t good enough.”

Texas fans have done all they could to remind anyone paying attention about their team’s victory in Dallas, setting up Web sites, handing out signs and flying banners from planes — including one over Arrowhead Stadium before the Big 12 title game that read “Enjoy the BeatByTexas.com Bowl.”

Yes, the Longhorns also beat Missouri in the regular season, 56-31.

But it wasn’t enough to combat the Sooners’ dominance. Since losing to Texas, Oklahoma has won seven straight games by a combined score of 419-205.

The numbers were staggering again Saturday night. The Sooners put up 627 yards, Chris Brown and Madu, the third-stringer playing because DeMarco Murray injured his knee on the opening kickoff, each ran for more than 100 yards and three scores. The defense, led by linebacker Travis Lewis, held Missouri 24 points below its average and forced three turnovers.

“Hopefully, the people who watched this game tonight, we made an impression on them,” said Lewis, who had 13 tackles.

What’s working for the Sooners these days?

“Everything,” Stoops said.

No way to argue about that.

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