is it me...

[ProdigalHorn]

or is the Big XII tournament going to be a complete toss-up? I mean ultimately it's probably going to be KU and Texas, but even that's not a given right now. I'm not sure that a 12-seed couldn't beat a 1 seed in this league on a given night. OK maybe a 10 seed.

 

[YeaTexasFight]

Hard to argue at this point. I think the dust will settle as we go along and we'll see a couple of teams tank as we get closer to tourney time, but I do believe the separation between the top and the bottom is as little this year as it has been in a long time (which is saying something for the bottom considering how solid Texas and KU look so far).

I think come Big 12 tourney time, if Texas and KU have a #1 seed locked up in the Houston and St. Louis regions, respectively, it wouldn't surprise me to see a week 16/17 Indy Colt performance out of either of those teams and an early exit from the Big 12 tourney.

 

[daytonhorn]

It's you, but there are some experimental medications that might help.

 

[GoHornsGo90]

This is how it is every single year. Road blowouts in major conference play are almost non-existent.

 

[mars]

I was just saying last night how often teams can play with or beat teams at home that they would not have a prayer of beating at a neutral site. It's really quite remarkable. There aren't any easy road games in this conference.

 

[Bob in Houston]

Not a complete toss-up. Could, say, Missouri or K-State beat KU/Texas back to back? Yeah, I could foresee that.

But could A&M beat K-State/Missouri and KU and Texas? Probably not.

Let's say Tech plays Texas in the first round and wins -- hey, everybody, it's 2003! I don't think they're clearing two more hurdles. If, say, Baylor has to play four games? I don't think that's happening, somewhat like last year.

You'd have to see multiple second-round upsets. Possible, but not likely. IMO, the teams at the top are really good, not just roughly equivalent.

 

[Texanne]

You're giving me the"it's not you, it's me" routine?? I invented that routine!

 

[Crusher X]

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[zork]

Is Texas deep and talented enough to win them all this year? Dare we think it?

 

[Bob in Houston]

I'm with Crusher, as far as effort goes. Besides, even when it would have benefited Texas to bow out early, Barnes wouldn't think about it.

 

[Orangesweat]

It's you and a couple of others right now, but not me. It could be a lot more people when tournament time comes around, including me.

 

[orangeblack&gold]

'03 Tech he may not have officially told 'em to tank it but he sure didn't care if he won or not from where I was sitting. 'Course, I was way up in the upper deck and didn't bring the binocs...

I was close enough to see it all when he told 'em to cut the nets in San Antonio a couple weeks later so if we follow that same path, the other 11 can have all the fun they want at the B12 Tourney and let's roll with a #1 Seed to the Dance.

Hook 'em all.