Sound and the Fury: Big 12 title or a National Championship?

What do you want more -- Big 12 title or a National Championship?

Both.

Or, I could go with the National Championship because it probably means we took the Big 12 Championship along the way.

If I'm truly honest though, I'm pretty fixated on a Big 12 Championship. With the media and blog world giving us less of a chance of winning the north this year than last,* I'd really love to take the division and win that title game in Kansas City.** Plus, thinking about the MNC popularity contest, it's really so out a team's control, you obviously think about that national picture more in November (or maybe after Sept. 12 in our case). The conference title makes a lot more sense. You play some exhibition games, then you head into your conference and battle it out. A poor game here or there shouldn't knock you out of the title game.*** Anyway, I like the simplicity of the Big 12 race -- it's all decided on the field. Plus, 1968 was too long ago.

*Seriously, a 6-6 team that lost Jon Cornish, the interior of the offensive and would be guided by a new sophomore starting QB got more talk about winning the north than this 12-1 squad with 9 starters back on "D" and a proven "big-time" QB. I long for the optimism of August 2007.

**Reminds me -- I need to get my tickets.

***Actually, I think it did last year. Although, I guess I have to give Missouri some of the credit. 

Comments

[fabio]

I wont start thinking about a national title, until we win the game in Tampa. If we win in Tampa and go on to win the conference, I think you need to put KU in the national title game. However, a loss to USF, with the ridiculous schedule that follows makes it near impossible for us to be national champs. So, before we get ahead of ourselves with national title talk, lets beat USF first.

[dj]

Yeah, if we can get a win in Tampa, we roll into conference play with a ton of confidence. Sort of like we did last year.

[John]

Big 12 title for several reasons:
1. It's decided on the field.
2. It's about time a North team won it.
3. Another BCS bowl would be excellent.
4. Missouri couldn't cry foul when we go to a BCS bowl over them.

[dj]

A couple of good points I hadn't thought of -- especially #2 and #4.