Big XII Non-Cons for 2022 (Poll)

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On Thursday, Sep 1, to open the first full weekend of the 2022 season,, West Virgina visits Pitt in a 4 year renewal of the Backyard Brawl, and I am really looking forward to it

Pitt and West Virginia Extend Backyard Brawl Football Series - Pitt Panthers #H2P

PITTSBURGH— Get ready for more Backyard Brawls.

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Pitt is favored by a TD, and the game will be shown on the ESPN mother ship:

Pittsburgh 38-31 West Virginia (Sep 1, 2022) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers NCAAF game, final score 38-31, from September 1, 2022 on ESPN.

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This game has a lot of historic value. They have not played since WVU joined the Big XII, but they first played all the way back in 1895:

Backyard Brawl - Wikipedia

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One of the best matchups of week is future Big 12 team, Cincinnati vists Arkansas. Arkansas is favored by a TD, but this will be a huge opportunity for the Bearcats to make a move in the polls immediately after making the CFP this past season:

Arkansas 31-24 Cincinnati (Sep 3, 2022) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Cincinnati Bearcats NCAAF game, final score 31-24, from September 3, 2022 on ESPN.

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September 10 promises Big XII non conference mayhem with Texas hosting Alabama, Kansas State hosting Missouri, Baylor travelling to BYU, and CMC looking to end his curse at EIU. Other can't-miss games include West Virginia travelling to Top 10, long time rival Pitt on opening weekend, Oklahoma travelling to Nebraska on Sep 17 for the first time in many years, and Texas Tech travelling to N.C. State that same weekend.

Hot takes:

• What non-conference games do you most look forward to?
• And what matchups do you dread the most?

NOTES:

1. The poll includes each team's highest ranked opponent. From the look of things, it may be difficult for us to break even.
2. Some additional non-cons that will be great matchups include TCU @ Colorado on opening weekend, TTU @ Houston on Sep 10, WVU @ Va Tech on Sep 22, and KU vs Duke on Sep 24. I would love to have been able to include these in the poll, but ...
3. The polling tool for this site limits us to only 10 choices. With 10 teams in the league, that works nicely. But as soon as next year we will not be able to have a poll like this unless the restriction is lifted. Please visit the Site Feedback and Support forum and chime in on / like my suggestion to loosen this restriction: Idea: Increase Poll Choice Limit to Match Big XII Conference Size

I selected only 3 -- OSU, OU and KSU. I'm coin-flip on KSU. Also was 50-50 on BU, WVU and probably TT, but chose the home team in each case.

So I'd say minimum 2, maximum 6.

Big 12 wins them all and RULES!!!

Actually I took the Big 12 in all but KSU, UT, and KU. Obviously I'm hoping for some cardinal Kool-Aid.

I too would not mind if Nebby took OU to the woodshed. Atleast if Nebby won. OK, is there a way they both can lose?

 

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Another future Big XII non con has UCF hosting Louisville in a Friday night special in week 2. Might be nice to throw that on for a Cy-Hawk eve mood setter!

Louisville 20-14 UCF (Sep 9, 2022) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Louisville Cardinals vs. UCF Knights NCAAF game, final score 20-14, from September 9, 2022 on ESPN.

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