Traditionally tough league looking ragged

Only Kansas and Oklahoma State have been impressive; Texas a huge disappointment.

Big 12 basketball is generally one of the most solid commodities in the college game, but the old brand name is showing

With the departure of Harsin, who arrived at Texas two years ago after coaching at his alma mater Boise State since 2001, Brown reshuffled several coaching titles among members of his offensive staff. In addition to Apple- signs of slippage so far this season.

Kansas is still Kansas, more or less, while Oklahoma State squeezes into one of the last slots in the Top 25 polls. Everyone else, though, has issues. If NCAA Tournament bids went out today, the Jayhawks and Cowboys would be the only locks from a conference that annually sends flve or six teams to the dance. white, Texas announced wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt will be promoted to co-coordinator, and offensive line coach Stacy Searels was elevated to assistant head coach for

“The league’s going to be good, but it’ll be January, February, March,” KU coach Bill Self insisted this week. “Our league has so many young teams. The problem is, it’ll be hard to make up a lot of the RPI things because you’re playing each other then.

“Unfortunately, we probably won’t be able to catch Texas at Baylor Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Oklahoma at West Virginia Texas Tech at TCU

Iowa State at Kansas