Baylor- The Bears surprisingly have a pretty favorable schedule ahead. They’re 4-1 and only have two road games left on the schedule, at TCU on 11/6 and at K-State on 11/20. They get Texas and Oklahoma both at home and have a bye week before playing the Longhorns. If they were to lose at home to West Virginia next week though, suddenly the remaining schedule looks a lot tougher because up next is BYU, Texas, at TCU, and Oklahoma.
Iowa State- Of our final seven games, only three are at home. Every game is huge. No more gimmes.
Kansas- Can the Jayhawks get a conference win? I think their best shots are Texas Tech in two weeks and West Virginia the last game of the season.
Kansas State- I know they’re 0-2 in the Big 12 but they scare the crap out of me, especially with Skylar Thompson back. They have the best non-conference resume in the league with dominant wins over Stanford (who just beat Oregon) and Nevada (who just beat Boise State). If they beat us, they have a very manageable schedule before a game at Texas on Black Friday. Texas Tech, Kansas, and Texas are their remaining road games.
Oklahoma- Are they a paper tiger? Their four FBS wins this year have come by 3, 5, 6, and 7 points. I kind of think they’ll lose to Texas and then get better in a hurry against TCU, at Kansas, and Texas Tech before getting at Baylor, Iowa State, and at Oklahoma State in November.
Oklahoma State- Their remaining schedule is pretty tough. Only three home games left and one of those is against Kansas. That said, if they win one of the next two games at Texas or at Iowa State, they have a shot to make it to Bedlam with only one loss. Bedlam is in Stillwater this year.
TCU- I’m not really sure what to make of them. Like Oklahoma State they only have three home games left and one of them is Kansas. Their game at Texas Tech next week is a must win. If they lose they’ll be staring 2-4 right in the face with a trip to Norman coming up.
Texas- The next four games are going to tell us whether Texas is for real. They get Oklahoma in Dallas, Oklahoma State at home, a bye, and then road games at Baylor and at Iowa State. I think they can go 3-1 in that stretch and still make the conference title game.
Texas Tech- They’re not a conference title contender but they’ve got a really good shot of being a bowl team at 4-1. They have four home games left and one of the road games is at Kansas. If they win at home against TCU next week they’ll be 5-1 with Kansas up next. After that is Kansas State at home and you would figure Tech has a decent shot to win that one. They’re a team to watch because they could get on a bit of a roll.
West Virginia- The Mountaineers have looked pretty decent at times this year but with the home loss to Tech they’re in uh-oh territory. They’re 2-3 and have at Baylor, a bye, and at TCU before their next home game against the Cyclones. They need to win at least one of those road games to have any realistic hope of going to a bowl game. I’m scared of our trip to Morgantown either way.
Iowa State- Of our final seven games, only three are at home. Every game is huge. No more gimmes.
Kansas- Can the Jayhawks get a conference win? I think their best shots are Texas Tech in two weeks and West Virginia the last game of the season.
Kansas State- I know they’re 0-2 in the Big 12 but they scare the crap out of me, especially with Skylar Thompson back. They have the best non-conference resume in the league with dominant wins over Stanford (who just beat Oregon) and Nevada (who just beat Boise State). If they beat us, they have a very manageable schedule before a game at Texas on Black Friday. Texas Tech, Kansas, and Texas are their remaining road games.
Oklahoma- Are they a paper tiger? Their four FBS wins this year have come by 3, 5, 6, and 7 points. I kind of think they’ll lose to Texas and then get better in a hurry against TCU, at Kansas, and Texas Tech before getting at Baylor, Iowa State, and at Oklahoma State in November.
Oklahoma State- Their remaining schedule is pretty tough. Only three home games left and one of those is against Kansas. That said, if they win one of the next two games at Texas or at Iowa State, they have a shot to make it to Bedlam with only one loss. Bedlam is in Stillwater this year.
TCU- I’m not really sure what to make of them. Like Oklahoma State they only have three home games left and one of them is Kansas. Their game at Texas Tech next week is a must win. If they lose they’ll be staring 2-4 right in the face with a trip to Norman coming up.
Texas- The next four games are going to tell us whether Texas is for real. They get Oklahoma in Dallas, Oklahoma State at home, a bye, and then road games at Baylor and at Iowa State. I think they can go 3-1 in that stretch and still make the conference title game.
Texas Tech- They’re not a conference title contender but they’ve got a really good shot of being a bowl team at 4-1. They have four home games left and one of the road games is at Kansas. If they win at home against TCU next week they’ll be 5-1 with Kansas up next. After that is Kansas State at home and you would figure Tech has a decent shot to win that one. They’re a team to watch because they could get on a bit of a roll.
West Virginia- The Mountaineers have looked pretty decent at times this year but with the home loss to Tech they’re in uh-oh territory. They’re 2-3 and have at Baylor, a bye, and at TCU before their next home game against the Cyclones. They need to win at least one of those road games to have any realistic hope of going to a bowl game. I’m scared of our trip to Morgantown either way.
