Big 12 Football Beat '23-24

[red_n_black_attack]

Winnable games left on our schedule:

1. Iowa State
2. Oklahoma State
3. Houston
4. Possibly Baylor

B.C.

Add UCF to that list. Playing them at home after they get a few more Big 12 beatdowns or unexpected losses will mess with their team chemistry and I'm not sold on Gus being able to help the team navigate it.

[Lobot]

Pretty ugly quote from the Forde Yard Dash column this morning.

https://www.si.com/college/2023/10/0...orida-nebraska

"Three-fourths of the Big 12 newcomers (16). Any hopes that the arrivals of BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston would immediately upgrade the conference’s overall quality are not bearing out. They’re a combined 1–7 in league play, with the lone win coming via newcomer-on-newcomer crime: BYU beat Cincy on Saturday.


UCF’a most notable Big 12 moments came in blowing a 28-point second-half lead at home to Baylor—then keeping hoping alive in the final minute with a completely ridiculous fourth-down conversion by quarterback Timmy McClain.Houston had a chance to beat Texas Tech on Saturday, but its special teams gave up a 100-yard kickoff return and a blocked punt for a touchdown. The Cougars (4–1) should have the best shot at making an impact on the league race.
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[GoBearcats31]

UCF and Gus Malzahn have reportedly agreed to a contract extension

[Lobot]

Current Big XII standings after yesterday. The newbies still aren't doing too well. If you had WVU at 4-1 at this point, go play the lottery.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/standings

[bearcatbret]

This has nothing to do with Big 12 football but Miami lost yesterday about the same way that UC lost to Ohio Miami. The Worst Loss in Football History? Fans, Announcers, Players Left Stunned After Agonizing Blunder Leads to Unbelievable Ending (westernjournal.com)

[Lobot]

Here's your scoreboard for this weekend. WVU at Houston is Thursday night on FS1.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...oard/_/group/4

[Lobot]

In case you didn't catch the ending of Houston and WVU....Last play TD

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...meId/401525862

[Mike800Run]

This is interesting...

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...f-2023-season/

[Lobot]

Down goes Kansas in Stillwater. TCU has a backup QB out there and they currently throttling BYU.

[bearcatbret]

This is interesting...

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...f-2023-season/

I do not believe that UC will become bowl illegible. One note on today's game, Colorado had one heck of a melt down and blew what should have been a blowout.

[Lobot]

Scoreboard for the weekend.

UCF goes to Norman which will be interesting just to see how well UCF handles them. Somehow that game landed on ABC but unfortunately it's in the same window as UC's game.

Texas plays Houston at TDECU. Should be a lot of orange in the stands for that one.

A couple of league standings shake out games in Ok St at WVU and TCU at K State.

BYU also has a chance to notch a conference victory that isn't over UC when Texas Tech goes to Provo.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...oard/_/group/4

[bearcatbret]

Speaking of news, does anyone have a feeling what time the games are for Nov. 4 (UCF) and Nov. 25 (Kansas)?

[Lobot]

Speaking of news, does anyone have a feeling what time the games are for Nov. 4 (UCF) and Nov. 25 (Kansas)?

I think we might find out UCF game time on Sunday morning. Hopefully it'll be a nice cold night game.

[bearcatbret]

Most recent power rankings of the Big 12.
Big 12 Football Week 9 Power Rankings (heartlandcollegesports.com)

[Lobot]

Scoreboard for Saturday. A few good ones before our game comes on. Both Oklahoma and Texas might get tested a bit.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...oard/_/group/4