Big 12 links, Week Eight

By Staff     Oct 17, 2007

Name your favorites.Kansas is the only unbeaten team. Texas Tech is a dropped pass away from unbeaten. Oklahoma is a Top 5 team. Missouri is strong. Kansas State is strong. Colorado is strong.It’s a wonderful thing to sit 3-4 weeks into Big 12 play and have no idea who’s going to win either division. Sure, Oklahoma is the safe pick in the South. But why not Tech? Why not 2-1 Oklahoma State?Yeah, Kansas is unbeaten and looking good in the North. But Missouri can head into the season finale one game back, win the Arrowhead game and hold the tiebreaker. It’s just too close to have a clue right now.It’s a fascinating start to the season. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. Now, on to the Big 12 links:**Brian Davis, Dallas Morning News:** Hours after losing to Kansas, Baylor assistant coach Eric Schnupp [was cited][1] for allegedly urinating on the bar at Scruffy Murphy’s. Head coach Guy Morriss suspended him indefinitely.**Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle:** Baylor quarterback Blake Szymanski actually [suffered a concussion][2] against the Jayhawks and may not be available for the Texas game this weekend.**Brian Christopherson, Lincoln Journal Star:** Interim athletic director Tom Osborne, who knows a thing or two about football, said [the current football coaches][3] are safe until at least the end of the season.**Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:** Texas Tech [ is actually practicing less][4] this season.**Terrance Harris, Houston Chronicle:** Texas A&M may be forced to [pull the red-shirt][5] of cornerback Johnathan Baston because of its thin secondary.**Andrew Logue, Des Moines Register:** Iowa State coach Gene Chizik [is facing some tough decisions][6] in his first season in Ames.**Graham Watson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch:** Missouri running back Tony Temple [is back in the lineup][7] after missing the Oklahoma game with an ankle injury. [1]: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/101707dnspobaylorcoach.33dbdb4.html [2]: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/5220541.html [3]: http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/10/17/huskerextra/football/doc47156e9c48c5a974017858.txt [4]: http://redraiders.com/stories/101607/foo_101607007.shtml [5]: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/5219994.html [6]: http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/SPORTS020602/710160394/1003/SPORTS [7]: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/B4A60145C9216B298625737600150B1C?OpenDocument

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