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    Road to 2023 Big 12 Tourney Championship

    At least on paper, the 2023 Big 12 post season MBB tournament could be *the* most competitive conference tournament in the history of conference tournaments: https://big12sports.com/news/2023/3/4/championship-pages-bracket-announced-for-phillips-66-big-12-mens-basketball-championship.aspx Other...
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    NFC Championship: 49ers @ Eagles

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401438009
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    CFP Championship - Frawgs vs Dawgs

    TCU takes on Georgia Monday night at So-Fi stadium for the CFP championship, and I am really pumped for it: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6082945 This will be the first time a Big 12 team has made it to the title game. Georgia is favored, but so was Michigan. Do you think they can defeat the SEC...
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    Big XII Earns 8 Bowl Berths for 2022 (Poll)

    In a record setting year, the Big XII conference has qualified 8 teams for Bowl season. All games will be on ESPN. Here is the scoreboard: https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/week/1/year/2022/seasontype/3/group/4 With TCU elevated to the CFP, the remaining teams are promoted a...
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    2022 FBS CCGs (Poll)

    https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/11/14/23458582/2022-conference-championship-games-college-football-schedule-teams-date-time-tv-live-stream-odds-fbs 10 FBS conference championship games are on tap this coming weekend. For the CFP, its win-and-in for Georgia, Michigan, and TCU. Can they...
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    Big XII Bowl Qualifiers for 2022 (Poll)

    I'm not sayin' ... I'm just sayin' ... But it is actually possible that the Big XII makes history this season by qualifying all10 teams for bowl season. With 3 games left, 6 are already qualified, and the remaining 4 still have a pulse. What needs to happen is for West Virginia to run the...
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    Getting to 6 in the final 5 (Poll)

    Cyclone footballers are healing up from the first 7 games during bye week, while prepping themselves for a bowl berth quest. They need 3 wins to gain a bowl birth though, but is that even possible on the heels of a 4 heartbreaking defeats? With 3 of the final 5 games at The Jack, and the...
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    Big XII Championship Game 2022 (Pick 2 Poll)

    Which two teams will qualify for the 2022 Big XII Championship game? Its a high difficulty factor this year with the new coaches, and nobody getting much pre-season love in the CFP prognostication. You can return to vote every week until Nov 24, the Thursday prior to the final weekend.
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    Big XII Non-Cons for 2022 (Poll)

    September 10 promises Big XII non conference mayhem with Texas hosting Alabama, Kansas State hosting Missouri, Baylor travelling to BYU, and CMC looking to end his curse at EIU. Other can't-miss games include West Virginia travelling to Top 10, long time rival Pitt on opening weekend...
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    2022 Big 12 Qualifiers For The Sweet 16 (Poll)

    Bracket season has arrived in Big 12 country. Two number one seeds are validation that this has indeed been a banner year for the conference. Having 6 teams make the tournament is excellent, too. Although, if OU had advanced to the Big 12 tournament finals, it would have have been 7. But...
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    2022 Big 12-SEC Challenge (Poll)

    Its become the half time breather for Big 12 Men's BB, at least for us fans, to spend a Saturday doing battle with the SEC. It's kind like a mini bowl season, except the games will count as resume builders. I often head into this weekend fired up thinking we're going dominate this football...
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    2021 Big XII Bowl Season (Poll)

    The Big 12 fielded 7 Bowl bids this season, up from 6 last year when they ran the table. The only way to improve on 6-0 would be for everyone to win again this year to go 7-0. What are the chances of that? All matchups are on ESPN, which guarantees no conflicts. And they include exclusively...
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    Poll: How many Big 12 teams will bowl qualify in 2021?

    Last season's 6-0 bowl record was sterling. But this year, with 5 teams qualified, and 4 more on the bubble, bowl season could be even more exciting: https://wtop.com/ncaa-football/2021/11/big-12-eyeing-as-many-as-9-of-10-teams-bowl-eligible/ Kansas has of course turned their focus toward the...
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    Idea: Increase Poll Choice Limit to Match Big XII Conference Size

    Polls are limited to 10 choices. That is small, but has been sufficient for Big XII sports polls, since there are 10 conference members. In a couple of years, there will be 12 or 14 members though, so 10 will not be enough. How about increasing the limit to 16, which would leave some room...
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    Big XII Footbal In-Game Chat (non-ISU)

    Kansas open the 2021 Big XII Football season this evening on ESPN+, hosting South Dakota of the MVFC: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=401287888
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    2021 Week 1 (Poll)

    Talking season is over at last. Watching Nebby get their asses kicked on Week 0 was a great way to get the kinks out of those pre-game rituals. But next week the season begins in earnest with all Big XII teams in action to kickoff a season that could be the last with this slate of teams...
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    2021 Big VII Men's BB Tourney Title Game: OSU vs TX

    It's Oklahoma State versus Texas at 5 pm on ESPN for the Big XII Basketball Tournament Championship: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401301738 It will also be live streamed on ESPN3 in an "Above the rim" format: 5:00 PM Above the Rim Cameras-#12 Oklahoma State vs...
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    SEC/Big 12 Challenge 2021 (Poll)

    The Big 12 men hoopsters get a Saturday off from conference play to take on opponents from the SEC. Continuous action from 11 am to 7 am on various ESPN stations. How many wins do you predict for the Big 12? Here's a primer, courtesy of Heartland College Sports...
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    2020-21 Big 12 Bowl Games (Poll)

    As of this writing, the Big 12 is scheduled to play 6 bowls this year. So who's gonna win? Unlike the past few years, there is no Big 12 entrant in the CFP. As a result, with no one punching above their weight class, the Big 12 could do very well.
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    Best Big 12 2020 Non-con Games (Pick 3 Poll)

    Pete Mundo ranked the best non-cons on his latest Heartland College Sports podcast: (Assuming for the moment that there is a season this year ...) Which non-conference games do you think will define this year's edition of the Big 12 football conference? Notes: Pete included 2 Oklahoma games...