How Many Games Will We Win This Season??

[Cire]

Oh I want to but I had also completely forgotten that a guy/restauranteur  named Tom Hayes is our Defensive coordinator.

[DQ12]

Oh I want to but I had also completely forgotten that a guy/restauranteur  named Tom Hayes is our Defensive coordinator.

Cosh was our DC last season.  Maybe it just doesn't matter.

[felix rex]

Cire, are you picking us to lose to KU again this year? (for those of you just joining us, cire picks us to lose to KU every year)

[Pete]

I am lowering mine vote from 8 to 7, based in part on the loss of key towel waving personnel. 

[mocat]

Missouri State   W
Miami                W
North Texas      W
@ OU                L
KU                     W
@ISU                W
@WVU              L
TTU                  W
OSU                 L
@TCU              L
@BU               W
UT                   W

[Bloodfart]

Missouri State   W
Miami                W
North Texas      W
@ OU                L
KU                     W
@ISU                W
@WVU              L
TTU                  W
OSU                 L
@TCU              L
@BU               W
UT                   W

I bet the cats win one of your losses.  They will prolly also lose one of those wins.  Your predicto is reallistic but who wants that this time of year?

[puniraptor]

Guys I'm telling you we are winning shitloads of games. Maybe the whole shitload.

[slobber]

We have a second year starter at QB who is now having sex. Name one time under Snyder where we went backwards under those circumstances. You can't.

We are winning the whole damned thing.

THE.                        WHOLE.                               DAMNED.                            THING.

[Emo EMAW]

Guys I'm telling you we are winning shitloads of games. Maybe the whole shitload.

Would you say we will win a plethora?

[puniraptor]

Guys I'm telling you we are winning shitloads of games. Maybe the whole shitload.

Would you say we will win a plethora?

I mean, I wouldn't say that. But, if you said that, we could probably share a series of double high-fives.

[slobber]

Guys I'm telling you we are winning shitloads of games. Maybe the whole shitload.

Would you say we will win a plethora?

A.                 PLETHORA.

[CNS]

Guys I'm telling you we are winning shitloads of games. Maybe the whole shitload.

Would you say we will win a plethora?

Oh yes.....you have a plethora.

[fun muffin]

What does this say?  may contain insidery answers, but probably not.


http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/blog?name=haney_travis&id=8194257&_slug_=biggest-weaknesses-oklahoma-texas-other-big-12-contenders-ncf&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fcollege-football%2fblog%3fname%3dhaney_travis%26id%3d8194257%26_slug_%3dbiggest-weaknesses-oklahoma-texas-other-big-12-contenders-ncf

[Mixed-Nutz]

Kansas State Wildcats
Concern: Offense gets too one-dimensional
K-State is the anti-Big 12 team these days in terms of how it moves the ball. The Wildcats and Collin Klein averaged 152 passing yards a game last season -- about half of the combined average (301) of the other five teams on this list in 2011.

That's not to say Klein isn't effective with his legs, given his 1,147 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns on the ground, but at some point he has to prove he can keep opposing defenses honest with his arm. He seems to believe the Wildcats can do that in 2012.

"We want balance," Klein said Monday. "We'll do whatever we need to do to be balanced. If we throw 50 times, if we're in a shootout and need to do that, we can do that."

Perhaps Tyler Lockett (246 yards and three touchdowns last season as a freshman) can continue the Lockett family tradition of receiving at K-State, giving Klein a reliable target in the process. Anything that helps the Wildcats improve upon their way-too-low 6.8 yards per pass attempt figure from last season will be a plus.

[yoga-like_abana]

^what a dumb article

[SailorCowboy]

vs. OSU- W, no +50 TO margin for these wannabes this year

You think our defense causing turnovers is a fluke?

2008 - #42 (25 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2008&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

Bill Young hired as Defensive Coordinator

2009 - #11 (30 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2009&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

2010 - #5 (34 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2010&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

2011 - #1 (44 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2011&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O


2012 will field the best defense in Gundy's time at OSU.

[steve dave]

lol at anyone that says we win a game because of the other team's fluke TO margin last season

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

vs. OSU- W, no +50 TO margin for these wannabes this year

You think our defense causing turnovers is a fluke?

2008 - #42 (25 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2008&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

Bill Young hired as Defensive Coordinator

2009 - #11 (30 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2009&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

2010 - #5 (34 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2010&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

2011 - #1 (44 TO's gained)
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2011&rpt=IA_teamturnovergain&site=org&div=IA&dest=O


2012 will field the best defense in Gundy's time at OSU.

Lol, ok. For the sake of argument, you can have the best defense under Gundy's term at OSU...

Last year against OSU-

KSU Fumbles- 1
KSU Interceptions Thrown- 1
OSU Fumbles- 2
OSU Interceptions Thrown- 2

All 4 of those turnovers came from Blackmon and Weeden, first round picks. Doubt whoever is taking their places is as good as they were...

We return our QB, RB and most of our WR's, who were responsible for our turnovers.

You lost turnovers last year at home, and you're going to lose turnovers and the game on the road this year.

[SailorCowboy]

You lost turnovers last year at home, and you're going to lose turnovers and the game on the road this year.

Okay

[Rage Against the McKee]

I do strongly believe that OSU is the third best team in the Big 12 this season behind only OU and Texas, but I think we have a very good chance of beating them at home. OSU is going to force a ton of turnovers and rely on that, but it is going to be very difficult to force turnovers against K-State, a team that rarely throws the football. OSU is going to have to get a big early lead if they are going to win.

[pissclams]

the thing about osu and stillwater is that both of them are 2nd rate.  maybe even 3rd/4th rate if such a thing exists.

they call them okie light for a reason and that reason has a lot to do with why k-state has a history of running roughshod against them the past 20 yrs.  because they're paper tigers.  osu = paper tiger.

[SailorCowboy]

I do strongly believe that OSU is the third best team in the Big 12 this season behind only OU and Texas, but I think we have a very good chance of beating them at home. OSU is going to force a ton of turnovers and rely on that, but it is going to be very difficult to force turnovers against K-State, a team that rarely throws the football. OSU is going to have to get a big early lead if they are going to win.

We don't just rely on interceptions.  We are pretty good at forcing fumbles too.
2011: Fumbles (20); Interceptions (24)

[Rage Against the McKee]

I do strongly believe that OSU is the third best team in the Big 12 this season behind only OU and Texas, but I think we have a very good chance of beating them at home. OSU is going to force a ton of turnovers and rely on that, but it is going to be very difficult to force turnovers against K-State, a team that rarely throws the football. OSU is going to have to get a big early lead if they are going to win.

We don't just rely on interceptions.  We are pretty good at forcing fumbles too.
2011: Fumbles (20); Interceptions (24)

K-State shortens the game by consistently running the football and running the clock between plays. The game will not have as many plays run as a typical game, therefore less opportunity for turnovers.

[SailorCowboy]

I do strongly believe that OSU is the third best team in the Big 12 this season behind only OU and Texas, but I think we have a very good chance of beating them at home. OSU is going to force a ton of turnovers and rely on that, but it is going to be very difficult to force turnovers against K-State, a team that rarely throws the football. OSU is going to have to get a big early lead if they are going to win.

We don't just rely on interceptions.  We are pretty good at forcing fumbles too.
2011: Fumbles (20); Interceptions (24)

K-State shortens the game by consistently running the football and running the clock between plays. The game will not have as many plays run as a typical game, therefore less opportunity for turnovers.

I agree.  That's why we're actually feeling better about this years matchup than last years.  We had Weeden/Blackmon last year, but we knew you guys would control the clock and keep them on the sideline.  This year our defense should be able to get you guys off the field quicker and get the ball back in the hands of our offense.

[Emo EMAW]

I do strongly believe that OSU is the third best team in the Big 12 this season behind only OU and Texas, but I think we have a very good chance of beating them at home. OSU is going to force a ton of turnovers and rely on that, but it is going to be very difficult to force turnovers against K-State, a team that rarely throws the football. OSU is going to have to get a big early lead if they are going to win.

We don't just rely on interceptions.  We are pretty good at forcing fumbles too.
2011: Fumbles (20); Interceptions (24)

K-State shortens the game by consistently running the football and running the clock between plays. The game will not have as many plays run as a typical game, therefore less opportunity for turnovers.

I agree.  That's why we're actually feeling better about this years matchup than last years.  We had Weeden/Blackmon last year, but we knew you guys would control the clock and keep them on the sideline.  This year our defense should be able to get you guys off the field quicker and get the ball back in the hands of our offense.

SHOULD