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Good News: Oklahoma State Not Last in Big 12 Preseason Poll; Weird News: There's No Poll

July 2, 2025
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STILLWATER – I have to admit that looking it up and looking back on it, the 2024 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll is as ugly now as it was at the end of the 2024 season when my first-place pick and the third-place selection of the 61 voting members of the Big 12 media, Oklahoma State, finished in last place with a 3-9/0-9 season record. Oddly enough, that was the record that I projected for Arizona State, the team that I picked last.

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Good News: Oklahoma State Not Last in Big 12 Preseason Poll; Weird News: There's No Poll

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Orangeheart72
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2:02p, 7/2/25
My disagreements.....OSU up a level, Meachum and quarterbacks surprise. Colorado up 2 or 3 levels, doubters keep underestimating Prime. Arizona State down a level minus Skat. But with portal.....lots of guesswork!
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3:49p, 7/2/25
I'm so glad that stupid poll is gone.

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In reply to Orangeheart72 • 4:51p, 7/2/25
Orangeheart72 said:
My disagreements.....OSU up a level, Meachum and quarterbacks surprise. Colorado up 2 or 3 levels, doubters keep underestimating Prime. Arizona State down a level minus Skat. But with portal.....lots of guesswork!
I am with you on that! My preseason prediction is 8 - 4 overall and 6 - 3 in conference! We pull of a proverbial upset of either K - State who is 1 - 6 in their last seven trips to Stillwater or Iowa State who is 1 - 5 in their last six trips to Stillwater and think we get a win against Kansas in Lawrence!!!
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10:05p, 7/2/25
I really like the idea of a new OC / Meacham and DC / Grantham. I think the defense needs an identity, either takeaways or stopping the run or pass or 3rd downs… just something to hang their hat on going forward.
I'm excited to see a new offense because we have been terrible since 2019. Even in 2021- we couldn't ever establish a consistent rushing game. I do like our RBs group better than the 2022 group.
Also I would expect maybe an uptick on special teams this year.
I can see us getting 7-9 wins but it won't be easy- might have a 2019 feel to the season. As was said, light schedule in the beginning helps and might help get the ball rolling in the right direction.
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9:20a, 7/4/25
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Defensive identity will be speed and complexity. Complexity in that it will have a variety of personnel and schemes that will work to keep offenses off balance and guessing.
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In reply to Robert Allen • 6:17p, 7/6/25
Awesome, thank you RA!
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