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Big 12 Football: Week 11 Power Rankings

By VF Castro

Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners players celebrate after scoring a second quarter touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs running back Kyle Hicks (21) passes as Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Kirk Tucker (12) defends during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs running back Kyle Hicks (21) passes as Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Kirk Tucker (12) defends during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

5. TCU Horned Frogs (Record: 5-5)

TCU played a tough Oklahoma State team, and easily could have caved and let the Cowboys score at will, however, pride kept TCU from letting things get completely out of hand. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough pride to keep Oklahoma State from racking up 541 yards of total offense.

“I’m not even mad. I’m embarrassed because we got our butt kicked.” Said TCU head coach Gary Patterson. “It’s as simple as that. I’m not just talking about the players. It’s our job as coaches to find the answers. I’m embarrassed for them and for me.”

At 5-5, TCU has had an interesting season, without many highlights. After destroying Baylor last week, expectations were high against Oklahoma State, but we talk about win/loss hangovers all the time in college football, and perhaps this was one of those situations for TCU.

Quarterback Kenny Hill 18/27 for 166 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Those numbers shouldn’t be upsetting for fans, however, based on the post-game message boards, the two takeaways are that Hill doesn’t have the type of command necessary to propel the offense, and that TCU is a better team than the records show, but this wasn’t the year. TCU needs to beat Texas to become bowl eligible, but after how Texas has handled the Charlie Strong situation and one win away from bowl eligibility, too, the Longhorns are not going to make it easy on TCU.

Next Game:

Fri, Nov 25 Texas  vs. TCU Austin, Texas 2:30 p.m. FS1
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