Betting the Big 12: Week 12

This is a huge weekend for the New Big 12. We’ve already established that Texas is hot garbage and is actually dragging the current league down. But Oklahoma has been the conference kingpin for quite awhile. This weekend is a chance to change that. Baylor and Oklahoma State are fast-tracking a trip to Dallas to play for the conference championship. The Cowboys still have an outside shot at the playoff, which in my opinion is less important this year than showing up the “Traitorous Two” (although we may spiritually be in the CFP with Cincinnati anyway). Iowa State gets the Big Noon Kickoff treatment from FOX. The Cyclones have to put on a good show. Imagine a world where ISU beats Oklahoma in a premium TV spot, and 2 weeks from now we have a conference championship game without the Sooners.

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