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2023 Big 12 football predictions: Projected standings and players to watch preview
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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| /c/CFB Poll Top 25 |  |
|---|---|
| 1. Oregon |  |
| 2. Texas |  |
| 3. Notre Dame |  |
| 4. Penn State |  |
| 5. ~~SMU~~ |  |
| 6. Ohio State |  |
| 7. ~~Indiana~~ |  |
| 8. Georgia |  |
| 9. ~~Tennessee~~ |  |
| 10. South Carolina |  |
| 11. Arizona State |  |
| 12. Boise State |  |
| 13. Alabama |  |
| 14. Ole Miss |  |
| T-15. Iowa State |  |
| T-15. Miami |  |
| 17. BYU |  |
| 18. ~~Clemson~~ |  |
| 19. ~~Army~~ |  |
| 20. Colorado |  |
| T-21. Syracuse |  |
| T-21. UNLV |  |
| 23. Louisville |  |
| 24. Illinois |  |
| 25. Baylor |  |
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These projections aren't very good. As you've noted, K-State is way too low. I would also have TX Tech higher. OU at second is expecting a lot from a young team with an inexperienced HC (I know he's a veteran coordinator, but it's not the same). At the other end, I would have Houston and Cinci lower than Iowa State. Why is everyone disrespecting Matt Campbell all of a sudden?
Texas is only at the top of the list by default (it would have been OU but they were dreadful last year). If you look at the AP poll, we're less overrated this year than usual.
ISU lost 5 starters to gambling, 3 of which were potentially the 3 most valuable positions on the team. I really don't blame people for picking us to be in the basement.
I actually do think we'll be better than last year if our new OL coach can get the big guys in a good place. Our offense lives and dies by the Line.
Our defense has been top 3 in the conference every year since 2017, so no real concerns there. They'll keep us in enough games that if the offense can even be mediocre (a huge step up from last year), we could easily win 6 games. Even with the brutal schedule the Big 12 gave us.