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Big XII - Week 9 Preview
October 26, 2007 | By Benjamin Miraski
I sort of feel Like Dennis Franchione at this point. With the picks I have been making, I should totally lose my “job”. But I won one game, my “Pink Slip Bowl”, to save me from another shut out last week. With a 1-2 week, I “improve” to 6-12. No more quotes. Let’s go to my ridiculous picks in week 9.
Kansas (-2.5) at Texas A&M - Martellus Bennett is not a bank robber. He resists the several offers he has to fill that job. But he is a crook at heart. Bennett steals a touchdown against Kansas and A&M makes Franchione the most successful coach who is going to get fired at the end of this season. Can you believe that the Aggies will be a half game ahead in the Big XII South if they win and Franchione is still an endangered species in College Station? A&M pulls the upset and ends this Kansas craziness.
Nebraska (+20.5) at Texas - Nebraska has one of the worst run defenses in the nation. Texas has an average running game at best, and even then they can hold onto the ball. Something has to give here and I don’t even think Bill Callahan’s players are trying for him at this point. Take Texas to cover.
Iowa State (+28.5) at Missouri - Iowa State has screwed with me for the past two weeks. Missouri can’t blow this like the Sooners and Longhorns did. I mean, this can’t be like last year’s game, can it? Tigers win and cover to take the lead in the North.
Likely Winners: Kansas State (Baylor), Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech (Colorado)
Likely Losers: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Nebraska, Baylor
Upset potential: Kansas over Texas A&M
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 9 here. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted October 26, 2007 10:25 AM
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