Lately, some Big 12 coaches have been talking shit about how the Big 12 is as good, if not better than the SEC top to bottom. For example,
http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/tag/_/name/mike-gundyDuring the offseason, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops defiantly dismissed the SEC’s supposed superiority over the Big 12 as pure “propaganda.â€
“They’ve had the best team in college football,†Stoops bristled, when asked how the Big 12 could narrow the gap with the SEC.
“They haven’t had the whole conference.â€
For the Big 12, the national perspective has not been flattering. Even though nine Big 12 teams were good enough to go to bowls last season -– the crux of Stoops’ counterargument -– none apparently were good enough to begin in the Associated Press' Top 10 for the first time in the history of the conference.
“I do think our league has not gotten the credit nationally it deserves,†Texas coach Mack Brown said. “As we keep looking at it over the next couple of years, the Big 12 will gain that respect.â€
I would just like to point out that Kansas State, last year's Big 12 champion, just lost AT HOME to Div II team North Dakota State University. Hard to say that your division is better top to bottom when last year's division champion can't beat a DII team that they had all offseason to prepare for. At home.