(02-03-2017 10:20 AM)p23570 Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 09:57 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-02-2017 09:56 PM)p23570 Wrote:  I tell you aside from Texas having a bad class WVU is probably the biggest surprise there. Holgy just signed an extension so this is surprising coming off a pretty good season.

247Sports composite Big 12 team rankings after NSD:
8. OU 26. Texas 31. TCU 38. OkSt 39. Baylor 52 Tech 53 Iowa St 56. WVU 62 K-State. 70 KU

Everybody was pretty typical except Texas and WVU. OU maybe a little better than in recent years.

Note that ESPN has Baylor in the top 40, which is more typical than top 20 like last year or #52 as in 247.

Baylor has certainly had some talent in recent years. I always look at the actual average * rating. Sometimes it seem that big classes get ranked higher which is deceiving IMO.

I'm actually a little surprised that Baylor did as well as they did. With the turmoil surrounding the program & with a new coach coming in relatively late of who doesn't have any strong Texas ties they did pretty well.

(02-03-2017 10:50 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 10:20 AM)p23570 Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 09:57 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-02-2017 09:56 PM)p23570 Wrote:  I tell you aside from Texas having a bad class WVU is probably the biggest surprise there. Holgy just signed an extension so this is surprising coming off a pretty good season.

247Sports composite Big 12 team rankings after NSD:
8. OU 26. Texas 31. TCU 38. OkSt 39. Baylor 52 Tech 53 Iowa St 56. WVU 62 K-State. 70 KU

Everybody was pretty typical except Texas and WVU. OU maybe a little better than in recent years.

Note that ESPN has Baylor in the top 40, which is more typical than top 20 like last year or #52 as in 247.

Baylor has certainly had some talent in recent years. I always look at the actual average * rating. Sometimes it seem that big classes get ranked higher which is deceiving IMO.

I'm actually a little surprised that Baylor did as well as they did. With the turmoil surrounding the program & with a new coach coming in relatively late of who doesn't have any strong Texas ties they did pretty well.

They hired a bunch of Texas high school coaches and I believe the head of the Texas High School Coaches Association knowing that Rhule has no ties to the area and would struggle with recruiting. Seems to have worked.

(02-03-2017 11:07 AM)p23570 Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 10:50 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 10:20 AM)p23570 Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 09:57 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-02-2017 09:56 PM)p23570 Wrote:  I tell you aside from Texas having a bad class WVU is probably the biggest surprise there. Holgy just signed an extension so this is surprising coming off a pretty good season.

247Sports composite Big 12 team rankings after NSD:
8. OU 26. Texas 31. TCU 38. OkSt 39. Baylor 52 Tech 53 Iowa St 56. WVU 62 K-State. 70 KU

Everybody was pretty typical except Texas and WVU. OU maybe a little better than in recent years.

Note that ESPN has Baylor in the top 40, which is more typical than top 20 like last year or #52 as in 247.

Baylor has certainly had some talent in recent years. I always look at the actual average * rating. Sometimes it seem that big classes get ranked higher which is deceiving IMO.

I'm actually a little surprised that Baylor did as well as they did. With the turmoil surrounding the program & with a new coach coming in relatively late of who doesn't have any strong Texas ties they did pretty well.

They hired a bunch of Texas high school coaches and I believe the head of the Texas High School Coaches Association knowing that Rhule has no ties to the area and would struggle with recruiting. Seems to have worked.

It apparently has. Thanks for the explanation.