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    Boomer Sooner! B12 Player polls

    Both ESPN and Fox Sports asked several questions of the players at the B12 media days. I think we came out with the overall best impression among them, so I thought I would compile and share their responses here.

    Fox Sports:
    Who is the Big 12's best team?
    Oklahoma -- 56%
    Baylor -- 39%
    TCU -- 2.5%
    Texas 2.5%
    They said it: "Bob Stoops always does a great job, and they're hungry."
    On Baylor: "That offense is the truth."

    Who is the Big 12's most overrated team entering 2014?
    Texas -- 26%
    Baylor -- 26%
    Oklahoma State -- 17%
    Kansas State -- 11%
    Oklahoma -- 11%
    TCU -- 3%
    Kansas -- 3%
    Texas Tech -- 3%
    They said it:
    On Baylor: "They're overrated within themselves. They've gotten real cocky the last couple years." ... "Just from seeing them play other teams, it was well known that sometimes they just caught teams off guard."

    Which Big 12 coach would you most like to play for?
    Bob Stoops -- 31%
    Kliff Kingsbury -- 25%
    Gary Patterson -- 13%
    Art Briles -- 9%
    Mike Gundy -- 6%
    Bill Snyder -- 6%
    Mack Brown -- 6%
    Charlie Weis -- 3%
    They said it:
    On Stoops: "He's a good coach, has a good program. Consistent."
    On Kingsbury: "He's that dude." ... "He looks like he's the man."
    On Gundy: "I like the way he treats his players."
    On Weis: "The first game we played KU, he was the first coach who ever found his way through the crowd and found me. He shook my hand and told me I did a good job and it was just shocking."

    Which Big 12 coach would you least like to play for?
    Gary Patterson -- 18%
    Charlie Weis -- 18%
    Charlie Strong -- 14%
    Bill Snyder -- 14%
    Mike Gundy -- 9%
    Paul Rhoads -- 9%
    Dana Holgorsen -- 9%
    Art Briles -- 5%
    Bob Stoops -- 5%
    They said it:
    On Patterson: "He's that dude."
    On Weis: "He just hasn't been that successful."
    On Snyder: "I'm a high-energy guy. I've never met the guy and he doesn't look like he's too high-energy."
    On Strong: "I really just don't know him that well and I hate Texas."

    Which Big 12 school has the best fans?
    Oklahoma -- 24%
    Texas -- 20%
    Oklahoma State -- 16%
    West Virginia -- 12%
    Kansas State -- 8%
    Baylor -- 8%
    Texas Tech -- 8%
    Iowa State -- 4%
    They said it:
    On Oklahoma: "From that game that we played there, their fan atmosphere was just amazing. It was nice to play in. Even though they weren't cheering for us, it felt good."
    On Texas: "Their stadium's just so big."
    On Kansas State: "Their fans were still rocking at 11 in the morning and it was freezing out." ... "Somebody threw a water bottle at me when we were there, but it landed at my feet and it was unopened so I picked it up and drank it."
    On Texas Tech: "They throw the tortillas at you. And batteries." ... "They've got a really rowdy student section."
    On Baylor: "They've got a little younger crowd and they get pretty rowdy." ... "When we went there it was probably one of the funnest games that I've been in. All their chants, it was like one big party."
    On Oklahoma State: "I liked their paddles." ... "It's packed whether it is hot or cold. That is one of the toughest environments to play in."

    Which Big 12 school has the worst fans?
    Kansas -- 40%
    TCU -- 18%
    Oklahoma State -- 14%
    West Virginia -- 14%
    Iowa State -- 7%
    Texas -- 3.5%
    Texas Tech -- 3.5%
    They said it:
    On Kansas: "Their fans don't show up. They're a basketball school." ... "They're too into basketball." ... "The stands were like half full."
    On TCU: "They were very vocal but not a lot of people show up. You'd think that place would be full." ... "I don't feel like they support their team, not as much as they can." ... "I don't think their fans really sell out like they're supposed to."
    On Oklahoma State: "When we went there a couple years ago, we had like a grandpa behind our bench holding his grandson while he was MFing us on the sidelines."
    On Texas Tech: "They were throwing things at us on the sideline. The tortillas, man!"
    Do you have reason to believe you have a gay teammate?
    No -- 86%
    Yes -- 14%
    They said it: "It wouldn't matter if I did."
    ESPN:
    Who is the team to beat this year in the Big 12?
    Baylor: 43%
    Oklahoma: 40%
    Kansas State: 6%
    Oklahoma State: 6%
    Texas: 3%

    Who is the league’s most impressive coach?
    Kliff Kingsbury: 24%
    Bill Snyder: 21%
    Art Briles: 17%
    Bob Stoops: 14%

    If you could draft an opposing Big 12 player and put him on your team, who would it be?
    Baylor QB Bryce Petty: 27%
    Baylor WR Antwan Goodley: 15%
    Kansas State WR Tyler Lockett: 12%
    Kansas State QB Jake Waters: 12%

    Who is the league’s most underrated player?
    Waters: 10%
    TCU DT Davion Pierson: 10%
    Iowa State TE E.J. Bibbs: 10%
    Other answers: Kansas State DE Ryan Mueller, Texas Tech LB Sam Eguavoen, Oklahoma WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma State LB Ryan Simmons, Baylor DE Shawn Oakman, Kansas State C BJ Finney, TCU CB Kevin White, Baylor RB Devin Chafin, Baylor RB Johnny Jefferson, Kansas State CB Randall Evans, Oklahoma State DT James Castleman

    Who is the team you’re most fired up to play?
    Texas: 24%
    Kansas State: 21%
    Oklahoma: 21%
    Baylor: 10%

    Who is the most obnoxious team in the league?
    TCU: 21%
    Baylor: 18%
    Texas: 14%
    Texas Tech: 14%

    What program has the best pregame intro?
    Oklahoma: 27%
    Oklahoma State: 19%
    Texas: 15%

    Who do you predict will make the inaugural playoff?
    (Note: Players were allowed to include Big 12 teams here)
    Florida State: 20%
    Oregon: 16%
    Alabama: 15%
    Other top vote-getters: Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Stanford
    So basically, it looks like the program, the coaching staff, and even us fans are given quite a bit of respect among the players across the B12.
    The enduring image of Oklahoma was that ridiculous double–middle finger of a game-icing kick. It was probably an accident, which somehow made it more, not less, insulting. It was as though Stoops had partied so hard on the corpse of the SEC that he woke up with an unplanned tattoo.

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    Re: B12 Player polls

    On Strong: "I really just don't know him that well and I hate Texas."
    I don't know who this was, but I like him!

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    Re: B12 Player polls

    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerMarkVA View Post
    I don't know who this was, but I like him!
    Had to be one of ours. In that same line of thought, I'd wager my next paycheck that the 11% who said OU was overrated were from OSU.
    The enduring image of Oklahoma was that ridiculous double–middle finger of a game-icing kick. It was probably an accident, which somehow made it more, not less, insulting. It was as though Stoops had partied so hard on the corpse of the SEC that he woke up with an unplanned tattoo.

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    Re: B12 Player polls

    Which Big 12 school has the worst fans?
    Kansas -- 40%
    TCU -- 18%
    Oklahoma State -- 14%
    West Virginia -- 14%
    Iowa State -- 7%
    Texas -- 3.5%
    Texas Tech -- 3.5%

    That's just not true! They have the bestest fans in the whole world. Every single one of them is a student or a graduate of the university, and they treat all opposing players and fans with the utmost respect. Why I remember last years game when all the fans on the OU side of the field were telling Jalen to bundle up because it was so cold out there.
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    Re: B12 Player polls

    The 6% who said they would most like to be playing for Mack Brown was pretty interesting. Any chance they are disgruntled Texas players?
    The enduring image of Oklahoma was that ridiculous double–middle finger of a game-icing kick. It was probably an accident, which somehow made it more, not less, insulting. It was as though Stoops had partied so hard on the corpse of the SEC that he woke up with an unplanned tattoo.

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    On Weis: "The first game we played KU, he was the first coach who ever found his way through the crowd and found me. He shook my hand and told me I did a good job and it was just shocking."
    Spoiler: That was OU's Chuka Ndulue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by soonergirlNeugene View Post
    The 6% who said they would most like to be playing for Mack Brown was pretty interesting. Any chance they are disgruntled Texas players?
    I wondered the same thing.

    Unless the players at opposing schools don't realize Mack isn't still at TEXSAS.

    Seemed like an odd response.
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