Big 12 Football Breakdown

Here is my best guess about Pre-Season Football

North

1. Nebraska 6-2
2. Mizzou 6-2
3. Kansas State 5-3
4. Kansas 3-5
5. Iowa State 2-6
6. Colorado 1-7


South
1. Oklahoma 7-1
2. Texas 7-1
3. Texas Tech 3-5
4. Oklahoma State 3-5
5. Texas A&M 3-5
6. Baylor 2-6


Baylor 5-7 (2-6)

Stephen F. Austin -W
Buffalo -W
@ Texas Christian -L
@ Rice -W
Kansas -W
Texas Tech (Dallas)-L
@ Colorado -W
Kansas State -L
@ Texas -L
@ Oklahoma State -L
Texas A&M -L
Oklahoma -L


Colorado 3-9 (1-7)

Colorado State (Denver) -W
@ California -L
Hawaii -W
Georgia -L
@ Mizzou -L
Baylor -L
Texas Tech -L
@ Oklahoma -L
@ Kansas -L
Iowa State -W
Kansas State -L
@ Nebraska -L


Iowa State 3-9 (2-6)

Northern Illinois -W
@ Iowa -W
Kansas State (Kansas City) -L
Northern Iowa -W
Texas Tech -L
Utah -L
@ Oklahoma -L
@ Texas -L
Kansas -L
Nebraska -L
@ Colorado -L
Mizzou -L


Kansas 5-7 (3-5)

North Dakota State -W
Georgia Tech -L
@ Southern Mississippi -L
New Mexico State -W
@ Baylor -L
Kansas State -L
Texas A&M -L
@ Iowa State -W
Colorado -W
@ Nebraska -L
Oklahoma State -W
Mizzou (Kansas City) -L


Kansas State 8-4 (5-3)

UCLA -L
Missouri State -W
Iowa State (Kansas City) -W
Central Florida -W
Nebraska -L
@ Kansas -W
@ Baylor -W
Oklahoma State -W
Texas -L
@ Mizzou -L
@ Colorado -W
@ North Texas -W


Mizzou 10-2 (6-2)

Illinois (St. Louis) -W
McNeese State -W
San Diego State -W
Miami (OH) -W
Colorado -W
@ Texas A&M -W
Oklahoma -L
@ Nebraska -L
@ Texas Tech -W
Kansas State -W
@ Iowa State -W
Kansas (Kansas City) -W


Nebraska 10-2 (6-2)

Western Kentucky -W
Idaho -W
@ Washington -W
South Dakota State -W
@ Kansas State -W
Texas -L
@ Oklahoma State -W
Mizzou -W
@ Iowa State -W
Kansas -W
@ Texas A&M -L
Colorado -W


Oklahoma 11-1 (7-1)

Utah State - W
Florida State -w
Air Force -W
@ Cincinatti- W
Texas (Dallas) -W
Iowa State -W
@ Mizzou -W
Colorado -W
@ Texas A&M -W
Texas Tech -W
@ Baylor -W
@ Oklahoma State -W


Oklahoma State 6-6 (3-5)

Washington State -L
Troy -W
Tulsa -W
Texas A&M -L
@ Louisiana Lafayette -W
@ Texas Tech -W
Nebraska -L
@ Kansas State -L
Baylor -W
@ Texas -L
@ Kansas -W
Oklahoma -L


Texas 11-1 (7-1)

Rice (Reliant Stadium)-W
Wyoming -W
@ Texas Tech -W
UCLA -W
Oklahoma (Dallas)-L
@ Nebraska -W
Baylor -W
@ Kansas State -W
Oklahoma State -W
Florida Atlantic -W
Texas A&M -W


Texas A&M 6-6 (3-5)

Stephen F. Austin -W
Louisiana Tech -W
Florida Int -W
@ Oklahoma State - W
Arkansas (Dallas) -L
Mizzou -L
@ Kansas -W
Texas Tech -W
Oklahoma -L
@ Baylor -L
Nebraska -L
@ Texas -L


Texas Tech 6-6 (3-5)

Southern Methodist -W
@ New Mexico -W
Texas -L
@ Iowa State -W
Baylor (Dallas) -W
Oklahoma State -L
@ Colorado -W
@ Texas A&M -L
Mizzou -L
@ Oklahoma -L
Weber State -W
Houston -L

i dont think you are far off, but I find it hard to think that KSU will win 4 road games....should they? maybe but its doubtful

Are you ready for some football??????........I am!!!!!

I can't freakin wait! I'm anxious to see what's gonna happen in Manhattan this year. Love to see 'em whup on Nebraska on that thursday night match-up! Buuuut we'll see. (This off-season, I went from a strong dislike of the Huskers to hatred. Freakin traitors.)

I predict that I will need less alcohol at the tailgates this year because the Cats are continuing to improve. (RP's final season almost required an intervention!:eek: ) I also think they will find a way to beat Texas again, which is fun to watch.:D

Fish Taxi - what is your prediction on KSU? Do you think they win 8 games too?? Maybe I am just crazy thinking that is a stretch....But I do not think it is impossible with their schedule.

As for KU I think they should get to 6 wins and if the stars align perfectly 7, but I think the 5-7 record is possible. But I like to think we can handle KSU at home :)

Chad,

I didn't pick the wins and then fill out the schedule ahead of time. I break each team down and pick each game before I counted the total wins. I always like to make my picks before camp starts because everything can change with one blown knee. I was quite suprised by my picks also.

KSU Road Games I picked as win. 2 Solid, 2 toss ups.
North Texas I am not to worried about.
CU is one that gets me. If it was not for Snyder I might have said loss but I just don't think Hawkins has what it takes to win in the Big 12 but this game is toss up for me.
Baylor it all depends- if their QB has a great game they could win, but with out him or at 1/2 speed from a knee injury they don't have much at all, but KSU could be the same way. Purple glasses toss up goes to snyder this year, he realllllllly likes this team and that says alot.
KU, I know you don't like it but I talk with a lot of DIE HARDS close to the program and the don't think they win 2 games this year so I don't know what to think. You see I feel differently. You guys loose every thing but your O line and just lost two starters last week for the season due to injury. It's a rivalry game the Snyder knows how to win so until Gill shows me something I am a Snyder lean.

That is the meathod to my Madness. The game that scares me the most out of the three is still Baylor and their QB, granted Hawkin and CU we never play good there so who knows. These are just my mad board rambling waiting till Saturdays get fun again.

N

Nick- I pick my games the same way. I think the order of how you them finishing is probably a good bet. I just think that its gonna be hard for KSU to finish 5-3 in the league with only 3 home games in conference. There will be a slip up somewhere. They will be better this year I just don't see the consistency.

As for KU I am probably being to hopeful at 6 wins but the schedule is so darn easy that it shouldn't be tough. Only one of the lineman hurt is gone for the season and we have some decent players back on Defense. But really it will come down to Pick and our group of backs. We have to be able to run the ball well or Pick will get eaten alive and we will only win 2-games.

My company is a sponsor of KU athletics and I get to go to a lot of smoozer events and have met Gill and the staff and have heard them talk a lot about this team. I rhink we will be in more games than people think. Not sure we have the talent to win them, but will be in them.

And just went to one of those events at AFH for basketball last week and man is the renovations going to be awesome. Self said Selby is the best 18 year old he has ever had the opportunity to coach. I know everyone is thinking this may be KSU's year in bball, but not so fast my friend. Its gonna be some fun!

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Fish Taxi - what is your prediction on KSU? Do you think they win 8 games too?? Maybe I am just crazy thinking that is a stretch....But I do not think it is impossible with their schedule.

As for KU I think they should get to 6 wins and if the stars align perfectly 7, but I think the 5-7 record is possible. But I like to think we can handle KSU at home :)

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Not trying to be a smart azz, Chad, but my previous post is the only prediction I am going to throw out at this point. Let me see the UCLA game and then I will feel like I have some idea about the team's potential.

If nothing else, at least a Snyder-coached team should have good fundamentals and discipline even if he still doesn't have the best talent. I guess we'll all find out before too long.:D

Chad-Taxi
With new head coaches this year and new systems at both schools which team do you think has the edge? Guess will have to wait and see what happens between the white lines! Let the fun begin :D

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i dont think you are far off, but I find it hard to think that KSU will win 4 road games....should they? maybe but its doubtful

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let the games begin and we,ll all find out whos who........

Bump,

Which team(s) are you talking about with new coaches this year?

acc acc acc acc acc

Is like the 4th best conference in canada...

Acc...lol. Crack me up.

Bump there is no doubt KSU has a better coach and has the advantage. I think they will finish ahead of KU this year but you never know what will happen between them and KU with the game in Lawrence. Mangino was really good at home so it eill be interesting to see if Gill can keep that going. That certainly was not the case in the Terry Allen era.

To be honest I am pretty much ready for year 2. Not expecting much and I am ready for some NFL. Got Chiefs season tix this year hoping that they are finally ready to bounce back. Basketball will be interesting though. Andy Katz has KSU #5 and KU #16 to start the season. It will be a fun year come bball season! Will KSU be able to handle that pressure?

As I have posted in the past, I am really a basketball fan at heart. I wish the cats had a coach like Martin when I was in college. I feel like all the K-state basketball fans who stuck with the team through the depressing years are due some success. Kinda like the football fans who got to enjoy seeing Coach Snyder turn the program around.:D

Basketball #5?:confused: Ranked higher than KU???:confused::eek: I dunno about all that... All I can tell you is that it was such a JOY to watch MY team in the NCAA tourney last season. All season long, really... I'm really looking forward to next season, regardless of whether or not the hype is true. Hopefully the team will remain competitive for many years, maybe even forever.;)

Dang it, Chad, we're hijacking the football thread. Sorry Duckman.

S.D., You have OK. 11-1 and lookin at the schedule I see no loss on it? Do they lose their bowl game to get the one loss? I'm thinkin more like 8-3 but you put together a very nice rundown of the big-12 conf. Watchout ESPN may be callin....it will be fun to see how it shakes out. Bring on some football!!!!

fish taxi that is what happens when a ku guy gets in on a football thread :) its gonna be a long football season for us so its back to looking forward to basketball.

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fish taxi that is what happens when a ku guy gets in on a football thread :) its gonna be a long football season for us so its back to looking forward to basketball.

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Hey man, don't count your team out yet. KSU and KU are both UNDEFEATED as of right now! :D The wheels fell off KU's football season last year, but there are so many unknowns about this season. Geez man, don't give up yet. At least wait until the Cats put the smackdown on y'all in Lawrence. HA HA HA HA. Sorry, I couldn't resist.;) GO STATE!

ok, so I was wrong....KU's performance tonight was about absolutely pathetic. They will be lucky to win more than 1 game this season.

come on chad it is like fishin it might get better?

Shw---it can't get any worse can it??? But they have a long way to go to even think about winning a game....catc catch passes, can't run (wth is he thinking taking our #1 back and putting him on Defense), turn the ball over too much, game mgmt is as bad as I have ever seen...next week is going to be ugly....GT will beat us by 50 if we play like that again.

Chad, I agree. Worse game I have watched since I watched the :confused::confused: 'Chiefs'. Not much to hope for except 'Late Night' ;):D;). Didn't really know what to expect but,,,expected more (lots) than this very poor performance. <*)}}}><

Glad now I could not get the station on my TV.
Come on Basketball.

You have to be kidding me! That was the worst display of Div 1 football I've ever seen. Mangino must be laughin his a__ off. It's gonna be a looooooong year.

I just can't believe what I heard out of Gill's mouth last night on his show. "Well at least our defence held them to just 2 field goals". You got to be just goofy if you think that is something to be proud of. His coaching skills better improve by ten fold,,,soon or,,,,, Ole Gill just might be a 'One & Done'. <*)}}}><

It will be interesting to see how it plays out...new AD next spring/summer...timing of that hire will be interesting to whether or not he comes back if they are this bad all year.

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Glad now I could not get the station on my TV.
Come on Basketball.

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My wife and I were joking about how long it would take before KU fans switch to talking about basketball. Guess I got the answer I was expecting.:p Give Gill a chance, guys.

FWIW, I thought the cats had a few weak points too. You know Snyder tries to keep the plays pretty basic for the first few games, and even some of those looked a little shaky. I don't think the first game proved much for the cats, IMO. Maybe it proved that they should be able to beat the worst teams in our league. But they have a LOT of improving to do if they want to put up some big wins in this conference. I sure hope they do! EMAW!

I just got word about 10 minutes ago that uncle fester (Perkins) will be removed from his position at KU today. Looks like the winds of change are blowing for the AD also.

With regards to this weekends football that was a lot of fun. The stadium was loud and the crowd was having fun. I think we learned a lot about all of the teams. KSU is what we thought they where, a good team that does not have a QB. KU is going to have a tough year and MU is over rated but gets bye of talent.

Should be a lot of fun, there will be some upsets and I am going to have to redo my predictions. Sounds like Gill is going to rip some red shirts off of freshman to get them playing and both of the Brown brothers for KSU are going to be eligible to play by Central Florida. Lots of changing are going to happen.

your predictions is what fried your laptop

read somewhere football is like fishing it might get better did not say from ole wise man just from ole man ROCK CHAULK