The first big domino to drop this offseason for the Big 12 was Oklahoma State firing longtime defensive coach Glenn Spencer. Mike Gundy is always tweaking his approach and looking to find ways to create an edge for his team and Spencer’s record as DC since taking over for the deposed Bill Young wasn’t holding … [Read more…]
Before the 2017 season kicked off I had a post discussing Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State as a program with a keen mind for creative solutions to what’s basically the “scarcity problem” applied to college football. The problems facing OSU in 2017 were pretty substantial. They’d made considerable investment into that season, convincing the Mason Rudolph-to-James … [Read more…]
I just got a look at the coach’s selections for the All-B12 team, it was pretty solid. I mean they list like six DL or something silly like that to make sure that everyone who had a standout season is recognized which is reasonable. The main purpose of a list like that is to give … [Read more…]
I wanted to pass along a few things I noticed from two of the teams that demonstrated that they’re actually ready to contend for the Big 12 title, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. I think Oklahoma demonstrated they are also in that group but I gave some notes on their matchup with Ohio State last … [Read more…]
Texas isn’t back but pre-Briles Baylor is! That’s probably harsh, I’ve been saying all along that Matt Rhule would likely take his lumps in year one while working to achieve the macro-level culture change and roster reconstruction necessary to win “his way.” I did think that they’d handle Liberty without difficulty but looking back it … [Read more…]
I can’t remember if I was ever remotely good at picking Big 12 games off the lines last year but they’re pretty interesting in terms of gauging sharp expectations for teams heading into the season. So for that reason I’m going to dive into the week one lines and what I think of the national … [Read more…]
Preseason is the time of eternal optimism, when every question mark about every team is one that could break positively or negatively and it’s hard to be sure of which. I find you often get the clearest picture by assuming that the question marks about a given team will break about 50-50. If you do … [Read more…]
When I randomly get an interesting question like this: @Ian_A_Boyd Can you explain to me the difference in the SS & FS as it pertains to most big 12 teams? It seems different than pros? — Ryan Muggs (@muggs1022) August 5, 2017 I reckon it’s about time to do a Twitter-bag. I might try to … [Read more…]
The good folks at Pistol’s Firing did some nice media interviews recently with the OSU staff. If you’re an OSU fan you should consider supporting them because they offer a lot of really good, free content. The site’s owner, Kyle Porter, is also a guy that met me for coffee one morning in Dallas back … [Read more…]
Over at Pistols Firing they’re talking about the increasing prevalence of the 3-3-5 in their defensive package. I’ve mentioned this myself as an explainer for what they’re up to moving Ramon Richards to the free safety position that has normally been handled by bigger thumpers like Jordan Sterns and Daytawion Lowe. What’d I’d be curious … [Read more…]