Big 12 Power Rankings Week Three
by Owen on Sep 13, 2011 8:40 AM CDT
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Only about half the league was actually in action this weekend with Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma State and Iowa State securing wins. Missouri of course was the lone loss, but in reality I didn't think it was a bad loss for the Tigers. The biggest concern in Columbia might be the growing list of injuries.
In Austin a QB switch was made, Ames stormed the field and broke the trophy against the Hawkeyes, Okie Light dominated Arizona and of course we all know what happened in Lawrence. With that, let's break down the power rankings for week three.
1. Oklahoma
How They Fared: Off
Previous Ranking NC
Sooners did not play this week but there certainly isn't a reason to move them from the top spot because no one else looked like a top team in week two. HUGE test this weekend when the Sooners take on the Florida State Seminoles in a #1 v #5 matchup.
2. Texas A&M
How They Fared: Off
Previous Ranking NC
So it sounds like A&M to the SEC is about as official as we're going to get for the moment and the Aggies could be the first domino in a series depending on what OU decides to do. I think it would be a bit disappointing if the top two (potentially) teams in the league tear this apart because everyone gets sick of big bad Texas.
3. Oklahoma State
How They Fared: 37-14 win over Arizona
Previous Ranking NC
The final score doesn't really indicate how easily the Cowboys beat up on the Tuscon Pac 12 representative. Arizona was never really in this thing and Okie Light may have turned a few heads with their defensive play in this one.
4. Baylor
How They Fared: Off
Previous Ranking NC
Nothing new from Baylor this week and we're all still enamored with RGIII's week one performance against TCU. This week is SF Austin so we won't get any idea as to whether he's the real deal until he faces another legit opponent. For now we'll just watch him compile stats and wins while Baylor sues the college football world.
5. Missouri
How They Fared: 37-30 loss to Arizona State
Previous Ranking NC
Mizzou loses but it wasn't as if they played horribly. Yes they were more undisciplined than a normal Gary Pinkel team and Pinkel himself made some odd calls especially late. At the same time they look to be VERY tough to run the ball against, James Franklin is exactly the type of QB that Turner Gill is probably targeting and if you take away the slew of injuries this is a good team. Problem is those injuries exist and it's going to be a battle for the Tigers. It's one they can still win but they've hit a tough stretch of luck early on.
6. Texas
How They Fared: 17-16 win over BYU
Previous Ranking NC
Longhorns rallied from behind after replacing Garrett Gilbert with a quarterback named McCoy. Imagine you're Gilbert. You arrive at Texas and sit behind a guy named McCoy. He goes down in the title game and you go in with zero expectations. Lose but show pretty well and then come out a year later and the team goes 5-7. Second game of your now junior year and some kid named McCoy replaces you. Texas is talented but beatable this year unless McCoy has a roommate named Shipley. Then we should all just throw in the towel and watch them fish.
7. Texas Tech
How They Fared: Off
Previous Ranking NC
Tech was off in week two and faces New Mexico in week three. I think that's a bye in the eyes of some fans.
8. Iowa State
How They Fared: 44-41 win over Iowa
Previous Ranking #10
I'll probably draw some heat here but Iowa State looked significantly better in week two. The Cyclones looked like Paul Rhoads team and that's a team that competes for 60 minutes, never gives an inch and they'll fight you tooth and nail until the end. Even the quarterback situation looks significantly improved. That said, it starts and ends at quarterback and through two weeks we have two distinct samples, one bad...one good. How far the Cyclones go will depend on which Steele Jantz shows up.
9. Kansas
How They Fared: 45-42 win over Northern Illinois
Previous Ranking 8
Big win over Northern Illinois and they did show many of the same qualities that make Iowa State an attractive pick at #8. Kansas was competitive, they didn't give up and offensively they are definitely a different team than a year ago. That said, the defense leaves cause for concern and Kansas has probably faced the two weakest defenses that they will face all year.
10. Kansas State
How They Fared: Off
Previous Ranking #9
Honestly Kansas State didn't do anything to deserve this spot minus the fact that they didn't play well in week one, they were off in week two and the two others in contention for the bottom spot played, won and looked good. That isn't to say that the Wildcats can't catapult up this thing in a hurry but this week it's more a matter of circumstance so ease up Wildcat fans maybe it's just a better league this year?
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“Texas is talented but beatable this year once again unless McCoy has a roommate named Shipley. Then we should all just throw in the towel and watch them fish.”
Not sure I understand that. Colt McCoy does have a roommate named Shipley – Jaxon Shipley. And Jaxon was a bigger factor in the W over BYU than Colt was if you ask me. Jaxon is likely to be better than his big brother when it’s all said and done.
But still……Texas is beatable……right now.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Do you mean Case?
BTW, I hate it when parent’s name their children similar names.
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
Yes
Colt/Case……all the same to me.
I agree with you….why do parents do that?
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
My brother and I share the same first initial...
…but I think that was more an accident than anything. I’ll admit, though, my dad switches our names from time to time.
Oh my dear lord...this is RETARDED boss...
by tequilaprophet on Sep 13, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
My brother and I have the same first initial too
And my mom calls each of us by the other’s names religiously. When I’m home and I hear my brothers name, I just assume there is a 50/50 chance she is calling me.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I have no idea
After all, there are 26 letters in the alphabet.
I’m the oldest of 4. I do share the first initial with my youngest sister; however, my brother and other sister both have different letters.
As for switching names, I think that happens regardless of the initial. My mom has a gift of going through all of my siblings’ names before landing on the correct one!
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
stupid
my three kids Jeff, Allen and Boschee will all have different initials
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
ok that was a joke
my kids’ real names will be Go, Seven and Dumbledore
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
No worries
I named my first kid after Nicklas Lidstrom. Seriously.
Lucky for me, my wife liked the name Nicklas and the spelling.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
by Rivethead on Sep 13, 2011 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm naming my first son Falcon
And my second son Mako (like the shark)
Top that
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by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
You know Falcon
is a type of gay, right? i.e. Bear, Twink etc…
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
I'm betting
your wife is praying for girls.
Am I right?
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
....yeah....
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Falcon
would really be an odd girls name. Almost as bad as a boy named Sue.
Falcette?
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 14, 2011 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Velociraptor
What boy doesn’t want to be named “Velociraptor”?
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Sep 13, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or just "Raptor"
Raptor Clark. Thats sick.
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by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
That is a cool way to spell Nicklas
I had always thought I’d name my first son Dylan, but after I got pregnant, my hubby and I were over at my parent’s house for dinner and the topic at the table was favorite girl and boy names (we didn’t find out the sex of the baby ). My dad said he loved the name Connor because of the book Trinity. For some reason, as soon as he said that name, it stuck. Ali “Xena Princess Warrior” was my sister’s contribution to the list!
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
I kind of want to go all Seinfeld references with mine
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
I know I'm in the minority but
I never got into Seinfeld. Really couldn’t stand the characters.
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
It's a shame.....
you’ll never know the joys of Festivus.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I have a pole I bust out every festivus
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
If I'm gonna be banned, I might as well go out in a blaze of glory!
I don’t like hockey either. There I said it! What a relief to get that off my conscience! :)
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
That's the very first thing you've said on this
site with which I disagree. I mean, how can you not like hockey?!?
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Growing up in Kansas
Just not a sport that was popular here. No Pro team, etc. so I never got into it. I grew up watching football, basketball, and baseball and I played soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and ran track so I like those sports as well. The only time I ever watch hockey is during the Olympics.
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
Olympic hockey is def the best
And the only time I watch it as well. I don’t got time for another sport. I already watch NFL, college football, college basketball religiously. Throw in tennis (played in high school and all growing up) plus a mild interest in baseball and drunken bar fist-fighting (kidding) and there isn’t a whole lot of time for a sport I don’t know a lot about, played by dudes on ice skates…
I will watch in the olympics though, because what I can tell (and this is probably very nieve in the eyes of hockey fans) it is a better game, and plus its country vs. country
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I would probably get yelled at by hockey guys for this
but I like the olympic game too. I could do without the olympic sized rink (though it’s better when it’s all elite players) but I hate fighting and I dislike a lot of the super physical stuff as well
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
So you're gonna name your kid "Seven"?
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I made a strong push to name our dog Larry or George
the wife wasnt having it but I think I secured Fredo for the next one. No one let her watch the godfather
Rec'd because that's cool and Swedish
Flagged because he’s a freaking Red Wing…
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
That is a pretty sweet name
I’m probably going to end up naming my son “Aaron Rodger Clark”
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 13, 2011 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Texas won't fall until the Red River game
UCLA is not good, and Mack will get the team fired up to beat Iowa State in Ames. So an unbeaten Texas team goes to Dallas and faces (possibly) No. 1 Oklahoma and gets roasted.
Even if OU falls at FSU this Saturday, it will win big in the Cotton Bowl. And the Longhorn slide will begin. Texas could win just two more games (KU and KSU) to finish 6-6. At best, they also get past Tech and finish 7-5.
I'm not ready to agree with you
I saw a Texas defense that made adjustments and came alive the second half of that BYU game. Defense can take you a long way.
I don’t think they’ll beat OU, but I’m not ready to right them off against OSU and/or A&M just yet.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
How about we beat UT to (eventually)go 6-6
and they finish out of the bowl picture for a second year in a row.
Next year, they would still start out ranked and we’d be an after thought – to start the year. After Gill signs his 3 stud DT’s though, we’re going to really amaze people on both sides of the ball.
We're gonna need more than three
stud DTs. Recruit, recruit, recruit.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Its amazing how quickly this turned into a name game.
I’ll name my daughter Tanqueray(not after the drink but because its the name of my first love who was of course a stripper, which is perfect because thats exactly the line of work my daughter will get into.)
Son= A**hole
I'd tell you to go to h**l but i work there, and i don't want to see you everyday!
by Jayhawk12_28 on Sep 13, 2011 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
this is my new favorite comment of all time
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