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Big XII - Week 10 Preview
November 2, 2007
By Benjamin Miraski
In their pursuit to be the most mediocre conference in America, the Big XII keeps proving that beyond Oklahoma, maybe Missouri, and Kansas of all teams, they have nothing to offer us as a real team. While 9 teams may likely get into bowl games, don’t count on a stellar performance from the “other” six, which only makes my record picking games in this conference apropos.
0-fer last week means that I am 6-15 on the year. A monkey could do better.
In fact, this week, Steve the Monkey is going to pick the games.
Texas A&M (+21) at Oklahoma - My favorite quote this week was from Michael Bennett, Martellus “Not a Crook” Bennett’s brother, after Texas A&M again managed almost zero offense, this time against Kansas.
"I'm not impressed,'' said Texas A&M defensive end Michael Bennett, who went as far as to say the Aggies would beat the Jayhawks in the Big 12 championship game.
Maybe he missed how hard that will be, after losing last week and this week facing Oklahoma’s run defense. Dennis Franchione will likely avoid running the ball again which is not a winning strategy for the Aggies. Steve the Monkey says, “EEEEEK!!” He is going with Oklahoma to cover.
Nebraska (+18.5) at Kansas - Kansas is on the map now, albeit with a few more hurdles remaining. The first of those is Nebraska. It seems that Tom Osborne won’t worry about the result of the game. He is already looking for a new coach based on some quotes in a TV interview. Steve the Monkey says, “OOK! OOK!” He likes the Jayhawks to cover.
Texas (-3) at Oklahoma State - America’s coach Mike Gundy has over 50 Lone Star Staters on his team. Most of them have a reason to get back at the Longhorns and their coaching staff. Steve the Monkey says, “ARRRRRRROOOGUH!” He likes Oklahoma State to pull the upset.
Likely Winners: Kansas State (Iowa State), Kansas, Missouri (Colorado), Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech (Baylor)
Likely Losers: Colorado, Iowa State, Nebraska, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
Upset potential: Oklahoma State over Texas
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 10 here. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted November 2, 2007 10:45 AM
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