Big 12 Football's Top Non-Con Games For 2012
by Jordan Esco on Feb 15, 2012 12:05 PM CST
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Now that Oklahoma's non-conference schedule has finally been released, all of the Big 12 football schedules have been finalized and we can start the ridiculously early evaluation process.
We'll start with the Big 12's top non-con games for this upcoming season.
1. Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame- Going through the possible candidates for the top spot, this game was a no-brainer. Two of the all-time most prestigious football programs in college football, the Golden Domers will travel to Norman for the first of a two game home-and-home set. Both teams look to have their respective issues heading into the season, so the marque-ness of this match up may yet to be determined, but on name recognition alone it's worthy of the number one spot.
2. Kansas State vs. Miami- The Fightin' Synders won a shocker (at the time) down in Miami last year and now the Hurricanes travel up to the Little Apple to try and exact some revenge. Credit to Bill Snyder for not buying his way out of this game which you know he really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted to.
3. Iowa State @ Iowa - The annual in-state showdown that spawned that atrocious CyHawk Trophy could be a surprisingly entertaining affair this year. I think CC might have been on that ISU bandwagon just a couple of years too early as I think they could be a real dark horse in the Big 12 this season.
4. TCU vs. Virginia- UVA surprised a lot of people last year in the ACC and will bring another solid team to Fort Worth early this season. I'm not sure however whether they'll be bringing any hydroponic marijuana, but I think TCU might have that covered (or at least they did until today).
5. West Virginia vs. Maryland- Under Armour University just landed a big time recruit and will be looking to make significant improvement in their second year under Randy Edsall. WVU on the other hand will be likely be looking to stay undefeated before they head into their first year of Big 12 Conference play.
Other possible candidates - Tulsa @ Iowa St., OSU @ Arizona, Texas @ Ole Miss
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Wanna know how made the conference schedule is?
these were the honorable mentions for not Non-Conference Games:
Tulsa @ Iowa St., OSU @ Arizona, Texas @ Ole Miss
wow
Yep, slim pickins
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Wait till you see the Bottom Non-Con Games
Some real crap ones in there.
"The less I know about other people’s affairs, the happier I am. I’m not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes." - Ron Swanson
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With OU-ND playin October 27th
theyll be competing against big in conference games across the country. So it kinda downplays the stage of the game too.
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the two best things about playing ND
1) they won’t break our 47 game winning streak, we don’t have one.
2) they won’t break our 30 game streak of winning at home, someone else did that as well.
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The one thing being a lot older has going for it, most of us older have seen more CFB than most younger people have seen web pages.
One of their biggest boosters is Kevin Plank
CEO of Under Armour.
by ClarkusKentus on Feb 16, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
^this^
From what I’ve read, he’s their T.Boone (minus the wind farms)
"The less I know about other people’s affairs, the happier I am. I’m not interested in caring about people. I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes." - Ron Swanson
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Given the sporting equipment connection
I would expect people to say he’s their Phil Knight!
by ClarkusKentus on Feb 16, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions
Also
He’s a buddy of Mike Leach, which led a lot of people to believe that Leach would have been their new head coach after they forced out Ralph Friedgen. It didn’t help that he claimed the new coach would really excite the fanbase.
And then they got Randy Edsall.
None of this is connected to the name Under Armour University. Just more fun facts about Kevin Plank.
by ClarkusKentus on Feb 16, 2012 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting
I asked because I’m aware of a really talented high school athlete who’s, strangely, considering Maryland as one of his schools. The reason: they’re an Under Armour school. It’s stupid but he’s considering, right now, only Under Armour schools. I’ve been wondering if there’s a financial connection.
I know of nothing improper. It’s just speculation on my part.
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