No surprises in Big 12 yet

Big 12 Blog

September, 13, 2008

Sep 13

6:56

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By Tim Griffin

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin

The games in the Big 12 have played out as expected today. Big victories by Missouri and Oklahoma State by a combined margin of 126-30 were to be expected, as was Iowa's 17-5 victory over Iowa State.

Here are a few things that I saw after watching games throughout the afternoon.

Chase Daniel is playing like a Heisman Trophy candidate and Missouri's offense is awesome. Of course, the Tigers still haven't played a defense that has legitimately tested them.
Phillip Bates didn't give Iowa State the lift I thought he would provide as a spot player. And the Cyclones had as much trouble as I thought they would against Shonn Greene, who gashed them for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Oklahoma State's offense might be the most versatile in the conference. They can pass like they did last week in coming back for a victory against Houston. And they can pound the ball on othe ground like at Missouri State, when they gashed the Bears for 450 yards with three different backs with more than 100 yards.

I'll have another report later this evening after games involving Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Nebraska.

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Uncategorized, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Missouri State Bears, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Missouri Tigers, Chase Daniel, Oklahoma Sooners, Phillip Bates, Shonn Greene, Iowa State Cyclones, Houston Cougars

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