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Revisiting The Preseason Offensive Position Rankings - Where We Went Wrong
The college football season has reached the halfway point so I thought it would be fun to go back an revisiting our preseason position rankings to see how close we were to being right and in some cases how wrong we were. Here we go! Let the debating begin....
Breaking It Down: Predicting The Big 12
With everyone and their dog coming out with a preseason version of how they think the Big 12 will shake down it only makes sense that we do the same. So we collectively put the brain trust here at Crimson And Cream Machine together and came up with our own predictions. From that we were able to...
Breaking It Down: Ranking The Big 12 Coaches
We've gone through the player positions (intentionally leaving out special teams) over the last few weeks so now its time to rank the coaches. The departure of Nebraska and Colorado may have hurt the conference from a "prestige" perspective but when it comes to the top level coaches in the...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 D-Line Position Rankings
Its time to rank the "Big Uglies" on the defensive side of the ball as we finish up our Big 12 Position rankings. At the end of the day, games are won and lost in the trenches. Just as an offense sputters without a solid line to give the plays time to develop or open a running lane the same is true...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Linebacker Position Rankings
On the defensive side of the ball there may be more star power in the Big 12 than any other position. Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas, Missouri, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State will all feel like their guys deserve to be first team all conference by the end of the season and with the number of...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Defensive Secondary Position Rankings
The defensive secondary positions could actually be broken down into two different categories separating corners from safeties but for the sake of time and sanity we're lumping them into one category. What that does is take a school like Oklahoma who has the top corner duo in the conference but is...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Offensive Line Position Rankings
It all starts up front! It doesn't mater how good your quarterbacks, receivers and running backs are if the offensive line can't stop a pass rush or create a hole to run through. When it comes to ranking the 'big uglies" of the Big 12 the upper hand goes to a team that was knocking on the door of...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Running Back Position Rankings
As we keep rolling through the Big 12 skill positions we've reached the third and final part of the "Three Headed Monster." Turnover seems to be the key phrase when describing the conference running backs as OU, OSU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State are all replacing their marquee...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Receiver/Tight End Rankings
Monday we started looking at the Big 12 position rankings, starting with the quarterbacks but what about the guys they throw the ball to? When it comes to NFL caliber on the offensive side of the ball the Big 12 may be more stacked at this position than any other. In fact, the talent runs so deep...
Breaking It Down: Big 12 Quarterback Position Rankings
Other sites are giving this a shot so why not us. The conference may have lost Nebraska and...what was that other school?...oh yeah, Colorado, and Texas was down in 2010 but that doesn't in any way indicate a lack of star talent in the conference. Truth is, the Big 12 is loaded with NFL caliber...
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