It is possible we are not as deep as in a few past years, but nothing has happened to support that premise. Consider these facts (from the Big-12 weekly report) that argue we are not the worst conference in the country as Creme(puff) claims:
1. The Big 12 is ranked second in conference RPI.
2. For the sixth straight week, the Big 12 has two of the top six teams in the Associated Press Poll with No. 4 Texas and No. 6 Baylor. Oklahoma is ranked No. 17 while Oklahoma State, TCU and Iowa State received votes.
3. Every Big 12 squad is among the top 61 out of 349 teams in NCAA strength of schedule based on cumulative opposition (past and future opposition combined).
4. With its non-conference season completed, the Big 12 leads the nation in non-conference win percentage (.825) and the fewest number of losses (94-20).
5. The Big 12 is the only league that won over 80 percent of its non-conference games.
6. Nine Big 12 teams ended non-conference play with a winning percentage of over 72 percent.
7. The Big 12 went 8-6 vs. Top 25 non-conference teams with four wins by Baylor, three by Texas and one by Iowa State.
One thing that does argue we may be atrociously weak is the fact that the weekly honors suggest that virtually every Texas based team is loaded with superstars - and almost all teams out side that borough have no outstanding players or performances up to this point - after many weeks of play.