Here we go again. With a midweek blinder of a Tweet, the Houston Chronicle has thrust the Big 12 back onto the brink of realignment madness with the report that Oklahoma and Texas have reached out to the SEC to potentially join the conference. https://twitter.com/BrentZwerneman/status/1417931953198731264?s=20 The report doesn't stop there, suggesting the unnamed source believes …
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Live On, University
This was always my dream. Since before I could ever even think of wanting anything, going to and getting a degree from the University of Oklahoma has been an enormous goal of mine. Through the highest and lowest points of my life, the goal of earning that degree has pushed me through it all. Today, I will …
Big 12 Tournament: Finals
Welcome to conference tournament season. It's March, which means two things: basketball and gambling. Here's your guide for today's Big 12 action, starting at 5:00 PM on ESPN. Kansas vs. Iowa State (EVEN)You have to be kidding me. Freaking Kansas, who I faded a few days ago, lucked into getting into the finals. To make …
Big 12 Tournament: Semifinal Spread
Welcome to conference tournament season. It's March, which means two things: basketball and gambling. Here's your guide for today's Big 12 action, starting at 11:30 AM on ESPN 2. Record: 4-2 (3-1 on Day 2) Kansas State vs. Iowa State (Even) Ohhhh Jesus. I have been trying to figure out who to pick on this …
Big 12 Tournament Day 1 Spread
Welcome to conference tournament season. It's March, which means two things: basketball and gambling. Here's your guide for today's Big 12 action, starting at 6:00 PM on ESPN U. #8 TCU vs. #9 Oklahoma State (TCU -4) I cannot emphasize this enough: hammer the Frogs here. I know TCU has completely stumbled down the stretch, losing …
Big 12 Tournament Preview
I know I dropped a Welcome to March article on March 1st, but on Wednesday the real show begins. The start of conference tournament season ushers in the official coming of March Madness, where college basketball games are played from early morning until midnight and the drama could not be higher. As conference tournaments go, …
Around the Big 12: Week 13
Last Week: 3-2 Overall: 43-17 Ah shit. Thanksgiving week got the better of me. With that being said, the show must go on with picks, so here is what I thought about the last week of the regular Big 12 season. Baylot @ #12 TCU (TCU won, 45-22. The spread was TCU -25.5.) I …
Around the Big 12: Week 12
Last Week: 5-0 Overall: 40-15 Hey! An undefeated week! Not too bad, especially with how tight the matchups were. Championship November takes a break this week as the contenders are playing the mediocre and downright bad teams of the league. But don't dismiss that 5-5 teams just yet; the fight for a bowl berth is …
Around the Big 12: Week 11
Last Week: 2-3 Overall: 35-15 Not so great week for picking last week. But hey, that's what happens when the conference you pick is decently inconsistant and Iowa State finally decides to come back to Earth. This week will decide a lot as far as the conference championship picture goes. Two teams are playing an …
Around the Big 12: Week 10
Last Week: 3-2 Overall: 33-12 It's Bedlam Week! Usually for the Big 12, that also means championship weekend, but the league office (and Iowa State) had other plans. However, this weekend isn't just Bedlam and some garbage games. Iowa State and TCU both have big team that will shape the landscape of the Big 12 …