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Texas will lose three, maybe four games. Iowa State and Kansas State will be better than those predictions and TCU and West Virginia will not be that high IMO.

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2)Kansas State
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7) Baylor
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9)Texas Tech
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10) Kansas

It is hard to gauge what TCU and WVU will do when they are playing good teams every week. K-State will be beating some ass next year. I do not think Baylor will be a pushover like some think. I do think Texas looks a lot like Texas in 2011 as well.

Good point. I could actually see us winning 7 or 8 games this year.

1.) Oklahoma - Let's just hope for the sake of the Big 12's reputation that Big Game Bob doesn't get to a BCS game and blow it again. Landry's already being called the best QB in the conference. Time to prove it.
2.) Kansas State - Casey Klein is awesome. Bill Snyder is a great coach. They could win the conference this year.
3.) West Virginia - Loaded at skill positions. Second year in Holgersen's system.
4.) Texas - If they have a QB with a pulse they'll compete for a conference title. I still think Ash sucks though.
5.) TCU - They're lucky they have some solid offensive starters coming back. They lost a lot on defense, but when does defense really matter in the Big 12 anyways?
6.) Oklahoma State - What is our deal with these guys? I just don't get it.
7.) Baylor - We'll be better than people think. Very level playing field this year so we have potential to finish higher. Defense must be improved.
8.) Tech - Can't envision them doing anything. Again. Doege is pretty solid though. Wonder if this is the "do or die" year for Tubbs.
9.) Iowa State - One of those teams that always ends up finishing higher than expected. Rhodes is a very good coach.
10.) Kansas - They are terrible.

Just my assessment. Top 7 are all bowl eligible.

1) West Virginia - I'm sorry, but their offense is going to go crazy this year. Passing and running QB, home run RB, several WRs... they're lethal.
2) Oklahoma - defense will be better next year. Offense will still be solid. They lost close games last year that they'll win more of this year.
3) Kansas State - Bill Snyder is a great coach. They could win the conference this year.
4) Texas - maybe the best defense in the country. Probably the deepest backfield in the country running behind a solid OL. QB is a C+ player at best.
5) Oklahoma State - Just a
6) TCU - would have had them way up there if they hadn't lost so many in weird ways. I don't like him, but Patterson can coach with the best of them. Can't count them out.
7) Baylor - We'll be better than people think. Will make a bowl.
8) Iowa State - One of those teams that always ends up finishing higher than expected. Rhodes is a very good coach.
9) Tech - lots at stake for Tubbs up there.
10) Kansas - Blowouts galore.

I wouldn't sleep on SMU in our opening game. We should be fine, but we better hit 'em in the mouth in the 1st quarter. If we do, we enter conferene at 3-0.

After that, I agree that Kansas, Iowa State (not easy), and Tech (will need our defense to be respectable to win) are BY FAR the best chances at 3 more wins and bowl eligibility.

Otherwise, the Big 12 is going to be a really strong conference this year.

I'm feeling rather bullish on the Bears.

CAB can build an offense. And combined with the second year PB's defensive coaching, I feel we are going to surprise some folks. Again.

Agree 100%. It's funny seeing every body on the national scene saying "how are the Bears going to replace all that they lost!" Do they have any idea who our coach is? I'm not concerned about the offense in the least. These are Briles players. No more Morriss guys. If CAB brought them in, they bring something to the table for sure.

That buddy sounds like a smart guy. I think OSU is in the same boat plus the game is in Waco. I know the bears haven't had their best games against the cowboys but I'm calling the upset in that game.

People seem to forget that TCU got back their DC that turned out all those super defenses. I put the Frogs a couple of notches higher.

It sure looks like, top to bottom, the Big 12 will be stacked this year. And if Clemson and FSU join in 2013, we are looking at possibly the strongest conference in the country.

WVU, OU are both likely to be top 10 in 2012, with OSU, KSU, and possibly TCU being in the mix and being highly ranked. UT has the talent to turn it around in any given year, and don't count out the Bears just yet for breaking into the top 25. Even ISU and Tech will be strong for being considered lower tier teams. Probably the only team most consider bad is KU.

This fall will be tons of fun if the Bears can win our non-conf games (and SMU won't be easy), hold serve on KU and Tech, and then win at least two more out of TCU, ISU, UT, and KSU. If we can upset OU, OSU, or WVU, that will just be gravy. So I will be happy with 7 and 5, estatic with 8 and 4 or better. But a bit disappointed with 6 and 6, and distraught with 5 and 7 or worse.