Corn Flakes Takes A Trip Around The Big 12

by Jon Johnston on Nov 11, 2008 6:00 AM CST in Corn Flakes

You need to read a Michigan fan’s review of the Texas-Baylor game. And then you can read the reaction at BON.

And then you can be thankful that we have the fans we have at Nebraska.

Things are a little nuts at Kansas State, now that Ron Prince is out. The KSU Rivals.com site, gopowercat, announced that TCU’s Gary Patterson would be the next head coach at KSU, really exciting stuff until Gary Patterson got a little miffed. Now he’s not going there. Or maybe he is. Who can tell at this point in the season?

Keep an eye on Bring on the Cats for what’s happening with the Wildcats.

In your typical "list" article, Lawrence, Kansas, was ranked #1 of the Big 12 towns by some dude at ESPN. Lincoln, Nebraska made it #3. As interesting is the article may be, the comments are better. You get intelligent stuff like this:

Lincoln is a hick-up of a "college town". It reminds me most of Manhattan, because there is nothing around the town--which is mostly the college. There is one good pizza place though.

And here I thought that "college town" meant a town that centered itself around the college. Silly me. At least we have Val’s.

People love lists. Remind me to do more lists. Even better, you guys do some lists. One list I’d like to see is players that Nebraskans would like to see leave early for the NFL draft. Like Jeremy Maclin. There, I started. Add some more in the comments section.

Stewart Mandel projects us getting to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX against Cal. How many of you will go to El Paso to see this game?

You’ve probably figured this out already, but it’s pretty certain the BCS National Title game will feature the Big 12 versus the SEC. Alabama/Florida versus Texas Tech/Texas/Oklahoma. The two best conferences battling it out - you don’t think the TV guys want that? Don’t you?

All the focus is on the Big 12 South because of the high rankings, but the Big 12 North could end up a logjam.

Chaos. I like chaos, which is probably why I love college football sooooo much!!!

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Well Chaos

could be the word for the end of the season and the BCS bowls and not just the title game. What are you going to do at seasons end if you do end up with 7 one loss teams? And lets take the scenario a little further.

The BCS takes its 6 conference champs and lets say they end up being:
ACC: Wake Forest
Big EAst: Pittsbugh
Big Ten: Penn St.
Pac Ten: Oregon St. ( they will be if they win out a real possibility)
Big XII: Texas
SEC: Florida

That will leave the following possibilities. One loss teams: USC, OU, Tex. Tech and Alabama. Undefeated: Boise ST., Utah, and Ball ST.

Who gets in who gets left out? Most likely either Boise St. or Utah get in leaving 4 one loss teams batteling for the final spot. You dont think there will be some pissing and moaning going on there. My guess USC would get in and the rest would be in an uproar. This year might be the year that breaks the camels back.

by taflorom on Nov 11, 2008 8:40 AM CST reply actions

I'd

like to see Chase Daniel go to the NFL early. Just because he’s one of those guys Misery seems to keep around for 9 seasons.

"Where do you put the bayonet?" (upon seeing a flamethrower fo the first time)

by 96operator on Nov 11, 2008 11:30 AM CST reply actions

It doesn't matter

Chase Daniel is a senior anyway

by jrekf7 on Nov 11, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions

yeah

but maybe he could get drafted, like next week or something. maybe there’s a special clause somewhere that the NFL could just buy him now because…. well, just because there are so many sucky NFL quarterbacks. What’s one more?

Besides, I think the point is, he needs to go pro, we need to see him go pro, just in case Missouri comes up with some bizarre loophole somewhere that gives him another year.

And he can take Coffman and Maclin… and….. well, anyone else?

Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!

by Jon Johnston on Nov 11, 2008 3:00 PM CST up reply actions