Monday Big 12 Morning Rush: Latest FPI favors Texas over Oklahoma

The latest Big 12 Conference headlines in the morning rush. ESPN, USA TODAY Sports and Twitter provide the headlines. UT over OU in FPI?

It is game week as we move closer to opening kickoff on Saturday. With the arrival of football season, there is no shortage of stories surrounding the Big 12 Conference. On Monday’s Big 12 morning rush we look at headlines from ESPN, USA TODAY Sports and Twitter.

Latest FPI (Football Power Index) is favoring Texas

In the latest findings using the computer simulations run by ESPN, the Texas Longhorns find themselves picking up some momentum. The Longhorns currently sit at No. 8 in the latest FPI standings. Just 0.1 points behind Oklahoma. However in the projected win totals the Longhorns are ahead of the Sooners 8.3 to 8.1. Not a huge gap but in weeks past, it was Oklahoma who led the way.

The Longhorns also have a higher win out percentage 4.7 to OU’s 4.1. Texas was also given the edge in 6 wins percentage, the percentage of simulations that ended in being bowl eligible. With players opting out and injuries occurring, it isn’t uncommon for the trends to change. As we are currently seeing it isn’t just the experts that seem to be leaning more towards Texas but the data as well.

School FPI Rank 6Wins% Win Conf% Playoffs Win Natty
Oklahoma 19.1 7 96 36.9 29.5 3.5
Texas 19.0 8 97.1 39.5 29.4 3.5
Oklahoma St 13.7 12 73.5 10.5 4.9 0.4
TCU 12.0 15 45.4 7.3 2.7 0.1
ISU 9.9 17 47 2.6 0.6 0.0
KSU 7.8 20 31 1.0 0.2 0.0
Baylor 7.8 21 32.4 1.2 0.2 0.0
Texas Tech 6.3 24 28.6 0.7 0.1 0.0
West Virginia 4.6 30 17.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Kansas -6.7 62 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Updated game-by-game win probability

With the new FPI calculations, there were changes made to the original win probability percentages.

Related: ESPN predicts Longhorns schedule using win probability

Below you will find the old win probability from Aug. 18, and the new probability published on Sept. 7. The Longhorns saw a change for every game with the exception of the season opener against the UTEP Miners. The largest positive differences came from Kansas State and Oklahoma. The biggest negative change coming from Texas Christian.

School Old Win Prob New Win Prob Change
UTEP 99.8 99.8 0.0
Texas Tech 78.1 79.0 +0.9
Texas Christian 77.7 75.4 -2.3
Oklahoma 48.4 49.9 +1.5
Baylor 86.9 85.4 -1.5
Oklahoma State 59 60.3 +1.3
West Virginia 90 89.6 -0.4
Kansas 94.4 94.6 +0.2
Iowa State 83 81.1 -1.9
Kansas State 73.2 75.4 +2.2

Draymond Green: P.J. Tucker could be best ever at corner 3-pointers

Over at the Rockets Wire, Ben DuBose writes that a former NBA Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Champion Draymond Green had some things to say during the playoffs. Green discussed former Texas Longhorn P.J. Tucker, who is currently battling Los Angeles in the second round of the playoffs.

Green is observing the playoffs in a different capacity in 2020, since his Warriors had the league’s worst record after an injury-plagued season. So, during Sunday’s Game 2 of the second-round playoff series between Tucker’s Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Green took to Twitter to share his admiration for the corner 3-point shooting by his rival.

On Twitter Draymond Green said “Tuck may be the best Corner 3 point shooter in NBA history…”

Despite the loss to LA in game two, Tucker made his impact on the game. He posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The two teams will resume their series on Tuesday night, series it tied at one.

New Oklahoma State WR Tay Martin ruled eligible

Newest weapon for the OSU offense tweeted out that he has been granted eligibility by the NCAA. Martin transferred from Washington State where he caught 143 passes for 1,615 yards and 18 touchdowns in the Mike Leach offense. The 6’3″ wide out gives the Cowboys another weapon to add to their explosive offense that already features Chuba Hubbard and Tylan Wallace.