BIG 12 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Texas Picked As Favorite To Win Big 12 Championship

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Big 12 Players of the Week September 4 Offense: Emory Jones, UC, QB, Sr. Defense: Jeremiah Cooper, ISU, DB, So. Newcomer: Emory Jones, UC, QB, Sr. Special Teams: Ryan Rehkow, BYU, P, Jr. and Gavin Freeman, OU, WR/PR, So.

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00:00 I'm Maria Turner, this is Morgan Alexander, and let's talk some Big 12 football.

00:08 Morgan, who do you think is going to win the Big 12 championship?

00:11 Well, I think that's a really interesting question because it's not what I think, but

00:14 it's what everyone else thinks.

00:16 Everyone has Texas as a number one favorite.

00:18 Every year, it's Texas.

00:19 Now, my question is, why?

00:22 You know, every year we have the same team over and over again.

00:25 They're getting ready to leave the Big 12.

00:27 Arguably, a lot of people think they think they're going to leave because they think

00:29 they're too good for it.

00:31 My question is, you know, for you, is why are they leaving the Big 12?

00:35 Do you think that they're good enough to win the Big 12 this year, and what is going on

00:39 behind the scenes right now with this team?

00:41 Well, them wanting to leave the Big 12, I understand it.

00:44 You know, they're Texas.

00:45 They have a name behind them.

00:46 They want to step up to the plate and be a part of the SEC.

00:50 Arguably so.

00:51 You're going to go against teams like Alabama, Tennessee, places that have made a name for

00:55 themselves.

00:56 I do think that they have a huge shot at winning the Big 12 championship this year.

01:00 A huge shot.

01:02 But arguably, I think we have to consider Texas Tech.

01:06 Last season, they won 8-5, and they have a pretty solid team.

01:10 18 starters that are returning.

01:12 Six new players from the transfer portal that are back as well.

01:17 So you know?

01:18 And it's really interesting you say that, but I want to go back to why they're leaving

01:20 the Big 12.

01:21 I think it's funny to me because last year, they lost to Texas Tech.

01:24 They lost to Oklahoma State.

01:26 They lost to TCU.

01:27 And yes, they lost to Bama, which we all are like, "OK, we can use that."

01:29 I personally think, right alongside of what the commissioner of the Big 12 had said, he

01:34 said, "You know, I think they're leaving because, not because of money, they have all sorts

01:38 of kinds of money.

01:39 I think it's because they would rather lose to teams like Alabama and Georgia than lose

01:44 to teams like Kansas State or Texas Tech."

01:47 It's a pride issue, and I think that since every year they're not winning consistently,

01:51 now, you know, you go to the SEC, it makes more sense.

01:53 No one's raising eyebrows at you losing to Bama, but you lose to Oklahoma State, and

01:57 everyone's like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa.

01:58 Texas isn't that good."

01:59 So I think that is the issue right now.

02:01 I really think it's a pride thing on why they're leaving.

02:05 You know what?

02:06 I think that could be.

02:07 That's very, very true.

02:08 And yeah, I mean, I guess you're right.

02:12 Losing to teams that may not have the bigger name kind of hurts the pride just a little

02:16 bit more.

02:17 So you're right.

02:18 Could be a pride thing.

02:19 And they get the best recruits.

02:20 Yeah, Archie Manning and Quinn Ures.

02:21 And everyone's like, "Quinn Ures is a starter."

02:22 Yes, he is.

02:23 And the question is, is Archie Manning going to stay if he's not going to play?

02:26 I mean, he is a highly touted recruit.

02:29 Maybe he's getting a lot of money to be there, but me personally, I'm thinking, you have

02:32 two really good quarterbacks in that locker room.

02:36 But to me, it seems like it's a no-brainer they're playing Quinn Ures.

02:39 There was no real topic of conversation surrounding Archie Manning at all.

02:42 I mean, Quinn Ures, they're talking about he's an NFL draft pick, and he's this, and

02:45 he's that.

02:46 Last season, I mean, yes, he was injured, but I didn't quite see the Quinn Ures that

02:50 everybody else is seeing.

02:51 Maybe he'll prove me wrong.

02:52 Maybe he will.

02:53 But I think we need to dive into TCU a little bit, because everyone, just every year, they

02:58 want to kind of toss them to the side.

03:00 But as of last year, they showed that they're recruiting good, solid players that are there

03:04 to play, not there for the money.

03:06 Well, and TCU only having, you know, the two losses to Kansas State, which I think that

03:12 shocked us all.

03:13 That was pretty out of the book, but you know, as Kansas State proved, they're nothing to

03:17 play around with.

03:18 Coach actually said something about that in press conference.

03:22 They're a program that's not to be played around with, and that they are always ready

03:25 to play.

03:26 And then TCU losing to Georgia in the national championship, you know, painful win right

03:31 there, or painful loss, I should say.

03:34 Great win for Georgia.

03:36 Probably not one of the easiest championships that they have come across, but it is what

03:40 it is.

03:41 And I think Kansas State is one of those teams, right?

03:42 Like, they, I think it was a tough loss for TCU, but I think it was the best thing for

03:46 them.

03:47 To beat Michigan going into the college football playoffs, you have to have a loss on your

03:50 belt.

03:51 And you have to have a loss once.

03:52 You're not going to be a team that many times, right?

03:53 So I think it kind of lit a fire for them, and that was great.

03:56 I think also with them, the big topic of conversation around TCU is the hiring of a new offensive

04:01 coordinator.

04:02 They lost a really huge hole, and they kind of took in Kendall Bryles from Baylor, which

04:07 is very controversial.

04:08 If we can remember, his father was fired at Baylor after some sexual assault misconduct

04:14 type of deal, and everyone's kind of raising their eyebrows, like, "Why would you hire

04:18 him?"

04:19 And as he stated here today, he was like, "I have known people that know him."

04:23 He was not involved.

04:24 His father's actions are not his actions.

04:26 And you know, the hole that they're missing this year is not their defense, it's their

04:29 offense.

04:30 They're losing Max Duggan, Quinton Johnson.

04:31 So now they're trying to see, "How can we reboot this offense?"

04:34 Well, a new offensive coordinator that can bring in a new scheme, that's what you're

04:37 looking for.

04:38 And the defense is veteran, they're going to be set there.

04:40 So I think, you know, him backing the addition of Kendall Bryles is great for them, because

04:45 maybe this is a new outlook and a new way to change that offense.

04:49 And I think, ultimately, you know, Sonny Dix is one of those people, he's a people pleaser,

04:53 right?

04:54 And if he's willing to do this and bring someone into this program that's not that great upon,

04:59 that really shows he firmly believes this guy can come in and make a difference for

05:02 this offense.

05:03 I agree.

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