Breaking It Down: Predicting The Big 12
by ccmachine on Aug 2, 2011 6:14 PM CDT
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With everyone and their dog coming out with a preseason version of how they think the Big 12 will shake down it only makes sense that we do the same. So we collectively put the brain trust here at Crimson And Cream Machine together and came up with our own predictions. From that we were able to come up with the following consensus poll.
Crimson And Cream Machine Preseason Poll
1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Texas A&M
4. Missouri
5. Texas
6. Baylor
7. Texas Tech
8. Kansas State
9. Iowa State
10. Kansas
How we voted
| CC Machine | OnlyOneOU | JTE | Jubanator14 | Jon Woods |
| OU | OU | OU | OU | OU |
| OSU | A&M | A&M | OSU | OSU |
| A&M | Missouri | OSU | Missouri | Texas |
| Missouri | OSU | Missouri | A&M | Missouri |
| Texas | Baylor | Texas | Texas | A&M |
| Texas Tech | Texas | KSU | Baylor | Baylor |
| Baylor | KSU | Baylor | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
| Iowa State | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | KSU | KSU |
| KSU | Kansas | Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa State |
| Kansas | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
It probably isn't a surprise to anyone that a bunch of guys who run an Oklahoma Sooners fansite unanimously picked the Sooners to win the Big 12. Especially when you consider how loaded Oklahoma is going into the season. Taking the media poll into consideration it really isn't that much of a homer pick for us.
I was surprised that we couldn't find consensus on any other team. Obviously we're not all drinking the Texas A&M Kood Aid. The highest any of us had them picked to finish is second and the lowest was fifth. We were still a bit higher on OSU where three of us picked them to finish second and the lowest vote was for fourth place. We don't necessarily agree on their exact placement but we do all agree that Missouri is the best team left from the old north division. The Tigers place as high as third and as low as fourth.
Texas comes in with one number three ranking among our crew. The Longhorns were voted as low as sixth while averaging out at number five.
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not that anyone asked
but my ballot would be identical to jte’s. i think ksu beats texas again, but overall they’ll lose one or two more games in the conference. maybe i’m piling on, but i don’t see how texas beats us, the pokes, or the ags. i think ksu beats them again, and i’d call it a push with mizzou.
anyway, the only conference game that concerns me is at stillwater, but i don’t expect it to come down to an epic firefight again. i’d love to play bell or allen for a few series in stillwater… that’d be icing.
We were pretty bad last year, but we still played you guys to within 8 points. Do you think we are that much worse or you guys are that much better?
by NeTexHorn on Aug 2, 2011 7:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sooners could say the same to Texas the season before
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by Jon Woods on Aug 2, 2011 7:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Very true. The main difference to me is that you guys had a great defense who kept you in games and our defense appeared to give up at times. If that doesn’t change this year, we will be in for another long year.
by NeTexHorn on Aug 2, 2011 8:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think if you could get
Jeffcoat’s personal foul penalties that would be a good first step ;)
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Lol that and if Gideon will keep from knocking out his own teammates. We won’t even discuss fumbled punts.
by NeTexHorn on Aug 2, 2011 8:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah and it was a 21 point game with 10 mins to play.
Thank you Kevin Wilson for not leaving your foot on the gas…… Seriously…. Not gonna miss mr shut down the playbook…
by OU JJ on Aug 2, 2011 10:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
my two football loves come together...
a write-up on the bears SBN site about the connections to the big 12
enough sooner love to make it worth a read, even for you barbarian cowboy fans (wink):
The most notable names being Lions DT Ndamukong Suh Rams QB Sam Bradford, Packers TE Jermichael Finley, Redskins OLB Brian Orakpo, and last but certainly not least the best RB in the NFL in Vikings Adrian Peterson. The Big 12 is overall one of the best college sports conference in the country; with a lot historic memories that will forever be attach to it.
not much success for sooners in chicago, and not for angelo’s lack of trying. tommie*, runnels, bradley, dusty… oh, well. maybe we’ll take a shot on hurst or fleming in the next draft. ;)
*not tommie’s fault, his knees exploded
watch tommie do well with the colts
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Sigh...
I miss Jammal Brown playing for the Saints, and now I have to miss Remi Ayodele, too?! And to the Vikings? The Vikes now have the most Sooners on their roster than any other NFL club, and I am crestfallen.
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