The Big 12 Conference just so happens to be my favorite conference, being that I am from northern Texas, so here are my predictions and analysis for the upcoming Big 12 conference season.
Big 12 North Division
1. Missouri Tigers:
13-1, 8-0 conference, loses to Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship, defeats Tennessee in Cotton Bowl
2. Kansas Jayhawks:
10-3, 5-3 conference, defeats Michigan in Alamo Bowl
3. Colorado Buffaloes:
8-5, 5-3 conference, defeats Michigan State in Insight Bowl
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers:
6-6, 3-5 conference
5. Kansas State Wildcats:
5-7, 1-7 conference
6. Iowa State Cyclones:
4-8, 1-7 conference
Big 12 South Division
Oklahoma Sooners:
14-0, 9-0 conference, defeats Missouri in Big 12 Championship, defeats West Virginia in Fiesta Bowl
Texas Longhorns:
11-2, 6-2 conference, defeats Arizona State in Holiday Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders:
10-3, 5-3 conference, defeats Oregon in Sun Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys:
8-5, 5-3 conference, defeats Cincinnati in Texas Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies:
8-5, 3-5 conference, defeats Ole Miss in Independence Bowl
Baylor Bears:
1-11, 0-8 conference
First Team All-Big 12
Offense:
QB: Chase Daniel (Missouri)
RB: Mike Goodson (Texas A&M)
RB: Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
WR: Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
WR: Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
TE: Chase Coffman (Missouri)
C: Jon Cooper (Oklahoma)
OL: Cedric Dockery (Texas)
OL: Phil Loadholt (Oklahoma)
OL: George “Duke” Robinson (Oklahoma)
OL: Louis Vasquez (Texas Tech)
Defense:
DL: Auston English (Oklahoma)
DL: George Hypolite (Colorado)
DL: Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma)
DL: Brian Orakpo (Texas)
LB: Joe Mortensen (Kansas)
LB: Joe Pawelek (Baylor)
LB: Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri)
CB: Chris Harris (Kansas)
CB: Jamar Wall (Texas Tech)
S: Nic Harris (Oklahoma)
S: William Moore (Missouri)
Special Teams:
K: Jeff Wolfert (Missouri)
P: Justin Brantley (Texas A&M)
KR: Marcus Herford (Kansas)
PR: Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
Second Team All Big 12
Offense:
QB: Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)
RB: DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma)
RB: Jake Sharp (Kansas)
WR: Dexton Fields (Kansas)
WR: Juaquin Iglesias (Oklahoma)
TE: Jermaine Gresham (Oklahoma)
C: Ryan Cantrell (Kansas)
OL: Colin Brown (Missouri)
OL: Matt Slauson (Nebraska)
OL: Jason Smith (Baylor)
OL: Brandon Walker (Oklahoma)
Defense:
DL: Ian Campbell (Kansas State)
DL: DeMarcus Granger (Oklahoma)
DL: Zach Potter (Nebraska)
DL: Stryker Sulak (Missouri)
LB: Rashad Babino (Texas)
LB: Brock Christopher (Missouri)
LB: Mike Rivera (Kansas)
CB: Carl Gettis (Missouri)
CB: Ryan Palmer (Texas)
S: Gary Chandler (Kansas State)
S: Jordan Lake (Baylor)
Special Teams:
K: Ryan Bailey (Texas)
P: Matt Fodge (Oklahoma State)
KR: Juaquin Iglesias (Oklahoma)
PR: Deon Murphy (Kansas State)
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3 months ago
I love your bowl projections - clean sweep!
Which two non-conference games do you think Oklahoma State will lose? I agree with your Big 12 South line-up, except for Texas Tech/Oklahoma State could go either way? However, if I had money on it I would probably give Tech the edge. We will see who solved their defensive problems.
As for the North, I think Nebraska could surprise, but who knows! Overall though your projections look pretty good.
3 months ago
Thank you very much Matt! i appreciate it muchly! As i was reading your comment, i realized i did make a slip up on what i had on my original prediction for Oklahoma State and what i typed down. I actually predict Oklahoma State to go 8-5 at the end of the year with a 3-5 conference record. That was my bad. i knew that didnt look right. When Texas Tech and Oklahoma State play each other on November 8th, i do have the Red Raiders as the winners of that game, seeing that the gams is in Lubbock. That will give the Red Raiders the upper hand in the standings for the Big XII South as a tie breaker for 3rd place. I do think the Oklahoma State Cowboys do have alot more to work on and improve than Texas Tech, reason is because Oklahoma State finished 101st last year in overall defense and Texas Tech only 45th. Nebraska might indeed be a surprise team. they do have a history of grabbing surprising wins (such as Wake Forest and Kansas State last season).
again thanks for the comment! i hope you get to comment more on my upcoming conference picks later in the week.
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