I wouldn't call 2-3 with one huge upset "miserable."
OkSU and A&M clearly weren't ready to play (and I'm an Aggie). OU got the business end of a buzzsaw they couldn't reverse. The turnovers in both the Cotton and Orange bowls gave the final scores a deceptive appearance. I think A&M and OU had a total of 10 turnovers. Show me any two teams that would win (or keep from getting blown out of) their bowl games with 5 TOs each.
The problem I see with prognosticators is that too many swear at the alter of the conference their team plays in. If its the SEC, they blindly say the SEC is the best. Same for Big 12. The truth is that top to bottom, there isn't a great deal of difference in any of the conferences. The Big 12 South distinguished itself this year in the REGULAR season. That's undisputable. But the people picking OU last night because they thought the Big 12 was great and the Pac 10 sucked made absolute idiots of themselves.
I have no conference allegiance. I only have allegiance to my team.
Me neither. I'm a USC grad and I'd prefer the rest of the Pac-10 to go winless all year. My son is an Aggie, so I hope the same for the rest of the Big 12.
It's not possible, of course, but I just don't see the point in wishing your primary competitors well. Every win they get makes your recruiting job more difficult.
I agree with you. 5 of the 6 teams in the division had 7 or more total wins and made it to bowl games. However, many of their wins came at the expense of the Big-12 North.