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Big XII - Week 8 Preview
October 19, 2007 | By Benjamin Miraski
Maybe I should start a chant: "1 – and - 2, 1 - and – 2!" I actually won a game last week, thanks to Missouri and 10.5 points. I really loved that little extra half point. It allowed me to stay at a stellar 33.3% winning percentage on the season. Total record: 5-10. What better way to celebrate than more predictions sure to blow up in my face.
”The Pink Slip Bowl”: Texas A&M (+2) at Nebraska - With all the developments of the past two weeks, it looks like Dennis Franchione and Bill Callahan are headed out the door come the end of the year. Winning this game is therefore crucial to determine which one gets the bigger severance package.
Ok, it isn’t like their seasons have been a total loss. There is a chance that both teams could still make bowl games. We will let the winner continue coaching when they are in some exciting locale, like Shreveport, Louisiana. Jorvorskie Lane, don’t hurt me two weeks in a row. You should be able to beat Kevin Cosgrove’s defense - everyone else has. Take A&M in the upset victory.
Oklahoma (-29.5) at Iowa State - If Texas can beat Gene Chizik by 53, I see no reason why Oklahoma can’t beat him by 30. Chizik was barely able to stop Oklahoma when he was at Texas. Why should things change now? Take Oklahoma to cover. (Sam Bradford for Heisman?)
Texas Tech (+3.5) at Missouri - Wait, this game is actually important?!? Michael Crabtree catches 4 more touchdowns. Red Raiders take this one on the road. (Crabtree for Heisman?)
Likely Winners: Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas (Baylor), Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Likely Losers: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Baylor
Upset potential: Colorado over Kansas, Kansas State over Oklahoma State
Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. His Big XII preview appears weekly on Blogcritics.org as part of their NCAA Tailgate. You can read the full preview for week 8 here. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted October 19, 2007 2:00 PM
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