The real danger to the Big 12-the talent drain

Posted on: August 16, 2016 at 09:24:40 CT

I thought this was a well-researched article.

In 2010, the Big 12 made history by having the first 4 NFL draft picks, 5 of the first 6, and 9 of the top 21.

In the last 2 years, The Big 12 had the fewest average draftees, 6, in the first two rounds. By far the worst of Power 5 conferences. That tied them with the AAC and Mountain West. In comparison, the SEC had 34 draftees on average.

Flash forward to today, there has been a huge drain of talent recruited out of Big 12 territory and away from the conference. And the biggest part of this story is it's not because of A&M.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/the-big-12s-biggest-concern-should-be-its-football-talent-drain/

The article was written right before NSD this year. Indeed, Oklahoma didn't make the recruiting top 10 list again, finishing #19, according to 247.

http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings


Edited by JimD at 09:29:30 on 08/16/16