Yesterday’s Big 12 news includes a ranking of the conference coaches, a West Virginia tight end that doesn’t know whoE.J. Bibbsis, Kansas freshmen will dominate basketball again, an unfortunate quote from an Oklahoma State coach, and a lot more.
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—Yahoo Sportswrote about teams in the Big 12 having success that aren’t named Oklahoma and Texas. The last time the conference was won by different teams in a 3-year span was back when the conference was first born.
— Which quarterback had the better overall season in the Big 12, Vince Young in 2004-05 orRobert Griffin IIIin 2011?ESPN’s Big 12 bloggersdebate.
—Talking 12ranked the Big 12 football coaches, putting Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads sixth behind Bill Snyder, Bob Stoops, Art Briles, Gary Patterson, and Mike Gundy. Patterson might be a little high for me, but overall the list feels pretty accurate.
—The Big Leadpreviews the Big 12 football season. It’s an OK read, but lines like this — “Kansas returns a number of starters, who started for Kansas last year.” — makes you believe they’re better off sticking to things like the gross Jerry Jones pictures.
— Baylor gets examined by theBig 12’s official athletic website. It focuses on the defensive side of the ball, features an interesting nugget on the teams’ two losses were suffered withBryce Hageron the sideline, and thatBryce Petty(like most NFL quarterback prospects) has taken out an insurance policy.
— West Virginia tight endCody Claytalks about the Big 12’slack of star tight ends, and mentions that he’s never heard of Iowa State’s E.J. Bibbs.
—Hoops Habittalks about Kansas freshmen that will dominate in the upcoming men’s basketball season. Business as usual for the Jayhawks; get ready to hear about Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre a lot.
—Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich: “We want our quarterback erect after every play and not take the big impact type hit.”
—Campus Insidershas a great feature on the Cowboys’ new weapon, Tyreek Hill. Gundy compares him to Rafael Denson, who was a dual-threat running back and wide receiver in 1991-94.
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