With only two weeks to go before the season begins, and with all the happenings of the last few weeks at various schools, here are some revised predictions for the final Big XII standings.
These were made by going through the schedule and predicting each game and then totalling the results, rather than by looking at each team and saying, "Eh, they should finish 4-4 in conference." This is why there are some strange-looking results, like Oklahoma finishing second-to-last in the south and Nebraska finishing in the lower division of the North.
I didn't include KSU, as I didn't want this to just be another "we may have a rough year" thread. I've made my expected finish for KSU known in other threads.
Big XII North
1. Mizzou 5-3, 8-4. Holiday Bowl.
2. ISU 4-4, 7-5. Gator Bowl.
3. ku 4-4, 6-6. NCAA Postseason Ban Bowl.
4. NU 3-5, 6-6. Insight Bowl.
5. CU 2-6, 3-9.
Big XII South
1. Texas Tech 7-1, 10-2. BCS Bowl.
2. Texas 7-1, 10-2. Cotton Bowl
3. aTm 5-3, 9-3. Alamo Bowl.
4. Baylor 4-4, 7-5. Sun Bowl.
5. OU 3-5, 6-6. Texas Bowl.
6. OSU 2-6, 5-7.
Two other observations:
#1: Texas A&M's nonconference schedule is laughable.
#2: Oklahoma's lack of an O-line + dependance on the run game spells a big downturn this season, even with their defense.
how is missouri improved over last year or is the rest of the north just gotten worse?
Quotehow is missouri improved over last year or is the rest of the north just gotten worse?
Good question. A little bit of both. Missouri returns some outstanding personnel on the offensive side of the ball...Gary Pinkel was wise to get Chase Daniels playing time last year, and a lot of people don't remember that he actually led Mizzou to a win or two. He's also been looking very good in camp, from what I hear. He has a couple of great targets in his tight ends, and Tony Temple should do some nice things out of the backfield. Mizzou has some nice momentum from that bowl win against Spurrier and SC. The only question is if they can get some consistent play from their defense.
Couple that with the coaching changes at KSU and Colorado and the personnel turnover at ku (as well as the fact that Mizzou gets ku at home), and Mizzou should be in the upper division of the Big XII North. OU's problems also help Mizzou, as I now have Mizzou winning that game at home. Nebraska has a slightly more challenging schedule than Mizzou, so I give Mizzou the edge there, and Iowa State has yet to "break through" and put everything together for an entire season. Had Iowa State not collapsed at ku last year, then I think most people would be picking them in the North. In the end, I believe the race in the North will come down to ISU and Mizzou.
IMO, Mizzou and Texas Tech are the two teams that have the chance to benefit the most from OU's recent problems. Both teams have an excellent opportunity to finally have a breakthrough year this year, and both are returning players that should be good enough to give them a shot at such a year...assuming that Pinkel's Brad Smith-induced mental funk will lift and that Leach has yet another QB to plug into his gimmick offense.
Quotehow is missouri improved over last year or is the rest of the north just gotten worse?
Good question. A little bit of both. Missouri returns some outstanding personnel on the offensive side of the ball...Gary Pinkel was wise to get Chase Daniels playing time last year, and a lot of people don't remember that he actually led Mizzou to a win or two. He's also been looking very good in camp, from what I hear. He has a couple of great targets in his tight ends, and Tony Temple should do some nice things out of the backfield. Mizzou has some nice momentum from that bowl win against Spurrier and SC. The only question is if they can get some consistent play from their defense.
Couple that with the coaching changes at KSU and Colorado and the personnel turnover at ku (as well as the fact that Mizzou gets ku at home), and Mizzou should be in the upper division of the Big XII North. OU's problems also help Mizzou, as I now have Mizzou winning that game at home. Nebraska has a slightly more challenging schedule than Mizzou, so I give Mizzou the edge there, and Iowa State has yet to "break through" and put everything together for an entire season. Had Iowa State not collapsed at ku last year, then I think most people would be picking them in the North. In the end, I believe the race in the North will come down to ISU and Mizzou.
IMO, Mizzou and Texas Tech are the two teams that have the chance to benefit the most from OU's recent problems. Both teams have an excellent opportunity to finally have a breakthrough year this year, and both are returning players that should be good enough to give them a shot at such a year...assuming that Pinkel's Brad Smith-induced mental funk will lift and that Leach has yet another QB to plug into his gimmick offense.
im not sold on their defense and im definately not sold on their coaching.
Missouri plays at Tech, aTm, Nubb, and Isu. They will be lucky to win 1 of them.
They go 3-5 in conf. 4-4 would be best case scenario and that is not going to get them a North crown.
QuoteMissouri plays at Tech, aTm, Nubb, and Isu. They will be lucky to win 1 of them.
They go 3-5 in conf. 4-4 would be best case scenario and that is not going to get them a North crown.
All they have to do is win one of them to finish at 5-3. They have a good shot at beating ku, KSU, CU, and OU at home. I think they pick up one win on the road to win the North.
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06 dumbass.
I am amazed this site has been around since august 06. I had no idea.
Cheers on being the best cat board on the net.
I f'd it up. No doubt. Laugh at me. I deserve it.
There were a few of us on this board before this version of it. It was me, WILDCATNATION, fatty+rusty, and some others. All I remember was fatty+rustys Basketball "countdown" thread where fatty went to the UNC site and asked them how to properly do a countdown thread.I am amazed this site has been around since august 06. I had no idea.
Cheers on being the best cat board on the net.
Actually, January 17, 2006.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Why did it start? Where did most of you come from GPC.com or KSUFans.com?