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<title><![CDATA[Fields' suspension is loss for entire Big 12]]></title>
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The Big 12 opens 2013 with a pair of neutral-site games against the SEC. Two of the league's title contenders -- TCU and Oklahoma State -- happen to b...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 15, 2013 09:39:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who should be Kansas State's new QB?]]></title>
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We're seeing more quarterback competitions this spring than maybe ever in the Big 12, but Kansas State is hosting one of the best. Replacing a Heisman...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 30, 2013 13:00:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Tech: More believers than anticipated]]></title>
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Texas Tech returns a moderate amount of talent from an eight-win team a year ago, but not since 2008's 10-0 start and No. 2 BCS ranking has Texas Tech...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 01, 2013 13:00:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Tech: Big 12 pretender or contender?]]></title>
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We've heard from a few of you on teams across the Big 12, but today's poll will focus on another dark horse looming in the Big 12 title race.  Texas...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 28, 2013 13:00:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oklahoma: Pretender or contender?]]></title>
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Nobody collects Big 12 title crystal bowls more than Oklahoma. The Sooners got another one last season (debate the merits of it all you want, but it r...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 27, 2013 13:00:59 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Oklahoma State a contender or pretender?]]></title>
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The polls are still open on Baylor, but today, we'll take a look at another team in the Big 12 eyeing a title.  I remember talking with Mike Gundy l...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 26, 2013 13:00:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Baylor a Big 12 contender or pretender?]]></title>
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We've asked you about two Big 12 teams thus far, and the people labeled Texas a "pretender," while casting enough votes to make their voice heard in r...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 25, 2013 13:00:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll results: Texas a title pretender (barely)]]></title>
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I'm really intrigued to see the results of these polls for the teams we examine, but I queued up Texas first. It's entirely possible that no team rece...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 21, 2013 13:00:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TCU a Big 12 title contender or pretender?]]></title>
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We're back again looking at a different Big 12 team with title aspirations next fall. The Frogs limped (literally) through their first season in the B...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 20, 2013 13:00:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Longhorns: Contender or pretender?]]></title>
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You can only be inspired by our friends at the ACC Blog, but today, we'll start looking at a few of the Big 12's best teams and asking you the big que...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 19, 2013 14:00:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mailbag: Showers, expansion, contenders]]></title>
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Thanks for the emails this week, everybody. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say.  Kit Sanders in Martinsburg, W.Va., writes: The...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 01, 2013 13:00:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mailbag: 2013 contenders, grant of rights]]></title>
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Thanks for all the emails this week, everybody. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say.  Let's get to your mail.  Sam Brooks in O...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 21, 2012 13:00:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sneaking a peek to Week 12 in the Big 12]]></title>
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We've only got three weeks left in the season, but a very odd schedule this week in the Big 12. Here's a look at what you can expect:  Kansas State...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 12, 2012 10:00:01 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 3]]></title>
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Not as much moving and shaking as you'd think after the reigning Big 12 champs lose. Basically, the Cowboys slipped to the bottom of the pile of teams...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 10, 2012 06:00:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing the contenders: TCU]]></title>
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To begin the season, I see six teams with a legitimate chance to win the Big 12. Today we'll continue our series looking at why each team will or will...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 15, 2012 06:00:37 PDT</pubDate>
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