{"id":1021,"date":"2015-11-01T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T21:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2015-11-12T02:05:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T08:05:23","slug":"new-1-again-big-12-highly-rated-tcu-big-12s-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=1021","title":{"rendered":"New &#8220;No. 1&#8221; Again; Big 12 Highly rated; TCU Big 12&#8217;s Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1032\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis (13) passes over Oklahoma safety Steven Parker (10) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (AP Photo\/Orlin Wagner)\" width=\"650\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1-418x315.jpg 418w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis (13) passes over Oklahoma safety Steven Parker (10) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (AP Photo\/Orlin Wagner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #5e4040;\">The week was exciting as Miami got off the snide with the ACC officials help to beat Duke.\u00a0 The officials have been suspended.\u00a0 Oklahoma State overcame three 17 point deficits in Lubbock to beat Texas Tech.\u00a0 As I predicted Temple gave Notre Dame all\u00a0 it wanted before falling to the Irish (and to all that said I was crazy to pick the Owls I was closer than your stupid remarks told me), and Washington State had Stanford on the ropes for over three quarters before losing, another close upset pick that didn\u2019t come true.\u00a0 It was a very good week in college ball.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1027\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560.jpg\" alt=\"ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560\" width=\"850\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560.jpg 850w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560-478x315.jpg 478w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ncaa-football-oklahoma-state-texas-tech-850x560-91x60.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 31, 2015; Lubbock, TX, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys running back David Glidden (13) rushes against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miami&#039;s 8-Lateral Miracle Kickoff Return Touchdown To Beat Duke (HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_YXwuaniPoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u00a0<em>Above:\u00a0 Duke, Miami final play.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Fred\u2019s Top 25<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TCU<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Clemson<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Baylor<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Ohio State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Oklahoma State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Michigan State<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Alabama<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #993366;\">LSU<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Iowa<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ed4e4e;\">Stanford<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Notre Dame<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Florida<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Utah<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Florida State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Memphis <\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #e30b65;\">Michigan<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">North Carolina<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #e31010;\">USC<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ole Miss<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">UCLA<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Navy<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #bf3f3f;\">Washington State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #9c1313;\">Texas A&M<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Final Four for the National Championship:\u00a0 <\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Clemson (no loses)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Ohio State (no loses)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">TCU (no loses) <\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Alabama (one loss)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">First out:\u00a0 Stanford<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6>Best Team performance of the Week:\u00a0 TCU over West Virginia<\/h6>\n<h6>Worst Team performance of the week:\u00a0ACC\u00a0officials Duke\/Miami game<\/h6>\n<h6>Best individual performance of the week:\u00a0 Keenan Reynolds, Navy<\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Big 12<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Oklahoma smashed Kansas as the Sooners showed they will be tough against Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma State.\u00a0 Oklahoma is now a true player for the championship and a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">playoff birth.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TCU played their best game of the season in beating a good (yes good) West Virginia team.\u00a0 The Frogs real season begins in Stillwater on Saturday.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Oklahoma State joined TCU, Baylor and OU as a big time scoring machine. TCU will have all it can handle.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Iowa State just plain beat the stuffing out of Texas.\u00a0 Will Charlie Strong survive?\u00a0 I think he\u2019s the next coach at Miami (Fla).<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kansas State and Baylor didn\u2019t play this week.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Big 12 Rankings:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>TCU<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Baylor<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Oklahoma State<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Oklahoma<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>West Virginia<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Texas Tech<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Iowa State<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Kansas State<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Texas<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Kansas<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Above photo credit:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"background: 0px 0px #ffffff; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-transform: none; line-height: 11px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 1; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><strong>Justin K. 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