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Ted Miller: Big 12 looks loaded for 2015

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43rd Parallel

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While there was plenty of handwringing about the Big 12's lackluster NFL draft, some of these numbers hint that the conference could be on the uptick this fall. While the returning starter average only ties the Pac-12, the 13 first-team All-Big 12 players returning -- by far the most among the Power 5 -- shows that many of the best players from last year will be back in 2015. The Big 12 also welcomes back the most defensive starters per team and returns seven of 10 starting quarterbacks. TCU and Baylor should lead the charge, but Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, with 17 and 16 starters back respectively, also are teams to watch.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/110901/reviewing-2015-talent-drain-among-power-5
 
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43rd Parallel said:
AN EXCERPT:

While there was plenty of handwringing about the Big 12's lackluster NFL draft, some of these numbers hint that the conference could be on the uptick this fall. While the returning starter average only ties the Pac-12, the 13 first-team All-Big 12 players returning -- by far the most among the Power 5 -- shows that many of the best players from last year will be back in 2015. The Big 12 also welcomes back the most defensive starters per team and returns seven of 10 starting quarterbacks. TCU and Baylor should lead the charge, but Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, with 17 and 16 starters back respectively, also are teams to watch.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/110901/reviewing-2015-talent-drain-among-power-5
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I don't care about the conference as much as I do WVU. It would be great if the conference was given more respect but if WVU wins then I'm pleased. We still have to get all of our teams to consider how weak their out of conference schedules are.
 
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I don't care about the conference as much as I do WVU. It would be great if the conference was given more respect but if WVU wins then I'm pleased. We still have to get all of our teams to consider how weak their out of conference schedules are.
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Winning the conference title in 2015 would be something approaching miraculous, even if the Mountaineers field a solid team built around an outstanding defense.

The Big 12 should be every bit as strong as it was last season, if not stronger, and West Virginia's league schedule is absolutely brutal.

The first four conference games: at Oklahoma, home with Oklahoma State, at Baylor, at TCU.

We'll see how the season unfolds, but it is possible that no team in the country will play a tougher four-game stretch.

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-schedule.php
 
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