Big 8 topic: Make the Big 8 again

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  1. Truman

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    it was a coin flip
     
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  2. Andy Reocho

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    No way. Not enough <3 in Lawrence to compete with the corn.
     
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    Alabama and Georgia finished 1-2 in the Top 25 in 2017, when the Tide beat the Bulldogs in overtime in the an all-SEC College Football Playoff game. Alabama and Georgia also spent two weeks in that regular season at Nos. 1-2.

    One conference has held the top two spots 76 times since the AP poll started in 1936, none more than the SEC. The now-defunct Big Eight is next with 23.
     
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    Texas clear SEC plant to derail our dominance.
     
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  5. Pokes

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    I forgot how bad you were at this :laugh:
     
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  6. Truman

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    Don’t struggle w Mo St next time and you can be less mad.
     
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  8. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 9/11/21):

    Oklahoma 91.09
    Iowa State 81.96
    Kansas State 79.02
    Oklahoma State 77.96
    Missouri 76.74
    Colorado 75.00
    Nebraska 74.07
    Kansas 60.86

    Games Saturday 9/18/21:

    Nebraska at Oklahoma (give me that ole time Big 8 flavor !)
    Nevada at Kansas State
    Baylor at Kansas
    Oklahoma State at Boise State
    Iowa State at UNLV
    Southeast Missouri State at Missouri
    Minnesota at Colorado
     
  9. a.tramp

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    I an guessing Sagarin does not account for our QB1 dying and us barely holding on for dear life for a win.
     
  10. cyclist

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    Nevada is currently a 2.5 point favorite per ESPN... The over/under is 48.
     
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  11. Truman

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    1. KSU
    2. OU
    3. ISU
    4. CU
    5. OSU
    6. MU
    7. NU
    8. ku


    That will probably change next week. RIP EMAW

    But that stanford win looks even better right now
     
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    I don’t think you watch football.
     
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  13. Truman

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    KSU has the best resume by far
    OU looks shakey but obviously good
    ISU has a good loss
    CU has a good loss
    OSU has held on for dear life against 2 shit teams
    MU is meh
    NU is dog shit
    KU is dog shit, but so far it's not dog shit w vomit on top
     
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  15. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 9/18/21):

    Oklahoma 89.17
    Iowa State 83.45
    Kansas State 80.59
    Oklahoma State 78.59
    Nebraska 75.24
    Missouri 74.43
    Colorado 69.13
    Kansas 57.48

    Games Saturday 9/25/21:

    Iowa State at Baylor
    Kansas at Duke
    Kansas State at Oklahoma State (Big 8 game of the week, obviously)
    West Virginia at Oklahoma
    Nebraska at Michigan State
    Colorado at Arizona State
    Missouri at Boston College
     
  16. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 9/26/21):

    Oklahoma 88.83
    Oklahoma State 82.22
    Iowa State 81.25
    Kansas State 79.38
    Nebraska 74.30
    Missouri 72.17
    Colorado 62.89
    Kansas 56.83

    Games Saturday 10/2/21:

    Oklahoma at Kansas State (Big 8 game of the week)
    Kansas at Iowa State (other Big 8 game)
    Baylor at Oklahoma State
    Northwestern at Nebraska
    USC at Colorado
    Tennessee at Missouri
     
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  17. Andy Reocho

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    Damn KU is almost not last.
     
  18. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 10/2/21):

    Oklahoma 89.32
    Iowa State 83.38
    Oklahoma State 82.92
    Kansas State 78.29
    Nebraska 76.62
    Missouri 68.09
    Colorado 62.92
    Kansas 54.91

    Games Saturday 10/9/21:

    Oklahoma at Texas
    Michigan at Nebraska
    North Texas at Missouri

    Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Colorado, and Kansas all take the week off. No Big 8 game of this week...
     
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  19. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 10/9/21):

    Oklahoma 89.54
    Iowa State 83.69
    Oklahoma State 83.33
    Kansas State 78.50
    Nebraska 76.93
    Missouri 69.18
    Colorado 62.44
    Kansas 55.46

    Games Saturday 10/16/21:

    Oklahoma State at Texas
    Texas Tech at Kansas
    TCU at Oklahoma
    Iowa State at Kansas State (Big 8 game of the week)
    Nebraska at Minnesota
    Arizona at Colorado
    Texas A&M at Missouri
     
  20. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 10/16/21):

    Oklahoma 89.03
    Iowa State 85.25
    Oklahoma State 84.98
    Kansas State 77.48
    Nebraska 76.14
    Missouri 67.51
    Colorado 65.49
    Kansas 54.20

    Games Saturday 10/23/21:

    Oklahoma at Kansas (other Big 8 game)
    Kansas State at Texas Tech
    Oklahoma State at Iowa State (Big 8 game of the week)
    Colorado at California

    Nebraska and Missouri have the week off
     
  21. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 10/23/21):

    Oklahoma 88.54
    Iowa State 85.99
    Oklahoma State 84.58
    Kansas State 77.54
    Nebraska 76.16
    Missouri 67.49
    Colorado 63.81
    Kansas 55.23

    Games Saturday 10/30/21:

    Iowa State at West Virginia
    Texas Tech at Oklahoma
    TCU at Kansas State
    Kansas at Oklahoma State (Big 8 game of the week)
    Purdue at Nebraska
    Colorado at Oregon
    Missouri at Vanderbilt
     
  22. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 10/30/21):

    Oklahoma 89.29
    Oklahoma State 85.22
    Iowa State 83.71
    Kansas State 78.36
    Nebraska 74.99
    Missouri 66.77
    Colorado 63.67
    Kansas 52.58

    Games Saturday 11/6/21:

    Kansas State at Kansas (Big 8 game of the week AND the Sunflower Showdown)
    Oklahoma State at West Virginia
    Texas at Iowa State
    Ohio State at Nebraska
    Oregon State at Colorado
    Missouri at Georgia

    Oklahoma has the week off.
     
  23. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 11/6/21):

    Oklahoma 88.80
    Oklahoma State 86.46
    Iowa State 84.81
    Kansas State 77.92
    Nebraska 75.27
    Missouri 67.79
    Colorado 65.27
    Kansas 51.81

    Games Saturday 11/13/21:

    West Virginia at Kansas State
    Kansas at Texas
    Iowa State at Texas Tech
    TCU at Oklahoma State
    Oklahoma at Baylor
    Colorado at UCLA
    South Carolina at Missouri

    All games are non-Big 8 conference.

    Nebraska has the week off.
     
  24. 42yard

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    Ad astra per Big 8spera
     
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  26. I<3privatedances

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  27. EdmondDantes

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    good to see that even in our dark hours, we are still substantially better than Colorado and Missourah.
     
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  28. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 11/13/21):

    Oklahoma State 87.43
    Oklahoma 86.21
    Iowa State 83.26
    Kansas State 79.10
    Nebraska 74.67
    Missouri 68.81
    Colorado 64.79
    Kansas 55.27

    Games Saturday 11/20/21:

    Iowa State at Oklahoma (Big 8 Game of the Week)
    Kansas at TCU
    Baylor at Kansas State
    Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
    Nebraska at Wisconsin
    Washington at Colorado
    Florida at Missouri
     
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  29. Truman

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    post through it husky
     
  30. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 11/20/21):

    Oklahoma State 87.74
    Oklahoma 86.92
    Iowa State 82.45
    Kansas State 77.97
    Nebraska 75.07
    Missouri 70.02
    Colorado 66.21
    Kansas 54.99

    Games Friday 11/26/21:

    Kansas State at Texas
    TCU at Iowa State
    Iowa at Nebraska
    Colorado at Utah
    Missouri at Arkansas

    Games Saturday 11/27/21:

    West Virginia at Kansas
    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (Big 8 Game of the Week; The Bedlam Series)
     
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    Garbage conference this year. We are not making the CFP.
     
  32. cyclist

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    Sagarin Ratings (after 11/27/21):

    Oklahoma State 87.69
    Oklahoma 85.94
    Iowa State 83.31
    Kansas State 76.74
    Nebraska 74.18
    Missouri 70.05
    Colorado 66.24
    Kansas 54.67

    Game Saturday 12/4/21:

    Baylor vs Oklahoma State (Big 12 Championship game at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX.)

    Bowl Games:

    Oklahoma State vs TBD
    Oklahoma vs TBD
    Iowa State vs TBD
    Kansas State vs TBD
    Missouri vs TBD

    End of Season:

    Nebraska
    Colorado
    Kansas
     
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    Sagarin Ratings (after 12/4/21):

    Oklahoma State 86.80
    Oklahoma 85.95
    Iowa State 83.19
    Kansas State 76.71
    Nebraska 74.03
    Missouri 69.66
    Colorado 66.39
    Kansas 54.61

    Bowl Games:

    Oklahoma State vs Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, 1/1/22, 12 noon CST
    Oklahoma vs Oregon in the Alamo Bowl, 12/29/21, 8:15 pm CST
    Iowa State vs Clemson in the Cheez-it Bowl, 12/29/21, 4:45 pm CST
    Kansas State vs LSU in the Texas Bowl, 1/4/22, 8:00 pm CST
    Missouri vs Army in the Armed Forces Bowl 12/22/21, 7:00 pm CST

    End of Season (no bowl):

    Nebraska
    Colorado
    Kansas
     
  34. I<3privatedances

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  35. Truman

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    Probably. That triple option :donotwant:

    Still - at least we're not kansas

    :feelsgoodman:
     
  36. lfriend

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    Will be a good game to determine if Wilks should be fired.
     
  37. Truman

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    0% chance he gets fired.
     
  38. lfriend

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    I'm leaning towards that he stays and the run Defense looks pretty decent.
     
  39. Truman

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    He’s going to stay. They figured it out. Also using a game against an option team to decide if you keep or fire the DC is pretty dumb, tbh
     
  40. I<3privatedances

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    This is the best topic for this fact
     
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  42. Biff Bridges

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    Roughly 80% of my business meetings end exactly like this.
     
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  43. Truman

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    Drink just completely emasculating Leopold to the point where that dumb bird can’t even catch a ball.

    sheeesh!

     
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    This is exactly how you Big 8 post
     
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  45. Andy Reocho

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    What's it like having a man baby as your HC?

    Also, good luck to Leipold recovering from getting bunny ears'd
     
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  46. Truman

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    Its great. Have you seen our recruiting?
     
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  47. Andy Reocho

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    I have. I've also seen his record!
     
  48. Andy Reocho

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    Also, boasting about recruiting rankings. You are officially an SEC fan Truman
     
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  49. Truman

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    Thank you!
     
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