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Beat Writers Release Their Big 12 Preseason Poll and We Do A Comparison with Robert Allen

7 days ago by Pokes Report Staff

It's not a conference wide polling, but there is equal representation in the second annual Big 12 beat writers preseason poll.

Could Utah's Lance Holtzclaw Be A Future U.S. Senator or Even President?

12 days ago by Robert Allen

This summer he made his debut on Capitol Hill and for a college senior made an impressive debut.

The DEFINITIVE Big 12 Mascot Ranking List

12 days ago by Kyle Alan

Kyle Alan's best hard-hitting investigative journalism at work

It's Time, Here Are My 2026 Big 12 Football Predictions and All-Big 12 Team

16 days ago by Robert Allen

Commissioner Brett Yormark did away with the media poll after the media totally embarrassed themselves in 2024. Hey, what's a little embarrassment? I'm up for putting my football opinions out there.

Big 12 Rankings: Will the Sack Master Be Former Cowboy Now K-State Cat Wendell Gregory?

18 days ago by Robert Allen

Oklahoma State came out more than solid, almost fantastic in the transfer portal except at defensive end. Top 12 in sacks last season in Big 12 are gone.

Big 12 Rankings: The Best Offensive Lines, Tough to Rank with So Many Transfers

29 days ago by Robert Allen

Still a believer that homegrown is the best way to go when it comes to offensive linemen.

Big 12 Rankings: Running Backs are a Jigsaw Puzzle Varying from Top to Depth

1 mo ago by Robert Allen

I think BYU, K-State, Arizona, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State may have the best running back situations. I like BYU and OSU for just the top back.

Cowgirl Softball Looking to Exorcize Ghosts of Recent Big 12 Tournaments Past

2 mo ago by Robert Allen

Gajewski knows the Cowgirls ticket to winning is ace Ruby Meylan but you have to measure her doses in the circle and be very careful not to overdo it.

2026 Big 12 Football Over/Under Win Totals: What We Think

3 mo ago by Robert Allen

Some of the early over/under numbers make total sense, some are pretty much fantasy.

2026 Big 12 Spring Football Almanac: Lots of New Names and Faces

3 mo ago by Robert Allen

The Big 12 schools played the role of a revolving door after last season and some gained, while others lost. Spring is giving all an idea of which one is which.

Oklahoma State Cowgirls Go Back-to-Back with 73-55 President's Day Win Over Utah

5 mo ago by Robert Allen

Notable performances and for the Cowgirls back-to-back win in Big 12 play. The resume' is building toward March.

Ranking the Big 12 Football Schedules - The Favorites Got the Best Slates

6 mo ago by Robert Allen

The championship game going to Friday is not much of a surprise, BYU, Texas Tech, and Utah get good skeds

Mestemaker and Hawkins Arrival Pushes Oklahoma State to Top of Big 12 Portal Rankings

6 mo ago by Robert Allen

Actually, Oklahoma State has held on to the top spot since that duo announced their arrival.

UPDATED (1/13): 2026 Big 12 Conference Football Transfer Portal Scoreboard - In and Out

6 mo ago by Robert Allen

More activity, way more activity than planned, has gone down within the Big 12 in this one and only football portal window. K-State has moved up, so has Colorado.

Three of These Coaches Are No Longer in the Big 12 - Gundy Firing Had an Impact

6 mo ago by Robert Allen

What looked in the summer like a mostly stable league as far as football coaches has blown up, in part due to the coach that had the less stability.

Two Weeks Out from Big 12: Biggest Conference Storylines and Biggest Cowboy Storylines

11 mo ago by Robert Allen

The biggest turnaround or bounce back. A native Oklahoman for All-Big 12 running back. Overrated and underrated, read it and weep.

How the Big 12 Conference Visiting Locker Rooms Rate

11 mo ago by Robert Allen

None of them are plush, nor should they be. In the Big 12, especially now that Kansas and Texas Tech have rebuilt, are adequate.

Pokes Report Big 12 Football Preview: All of the Rankings, Head Coach and Positions

1 yr ago by Robert Allen

Here are all of them lined up together to compare. We still have Iowa State, Kansas State, Arizona State, and Texas Tech picked to tie for first.

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

1 yr ago by Robert Allen

The poll was so bad last year, to some maybe embarrassing that the Big 12 is not repeating it.

Pokes Report Big 12 Football 2025 Preview: Unit Rankings, Meet the Best OL in the Big 12

1 yr ago by Robert Allen

On paper is not the way football is played out, but on paper, Utah's offensive line looks the best.