Six, well 6½ now, weeks into the season and it looks like we have a clear-cut top five in the Big 12. After frustrating their fans for weeks, Missouri and Kansas State have gone on runs to lock up bids to the NCAA Tournament. 1. TEXAS (24-4, 12-1, +5): What was that, Texas? Fortunately for […]
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Five weeks into the conference season Texas and Kansas are clearly the best teams in the Big 12. As for spots Nos. 3-10? Flip a coin with two games separating eight teams. The Week Five Big 12 rankings are brought to you by “Naked Gun.” Credit to my boy Scott Rochat for pitching those flicks in
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Halfway through the season and Texas and Kansas are running away from the pack. The Week Four rankings are brought to you by “Saturday Night Live” skits: TEXAS (20-3, 8-0, +4): The Longhorns continue to dominate after two more double-digit wins last week. Rick Barnes’ team is getting the sugar they need … http://www.hulu.com/watch/2345/saturday-night-live-little-chocolate-donuts KANSAS (22-1,
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Texas moved a step closer to a Big 12 title, hammering Oklahoma State on the road and picking up yet another double-digit win at home Saturday against Missouri. The Week Three Big 12 rankings are brought to you by “Office Space” (plus-one for a road win, minus one for a home loss): 1. TEXAS (18-3,
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The Big 12 as we know lasted just 16 seasons, but the conference had its share of scandals and controversies over the years. As the Big 12-2 winds down, here’s a look at 12 books that should be written … KANSAS: “2+2=5: The Darrell Arthur story,” by Darrell “Shady” Arthur Hey, there’s evidence the guy
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As promised, the Big 12 rankings/pop culture mashup extend to basketball season. The opening edition is brought to you by “The Big Lebowski” (Overall record, league record in parenthesis. Plus-one for a road win, minus-one for a home loss): 1. KANSAS (17-0, 2-0, +1): Yes, the Jayhawks struggled at home against Nebraska, but Kansas is
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After a monthlong hiatus, the blog returns just in time for the Big 12 basketball season. What better way to kick it off with a preview, plus some ridiculous predictions and team theme songs. Predictions (CliffsNotes version) 1. Kansas (29-2, 14-2) 2. Texas (24-7, 11-5) 3. Missouri (25-6, 11-5) 4. Texas A&M (23-7, 10-6) 5.
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Thousands of columns, stories and blogs have been written about conference expansion lately, particularly how the seemingly dead Big 12 (minus-2, or does Texas count for three?) was saved. The story had so many twists and turns, there should be a movie. So who’s going to play who in this epic? Here are a few ideas …
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So I got ripped for having Missouri second last week. I would like thank the Aggies for putting a clown suit on that ranking (I deserved it). A look at my Big 12 rankings midway through the conference season (plus-1 for a road win, minus-1 for a home loss): 1. Kansas (22-1, 8-0, +4): The
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Big 12 rankings after the third week. It looks like a race for second at this point after Kansas had a big week with back-to-back critical wins. Plus one for a road win, minus one for a road loss. 1. Kansas (20-1, 6-0, +3) – The Jayhawks may have secured the regular-season title last week with a
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