Conference play is in full swing around the country, which means that the Big 12 has a nice lineup of four games tonight. Once again I’ll bring you a rundown of the games going on around the league. This one comes to you from my tailgate chair outside the Erwin Center, so you know it’s extra-special. Like the little bus I rode to elementary school.
(All listed tips are in Central time.)
Nebraska (11-3 overall, 0-0 Big 12) at Iowa State (10-5, 1-0), 7 PM
Iowa State is coming off of an amazing comeback victory on the road in Columbia, Missouri. Nebraska has won four in a row, including a road win over Frank Haith’s Miami Hurricanes. Other than that, I know nothing about either team. Helpful writeup, eh?
The pick: I’m going with Nebraska, based solely on their win over Creighton. I might as well flip a coin.
Colorado (4-7, 0-1) at Oklahoma (8-5, 0-1), 7 PM
It’s Richard Roby vs. the Sooners in this one. Jeff Capel is doing good things with a tough situation following the departure of Kelvin Sampson in Cingulargate. Rumor has it that all CU players will be wearing full body armor to avoid the flailing elbows of Longar Longar.
The pick: OU evens their conference record with a home win over the scuttling Buffs .
Missouri (11-3, 0-1) at Texas (11-3, 1-0), 7 PM
My game preview can be seen in the previous post.
The pick: Texas handles the pressure and earns another home win.
Oklahoma State (15-1, 1-0) at Kansas (13-2, 0-0), 8 PM on ESPN2
This is the marquee game of the night, not only in the Big 12, but in the entire NCAA. Kansas gets the first of its three home games with the best of the Big 12 “South.” Is Oklahoma State for real? As tough as it is to play in Allen Fieldhouse, it might not even matter. Hopefully this game lives up to the billing and the hype.
The pick: Kansas takes a close game in the final minutes and Darrell Arthur rips off his face post-game to reveal he is actually Satan.
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on 11 Jan 2007 at 3:48 pm # Pat Daniel
KU-Okie State definitely didn’t live up to the hype. 3-1 on your picks though. In the words of Larry David, “Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.”
on 11 Jan 2007 at 11:46 pm # Ryan
Fucking Iowa State. Both games I’ve missed this year were the ones they’ve won.
That KU/OSU game made me die a little inside. I Tivoed it since I was at the Mizzou game, flipped it on to check the score before I started watching the taped version, & the Jayhawks were up 20+. I stopped the recording and erased it right away.