Big 12 Power Poll
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
1. Kansas State: Collin Klein
will have a busy month, beginning
with Saturday’s trip to
New York City for the Heisman
announcement and ending with
a Fiesta Bowl game against
Oregon.
2. Oklahoma: Quarterback
Landry Jones will end his college
career in the same spot where
he saw his first action: Cowboys
Stadium. The Cotton Bowl
matchup against Texas A&M will
be one of the bowl season’s top
games.
3. TCU: The Frogs had one
strange debut in the Big 12
Conference. TCU won all of its
league road games but lost all
four of its conference games at
home.
4. Texas: The Longhorns put
up a fight in the first half of the
Kansas State game before hitting
a wall. Will Mack Brown be back
next year? It seems likely, but
the fan base’s patience is wearing
razor thin.
5. Baylor: Art Briles has elevated
the Bears to new heights
during his past five years at Baylor.
How much will his name pop
up at coaching vacancies around
the country this month?
6. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys
have lost five games in a
single season, the most it has
dropped in the past five seasons.
Is it a rebuilding year or sign of
things to come for OSU?
7. West Virginia: Quarterback
Geno Smith is headed to New
York City this month. Not for the
Heisman Trophy presentation, as
expected earlier this year, but for
the Pinstripe Bowl.
8. Iowa State: The Cyclones
will try to end their 2012
football season the same way
it began — with a victory over
Tulsa. The teams will meet
again next September in Chapman
Stadium.
9. Texas Tech: The Red Raiders
struggled down the stretch with
losses in four of their final five
games. They will face a Minnesota
team in the Meineke Car
Care Bowl that has lost three of
its final four.
10. Kansas: Basketball season
will be a saving grace for Kansas
fans this season after the Jayhawks
lost their final 11 games in
Charlie Weis’ debut season.
