In two weeks, I’m 7-4. Of my four losses, two come from picking Iowa State (something I do again for a reason I’m not quite sure of), and Kansas State losing to A&M and Kansas.

Iowa State and Kansas State have cost me a perfect record. Bastards. Last Week: 3-2 Iowa State down to A&M and Kansas State falling to Kansas.

If the Big 12 was a Civil War re-enactment, we’d have to throw out all our current history textbooks and start over. Any team from the Big 12 South, with the exception of Baylor, could win the North. Now, if only one of the schools from the North could get Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to come back and coach.

Oklahoma (5-0 overall, 2-0 Big 12) at Kansas State

(2-3, 0-2)

Last Week: In their biggest game of the year, Oklahoma got past Texas, 12-0.

It wasn’t a pretty game to watch, but it did allow Oklahoma’s freshman running back Adrian Peterson to run for 225 yards. Kansas State continued its free fall, losing to intrastate rival Kansas, 31-28. Wildcat running back Darren Sproles was held to just 72 yards on the ground.

Outlook: With their win over Texas, the Sooners cemented their place at the top of the conference. Peterson is fifth in the nation in rushing, and if he can’t get it done, Oklahoma still has defending Heisman Trophy winner Jason White to fall back on.

Kansas State, on the other hand, is on the way down, from winning the Big 12 Championship last year to losing three of their first five games.

Prediction: In a laugher, Oklahoma comes out on top. If the Sooner defense also shows up and shuts down Sproles, this could turn into a lopsided rout.

Missouri (4-1, 2-0) at Texas

(4-1, 1-1)

Last Week: Texas lost the Red River Shootout to Oklahoma for the fifth consecutive season. The Longhorns can win every game they play in — except the important ones. Missouri remained unbeaten in conference play with a 30-10 win over Baylor. Brad Smith threw three touchdowns for Missouri, while their defense held the Bears to 173 total yards.

Outlook: Both teams are playing good football right now but are coming off different games. The Oklahoma game is the biggest of the year for Texas, and how it responds to the loss will determine the rest of its season.

Missouri shouldn’t be too proud after its win over Baylor. After all, it only did what I’m sure other high school teams could have done.

Prediction: In a game that could go either way, I have to stick with Texas. Their defense held Oklahoma to just 12 points, and Missouri doesn’t have as many weapons as the Sooners.

Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0) at Oklahoma State (5-0, 2-0)

Last Week: A&M came into Ames and shut the Cyclones down, 34-3.

The Aggies got four touchdowns through the air, picking apart what to that point had been a good ISU defense.

Oklahoma State continues to move up in the rankings, taking a 42-14 game from Colorado. Vernand Morency rushed for 165 yards and two scores, as Oklahoma State used three scoring plays of more than 50 yards to put the game away.

Outlook: This is a battle of two teams that sneaked in under the radar.

Both teams have gotten off to a hot start, although neither has faced a true conference test. Morency is currently the leading Big 12 rusher and comes in second in the country.

Prediction: The teams are evenly matched with mobile quarterbacks and the same attacking style of offense. Morency is the X-factor. He can’t be stopped right now, and he should run over the Aggie defense.

Baylor (2-3, 0-2) at Nebraska (3-2, 1-1)

Last Week: While both teams fell hard, one fall was much harder then the other. Nebraska suffered the worst loss in that storied university’s history, getting crushed, beaten and humiliated by Texas Tech’s offensive juggernaut, 70-10. The Red Raiders threw six touchdown passes, while Nebraska tossed five interceptions. Baylor fell to Missouri, 30-10. The Bears averaged fewer than three yards per play in the loss.

Outlook: No one would have guessed that Nebraska would have taken this much of a dive. If a school fires its coach for having only a 10-win season, I hate to think about what will happen after a four or five win campaign. Quarterback Joe Dailey continues to complete passes to players on the other team, and as a result is tied for second in the nation in interceptions.

Prediction: I love watching the Big Red Machine fail. Unfortunately for me, they come back against Baylor, a team that can’t find competitive in the dictionary.