Everyone loves a good trend, and while I don’t speak for everyone in the wide world of college sports, I do have the opportunity on Heartland College Sports to discuss some interesting trends around the Big Conference 12 and what will happen in the near future. .
Tillery’s Trends is a weekly story that revolves around trending topics, players, coaches, teams, betting lines and anything else that stands out in the world of college sports.
On today’s menu, we take a look at the Big Ten West’s fading football product, the Big 12’s freshmen on the verge of breaking out, and the battle for Big 12 player the year. Appreciate!
DICKINSON AGAINST. FIELD
It’s early, and I understand, but the likelihood of another player competing Kansas center Hunter Dickinson for Big 12 Player of the Year is somewhat unlikely.
Dickinson has a chance to become the best player in college basketball and win the Wooden Award, which would be the league’s first winner since Frank Mason accomplished the feat at Kansas in 2017.
There’s a ton of basketball left to be played, but it looks like sportsbooks should start offering odds for the Big 12 Player of the Year listed as Dickinson against the court.
There could be a plethora of players who could win the title, but when a player of Dickinson’s stature teams up with one of the best coaches in the history of the game, it becomes an awfully difficult thing to ignore.
This storyline will be something to watch as the season goes on, but in case the argument needs some extra support, Dickinson has already won 3/4 of the Big 12 Weekly Awards in the first two weeks of the season.
THE BIG TEN CERTAINLY EXISTS
While the idea of Iowa being horrible on the offensive side of the ball has been a fun gimmick to follow over the past few seasons, I think I’m done with the joke now.
The concept of a Division 1 football game listed with point totals spread into the 20s is actually both laughable and disturbing. As Iowa prepares to take on Nebraska on Saturday in Week 13 of the college football season, the duo won the lowest points total in CFB history the over-under being listed at just 24.5.
While it’s easy to point to Iowa as the common denominator of the storyline, the Big Ten West as a whole is a complete joke. I know high-scoring offensive penalty shootouts may not be for everyone, but if I’m planning on watching soccer on Saturday, you won’t catch me sweating hoping for a team to find the zone. goals twice.
Iowa is now among the participants in six of the eight lowest totals in the history of the game. Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are one thing, Iowa, Nebraska, Rutgers, Purdue and the entire West are something completely different.
Freshman Phenomena
I came across an interesting story Tuesday night that ranked the best freshmen on the basketball court in the country each week, which really caught my attention. The article listed a powerful freshman ranking with two Big 12 Conference representatives moving up in Week 2.
Jamie Shaw from On3 spots reserved for Baylor’s Ja’Kobe Walter and Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic, with Walter checking in at No. 2 and Momcilovic at No. 5.
While Walter and Momcilovic are more than deserving of being on the list, it reminded me of how incredible some of the freshmen in the Big 12 Conference have been each year. The league produced two top picks in last year’s NBA draft, with Gradey Dick and Keyonte George both being selected in the top 20.
The league continues to produce some of the NBA’s top freshmen prospects with Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma’s Trae Young, Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins and many others all succeeding at the level professional.
Could these two be the next Big 12 freshman phenoms?
