THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
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Big 12 predictions for Week 12
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN fvousoughian@kansan.com
NO. 1 KANSAS STATE 10-0 (7-0) AT BAYLOR 4-5 (1-5)
Kansas State will visit a struggling Baylor team that has won only one game in the conference. Kansas State currently owns the No. 1 rank in the BCS and wants to hold on to that.
Kansas coach Bill Snyder won't do anything different offensively to prepare for this game. The Wildcats won't have any problems running the ball against a weak run defense.
Baylor knows it must bring its best effort against a good Kansas State team. In doing so, the Bears must have Nick Florence and Terrance Williams on the same page against the Wildcats' defense.
But Kansas State's rushing attack, provided by Collin Klein and John Hubert, will be too much for Baylor to handle.
Kansas State wins, 38-10
NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 7-2 (5-1) AT WEST VIRGINIA 5-4 (2-4)
West Virginia's season hasn't gone its way this year. The Mountaineers have allowed 41 points per game, and that does not bode well for their matchup this week against the Sooners, who've scored 40 points per game.
Landry Jones has done a good job this season as he's distributed the ball well with receivers Justin Brown and Kenny Stills in particular. West Virginia's defense will have a hard time defending Brown and Stills and stopping the run against Damien Williams and Brennan Clay.
West Virginia's defense, led by quarterback Geno Smith, will be able to score against Oklahoma's defense coordinated by Mike Stoops. However, until its defense learns to prevent opponents from lighting up the scoreboard, its losing streak will continue.
Oklahoma wins, 56-35
NO. 23 TEXAS TECH 7-3 (4-3) AT NO. 24 OKLAHOMA STATE 6-3 (4-2)
Saturday's matchup between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State features a battle between two similar Big 12 teams that are beside each other in the BCS rankings.
Oklahoma State has succeeded under different quarterbacks this season and remain one of the top-scoring teams in the nation. Texas Tech's offense has dominated in the passing game and rank first in the nation in total passing yards.
The winner of this game will be decided by which team has the better defense on Saturday. The bad news for Oklahoma State fans is the fact that the Cowboys haven't consistently defended well against the pass.
Seth Doege leads the Big 12 in touchdown passes and has some of the biggest end zone threats in college football today in Darrin Moore and Eric Ward.
— Edited by Stéphane Roque
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Notre Dame still hoping for chance at national title
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SOUTH: BEND. Ind. — Coach Brian Kelly says he doesn't believe third-ranked Notre Dame's season will be lessened if the Fighting Irish finish the season undefeated and don't win a national championship.
"I would tell our players that everything that was within their control, they handled and that they're champions because of it. A pollster or computer rankings really can't diminish what you've accomplished," Kelly said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. "I can tell you this, the ring will still be as big. Now, we may not have that crystal ball down there, but we'll have a lot of signage."
Kansas State (.9674) is in first in the BCS standings, followed by Oregon (.9497) and Notre Dame (.9396). If things remain that way through the end of the season, Kansas State and Oregon would play for the national championship and the Irish (10-0) would be left out.
Kelly said he believes Kansas State and Oregon are higher in the standings simply because they
started the season higher in the rankings and have stayed there.
He said the main reason the Wildcats are ahead of the Irish is because: "They got to Oklahoma before we did."
The Wildcats beat Oklahoma 24-19 on Sept. 22. The Irish beat the Sooners 30-13 on Oct. 27.
the regular-season 12-0 and finished third in the BCS standings. Kelly accepted the job at Notre Dame and the Bearcats, playing without Kelly, lost 51-24 to fifth-ranked Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama won the national championship that season.
Kelly said just like that year, he's focused only on what he and the Irish can control. If the Irish finish the season unbeaten, it will be a special season, Kelly said.
"If you just pulled Kansas State out and looked at their schedule and who they beat and you pulled Notre Dame out and you looked at them, I think a reasonable person would say, 'I think I can see Notre Dame being ahead of Kansas State in this situation'"
"Undefeated seasons are magical" he said. "You don't need to be validated by polls. Because you have done everything you could have done."
It wouldn't be the first time Kelly has had an undefeated team that missed out playing for a national championship. Cincinnati finished
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