Big 12 Roundtable - Big XII North Roulette Edition

I'm starting with the following ground assumptions...and you know what they say when you assume.  But I still believe that Nebraska and Missouri aren't nearly as bad as their records indicate.  Conversely, Kansas State isn't as good as their record indicates.  Iowa State has lost two games they should have won, and won a game they should have lost.  I think Missouri likely wins 4 out of their final five games to finish 4-4.  Nebraska will likely lose to Oklahoma and beat Baylor.  Nebraska's defense should be able to handle Kansas' offense, and the Jayhawk defense is so bad that I have to believe that even this Husker offense should find a way to score.  Colorado and Kansas State are the x-factors; Colorado is horrid, but might want to send Dan Hawkins out in style.  So I think NU finishes 5-3 or 4-4.  Iowa State could beat A&M if Robinson and Arnaud come back, and should beat Colorado in Boulder.  That would make the Clones 4-4 as well.  Kansas State will lose to the Sooners this week, but still has games against Nebraska and Missouri.  They'll need to pull off one of those games to enter the mix.

I really could see a 4-way tie evolving here.

I don't think they ever left the track.  I still think the Sooners are one of the top ten teams in the nation, even with 3 losses (by five points, remember?)

Taylor Potts will be transferring from Texas Tech at the end of the season?  We knew A&M was bad, and Tech can be pretty good.  But A&M's victory in Lubbock defies logic, unless you throw Potts under the bus.  I think you've got to throw the A&M victory into the WTF category as the anomaly for now until A&M proves their mettle again.  (Hell, even Colorado has managed to win a couple of games this season...)

Hell no, unless that random suckage attack that seems to be inflicting itself on somebody each week this season decides to infect the Longhorns.  Not saying it's impossible after last week's adventures on the scoreboard, just unlikely based on what we know at this point.

1. Texas
2. Oklahoma
3. Oklahoma State
4. Texas Tech
5. Nebraska
6. Missouri
7. Iowa State
   
8. Kansas State
9. Kansas
10. Colorado
11. Texas A&M
12. Baylor

Yeah, I'm discounting the Iowa State victory over the Huskers; I just don't see eight turnovers happening again in a rematch.  I'm also discounting the Jayhawks victory over Iowa State and the Buffs victory over Kansas.  The only thing for sure at this point is Texas is on top, and Baylor folded much like Robert Griffin's ACL.