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For most of this season, the power rankings have been pretty stable. After Saturday, man I don’t even know where to start. What a wild afternoon for the conference.
Power Rankings
- Oklahoma Sooners (4-0, 1-0) — So hear me out. Army is a pretty good team and their gimmick triple option is hard to prepare against. That said the gap between Oklahoma and everyone else is clearly smaller than we thought.
- West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0, 1-0)—Despite being a little sloppy, WVU dominated both sides of the ball. Something I don’t think I’ve ever expected to type in relation to a game against a Bill Snyder-coached team. WVU’s first big test looms in Lubbock, though.
- Texas Longhorns (3-1, 1-0)—It is possible that power rankings underestimated the Longhorn, but it’s also possible we have overestimated TCU. In either case, Texas-back-o-meter is rising.
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1, 1-0)—After surrendering a billion points through their first 2.5 games versus FBS competition, the Raiders found a defense and held a solid Cowboys squad scoreless in the second half. Can they continue their rise against WVU?
- Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1, 0-1)—What a difference a week can make. Last week the Cowboys looked like they were ready to challenge the Sooners for the crown after blasting Boise State.
- TCU Horned Frogs (2-2, 0-1)—It’s possible that Ohio State shattered TCU’s soul. If they didn’t, the second half of the Texas game might have. This is the second week in a row the Frogs have gone into half time with a narrow lead, only to give it away in gut-rending fashion. Shawn Robinson had some atrocious turnovers, and poor KaVontae Turpin seeming gets blown up every time they try a trick play. It’s not panic time for the Frogs yet, by any means, but if they want to reach the CCG, they’re have very little room for error.
- Iowa State (1-2, 0-1) —The Cyclones eventually put away a feisty Akron team.
- Baylor Bears (3-1, 1-0)—Baylor got an important win over Kansas. The Bears have absolutely improved in season 2 under Matt Rhule but this still a bottom third team.
- Kansas Jayhawks (2-2, 0-1)—I guess we learned the answer to my question from last week.
- Kansas State Wildcats (2-2, 0-1)— Bill Snyder absolutely deserves to go out on his own terms, but I really have to wonder how long the administration can wait to let that happen. I’ve never seen a Snyder coached team play as poorly as this one.
Bowl Watch
Something of a shot in the dark here.
- Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs Georgia
- Peach Bowl: West Virginia vs Notre Dame
- Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas vs Washington
- Camping World Bowl: TCU vs Miami
- Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Florida
- Cactus Bowl: Texas Tech vs Washington State