**SEASON RECORD: 63-58-4** **[LAST WEEK][1]: 8-4**Last week after traveling to Ann Arbor to check out the Michigan-Ohio State game with my cousins and uncle, I gained a truer appreciation for just how mistake-free Kansas has been and how important that’s been in the Jayhawks’ overall success.I watched a Michigan offense loaded with four- and five-star prospects repeatedly make stupid errors. Mario Manningham, a junior receiver considered the next in line of great Wolverine wideouts, dropped three bunnies in the open field. Fourth-year receiver Adrian Arrington dropped two. Senior tight end Carson Butler dropped one and also picked up a stupid flag in the first half which kept Michigan’s offense inept on the scoreboard.Those are upperclassmen, too.Those dropped passes killed drives and kept a grind-it-out Ohio State offense on the field much longer than it should have been.Enjoy it and appreciate what you’ve got, Kansas fans.Now onto this week’s picks.**WEEK 12** **_Big 12 Tilts_** **Kansas (-2.5) vs. Missouri (in KCMO)** My prediction for this one was 42-39, KU> That’s the same score of last year’s Michigan-Ohio State game, a 1 vs. 2 matchup in Columbus, where each team’s high-powered offenses put on a show. There’s no reason this game should be any different. As far as picking KU, you’ve got to go with the undefeated team in a game like this. Not too scientific. But this one’s so much of a toss-up. **My pick: Kansas -2.5****Colorado (-6) vs. Nebraska (Friday)** Both teams are 5-6, winner goes to a bowl game. Colorado has been so good at home this year, but Nebraska has found its second wind that no one expected to see following an embarassing Big 12 losing streak. It’s come in the form of junior quarterback Joe Ganz. In four games, he’s completing more than 60 percent of his passes, has nearly 1,000 yards passing, has thrown 12 TD passes and just four picks (all in the same game, as you might remember). This one will be close, for sure. **My pick: Nebraska +6****Texas (-6) at Texas A&M (Friday)** Even a win here won’t help Fran keep his job in College Station. That’s my opinion. Texas can still make it to the Big 12 title game with a win and some Okie State help. **My pick: Texas -6****Oklahoma (-12) vs. Oklahoma State** The Sooners followed their first upset defeat of the season with a seven-point win (much more lopsided than the score would lead you to believe) over hated rival Texas. I’d say Oklahoma’s a lock for the Big 12 title game in San Antonio – in convincing fashion. **My pick: Oklahoma -12****Fresno State (-1) vs. Kansas State** A one-point line essentially means nothing. It means this one could go either way, in the odds-makers’ eyes. But I say give me one good reason why K-State will go on the road and win this one. Talk about a second half disappointment. **My pick: Fresno State -1****_Around the Nation_** **Southern Cal (-3.5) at Arizona State (Thursday)** How USC is favored here is beyond me. With Oregon losing last week, Arizona State is now in control of its own Rose Bowl destiny. Last year, ASU only lost by seven at USC and by 10 at home the year before. There’s more on the line this time. **My pick: Arizona State +3.5****Hawaii (-3.5) vs. Boise State (Friday)** While Colt Brennan gets all the WAC offensive notoriety, Boise State’s Taylor Tharp has been pretty legit in his own right this season. The senior from Boulder has thrown for nearly 3,000 yards, 27 TDs and eight picks. But Hawaii is kind of the sleeping giant right now. While the Warriors are 10-0 and two wins from a BCS berth, they haven’t blown anyone out since Oct. 28. Some would see their back-to-back close calls against Fresno State and Nevada as a warning sign. I see them as fuel for a team playing its biggest home game of the year. **My pick: Hawaii -3.5****West Virginia (-17) vs. Connecticut** I believe the Mountaineers will win this one and do so the rest of the season, then have to sit and hope someone ahead of them (LSU or Kansas) slips up. But while UConn has overachieved this year, WVU has repeatedly shot itself in the foot the past couple of weeks against Louisville and Cincy, fumbling the ball late in both games (both by Heisman candidate Pat White, too) and making the defense clean up the mess. They’ll win another squeaker. **My pick: Connecticut +17****Auburn (-6) vs. Alabama** This one’s for Kyle……but seriously, Alabama is reeling, and going to Jordan-Hare is far from being the elixir. Say hello to the world of third-tier bowl games, Nick Saban. **My pick: Auburn -6****Virginia Tech (-4) at Virginia** Two of my favorite defensive players in the country in this one in Va. Tech linebacker Vince Hall and UVA d-lineman Chris Long. The Cavs last played on Nov. 10, ending Miami’s tenure in the Orange Bowl with a 48-0 embarassment for the Hurricane nation to swallow. This one will be brutally low-scoring and will be within a field goal the whole way. No idea who’ll win, but four points is a lot in a game like this (how weird is that to say?). **My pick: Virginia +4** [1]: http://www2.kusports.com/blogs/greene_room/2007/nov/14/picks_19/