There's no conference with smaller margins than the Big 12. Look no further than Tempe to illustrate that point.

No. 7 Texas Tech looked like a true national championship contender ahead of a road showdown against Arizona State . The Red Raiders had beaten Big 12 opponents -- all with winning records -- by an average margin of 24.3 points per game. Arizona State, for its part, was coming off a 32-point road loss to Utah and had won three-point squeakers in its other two Big 12 matchups.

Yet down went the Red Raiders: Arizona State 26, Texas Tech 22.

The circumstances weren't ideal for Texas Tech, which played without starting quarterback Behren Morton . But the Red Raiders, thanks to the tens of millions they spent in the portal, were supposed to be able to overcome injuries tha

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