As we enter the home stretch to the 2015 college football season, things aren’t looking much brighter for Kansas. But the Jayhawks are facing a Texas team that got blanked, 24-0, last week at Iowa State.
Does that mean winless KU (0-8 overall, 0-5 Big 12) has a chance for the upset Saturday night in Austin, Texas, versus the Longhorns (3-5, 2-3)? Not according to our pickers.
What do you think? Is Texas in shambles? Might Kansas hang around — or even shock the Big 12 with a road win? Let us know in the comments section below.
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WEEK 10 MATCHUPS
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**Florida State at Clemson**
**TCU at Oklahoma State**
**LSU at Alabama**
**Texas Tech at West Virginia**
**Auburn at Texas A&M**
**Kansas at Texas**
| Picker | Florida St. at Clemson |
TCU at Oklahoma St. |
LSU at Alabama |
Texas Tech at West Virginia |
Auburn at Texas A&M |
Kansas at Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Keegan |
Clemson, 31-24 |
TCU, 42-38 |
Alabama, 31-24 |
West Virginia, 38-34 |
Texas A&M, 31-24 |
Texas, 42-10 |
| Matt Tait |
Florida St., 33-31 |
TCU, 48-33 |
LSU, 30-20 |
Texas Tech, 45-31 |
Texas A&M, 30-28 |
Texas, 38-14 |
| Scott Stanford |
Clemson, 16-13 |
Oklahoma St., 24-21 |
LSU, 49-3 |
Texas Tech, 77-21 |
Auburn, 31-28 |
Texas, 49-10 |
| Andrew Hartsock |
Clemson, 66-65 |
TCU, 64-63 |
Alabama, 62-61 |
Texas Tech, 60-59 |
Texas A&M, 58-57 |
Texas, 56-3 |
| Gary Bedore |
Clemson, 30-21 |
Oklahoma St., 40-33 |
Alabama, 29-28 |
West Virginia, 21-17 |
Texas A&M, 30-22 |
Texas, 47-13 |
| Chris Cottrell |
Clemson, 45-38 |
TCU, 50-49 |
Alabama, 12-9 |
West Virginia, 44-33 |
Texas A&M, 30-28 |
Texas, 30-20 |
| Benton Smith |
Clemson, 38-27 |
TCU, 45-37 |
LSU, 27-23 |
West Virginia, 55-49 |
Texas A&M, 34-27 |
Texas, 45-17 |
| Bobby Nightengale |
Clemson, 41-31 |
TCU, 52-42 |
Alabama, 21-20 |
West Virginia, 44-28 |
Texas A&M, 37-26 |
Texas, 51-14 |
| Chris Duderstadt |
Clemson, 34-31 |
TCU, 52-49 |
Alabama, 21-20 |
West Virginia, 49-48 |
Texas A&M, 35-24 |
Texas, 34-7 |
| Kurt Gatson |
Clemson, 24-14 |
TCU, 27-24 |
LSU, 31-28 |
West Virginia, 30-24 |
Texas A&M, 21-17 |
Texas, 31-14 |
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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**The Kansas City Royals won the World Series after a 30-year drought and a span of seriously lean years. Which sports franchise or college sports program that has existed in mediocrity will next rise to glory?**
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Last week: 5-1 | Season: 42-12
> Kansas foot … wait, I have to stop
> laughing before I finish this …
> ball.
—
Last week: 4-2 | Season: 40-14
> I believe with all my heart that
> Sheffield Wednesday will get back to
> the Premier League by 2017 and will
> win it all by 2020. New owner Dejphon
> Chansiri means business. He has a
> little George Steinbrenner in him.
—
Last week: 5-1 | Season: 40-14
> The sports franchise that has existed
> in mediocrity that is ready to rise,
> no doubt, is the Cubs. I know they had
> a good year this year, but all the
> experts are saying the Cubs are going
> to be for real for a long time to
> come. I wish I could say the same of
> the White Sox, who appear to be in
> decline.
—
Last week: 5-1 | Season: 40-14
> I’ll go with the Chicago Cubs. The
> Cubs weren’t mediocre last year –
> posting a 97-65 record and advancing
> to the NLCS – but they haven’t been to
> the World Series since 1945 and
> haven’t won it all since 1908. The
> Cubs have a ridiculously young
> offensive core in first baseman
> Anthony Rizzo (26), middle infielders
> Javier Baez and Addison Russell (22
> and 21, respectively), third baseman
> Kris Bryant (23), and outfielders
> Jorge Soler and Kyle Schwarber (23 and
> 22, respectively). Throw in 22-game
> winner Jake Arrieta and veteran
> starting pitcher Jon Lester, and
> that’s why Bovada has the Cubs as the
> odds-on favorites to win it all next
> year at 10:1. The Royals are tied for
> second at 12:1, so I’d love to see
> them square off against the Cubs in
> the World Series next year in a
> matchup of my two favorite teams.
—
Last week: 4-2 | 39-15
> Kansas football, if getting to six
> wins and a bowl game by 2017 counts as
> glory. Has to happen. Membership in a
> power 5 conference may depend on it.
—
Last week: 5-1 | Season: 38-16
> Kansas football.
—
Last week: 5-1 | Season: 38-16
> Isn’t it time for the Washington
> Generals to make a title run instead
> of just getting pounded game after
> game, week after week, by the Harlem
> Globetrotters?
—
Last week: 5-1 | Season: 37-17
> The Cubs. I really (tee hee) think
> next year (ha ha ha) is the Cubs’ year
> (titter, chortle) to break all the
> various and sundry curses (harharhar)
> that have plagued them (yuk yuk) and
> win it all (bwahahahaha). Really.
—
Last week: 4-2 | Season: 34-20
> Behind the sensational Spaniard Ricky
> Rubio, the Minnesota Timberwolves
> advance to the Western Conference
> Finals this season.
—
Last week: 4-2 | Season: 31-23
> The L.A. Clippers were an absolute
> joke for years and years, and they
> still never have made it to a
> conference final. But I wouldn’t be
> surprised if Chris Paul, Blake Griffin
> and company get all the way to the NBA
> Finals next June. (Disclaimer: I also
> wouldn’t be surprised if they lose
> next April in the first round to San
> Antonio/Oklahoma City/Houston. The
> West is brutal, man. Avoid that
> 4th/5th seed like the plague.)
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