All quiet on the Big 12 front: conference avoids major shakeup

Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports1) Oklahoma

Damn, Texas managed to get within 14 of Oklahoma blowing up my prediction. To be fair, this was a game that was not anywhere near as close as the scoreboard. Make no mistake, Oklahoma dominated this game.

9 sacks is an absurd total, and Texas never seriously looked like they could win. The gap between the Horns and the Sooners is a chasm. Oklahoma will not be challenged this year, as no one will get even this “close” again.

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports2) University of Texas

I won’t move Baylor into second yet, because I am so unimpressed by them. But Texas is seriously making a case to be moved down. Their defense is paper thin, and you really allowed 9…