Between The Eers: Explaining West Virginia's Spot in Preseason Big 12 Power Rankings

For many reasons, expectations for the West Virginia Mountaineers are low. Putting the bar at nine or ten wins in year one is unfair to the team and coaching staff, although achieving that win total is certainly possible if everything goes right.

On today's episode of Between The Eers, I explain why I have West Virginia ranked 10th in my preseason Big 12 power rankings. Also, I go a little more in-depth on why I have Baylor projected to win the league, Arizona State to finish fifth, and a few others who landed at interesting spots, such as Colorado.

If you haven't yet, please go over to our YouTube page, West Virginia On SI (@SI_WVU), and subscribe. You'll get a notification the second a new episode of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru GameDay Show, or Mountaineer Postgame drops.

Football season show schedule:

Between The Eers: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

The Walk Thru GameDay Show: Thursdays

Mountaineer Postgame: Immediately after the game

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