Big XII Football Beat '24

[Lobot]

Unranked preseason teams that might break into the top 25. A few Big 12 conference member mentions here. ($)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/569...nranked-teams/

[swilsonsp4]

Here's a B12 predicted order of finish by our "buddy", former Sycamore Aviator, Stewart Mandel ($). Spoiler alert: He doesn't think much of the Bearcats.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/570...dictions-utah/

[red_n_black_attack]

In a brutal game of pushing the ball up and down a 100 yard field, the outcomes of games usually come down to the QB being able to get an extra fraction of a second to distribute the ball under pressure or a big breaking block to open up a lane for the RB. With UC return the entire offensive line and bringing in some beefy backups to push them, I think we have the makings of a team that could surprise the other teams. I don't think UC will win every game, but do think they'll be closer to 8-4 than 4-8.

[swilsonsp4]

In a brutal game of pushing the ball up and down a 100 yard field, the outcomes of games usually come down to the QB being able to get an extra fraction of a second to distribute the ball under pressure or a big breaking block to open up a lane for the RB. With UC return the entire offensive line and bringing in some beefy backups to push them, I think we have the makings of a team that could surprise the other teams. I don't think UC will win every game, but do think they'll be closer to 8-4 than 4-8.

Regarding the point about the O-line, UC already have moved Buford inside as a backup G & installed Wilder as the starting RT. He is considered to be a better pass blocker, which was an issue in 2023.

[Lobot]

The Athletic's Austin Mock has put out a projection on the numbers of wins for conference members. ($)

These were based on simulations run 100,000 times

He has us at 6 wins and a .5% chance to win the conference. That's good for 10th place.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/569...ons-best-bets/

[Lobot]

Big XII predictions from CBS Sports.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...d-predictions/

[Lobot]

This crosses into so many threads on here, hopefully everybody see this. A rogue asst at Colorado has resigned after visiting Saudi Arabia to lobby the Saudi PIF for NIL money. I am not making this up.

https://www.si.com/college/colorado/...npreceded-move

[Lobot]

Week 1 scoreboard:

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

Not a ton going on here except for WVU at Penn St. However If you're looking for a sneaky good game. The Fighting Deions take on NDSU on Thursday night

[London 'Cat]

GT pulls off an upset of 10th ranked FSU.

[Lobot]

Here's the week 1 Big XII scoreboard. Everybody plays and we have 3 games on the opening Thursday.

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

[Lobot]

Per Sam Khan Jr at the Athletic, Texas Tech announced this morning that it's going to an official injury report much like the NFL. Big Ten and MAC have done this already. Injuries go on the report before the weekly press conference and players that are not playing will be announced 45 minutes before game time.

[Lobot]

One of the conference Non conference games this week is West Virginia vs Penn St. in Morgantown. Apparently because of a live Pat McAfee show and other pregame things, Morgantown schools and WVU have cancelled classes tomorrow because of game traffic. That's a new one for me.

[Lobot]

UCF has had two short fields against UNH and has a whopping 6 points and neither FG was a sure thing.

Myles Montgomery had about 20 yards rushing on the first drive

[bearcatbret]

UCF has had two short fields against UNH and has a whopping 6 points and neither FG was a sure thing.

Myles Montgomery had about 20 yards rushing on the first drive

Happy birthday Brent.

[Lobot]

Happy birthday Brent.

HA! Thank you Bret