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Big 12 Football Preview '07: Texas

Texas. Home to the Burnt Orange Nation. And quarterbacks named Colt. And, of much annoyance, Matthew McConnaughey. But we'll forgive them this one time because their football team is loaded this year and everyone loves a winner.The 'Horns have a lot of good guys coming back and some things to prove after slipping a bit to...

Big 12 Football Preview '07: Oklahoma

Oklahoma. Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. Where The Outsiders was set. Where dreams are made 17% of the time. Where Barry Switzer got into strange yammerings about Taco Bowls.Part renegade, part cavalcade, Oklahoma spent the offseason doing its best "who, me?" before the NCAA. The NCAA said "yes, you!",...

Big 12 Football Preview '07: Nebraska

Ah, Big 12 North. We had to include at least one contender from the Big 12's minor league division. An editorial vote, therefore, resulted in Nebraska's inclusion here. The Huskers are my labor of love and source of both joy and pain on Saturday's in the fall. Is a double digit win total too much to ask for?...

Big 12 Football Preview '07: The Mediocre

Ahh, the unhappy middle. It is the place that most drives sports fans insane. Everyone wants a great team, but few see those hopes achieved. For the fans of a bad team or a bad school, at least they know going in their team has limited hopes and can prepare themselves for dark days.For others, however, it's a tortured...

Big 12 Football Preview '07: The Dregs

The dregs is a perfect phrase to describe those scrappy but unfortunate teams left at the bottom of the Big 12's 2007 liquid brew. We mean well when talking about these teams, but somebody's gotta finish last and we've come up with a few nominees.Count on these teams to either fall short of bowl eligibility or play in a...