During Wednesday night’s Missouri-Iowa State game, the girlfriend and I were talking about her sister (a kansas basketball, but not football, of course, fan) talking trash via text message about the Tigers’ humbling loss to kansas State over the weekend. I stopped mid-sentence, realizing at that moment that the days of talking smack with kansas […]
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How could I not write about whining, crying, big baby Texas A&M bailing on the Big 12? As the season starts, a look at how each team feels about the Aggies folding up tent (and week one predictions): OKLAHOMA: Like pretty much everybody, Texas A&M has done virtually nothing against the Sooners the past decade.
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What did we learn in 2010-11? That the Big 12 is Kansas’ league until somebody actually dethrones them. That’s seven straight conference titles for the Jayhawks. This week’s rankings include a look back at my preseason predictions (http://tinyurl.com/2ccn3ay) and are brought to you by Vatican assassin warlock Charlie Sheen. 1. KANSAS (29-2, 14-2): A lot
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We’re down to the final week with virtually every seed, with the exception of Iowa State as the No. 12, still up for grabs. This week’s rankings are brought to you by the “Rocky” series. 1. TEXAS (24-5, 12-2, +5): Are we in the midst of another late-season swoon by the Longhorns? With K-State tonight and Baylor on Saturday,
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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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Switching gears back to music for the second week of the Big 12 basketball rankings, which are brought to you by one-hit wonders from the 1980s and 1990s (plus-one for a road win, minus win for a home loss) … 1. TEXAS (16-3, 4-0, +2): The Longhorns looked bad in the first half, but the
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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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