Baylor
9/4 at UAB
9/11 Texas State
9/25 North Texas
10/2 at Texas
10/9 Missouri
10/16 at Nebraska
10/23 Iowa State
10/30 Texas A&M
11/6 at Texas Tech
11/13 at Okla State
11/20 Oklahoma
Getting Iowa State in Waco could mean the Bears won't go for 0-for-Big XII, and there might be another Colorado-like upset somewhere in the mix. If there's improvement in the program, there's no reason to expect anything less than a four-win season. The final four games could be ugly.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake Texas State
Make or Break Game
Iowa State
Colorado
9/4 Colorado St
9/11 at Wash St
9/18 North Texas
10/2 at Missouri
10/9 Okla State
10/16 Iowa State
10/23 at Texas A&M
10/30 Texas
11/6 at Kansas
11/13 Kansas St
11/20 at Nebraska
Colorado plays nine bowl teams, but this might not be as brutal a schedule as it may seem with Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas coming to Boulder. A bowl game might be tough if there's any stumbling early, while the Buffs will have to pull off a road upset at either Texas A&M or Missouri.
Nastiest Road Game
at Nebraska
Cupcake North Texas
Make or Break Game
at Missouri
Iowa State
9/4 No Iowa
9/11 at Iowa
9/18 No Illinois
10/2 at Okla State
10/9 Texas A&M
10/16 at Colorado
10/23 at Baylor
10/30 Kansas
11/6 Nebraska
11/13 Missouri
11/20 at Kansas St
The key for this rebuilding season will be to get through the first half of the season alive and relatively injury-free. With three of the final five games at home and a game at Baylor, the Cyclones could shoot for five wins with an upset or two. Missing Texas and Oklahoma will really help he cause.
Nastiest Road Game
at Kansas State
Cupcake Northern Iowa
Make or Break Game
Texas A&M
Kansas
9/4 Tulsa
9/11 Toledo
9/18 at Nwestern
9/25 Texas Tech
10/2 at Nebraska
10/9 Kansas St
10/23 at Oklahoma
10/30 at Iowa St
11/6 Colorado
11/13 Texas
11/20 at Missouri
Kansas isn't quite good enough to take anyone lightly, but there's no reason to ask for anything less than a 4-0 start before facing a brutal three-game road stretch of at Nebraska, Kansas State and at Oklahoma. The Jayhawks should be bowling if they can come up with two Big XII road wins and not slip early.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake Tulsa
Make or Break Game
Colorado
Kansas State
9/4 W Kentucky
9/11 Fresno State
9/18 UL Lafayette
10/2 at Texas A&M
10/9 at Kansas
10/16 Oklahoma
10/23 Nebraska
10/30 Texas Tech
11/6 at Missouri
11/13 at Colorado
11/20 Iowa State
Assuming Texas A&M isn't back to form yet, the Wildcats, even in their rebuilding form, should 5-0 without a sweat before getting Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas Tech at home. Pivotal Big XII North road games at Missouri and Colorado came late enough to have most of the kinks worked out.
Nastiest Road Game
at Missouri
Cupcake Western Kentucky
Make or Break Game
at Colorado
Missouri
9/4 Arkansas St
9/11 at Troy St
9/18 Ball State
10/2 Colorado
10/9 at Baylor
10/16 at Texas
10/23 Okla State
10/30 at Nebraska
11/6 Kansas St
11/13 at Iowa St
11/20 Kansas
A good team would win each of the first five games by double digits. If the Tigers can win two of a killer four-game midsection, they'll be in the thick of the Big XII North hunt. The Kansas State game will be for the spot in the title game if MU beats Nebraska. Getting a road game at Texas is offset by a gift against league lightweight Baylor.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake Arkansas State
Make or Break Game
Kansas State
Nebraska
9/4 W Illinois
9/11 So Miss
9/18 at Pittsburgh
10/2 Kansas
10/9 at Texas Tech
10/16 Baylor
10/23 at Kansas St
10/30 Missouri
11/6 at Iowa State
11/13 at Oklahoma
11/20 Colorado
If Nebraska plans on being Nebraska again, it has to look at the schedule and expect to be 6-0 before the showdown at Kansas State. If the Huskers can beat the Wildcats, they have to demand a 10-1 season with this not-that-bad schedule. The early road game at Pittsburgh won't as tough as it might seem to be.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake Western Illinois
Make or Break Game
at Kansas State
Oklahome
9/4 Bow. Green
9/11 Florida A&M
9/25 Arkansas St
10/2 Texas Tech
10/9 vs. Texas
10/16 at Kansas St
10/23 Kansas
10/30 at Okla State
11/6 at Texas A&M
11/13 Nebraska
11/20 at Baylor
OU has a few landmines on the way to a possible third straight trip to the Big XII title, and a second straight shot at the national title, with three road games (Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M) to worry about. Getting Nebraska isn't a peach. You know the non-conference slate is soft when Bowling Green is the toughest test.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma State
Cupcake Florida A&M
Make or Break Game
Texas
Oklahoma State
9/4 at UCLA
9/11 Tulsa
9/18 SMU
10/2 Iowa State
10/9 at Colorado
10/16 Texas A&M
10/23 at Missouri
10/30 Oklahoma
11/6 at Texas
11/13 Baylor
11/20 at Texas Tech
Any team good enough to think about contending for the Big XII title should 6-0 with this schedule even though UCLA is going to want to come out roaring. It doesn't help the Cowboys that two North games are at Colorado and at Missouri, but there's no reason to think they can't win at least one of them.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake SMU
Make or Break Game
at Missouri
Texas
9/4 North Texas
9/11 at Arkansas
9/25 Rice
10/2 Baylor
10/9 vs. Oklahoma
10/16 Missouri
10/23 at Texas Tech
10/30 at Colorado
11/6 Okla State
11/13 at Kansas
11/26 Texas A&M
This is a dream schedule for a national title, but Texas has to prove its up to the task. Arkansas isn't the same team it was last year and should struggle early, while the rest of the road slate isn't bad. Of course, it all comes down to the Oklahoma game. A win might lock up a slot in the Big XII title game with OSU and A&M coming to Austin.
Nastiest Road Game
at Arkansas
Cupcake Baylor
Make or Break Game
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
9/2 at Utah
9/11 Wyoming
9/18 Clemson
10/2 Kansas St
10/9 at Iowa State
10/16 at Okla State
10/23 Colorado
10/30 at Baylor
11/6 Oklahoma
11/13 Texas Tech
11/20 at Texas
A&M could have a problem coming out of the gate with a road trip to Utah and showdown against Clemson before dealing with Kansas State. The finishing kick is nasty, but the road slate isn't all that tough with games at Iowa State and Baylor to help ease the Big XII burden of ending with Texas.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake at Baylor
Make or Break Game
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
9/4 at SMU
9/11 at N Mexico
9/18 TCU
9/25 at Kansas
10/2 at Oklahoma
10/9 Nebraska
10/23 Texas
10/30 at Kansas St
11/6 Baylor
11/13 at Texas A&M
11/20 Okla State
Did Texas Tech do something to offend someone? There's only one true home game in the first five while being forced to play at Kansas, Nebraska and at Kansas State from the North is just plain mean. At least Tech has the honor of having college football's toughest October.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake at SMU
Make or Break Game
at Texas A&M
9/4 at UAB
9/11 Texas State
9/25 North Texas
10/2 at Texas
10/9 Missouri
10/16 at Nebraska
10/23 Iowa State
10/30 Texas A&M
11/6 at Texas Tech
11/13 at Okla State
11/20 Oklahoma
Getting Iowa State in Waco could mean the Bears won't go for 0-for-Big XII, and there might be another Colorado-like upset somewhere in the mix. If there's improvement in the program, there's no reason to expect anything less than a four-win season. The final four games could be ugly.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake Texas State
Make or Break Game
Iowa State
Colorado
9/4 Colorado St
9/11 at Wash St
9/18 North Texas
10/2 at Missouri
10/9 Okla State
10/16 Iowa State
10/23 at Texas A&M
10/30 Texas
11/6 at Kansas
11/13 Kansas St
11/20 at Nebraska
Colorado plays nine bowl teams, but this might not be as brutal a schedule as it may seem with Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas coming to Boulder. A bowl game might be tough if there's any stumbling early, while the Buffs will have to pull off a road upset at either Texas A&M or Missouri.
Nastiest Road Game
at Nebraska
Cupcake North Texas
Make or Break Game
at Missouri
Iowa State
9/4 No Iowa
9/11 at Iowa
9/18 No Illinois
10/2 at Okla State
10/9 Texas A&M
10/16 at Colorado
10/23 at Baylor
10/30 Kansas
11/6 Nebraska
11/13 Missouri
11/20 at Kansas St
The key for this rebuilding season will be to get through the first half of the season alive and relatively injury-free. With three of the final five games at home and a game at Baylor, the Cyclones could shoot for five wins with an upset or two. Missing Texas and Oklahoma will really help he cause.
Nastiest Road Game
at Kansas State
Cupcake Northern Iowa
Make or Break Game
Texas A&M
Kansas
9/4 Tulsa
9/11 Toledo
9/18 at Nwestern
9/25 Texas Tech
10/2 at Nebraska
10/9 Kansas St
10/23 at Oklahoma
10/30 at Iowa St
11/6 Colorado
11/13 Texas
11/20 at Missouri
Kansas isn't quite good enough to take anyone lightly, but there's no reason to ask for anything less than a 4-0 start before facing a brutal three-game road stretch of at Nebraska, Kansas State and at Oklahoma. The Jayhawks should be bowling if they can come up with two Big XII road wins and not slip early.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake Tulsa
Make or Break Game
Colorado
Kansas State
9/4 W Kentucky
9/11 Fresno State
9/18 UL Lafayette
10/2 at Texas A&M
10/9 at Kansas
10/16 Oklahoma
10/23 Nebraska
10/30 Texas Tech
11/6 at Missouri
11/13 at Colorado
11/20 Iowa State
Assuming Texas A&M isn't back to form yet, the Wildcats, even in their rebuilding form, should 5-0 without a sweat before getting Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas Tech at home. Pivotal Big XII North road games at Missouri and Colorado came late enough to have most of the kinks worked out.
Nastiest Road Game
at Missouri
Cupcake Western Kentucky
Make or Break Game
at Colorado
Missouri
9/4 Arkansas St
9/11 at Troy St
9/18 Ball State
10/2 Colorado
10/9 at Baylor
10/16 at Texas
10/23 Okla State
10/30 at Nebraska
11/6 Kansas St
11/13 at Iowa St
11/20 Kansas
A good team would win each of the first five games by double digits. If the Tigers can win two of a killer four-game midsection, they'll be in the thick of the Big XII North hunt. The Kansas State game will be for the spot in the title game if MU beats Nebraska. Getting a road game at Texas is offset by a gift against league lightweight Baylor.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake Arkansas State
Make or Break Game
Kansas State
Nebraska
9/4 W Illinois
9/11 So Miss
9/18 at Pittsburgh
10/2 Kansas
10/9 at Texas Tech
10/16 Baylor
10/23 at Kansas St
10/30 Missouri
11/6 at Iowa State
11/13 at Oklahoma
11/20 Colorado
If Nebraska plans on being Nebraska again, it has to look at the schedule and expect to be 6-0 before the showdown at Kansas State. If the Huskers can beat the Wildcats, they have to demand a 10-1 season with this not-that-bad schedule. The early road game at Pittsburgh won't as tough as it might seem to be.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake Western Illinois
Make or Break Game
at Kansas State
Oklahome
9/4 Bow. Green
9/11 Florida A&M
9/25 Arkansas St
10/2 Texas Tech
10/9 vs. Texas
10/16 at Kansas St
10/23 Kansas
10/30 at Okla State
11/6 at Texas A&M
11/13 Nebraska
11/20 at Baylor
OU has a few landmines on the way to a possible third straight trip to the Big XII title, and a second straight shot at the national title, with three road games (Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M) to worry about. Getting Nebraska isn't a peach. You know the non-conference slate is soft when Bowling Green is the toughest test.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma State
Cupcake Florida A&M
Make or Break Game
Texas
Oklahoma State
9/4 at UCLA
9/11 Tulsa
9/18 SMU
10/2 Iowa State
10/9 at Colorado
10/16 Texas A&M
10/23 at Missouri
10/30 Oklahoma
11/6 at Texas
11/13 Baylor
11/20 at Texas Tech
Any team good enough to think about contending for the Big XII title should 6-0 with this schedule even though UCLA is going to want to come out roaring. It doesn't help the Cowboys that two North games are at Colorado and at Missouri, but there's no reason to think they can't win at least one of them.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake SMU
Make or Break Game
at Missouri
Texas
9/4 North Texas
9/11 at Arkansas
9/25 Rice
10/2 Baylor
10/9 vs. Oklahoma
10/16 Missouri
10/23 at Texas Tech
10/30 at Colorado
11/6 Okla State
11/13 at Kansas
11/26 Texas A&M
This is a dream schedule for a national title, but Texas has to prove its up to the task. Arkansas isn't the same team it was last year and should struggle early, while the rest of the road slate isn't bad. Of course, it all comes down to the Oklahoma game. A win might lock up a slot in the Big XII title game with OSU and A&M coming to Austin.
Nastiest Road Game
at Arkansas
Cupcake Baylor
Make or Break Game
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
9/2 at Utah
9/11 Wyoming
9/18 Clemson
10/2 Kansas St
10/9 at Iowa State
10/16 at Okla State
10/23 Colorado
10/30 at Baylor
11/6 Oklahoma
11/13 Texas Tech
11/20 at Texas
A&M could have a problem coming out of the gate with a road trip to Utah and showdown against Clemson before dealing with Kansas State. The finishing kick is nasty, but the road slate isn't all that tough with games at Iowa State and Baylor to help ease the Big XII burden of ending with Texas.
Nastiest Road Game
at Texas
Cupcake at Baylor
Make or Break Game
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
9/4 at SMU
9/11 at N Mexico
9/18 TCU
9/25 at Kansas
10/2 at Oklahoma
10/9 Nebraska
10/23 Texas
10/30 at Kansas St
11/6 Baylor
11/13 at Texas A&M
11/20 Okla State
Did Texas Tech do something to offend someone? There's only one true home game in the first five while being forced to play at Kansas, Nebraska and at Kansas State from the North is just plain mean. At least Tech has the honor of having college football's toughest October.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oklahoma
Cupcake at SMU
Make or Break Game
at Texas A&M
