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RIVALS.COM BIG 12 PREVIEW:
Overview | Preseason All-BIG 12 First Team | Preseason All-BIG 12 Second Team

HOW THEY WILL FINISH
North

1. Nebraska

2. Missouri

3. Kansas State

4. Kansas

5. Colorado

6. Iowa State
South

1. Texas

2. Oklahoma

3. Texas A&M

4. Oklahoma State

5. Texas Tech

6. Baylor

Best offensive player: Texas QB Colt McCoy
McCoy made the Longhorns forget about Vince Young in a hurry. He rose out of obscurity to have one of the best freshman seasons in NCAA history. He tied a freshman record with 29 touchdown passes and led the Big 12 in passing efficiency. Now that he's more comfortable in the offense - and as a leader - look for the sophomore to improve even further.

Best defensive player: Kansas CB Aqib Talib
Kansas ranked last in the country in pass defense, but don't blame that on Talib. Although teams avoided this Thorpe Award candidate, he led the Big 12 in both pass break-ups (22) and interceptions (six). With a more veteran secondary around him in 2007, Talib should flourish again.

Best player you don't know yet: Kansas State DE Rob Jackson
Jackson is overshadowed by Ian Campbell on his defense, but Jackson could finish the season as Kansas State's best defender. After his transfer from junior college, Jackson has steadily improved and was very effective at end of last season.

Impact newcomer: Nebraska QB Sam Keller
Keller was on the road to stardom at Arizona State before an ugly quarterback controversy ushered him out of town. Now he picks up his career in Lincoln. The last time we saw Keller he threw 20 touchdown passes in his first seven games of the 2005 season.

Sleeper recruit: Kansas WR Dezmon Briscoe
Kansas may have gotten a steal in three-star Dezmon Briscoe of Cedar Hill, Texas. He has been impressive early on in practice and could gain playing time as a true freshman even though the Jayhawks have more veteran options at receiver.

THE BIG 12'S BEST ...

Quarterbacks: Oklahoma State

Running backs: Oklahoma

Wide receivers: Texas

Tight ends: Missouri

Offensive line: Texas A&M

Defensive line: Texas

Linebackers: Nebraska

Defensive backs: Oklahoma

Kickers/punters: Oklahoma State

Special teams: Oklahoma State
Assistant coach on the rise: Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Larry Fedora
Few teams had a better turnaround that Oklahoma State last year. The Cowboys scored 15 more points per game in 2006 than the previous season. OSU also cut its turnover margin by 20. Fedora's offenses are based on balance. At Oklahoma State in '06, the Cowboys rushed for 200 yards per game and passed for 200 yards per game. In his last year at Florida in 2004, the Gators had the SEC's leading rusher and SEC's leading passer.

Assistant coach on the hot seat: Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson
Hot seat is not the right way to put it, more like pressure cooker. When Wilson leaves Norman it will probably be the same way his predecessors Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Chuck Long left – for a head coaching job. In the second year since the Rhett Bomar dismissal, the Sooners still have to scramble to find a quarterback. This year, Wilson doesn't have Adrian Peterson to help carry the load.

Best position battle: Oklahoma quarterbacks
Oklahoma goes into a second consecutive season with questions at quarterback. Junior Joey Halzle, redshirt freshman Sam Bradford and true freshman Keith Nichol are all vying for the job. Bob Stoops says he will remain tight-lipped on the starter until the opener.

Boom or bust player: Oklahoma State quarterback Bobby Reid
Reid started with a bang last season, throwing 17 touchdowns in the first six games. However, Reid cooled as the year progressed. He has a chance to lead one of the nation's best offenses, but he must cut down on mistakes - especially on the road. Reid completed fewer than 40 percent of his passes in road losses to Texas and Texas Tech.

BEST BY POSITION



Quarterback

1. Colt McCoy, Texas

2. Chase Daniel, Missouri

3. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M

4. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech

5. Sam Keller, Nebraska



Receiver

1. Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State

2. Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma

3. Limas Sweed, Texas

4. Will Franklin, Missouri

5. Maurice Purify, Nebraska



Tight End

1. Martin Rucker, Missouri

2. Chase Coffman, Missouri

3. Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M

4. Jermichael Finley, Texas

5. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State



Linebacker

1. Bo Ruud, Nebraska

2. Ian Campbell, Kansas State

3. Chris Collins, Oklahoma State

4. Jordon Dizon, Colorado

5. Alvin Bowen, Iowa State



Kicker

1. Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma

2. Jeff Wolfert, Missouri

3. Jason Ricks, Oklahoma State

4. Alex Trlica, Texas Tech

5. Scott Webb, Kansas



Running back

1. Mike Goodson, Texas A&M

2. Jamaal Charles, Texas

3. Dantrell Savage, Oklahoma State

4. Allen Patrick, Oklahoma

5. Jorvorskie Lane, Texas A&M



Offensive line

1. Cody Wallace, Texas A&M

2. George Robinson, Oklahoma

3. Tony Hills, Texas

4. Yemi Babalola, Texas A&M

5. Matt Slauson, Nebraska



Defensive line

1. Derek Lokey, Texas

2. Frank Okam, Texas

3. Chris Harrington, Texas A&M

4. James McClinton, Kansas

5. Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma



Defensive back

1. Aqib Talib, Kansas

2. Reggie Smith, Oklahoma

3. Zack Bowman, Nebraska

4. Marcus Walker, Oklahoma

5. Terrence Wheatley, Colorado



Punter

1. Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State

2. Justin Brantly, Texas A&M

3. Matt DiLallo, Colorado

4. Tim Reyer, Kansas State

5. Mike Brandtner, Iowa State

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2007 Rivals.com Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
OFFENSE DEFENSE
QB
: Colt McCoy
Texas, So.
An unheralded redshirt freshman at the start of last season, McCoy nearly put himself in Heisman Trophy contention through the first two months of the 2006 campaign before a neck injury threw him off course. He tied an NCAA freshman-record with 29 touchdown passes while completing 68.2 percent of his attempts last year. He could be even better in his second season as a starter.

DE
: Chris Harrington
Texas A&M
Harrington was Texas A&M's most consistent linemen last year, finishing fourth on the team with 59 tackles and leading the Aggies with 7.5 sacks. No one else on the team had more than two.
RB
: Mike Goodson
Texas A&M, So.
If not for McCoy (or teammate Jorvorskie Lane), Goodson would have taken home more Big 12 freshman accolades. The explosive back led the Aggies in rushing, running for 847 yards and four touchdowns despite splitting carries with Lane.

DE
: Nathan Peterson
Oklahoma State, Sr.
Despite being hampered by injuries in his first two seasons, Peterson entered Oklahoma State's top 10 in sacks with 14.5 in his career. In Peterson's first healthy year in Stillwater, he had eight sacks.
RB
: Jamaal Charles
Texas, Jr.
After two years of splitting carries, Charles will be the featured back at Texas. He's one of the fastest backs in the Big 12, but has yet to have a breakout year. After leading the team with 831 yards and seven touchdowns, he'll have to carry the Texas running game this year without a safety net.

DT
: Derek Lokey
Texas, Sr.
Lokey returns after missing the final five games of last season with a broken leg. While Lokey was healthy, the Longhorns allowed only 45.4 rushing yards per game. The run-stuffer finished the season with four tackles for a loss in eight games.
WR
: Adarius Bowman
Oklahoma State, Sr.
The North Carolina transfer made the most of his first year in Stillwater with 1,181 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He turned in the best day for a wide receiver last year with 300 yards and four touchdowns against Kansas.

DT
: Frank Okam
Texas, Sr.
Entering his third year as a starter, Okam spurned the NFL to return for his final season. Along with Lokey and Roy Miller, Okam led a defensive tackle group that helped Texas rank third in the country in run defense.
WR
: Malcolm Kelly
Oklahoma, Sr.
Despite uncertainty at quarterback at the start of fall camp last year, Kelly finished the season with 993 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 217-pound receiver will be counted on to produce similar results in 2007.

LB
: Ian Campbell
Kansas State, Jr.
A star at defensive end last year, Campbell will move to outside linebacker in 2007 with the Wildcats switching to a 3-4 scheme. He was a consensus All-Big 12 performer last year with 11.5 sacks.
TE
: Martin Rucker
Missouri, Sr.
Rucker teams with Chase Coffman for the most dangerous tight end duo in the country. A little faster and a little more polished at the position than his counterpart, Rucker caught 53 passes for 511 yards and five touchdowns in 2007 to make him the most prolific pass-catching tight end in school history.

LB
: Bo Ruud
Nebraska, Sr.
After starting the last two seasons at weakside linebacker, Ruud moves to the strongside for the 2007 campaign. Following his brother Barrett and father Tom to Nebraska, Ruud enters his senior season with 162 career tackles and 21 tackles for a loss.
OT
: Tony Hills
Texas, Sr.
Texas lost three all-conference performers on its line after 2006, meaning the Longhorns will rely more on second-year starter Hills. There's no reason to think the 6-foot-6, 305-pound Hills won't be up to the task after taking over the starting left tackle job last year.

LB
: Chris Collins
Oklahoma State, So.
Collins' promising 2006 season was derailed by a knee injury in the sixth game of the year. He was the Cowboys' leading tackler with 31 at the time of the injury, earning Rivals.com second-team freshman All-American honors.
OT
: Yemi Babalola
Texas A&M, Jr.
Babalola might have been a first-team all-conference lineman last season, but injuries limited him throughout the year. The junior was a Rivals.com freshman All-American, but the Aggies are counting on him to be healthy now that he is a veteran.

CB
: Reggie Smith
Oklahoma, Jr.
Smith split time between cornerback and safety last year and will likely start 2007 at cornerback. The quick Smith continued the strong Oklahoma defensive back tradition with three interceptions and eight pass breakups last year.
G
: Duke Robinson
Oklahoma, Jr.
Oklahoma's offensive line blossomed as the year went on in 2006, and Robinson was part of that resurgence. The powerful guard helped the Sooners' run game continue to put up big numbers even with Adrian Peterson sidelined for seven games.

CB
: Aqib Talib
Kansas, Jr.
A true shutdown corner, Talib's performance last year was lost on a team that ranked last in the country in pass defense. Even with opposing defenses avoiding this Thorpe Award candidate, Talib defended 2.8 passes per game to go with a Big 12-leading six interceptions.
G
: Matt Slauson
Nebraska, So.
No matter the back in Nebraska's four-man rushing attack last year, Slauson was a key blocker. After starting 11 games at right tackle last year, Slauson will move to guard for 2007.

S
: Marcus Watts
Kansas State, Sr.
Despite an injury-shortened season, Watts still picked up All-Big 12 honors at the end of the year. In eight games last year, Watts forced five turnovers – three interceptions and two fumbles.
C
: Cody Wallace
Texas A&M, Sr.
A second-team All-Big 12 performer last year, Wallace is a Rimington Trophy candidate at center. The A&M rushing attack, which ranked eighth in the country last year, begins with the Aggies' third-year starter Wallace

S
: Darien Williams
Oklahoma, Sr.
Williams is a major reason why Oklahoma is expecting its secondary to be among the best in the nation. A senior, Williams recorded 67 tackles last year, including two sacks from his safety position.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K
: Garrett Hartley
Oklahoma, Sr.
A Lou Groza Award finalist, Hartley missed only one of his 20 field goal attempts last year, a blocked attempt as time expired in the Oregon game. He is 35 of 43 in his career.

P
: Matt Fodge
Oklahoma State, Jr.
Rivals.com named Fodge as second team All-American after he averaged 44.9 yards per punt, ranking eighth in the country and second-best in school history.
RET
: Perrish Cox
Oklahoma State, So.
A Rivals.com first-team freshman All-American, Cox averaged 12.8 yards per return to rank in the national top 15. The true freshman averaged 23.8 yard per kickoff return. He also had two interceptions as defensive back.

UTIL
: Terrence Wheatley
Colorado, Sr.
Wheatley made a strong return after missing all of 2005 following wrist surgery. In 2006, Wheatley was a second-team All-Big 12 performer in 2007 when he finished with five interceptions and 11 pass break ups. He's also excellent on the Buffs' kick coverage teams.

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2007 Rivals.com Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
OFFENSE DEFENSE
QB
: Chase Daniel
Missouri, Jr.
Daniel's play last season reassured Missouri fans that they wouldn't miss star quarterback Brad Smith too much. In his first season as a starter, Daniel was fifth in the nation in total offense with 3,527 passing yards and 379 rushing yards on a resurgent Tigers team.

DE
: Brian Orakpo
Texas, Jr.
Orakpo has started only two games over his three seasons at Texas, but he's been sitting behind Tim Crowder and Brian Robison over the last two years. He still managed to pick up 4.5 sacks, but more will be expected in his first season as a starter.
RB
: Dantrell Savage
Oklahoma State, Sr.
After an early season injury, Savage heated up over the second half of the season. He topped the 100-yard rushing mark in five of the last seven games. An underrated runner, he finished last year with 6.5 yards per carry and eight touchdowns.

DE
: Rob Jackson
Kansas State, Sr.
In the shadow of Ian Campbell at Kansas State, Jackson has still managed to put up impressive numbers. He could even surpass Campbell as a pass rusher after having 4.5 sacks last year following his transfer from junior college.
RB
: Allen Patrick
Oklahoma, Sr.
Adrian Peterson clearly wasn't the only star running back on the OU roster last year. In Patrick's first four starts following Peterson's injury, the junior ran for 603 yards and three touchdowns. This year, he'll share carries with DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown.

DT
: James McClinton
Kansas, Sr.
The anchor for the Jayhawks' defensive line, McClinton finished third in the conference in tackles for a loss (14.5) to go with six sacks. In his first year as a starter he record 41 solo tackles.
WR
: Limas Sweed
Texas, Sr.
At 6 feet 5 and 219 pounds, Sweed is a matchup nightmare for opposing cornerbacks. If he can capitalize on his combination of size and speed, he could be an All-American. He faded over the final five games last season, finishing with 801 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.

DT
: Gerald McCoy
Oklahoma, R-Fr.
McCoy was USA Today's High School National Defensive Player of the Year and the No. 4 overall prospect in the country in 2006. He could be Oklahoma's best defensive lineman despite redshirting last year as a true freshman.
WR
: Will Franklin
Missouri, Sr.
Missouri's top targets in the passing game are the star tight ends, but Franklin gives the Tigers a good downfield option. Even with Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman catching passes, Franklin finished with 829 receiving yards and averaged 17.3 yards per catch.

LB
: Alvin Bowen
Iowa State, Sr.
A tackling machine, Bowen led the country with nearly 13 tackles per game in 2006. He finished four games last year with at least 15 stops. His career high for tackles in a game entering the 2006 season was six.
TE
: Chase Coffman
Missouri, Jr.
The counterpart to Martin Rucker in the Tigers' two-headed monster at tight end, Coffman set single-season school records for tight ends with 58 catches, 638 yards and nine touchdowns.

LB
: Jordon Dizon
Colorado, Sr.
A second-team All-Big 12 selection at the end of last season, Dizon was a bright spot in a 2-10 year for the Buffaloes. Dizon was third in the conference after averaging more than 10 tackles per game. He also recorded 11 total tackles for a loss.
OT
: David Koenig
Oklahoma State, Sr.
Koenig's spot on the line is up in the air a bit - he could play either tackle or guard. As a starter at left guard, he helped the Cowboys become one of two teams to pass for 200 yards per game and rush for 200 yards per game in 2006.

LB
: Roddrick Muckelroy
Texas, So.
Muckelroy is listed as a backup at outside linebacker but it's a good bet he will start before the end of the season. Before a season-ending finger injury last year, he had 10 tackles and three tackles for a loss in the first three games.
OT
: Adam Ulatoski
Texas, So.
As a redshirt freshman Ulatoski took over at right tackle after Cedrick Dockery moved over to guard. The 6-foot-8, 300-pound giant helped Texas average 391.5 yards per game.

CB
: Zack Bowman
Nebraska, Sr.
Injuries have derailed a promising career for Bowman, who could be a Thorpe Award candidate if healthy. After missing the 2006 season with a torn ACL, Bowman will rejoin the Huskers this season following an injury to his other knee. In his last full season in 2005, Bowman had 14 pass break-ups.
G
: Louis Vasquez
Texas Tech, Jr.
As the only returning starter on Texas Tech's offensive line, Vasquez will be relied upon to jump-start Tech's potent offense. Vasquez helped running back Shannon Woods gain 926 rushing yards and 572 receiving yards in Tech's high-powered offense.

CB
: Marcus Walker
Oklahoma, Sr.
Another member of Oklahoma's standout secondary, Walker could make a case to be the best of the bunch. He had nine pass break-ups and three interceptions last year.
G
: Kirk Elder
Texas A&M, Sr.
Another key component of the Aggies' option-based offense, Elder helped A&M accumulate nearly 400 yards of offense per game. He's also one of the Aggies' most veteran players. Elder has started 35 consecutive games.

S
: Nic Harris
Oklahoma, Jr.
Harris is the Sooners' leading returning tackler with 68. He also led the team in interceptions with four. He spent most of the season last year playing in Oklahoma's nickel package before starting the last three games at free safety.
C
: Adam Spieker
Missouri, Sr.
Missouri's offense, which ranked eighth in the country last year in yards per game, starts with Spieker at center. He's also Missouri's most veteran player with 36 consecutive starts, 12 short of the school record.

S
: Devin Gregg
Texas A&M, Jr.
Gregg is Texas A&M's returning leading tackler with 64. He also added two interceptions a year ago (both against Army). In Gregg's first year as a starter, the Aggies allowed 114 fewer passing yards per game than they did the previous year.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K
: Jeff Wolfert
Missouri, Jr.
Once a diver on the Tigers' swimming and diving team, Wolfert kicked in only one game in his high school career before taking over place-kicking duties at Missouri. He was 18 of 20 on field goals last year and enters the season converting 53 consecutive kicks – 38 extra points and 15 field goals.

P
: Justin Brantly
Texas A&M, Jr.
Brantly's 44.3-yard average last year was 10th in the nation and the third-best single-season average for an Aggies punter. His career average of 43.8 yards per punt is second in school history behind Shane Lechler.
RET
: Kerry Franks
Texas A&M, Sr.
Franks finished 10th in the nation with 27.7 yards per kickoff return, including a 99-yard touchdown against Texas Tech. With Franks, A&M improved from 109th nationally in kickoff returns to No. 2.

UTIL
: Shannon Woods
Texas Tech, Jr.
Running backs at Texas Tech are asked to be true dual threats as runners and pass-catchers. Woods excelled in both departments, leading all running backs in the country with 75 receptions and 572 receiving yards. He also had 926 rushing yards.

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RIVALS.COM BIG 12 PREVIEW:
Conference breakdown | Preseason All-BIG 12 First Team | Preseason All-BIG 12 Second Team

SEC PREVIEW
• High Hopes
• Conference Breakdown
• First team All-SEC
• Second team All-SEC

Bret Meyer is a case study for the evolution of the quarterbacks in the Big 12 over the last year.

The Iowa State signal-caller is a four-year starter. He's second among active quarterbacks in career passing yards.

And he's one of the more unheralded quarterbacks in the Big 12.

Part of that is his doing after he struggled though 2006, but it's also because of the emergence of quarterbacks in the conference who saw their first extended action as starters last year.

A league bereft of experienced quarterbacks in 2006, the Big 12 is suddenly quarterback central.

Texas' Colt McCoy and Kansas State's Josh Freeman claimed starting jobs as freshmen. Despite taking over for veteran starters, Texas A&M's Stephen McGee and Missouri's Chase Daniel led their teams to better records in their first full seasons.


Associated Press
K-State's Josh Freeman learned on the job as a freshman.
After starting only five games in 2005, Bobby Reid turned around Oklahoma State's offense by 15 points per game. And all Texas Tech's Graham Harrell did was take over the Air Raid offense to finish second in the country in passing yards.

All are back in 2007, leading those in the Big 12 to believe the league will be improved from a year ago.

"We will see a better Big 12 this year, and the reason I say that – and you don't have to think very long to come up with this – Colt McCoy, Chase Daniel, Stephen McGee, Bobby Reid, Graham Harrell and others all have a year of experience," Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione said. "We all know the impact of more experienced quarterbacks and what impact they make on the league. Because of that, we'll see a tougher conference this year."

It's tough to argue with Franchione given these superlatives for some of his opponents:

• McCoy set a Texas record and tied an NCAA freshman record with 29 touchdown passes. Before a pinched nerve in his neck knocked him out of the Kansas State game and limited him against Texas A&M, McCoy started to creep into Heisman Trophy contention.

• Daniel quickly established his reputation after replacing record-setting quarterback Brad Smith. He set school single-season records in passing yards (3,527) and touchdowns (28) while finishing fifth in the country in total offense.

• Behind Reid, Oklahoma State was one of only two teams to average 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards per game.

• Franchione's quarterback, McGee, only threw two interceptions in 313 pass attempts. He was one of five quarterbacks in the country with 2,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards. One of the others was Reid.

• Harrell, Texas Tech's first non-senior quarterback since 2001, had a big year even by Tech standards with 4,555 passing yards and 38 touchdowns.

• Nebraska imported Sam Keller from Arizona State, where he was a rising star in the Pac-10. He passed for 2,165 yards and 20 touchdowns in seven games in 2005 before a thumb injury ended his season.

Of the conference contenders, only Oklahoma will have a new starting quarterback under center. Junior Joey Halzle, redshirt freshman Sam Bradford and true freshman Keith Nichol continue to compete for the position in Norman.

Not passing through
Projected Big 12 starting quarterbacks and their amount of career starts
Quarterback Year Starts
Bret Meyer, Iowa State Senior 36
Bobby Reid, Oklahoma State Junior 18
Stephen McGee, Texas A&M Junior 14
Colt McCoy, Texas Sophomore 13
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech Junior 13
Chase Daniel, Missouri Junior 13
Michael Machen, Baylor Senior 11^
Sam Keller, Nebraska Senior 8*
Josh Freeman, Kansas State Sophomore 8
Kerry Meier, Kansas Sophomore 8
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma RS Freshman 0
Cody Hawkins, Colorado RS Freshman 0
^at Kent State
*at Arizona State

If history is any indication, Oklahoma shouldn't be too concerned its quarterback will be behind on experience. Under Bob Stoops, the Sooners have won four Big 12 titles with four different quarterbacks.

"Our offensive staff has been able to play to what we've been able to do and to our quarterbacks' strengths," Stoops said. "More than anything we've been adaptable to our personnel."

The new class of quarterbacks in the Big 12 will have to show they can adapt to the league as well. Thanks in part to the inexperience at the quarterback position, the Big 12 had its share of unpredictable moments last year.

A contender in the North for the first two months of the season, Missouri was the surprise team of the league last year thanks to Daniel's early season play. After the Tigers' hot start, Daniel threw five interceptions combined in games against Oklahoma and Nebraska that knocked Missouri out of the conference race.

Despite his numbers, Reid had his struggles, especially on the road. The Cowboys were 2-4 on the road - including losses to Texas Tech and Texas - when Reid completed fewer than 40 percent of his passes.

After leading Kansas State to a 45-42 upset of Texas late last season, the true freshman Freeman went on a nine-turnover binge in the final two games of 2007.

"I knew my plays and I knew my defenses but there were times when teams started showing blitz or disguised a coverage and I didn't get back to checking what was real," Freeman said. "I somewhat panicked and made some freshman plays and mistakes."

Thanks to last year's growing pains, Freeman and the rest of his Big 12 colleagues thrown into the spotlight for the first time will hope they left those mistakes behind in 2006.

[picasso]

no offense but I'm sick of previews.

[birddog]

i don't see how osu qb's are big 12's best and then have bobby reid listed as a boom or bust.:confused:

[picasso]

that o-state backup runs a hella goal line option.

[StanberryWasIn]

I'm about to pee my pants waiting to see the debut of The World's Greatest Offense. The only question in my mind is whether Georgia even comes out for the second half or decides to forfeit.

[OSUAggie]

i don't see how osu qb's are big 12's best and then have then have bobby reid listed as a boom or bust.:confused:

b/c of the perceived depth.

I'd put OSU in the upper half, but would have difficulty legitimizing 1st due to McCoy, Harrell, Daniels, and McGee all having better years than Reid did last season, no matter how "good" people remember Robinson being (I thought he was above average, at best, as a thrower). Also, Keller had a pretty good 2005.

[picasso]

I hear tell the k-state QB is having trouble out running the offensive linemen.

[Collier11]

Robinson is one of the best back-ups in the country, I will give the little sh*t stabbers that much!!!

[The Maestro]

We should save all these previews and then see how they look after the Big 12 Championship Game.

[Collier11]

We should save all these previews and then see how they look after the Big 12 Championship Game.



Communist!!!

[SoonerKnight]

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• Harrell, Texas Tech's first non-senior quarterback since 2001, had a big year even by Tech standards with 4,555 passing yards and 38 touchdowns

4,555 passing yards and 38 TD's good god! I knew TT passed a lot and I knew Leach loved the passing game but 4,555 yards! I'm suprised they couldn't have won more games! If they install a defence they will compete!

[soonerinabilene]

So Oklahoma state has the best qb's in the big 12, but Reid isnt in the top 5 qbs in the league. A&M has the best o-line in the big 12, but we have the best oline in the nation according to most publications. Gotta love the logic.

[OSUAggie]

4,555 passing yards and 38 TD's good god! I knew TT passed a lot and I knew Leach loved the passing game but 4,555 yards! I'm suprised they couldn't have won more games! If they install a defence they will compete!

That was the 4th-best year a QB at the Texas Institute of Techonology has had since Leach has been there (yardage-wise) and 5th best as far as yards/game is concerned...

[JohnnyMack]

that o-state backup runs a hella goal line option.

Tony Romo thinks so.

[oumartin]

isn't Fedora one that found himself out of a job down in Florida?

[King Crimson]

"second consecutive season with questions at QB".

stopped reading right there.

[OSUAggie]

isn't Fedora one that found himself out of a job down in Florida?

Meyer wanted to bring in his own staff after Zook got canned.

Fedora doesn't run the same offense as Urban. UF had the leading passer, rusher and receiver in the SEC in 2004 under Fedora (the year Zook and his staff got fired).

[oumartin]

okay but if Fedora is the greatest offensive mind of our time someone other than OSU might have picked him up. Just sayin'.. OSU is not the center of the college football universe you think it is