Without Laurence Bowers, most pegged Missouri as a bubble team. Nobody thought the Tigers would look as good as they have in the first two months of the season, but they’re two games away from entering Big 12 play undefeated. Because of the impressive start, Missouri opens the rankings on top: 1. MISSOURI 11-0 | […]
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Oklahoma State ended years of frustration against Oklahoma in Bedlam, demolishing its rival in a statement game that may vault the Cowboys into the national championship tilt. Even Nick Saban agrees … in 2003, the then-LSU coach said no team that didn’t win its conference should play for a national title. His Alabama team didn’t
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Oklahoma can still win the Big 12, Missouri whips Kansas on its way out of the building and Texas A&M does its thing (choking) against Texas. The Longhorns and Aggies swap spots in this week’s rankings: 1. OKLAHOMA STATE (10-1, 7-1) | LAST WEEK: Bye | NEXT WEEK: Vs. Oklahoma THE RUB: It’ll be interesting
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Talk about eating your own. The Big 12 has a history of upsets derailing a team’s shot at a national title, and that happened again Friday night when Iowa State rallied from a 17-point deficit to upset No. 2 Oklahoma State. Oklahoma followed suit, losing to Baylor the following night. The rankings didn’t change much
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Oklahoma State rolls on, Kansas State continues to be the Cardiac Cats and Kansas continues to be historically bad: 1. OKLAHOMA STATE (10-0, 7-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Texas Tech 66-6 | THIS WEEK: At Iowa State THE RUB: The Cowboys continue to put up video game-like numbers, embarrassing the Red Raiders. The last time Oklahoma State
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Oklahoma State survived, Oklahoma wins (and loses with Ryan Broyles’ injury) big as we head into the home stretch. This week’s rankings are brought to you by entertainers who graduated from or attended the Big 12 schools: 1. OKLAHOMA STATE (9-0, 6-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Kansas State 52-45 | THIS WEEK: At Texas Tech
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Oklahoma State and Oklahoma did their thing last week. The rest of the conference is a muddled mess with Missouri climbing and Texas A&M and Texas Tech tumbling. This week’s rankings are brought to you by movie villains. 1. OKLAHOMA STATE (8-0, 5-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Baylor 59-24 | THIS WEEK: Vs. Kansas State
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If you’ve seen Oklahoma State play, you know the Cowboys have the best team in the Big 12. It’s not just the explosive offense, opportunistic defense or the leadership of a 40-year-old quarterback (OK, he’s 28). OSU appears to be a team of destiny. When they need a big play or a break, they get one.
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I didn’t mean it as an insult Saturday night when I told the girlfriend, a huge Kansas State fan, that I don’t think the Wildcats are all that great, but they take advantage of every mistake their opponents make and find a way to win. The bottom line is they won, again, on Saturday and
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Oklahoma made its statement loud and clear, Oklahoma State continues to roll and the old man schools another more talented team in Manhattan. This week’s rankings are brought to you by the characters of the long-running NBC series “Cheers”: 1. OKLAHOMA (5-0, 2-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Texas 55-17 | THIS WEEK: At Kansas Cheers
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