Meek uses his weekly column to talk a little Big 12 basketball.
While we're at it, Vahe Gregorian of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes a look at Big 12 basketball, too.
Look, I don't know that I could do better, but NewsOK's preseason Big 12 rankings seem a little implausible to me. Baylor at the top? Texas A&M and Missouri in the top four with new coaches? Texas at six? Iowa State at nine? Does anyone have any idea what's going to happen in the Big 12 next year?
Scott Drew tweeted last night that the American Airlines Center crowd in Dallas was almost as loud as the Ferrell Center crowds that show up to cheer the Baylor Bears. I have no words for this.
OK, fine, a little football. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano has suggested that we eliminate the kickoff in football because it's too dangerous. Black Heart Gold Pants addresses whether that's a good or bad idea.