Big XII Representin'

[KingBarry]

Half the conference is ranked. Half of those are top 5.

The South Division is a monster, with teams ranked 1, 5, 7, and 21. Baylor looks to have their best team in ages, and when your bottom feeder is A&M, even that's respectable.

Bad luck, though, for the Pokies. Gundy could field the ags best team since the 80s and still lose 5 conference games.

[birddog]

haven't you heard?...t.boone high is banking on 09 to make their run!

OSU’s schedule: Luck of the draw

"Sometimes, a season is determined by the luck of the draw. Oklahoma State football, for example.

Do you realize where the Cowboys would be sitting in 2008 if you reversed their home and road games?

Now, OSU hosts Texas A&M, Baylor, Iowa State and OU. The Cowboys will be huge favorites against all but the Sooners.

OSU goes on the road to Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech and Colorado. The Cowboys will be underdogs, maybe big underdogs, to all but Colorado and maybe the Buffs, too.

But switch that around. Put OSU on the road against its 2008 home foes and at home against the road foes.

Then Missouri, Texas, Tech and Colorado would come to Stillwater, and while OSU would be underdogs to Mizzou and Texas, you figure the Cowboys would be good for one upset.

On the road, OSU still would be favored at Texas A&M, Baylor and Iowa State. The Cowboys would be big underdogs in Norman.

So look at it. Reverse the schedule, and it’s not stretching it to see the Cowboys go 6-2, which would be 10-2 overall. As is, OSU is looking at 3-5 or 4-4 without a big upset either way, and a decent 7-5 or 8-4 finish.

Big difference in those seasons, based only on the schedule.

Too bad for 2008. But there’s a tradeoff. OSU does get that schedule in 2009, when Zac Robinson and Spud Hunter and Dez Bryant return.

Beware the Cowboys in 2009."

from tram's blog.

[KingBarry]

"Beware the Cowboys in 2009"

Strike "2009" and insert "next year"

I've heard that before from the perrenial "team on the rise."

But that's not intended to help hijack my own thread on what a rockin' conference we've got this year.

[BornandBred]

If only the B12 could learn to walk on water like the SEC, then they'd be good.

[cheezyq]

If only the B12 could learn to walk on water like the SEC, then they'd be good.

Apparently we need our own chant to be taken seriously.... :)

[Boomer Mooner]

Apparently we need our own chant to be taken seriously.... :)

Maybe we could start playing that zombie nation thing during exciting parts of the game...

[sooner518]

[hairGel] You just wait til next year ya Gooners!!! [hairGel]

[TheUnnamedSooner]

Half the conference is ranked. Half of those are top 5.



And 1/3 of those are ranked #1 :D

[BuckyB]

It may end up being the case the the Big XII beats up on eachother, just like the SEC likes to claim. There are so many potent offenses.

[cvsooner]

I never thought I'd see the day when it's even a remote possibility the Sooners and 'boys could actually be playing for the Big XII South champeenship.

[KingBarry]

And you may not live to see it. It ain't gonna happen this year.