Flyover Country

Aman Kidwai of Rivals.com and SB Nation joins the podcast to help us understand why UConn to the Big 12 has more traction than many realize outside the league. It's a multi-faceted question with plenty of layers.

Brandon Helwig of UCFSports.com joins the podcast to recap UCF's history, how the Knights' bottomed out in one year, where the program goes next, where it stands in the state of Florida and lots more.

Is Oklahoma eyeing a future exit from the Big 12? Or have recent moves (and paychecks, and Baker Mayfield reinstatements) cooled the emotions of the last year? Where is all this coming from, anyway? John Hoover of The Franchise in Tulsa and The Oklahoman's Ryan Aber join the podcast to chat about that and more.

Houston is well within the Big 12's footprint, but would the Cougars dilute the league or enhance its presence in Houston? How much do recent upgrades in facilities and coaching play into UH's odds? Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle joins the show to break down all that and more.

How did Baylor get to this point? What about the complicated, often disappointing response from the administration and community in the wake of the scandal? And where does Baylor go from here with more firings and a possible hiring on the horizon? Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde, who was in Waco earlier this week, joins the podcast to talk about the issues surrounding the campus.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal's Geoff Calkins joins the podcast to explore Memphis' path into the Big 12 and what a Tigers' membership might look like. Why and how does FedEx wield so much power? What are the odds the football program takes a dive and/or the basketball program returns to greatness? All that and more on this episode.

Mo Egger of ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati joins Flyover Country to talk about UC's hopes of joining the Big 12, and what that would mean for both sides. Can they make the jump on the field? And is an inner-city school a fit with land-grant universities? Learn more about the Bearcats, including an ice cream you need to have and a chili you ought to avoid.

​Is BYU too big for its britches in the meeting room? What would/could the Big 12 do with BYUTV and the Cougars' exclusive TV deal with ESPN? What about not playing on Sundays? And why did BYU go independent anyway and regret it so quickly? What is BYU doing to talk the Big 12 into letting it in? We tackle all that and more with Kurt Kragthorpe and Jay Drew of the Salt Lake Tribune on this episode examining the possibility of a marriage between BYU and the Big 12.

On the first episode of a 10-episode, expansion-centric series, David explores the sticky logistics of Big 12 expansion with FOXSports.com's Stewart Mandel.

On this week's episode, David takes questions from the Mailbag heading into bowl season, and gets some help from Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples to preview the Big 12's bowl season. Finally, he unveils his picks for the league's bowl slate.

In a very special episode of Flyover Country, David reviews the season, handing out awards, revisiting his power rankings and looking at every Big 12 bowl game. He also kicks off the show with a quick look at Saturday's games.

In this week's episode, David looks back on how Oklahoma reached the playoff and looks ahead at the Sooners' chances and possibility of a juicy matchup. He also shares some thoughts on the Baylor-TCU disaster, Iowa State's new coaching hire and Kansas State's bowl chances at 5-7. Later, Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News joins the show to survey the Big 12 and David closes the show, as always, with his picks.

On this week's episode, David looks back at Baylor's huge win over OSU. Does it give credence to the theory the Bears employ system quarterbacks? What about OU's win over TCU and its handling of Baker Mayfield's head injury. He covers that, and offers some more thoughts on the Iowa State coach opening, where the Cyclones should go from here and the job's harsh realities. There is a growing ignorance of the most important factor in the quality of a coaching job. Later, USA Today's George Schroeder joins the show to hash out some Big 12/CFP committee conspiracy theories and some more talk about OU, Baker Mayfield and the Iowa State job. Finally, David closes the show with his picks.

This week, David exposes the aspect of the Big 12's backloaded schedule that isn't getting enough attention. He also looks back on OU's paradigm-shifting win over Baylor, has a cathartic rant about injuries and examines a historic slide at Kansas State. Later, Kyle Porter, aka PistolsGuy, joins the show to talk about how he survives cheering for the Cowboys. Finally, David reveals his picks for another huge weekend of Big 12 football.

This week, David re-hashes Oklahoma State's impressive rout of TCU and where each team goes from here. He also offers some thoughts on a possible West Virginia resurgence. Later, FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman joins the show to talk about a wide variety of topics, including if the committee has a Big 12 vendetta. Finally, David closes the show with his Week 11 picks.

In this week's episode, David dives into another Texas disaster, and tries to figure out just much teams should fear Oklahoma State. Also, what's up with TCU at home and Paul Rhoads' proud moment? Later, John Helsley of The Oklahoman helps dig into the Cowboys and David closes the show with his picks.

In this week's episode, David explains where Baylor goes from here after losing starting QB Seth Russell for the season. Did Baker Mayfield really get "revenge" on Texas Tech? And what about the shakeups at Iowa State. Later, The Oklahoman's Kyle Fredrickson and Kyle Porter, aka @pistolsguy, talk about this weekend's tragedy in Stillwater and explain why the community is so well-equipped to handle what's become all-too-commonplace. As always, David closes the show with his Week 9 picks.

This week, David looks back at the first half of the season and ahead to the second half with a midseason special. What do the Baylor-WVU and OU-KSU blowouts say about all four teams? Plus, he hands out some hardware for the best players, coach, game, surprise and disappointment of the first seven weeks. Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News also joins the show to break down the league at midseason before David gives his Week 8 picks.

This week, we look back on Texas' Red River upset, what happened to West Virginia and TCU's comeback at Kansas State, aided by the Wildcats' refusal to run the dang ball. Later, Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman joins the show to assess the state of football in Oklahoma. As always, I close the show with my Week 7 picks.

On this week's episode, coaching legend Barry Switzer stops by, tells some Red River stories and weighs in on Charlie Strong's rough start and future at Texas. David also provides some thoughts on why he doesn't buy Baylor yet, the Big 12's officiating crisis and Texas' social media crisis. The Charleston Gazette-Mail's Mike Casazza also joins the show to figure out what went wrong for WVU at Oklahoma before David closes the show with his weekly picks.

On this week's episode of Flyover Country, presented by Leadfoot Express, David tackles the prospect of an anti-Longhorn conspiracy and the insane ending in Lubbock that pushed TCU to 4-0. West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson also joins the podcast to talk about his defense and look ahead to the Mountaineers' showdown at Oklahoma this weekend. Baylor grad and ESPN 103.3 radio co-host Matt Mosley also stops by to gauge the Bears' nonconference start and preview this weekend's game against Texas Tech in Arlington.

On this week's episode, we tackle the Big 12 coaching battle royales between Kliff Kingsbury and Bret Bielema, as well as Baylor's Art Briles catching heat from TCU's Gary Patterson and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops for improprieties within his program, real or perceived. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Carlos Mendez talks about Patterson vs. Briles, as well as TCU's injury troubles and unimpressive start. David also unveils his first Big 12 Power Rankings since the games began and closes the show with his picks for Week 4, which include an upset special.

On this week's episode of Flyover Country, presented by Leadfoot Express, David opens with a look back at Oklahoma's memorable night in Knoxville and Texas' changes on offense. Later, RedRaiderSports.com's Chris Level joins him to talk Texas Tech's high-powered start and its complicated relationship with Baker Mayfield. Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star helps David examine one of the Big 12's most impressive teams through two weeks and after a perfect 10-0 record in Week 2, David closes the podcast with another round of picks.

In this week's episode of Flyover Country, David Ubben looks back at the Big 12's Week 1 and names his most impressive and most disappointing teams from last week. Paul Myerberg of USA Today stops by to revisit Texas' 38-3 debacle at Notre Dame last weekend and Jason Kersey of The Oklahoman joins to look ahead to Oklahoma's visit to Tennessee and examine Oklahoma's sticky situation involving Joe Mixon. As always, David closes the podcast with his picks for this weekend's games.

Welcome to the very special first episode of Flyover Country, presented by Leadfoot Express. On this episode, we welcome Jessica Luther, who penned an expose for Texas Monthly looking into Baylor’s handling of a recent sexual assault. We also break down Charlie Strong’s rebuilding job on the 40 Acres with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman. A surprise special guest also joins us before I unveil my Week 1 picks.