2017 Big 12 preseason football projections
I'm going to go through all the power conferences in the next couple weeks and come up with predictions for final standings and records for all teams.
Big 12 - 2017 projected final standings
Notes:
*Despite identical records, I have Oklahoma State finishing second ahead of Kansas State via a head-to-head win.
Therefore, I'm picking a Bedlam rematch in the conference title game.
*KSU has a really nice schedule, drawing what might be considered 50-50 games with West Virginia, Baylor, TCU and Iowa State in Manhattan. I see four wins there for the Wildcats – I'd cap them at 2-2 if all four were away from home.
Unfortunately for KSU, they don't get OSU at home.
*Matt Rhule, meet reality. Attrition drained that roster. On top of that, Rhule is overhauling the offense to install a more conventional, physical attack.
Rhule is a great coach, but this feels like an obvious bridge years.
*Speaking of bridge years, this might be the season that sends Kliff Kingsbury packing. It sounds as though he still enjoys relatively strong support from Texas Tech's administration, but I don't know if he can survive another bowl-less campaign.
*South Point has now released win totals for every FBS team, pegging Kansas at 2.5 with the under at -130. Not sure what the over is paying, but I really like the Jayhawks to top that.