Baylor v. Iowa St.

This is not one of the great fixtures on the football calendar.  For most of their histories, Baylor and Iowa State were each near the bottom of their respective conferences.  Only after the Southwest Conference collapsed, and Baylor joined the new Big XII Conference, did the two start playing each other on a regular basis.  Iowa State leads the all-time series 6-5, and the Cyclones won last year's game, a 35-21 game played in Ames, Iowa.  The Cyclones and the Bears have never met for the UCFC.

Of course, today's game is all about Baylor, which is going for its 10th win in a row -- and its 10th UCFC victory in a row.  It's homecoming in Waco, and the Bear faithful will be celebrating their place as the number-12 team in the nation, and their tie for first in the Big XII standings.  They will also be expecting a big win -- and the oddsmakers agree.  Baylor is a 33-point favorite in a game where 77 points are supposed to be scored.  That would translate to a 55-22 Baylor victory -- which sounds about right to me.