The official bowl game schedule was released today, and I've had a chance to survey the situation. TAMU goes to the Cotton Bowl to play LSU, a 10-2 team from the SEC, and as I expected, the Aggies drew easily the toughest opponent of any Big 12 team playing in a bowl game this year. In fact, there's a good chance the conference will go 7-1 in bowl games, with the lone defeat coming in the Cotton Bowl.
Here's a look at the other seven Big 12 bowl teams and their opponents:
Missouri faces Iowa, normally a tough Big 10 team but a lackluster 7-5 this year, and losers of their last three games. Baylor gets to play Illinois, at 6-6 just slightly better than Big 10 doormat status. Oklahoma State should put 40 points on Arizona, a 7-5 team from the Pac-10 conference that lost four consecutive games to finish the season. Kansas State plays Syracuse, still another 7-5 team that lost three of its last four games.
Nebraska, loser of the Big 12 championship game, faces Washington (6-6), a team they already beat 56-21 in September. Texas Tech goes against Northwestern (7-5), also losers of three of their last four games. Oklahoma, winner of the Big 12, is matched in the Fiesta Bowl with Connecticut (8-4). If there was any justice, OU would be playing LSU and the Aggies would be playing Connecticut.
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