last year. I don't say that to take anything away from that team as what they accomplished was fantastic. But there is a reason the Final Four had no Big 12 teams. That is not normal. I fully expect the Big 12 to be much improved this year. Getting to a 5 seed or better in our conference tournament will be more difficult than it was a year ago.

The good news is BYU is much more talented than they were a year ago.