O' Brother: Sibling columnists debate Big 12 outlook

By By Kellis Robinett , Travis Robinett

Friday, August 26, 2005

Kellis: Looks like everyone picked the Big 12 champion to come out of the south division. I guess that leaves the question of which southern team it’s going to be. I say it will be Oklahoma. Who are you taking?

Travis: I’m saying Texas. Senior quarterback Vince Young is awesome. Did you watch the Rose Bowl last year?

Kellis: Yes, I saw it. Still, you can’t really think Texas is going to beat Oklahoma.

Travis: Why not? The last few years the Longhorns have lost that game, but they only played cream puffs in the non conference. This year they’ll get an early tough test at Ohio State. That game will prepare them for anything.

Kellis: I’m still going with the Sooners. They’ve got the conference’s best running back, in sophomore Adrian Peterson, and OU coach Bob Stoops simply owns UT coach Mack Brown.

Travis: Stoops does own Brown, but Texas has the more talented team and Oklahoma is a little down this year. My gut tells me the streak will end.

Kellis: I’m still not buying it.

Travis: Well, who do you think Texas or Oklahoma will defeat in the Big 12 Championship Game then?

Kellis: Call me an optimist, but I’m going with Kansas.

Travis: Me too. The Jayhawks are going to win some games on the road they’re not supposed to, finish the regular season 8-3 and then get stomped in the title game.

Kellis: I definitely see the Jayhawks getting pounded in the title game. Eight victories seems like a stretch, though. If they win the north division it will be because they go .500 in conference and win a tie breaker.

Travis: Don’t sell Kansas short. Five conference victories is a very real possibility.

Kellis: No wonder you think KU football games are more fun than KU basketball games. If the Jayhawks falter, though, I’m going with Colorado in the north.

Travis: The Buffaloes could be the biggest game on the Jayhawks’ schedule. Colorado is the media’s pick to win the north, and probably Kansas’ best competition.

Kellis: Now that we’ve got both division winners out of the way, what about the ever popular sleeper pick?

Travis: Texas Tech has the schedule to start off the year with seven or eight straight victories. The Red Raiders have a chance against the Longhorns and Sooners, and if anyone is surprising us in the south it will be Texas Tech.

Kellis: That’s not a bad pick, but Texas A&M; is the only team outside of Texas and Oklahoma that has a chance to make a run at the conference title. The Aggies get the Longhorns at home to end the season and senior quarterback Reggie McNeal is every bit as good as junior quarterback Vince Young.

Travis: Nope, Vince Young is better. While the Aggies are an improved team, they’re not there yet.

— Kellis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior in journalism. He is Kansan sports editor. Travis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, junior in journalism.

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