7 games left for everyone after Wed 2016-02-10 games

After Wednesday night, everyone will have 7 games left.

BU and ISU have the chance to be tied with tu for 4th place at 7-4, but it is entirely possible that both teams -- who have not proved to be great road teams -- will lose their road games tomorrow. If they do, they will practically be out of the running for a share of the Big 12 title with just 7 games to go and three teams 2 games ahead of them in the loss column. Add in that two of BU's and ISU's remaining road games are against the top 4 teams, and ISU's third road game is against BU, and their shots at a share of the title are miniscule.

Regarding the leaders --
WVU has 4 home and 3 road games left.
KU and OU have 4 road and 3 home games left.
Advantage - WVU. Saturday's game in Norman looms large for both KU and OU.

REMAINING ROAD GAMES ENTERING THE WEEKEND
KU - OU, KSU, BU, tu; projected loses: 2 (OU, tu. Hope I am wrong about OU and tu, or else the streak is over)
OU - TT, WV, tu, TCU; projected losses: 2 (WV, tu)
WV - tu, OSU, BU; projected losses: 1 (tu)
tu - ISU, KSU, OSU; projected losses: 2 (not OSU)
BU - tu, TCU, OU; projected losses: 2 (tu, OU)
ISU - BU, WV, KU; projected losses: 3

REMAINING HOME GAMES ENTERING THE WEEKEND
KU - OSU, TT, ISU; projected losses: 0 (guys, please don't prove me wrong! )
OU - KU, OSU, BU; projected losses: 0 (again, hope I am wrong)
WV - TCU, OU, ISU, TT; projected losses: 0 (would love anyone but OU to prove me wrong)
tu - WVU, BU, KU, OU; projected losses: 0 (can KU win in Austin and make this at least a 1?)
BU - TT, ISU, KU, WV; projected losses: 2 (KU, WV)
ISU - tu, TCU, KSU, OSU; projected losses: 1 (tu)

IF these projections pan out, WVU will win it all, with KU and OU in a tie for 2nd.

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>signal dies<

Good grief, all four are eminently losable:

At OU (Great team, revenge game, their venue, ESPN GameDay crew on hand, ability to go for the jugular vs. us in the race)

At KSU (We always play like complete dog-doo there, the Grapes tend to get a lot of calls, the crowd acts like they're at a Fuhrer rally, and they play for their one Super Bowl win of the season)

At Baylor (We own them at home, and have done quite well in their venue, but once in awhile Drew's guys sneak up and unload on us--usually in the Big 12 tourney, but still...not going to be an easy one for us)

At Texas (We've seen how improved they are, and this one's in their venue. Very, very tough game for us)

Bottom line: even if we hold serve at home, if we lose Saturday at OU, we are in big-time trouble. And any stumble beyond that could be the final nail in the coffin for #12. I like how we're playing right now...seem to be gelling at "gut-check" time, but that is a gauntlet that no team in the land seemingly could navigate without a few setbacks.

Fingers crossed...and eyes half closed! LOL...

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Dana O'Neil would agree.
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