Big 12 South continues to dominate

Over at the Fanhouse's NCAA Football room Pete Holiday has been counting down the Top 10 Dirtiest Programs in the Land and the "winner" might surprise you.

Texas Tech didn't really do any one thing wrong so much as they did everything wrong: coaches doing coursework, using academically ineligible players, "free bail bonding and legal services," and--my personal favorite--promising a prospective recruit ostrich-skin boots.

Ahh, the things that will seal the deal in West Texas. Perhaps the bigger problem for Red Raider fans is this: this particular study looked only at the past 20 years and in that time period Tech has never won more than 9 regular season games, never won a conference championship, never won much of anything.

If you're going to cheat shouldn't you be getting something for your money? Or maybe, they were just trying to keep their head's above water in a brutal Big 12 South. Literally brutal.

The SEC placed four teams on Holiday's list'o'ignominy, but so did the Big 12, including the impressive top-3 trifecta with Tech, OU and Ag. & Mech. Throw in Oklahoma State at #9 and you've got a South sweep. No wonder the Big 12 North is having trouble competing. Colorado couldn't even crack this list!

Guns up, indeed.