Kansas St. v. Baylor

Last November 17, Kansas State was on top of the world -- the Wildcats were undefeated, they were ranked number 1 in the Bowl Championship Series, and they had the Unofficial College Football Championship.  When the Wildcats rolled into Waco, Tex., they were heavily favored to hold all those titles.  But instead, they were destroyed by Baylor, 52-24.  The Bears have not lost since -- they have successfully defended the UCFC seven times in a row.  Baylor's eight consecutive wins represents the fourth-longest winning streak in Baylor history.

Baylor is now ranked 15th in the country, while K-State is off to a 2-3 start.  Now the oddsmakers expect Baylor to roll on -- the Bears are 17 1/2 point favorites in a game where the over/under line is 74.  That would work out to something like a 46-28 victory for Baylor.  That sounds about right.  But as we saw last year, you never know what will happen when the Big Gold Trophy goes on the road.