College football is about to
start this weekend on September 1st, which means one of the most
exciting conferences, the Big 12, is about to get started. I have already said that this blog will
discuss teams of the Big 12, but it is not going to be about all the teams every
week. It will be what is the most intriguing
story of the week.
Let
us talk about the team that I want to talk about, the Kansas Jayhawks. Some people like me, believe that they can do
some damage in the Big 12 Conference this year.
I believe they are flying under the radar, because the last few years on
the field both sides of the football team have been underperforming. This should change with the new head coach
Charlie Weis and a different quarterback.
Their weakest position on offense has been their quarterback play. The last two quarterbacks that have been
starters have not performed well. They
have been indecisive on what to do when the football is in their hands and they
have had defense lineman sack them. Most
quarterbacks know to throw the ball away, but last year it looked like they did
not care by the way they carried themselves on the field. There was no part of the offense that had
strength to it because they were dominated all the time by the other team’s
defense. This is why the offense this
year, from what I have seen has more team unity than in the last two seasons. Now, the defense looked good at times, but at
other times they seemed to lay over and not fight to win the game. This is not the defense’s fault because the
coach should have motivated his team to play harder.
I
believe the Jayhawks are underneath the radar because of Charlie Weis. He has a really good demeanor about himself
and carries himself well. He does not
put up with players causing trouble, and expects them to come to practice and
work as hard as they can. This was
evident in the spring football game.
Their fan base can tell they have a lot of respect for their new head
coach. Some people may think he is
washed up as a head coach, because he did not do well as a head coach in the
past. I do not believe this to be
true. He takes time to help a player
when they are struggling, which helps them earn respect.
It
is going to be interesting to see how this team does but things look
promising. The key thing to look for is
to see how they do when they play their first game this weekend and the others
to come this year. I believe they will
be a threat and a team to watch. The
other thing about the Big 12 Conference this year is there will be a lot of competition. There are two new teams to the conference and
they are West Virginia and TCU. When
they play their first games in the Big 12 they will show they are contenders in
the Big 12.
West
Virginia will be a contender, because their offense and defense are
competitive. Their offense is a big
threat to all the Big 12 teams, because West Virginia has a quarterback that
could lead them to a national title as long as things go the right way. The couple of other things about them is the
fact that the offense and defense both feed off how the other one does and they
keep fighting. They will make the
conference stronger, with more competition.
The
other team that will make the conference even better is TCU. They played against big opponents in the last
couple of years and have been doing very well.
TCU will be able to contend with the tough opponents in the Big 12, such
as Oklahoma, Texas and Oklahoma State.
They will accomplish this by playing as a unit.
It
is going to be fun watching the Big 12 conference this year, because the level
of competition has increased and is stronger.
