Last week wasn’t very impressive for the Big 12. Oklahoma loses again and loses another offensive player. Texas A&M gets their head handed to them on a platter by Arkansas, Colorado gets beat by West Virginia. What am I saying.....that wasn’t even a surprise, but it was another non conference black eye.
But there were some interesting games. Baylor managed to win despite the fact they’re down to their 3rd team quarterback. Kansas State got a conference opening win for only the second time in the last nine years by the length of a hand that blocked a game tying PAT in the final minute against Iowa State. Texas Tech rolled out another QB when Taylor Potts went down and still won, but all in all not a good week.
OU has now dropped two games by a total of 2 points and they are without their Heisman Trophy QB, All American tight end and have now lost their leading wide receiver Ryan Broyles to a fractured shoulder for four to five weeks.
Yeah, being Bob Stoops kinda sucks right now. He’s tired of questions about whether Sam Bradford will be back this week, saying he doesn’t know, although I’m thinking he he’s praying he will. He gets a Baylor team that will put up a fight, but the Sooner defense should be enough.
Interesting stat. Stoops has lost 26 games at OU. Four have been by one point and two by two points.
Colorado plays host to Texas this week and a win might be the only thing that can save Dan Hawkins, but the Buffs give up big plays, lots of them. The average TD Colorado’s allowed from scrimmage has covered 28 yards. Texas averages 50 points per game and 12 of their TD’s cover 20 or more yards.
The Big 12 north is where the real action is this week. Unbeaten Missouri and their sensational QB Blaine Gabbert will host once beaten Nebraska Thursday night for a chance to get a leg up in the division race. We’ll take an in depth look at this game on Thursday, but suffice it to say Missouri may need this win more than the Big Red at this point.
The other unbeaten north team,16th ranked Kansas hosts Iowa State in their homecoming affair on Saturday morning. The Jayhawks have had a week off to prepare for the Cyclones and should be at full strength for the contest.
K-State travels to Lubbock where despite the chance Tech will have Steven Sheffield at quarterback the Red Raider offense isn’t likely to slow down. I don’t see the Wildcats able to keep up on the road.
Speaking of slowdown, I’m expecting a track meet in College Station when the Aggies host Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have had a week to work out whatever problems have plagued their offense to date and A&M showed no ability to slow down a good offense in their loss to Arkansas.
This week the family feuds begin.
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