Big Twelve South Football

In my first blog about college football I went through the schedules and picked games and talked about some of the matchups. Not any more. That took way to long and I don't have that much time. So with out further ado the big twelve south.
6. Baylor Bears: After improving some the last couple of years it seems the Bears program is improving. Baby steps if you are Guy Morris. Two years ago they edged out OSU for fifth place in the South the first time since the inception of the big twelve they finished better than sixth. Last year they tied with OSU for fifth. They are still pretty bad though. If they were in say the Sunbelt Conference they would battle for the Division title not in the big twelve though. There offense will not be that bad with average talent at quarterback and running back. But there defense is terrible. Looked for it get scorched early and often. If your looking for a team to finish in the cellar in the south start your search here.
5. Oklahoma State: OSU put together a pretty decent year last year considering the year before that. But if you look at the schedule and see how the games ended up 10 and 2 was a realistic outcome and given that I would call last year a massive failure. No impressive wins and if they did have one (Alabama) they almost blew it in the fourth quarter. But next year we begin again. The schedule maker should be ashamed with road games at Georgia and Troy State. 7 and 5 would be great season and Mike Gundy better hope for better than 6 and 6. Because the next year T-Bone will be expecting to challenge for the Big Twelve South title and rightfully so.
4. Oklahoma: Heres a shocker. Not really though. How could pick OU finish higher. Will they finish higher probably but look at what left Norman last year. Their linebackers, a pretty good quarterback, and oh yeah their all-american tailback. They have some decent replacements for the tailback, quarterback is a big question mark, and linebackers are unproven. They boast an excellent secondary that got burned in big games and had trouble tackling in the running game. I watched some of the spring scrimmage and they said that OU lost 2 starter on defense. I don't by it. C. J. Ah You is gone, Calvin Thibidoux is gone, Larry Birdine is gone, Rufus Alexander is gone, the only defensive lineman I remember from last year that is returning is DeMarcus Granger. OU will start the season off against North Texas and expect a patented OU slow start. The line on that game will probably 21 points, I say take North Texas and the points. It seems like Mack Brown just has Bob Stoops number if he could ever beat Texas he could challenge for the national title. OU heartbreak in Big D, Texas rolls bigtime.
3. Texas Tech: I am giving 95% of Texans a reason to sneer in the face of Oklahomans by picking the 3 major colleges ahead of all Oklahoma colleges. Oh wait Texans already sneer in the face of Oklahomans. Tech had a down year last year and yet had a nice win against A&M. They took OU to the wire. I expect Tech to be much improved and more consistent this year they could give A&M a run for their money. They have OU at Lubbock and the refs have already asured the Lubbock faithful a win. They have to go to Stillwater and Texas though, places where they usually struggle. A&M at Lubbock is a must win.
2. Texas A&M: I expect big things from A&M this year. Well actually I expect the same as last 6 and 2 in big twelve play. They have Texas and OSU at home On the road at Tech and OU, and Baylor stinks. Thats about all I got. They have a good quarterback, a good tailback, and a pretty good secondary. Status Quo in College Station.
1. Texas: Heres a no brainer. Texas is clearly the best team in the big twelve. Experienced quarterback, tailback, offensive line and receivers, I expect them to be a juggernaut averaging over 48 points a game. A defense that will get the job done. I don't see any reason why they can't run table and play for the National Title in New Orleans. Toughest test at A&M, and maybe Nebraska at Austin. They would be seeking revenge for tough loss to Texas last year.