Not the state, who’s approach to the COVID pandemic under Gov. DeSantis was one that had a sizable chunk of citizens and commentators projecting disaster up until recently. I mean the football program coached by Dan Mullen that is returning their quarterback, four starters on the offensive line, and star “space force dreadnought” Kyle Pitts … [Read more…]
No matter what else has happened over the last decade, a constant themehas been Texas and Oklahoma’s superiority in the recruiting rankings, in that order. The Longhorns are the most resource-rich program in the B12 by a decent margin (although the Sooners are obviously competitive) and are located in one of the hottest towns in … [Read more…]
The 2019 bowl season was a big L for the Big 12 conference. The nuanced understanding of the Big 12 is that it’s a league that has two programs with “blue blood” and nationally competitive resources, but then eight other programs that in a given year can play at a top 25 or even top … [Read more…]
That was it, the last week of regular season Big 12 football for the 2019 season. It was an interesting year, we’ll recap it in a variety of ways over the coming weeks including with my All-B12 thoughts and some breakdowns of Baylor v Oklahoma round II. The final weekend spelled out well some of … [Read more…]
What a week. We got a couple of really big games with consequences for the rest of the season that are a little anticlimactic but things were no less fascinating this week. Technically Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Texas are all still in the running to appear in the Big 12 championship. Both Baylor and … [Read more…]
There were only three games in the Big 12 this week, but all of them were pretty significant and a couple of them had lines that I thought were pretty silly heading into the week. Oklahoma and Baylor both -11 was a bit much and sure enough, neither covered although both pulled out some wins. … [Read more…]
I broke down Matt Wells’ overall philosophy that allowed him to build Utah State into a competitive unit within the Mountain West conference over at Football Study Hall. Here are the big picture themes: -Balanced smashmouth spread attack that utilizes a TE to create gaps in the run game and clear the picture for the … [Read more…]
I got this comment on my post the other day explaining my “ranking” of the Big 12 and what I’m watching for in terms of figuring out who can win the title: Ian, I understand where your loyalties lie but my impression is that you are not a Lincoln Riley believer at this point. Is … [Read more…]
It’s time for another twitter-bag! I took questions from Twitter users about this upcoming Big 12 season. I’m currently in the midst of a deep dive into about 25% of the college football world as I writeup previews for the 2017 Football Outsiders Almanac. It’s a publication with more NFL data and info then you … [Read more…]
I broke down the Texas OL for Inside Texas this week, focusing on their performance run blocking against the stiffer fronts of the Big 12 last season. Texas is returning OT Connor Williams, a likely first rounder in 2018, and also junior guards Patrick Vahe and Jake McMillon and sophomore center Zach Shackelford. They crushed … [Read more…]