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Eight years ago, Kliff Kingsbury had only begun to learn the art of whispering to quarterbacks. He worked as a quality-control assistant at Houston, sharing an apartment with offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen as they cooked up schemes for coach Kevin Sumlin.Kingsbury, at age 29 and fresh out of the professional ranks, knew a thing or two about great quarterback play, though, and as he peered over the landscape, he marveled at the passers in the Big 12 -- seven who topped 3,000 passing yards in 2008 and five who led their teams to more than 40 points per game.It was the dawn of a prolific era in college football, on the wings of which Kingsbury has refined a passing empire at Texas Tech in three seasons. The coach recalls with fondness his view of the Big 12 quarterbacks. No group was better nationally.And Kingsbury issues these words of wisdom about the current crop of QBs in the conference: Its just as good. If not better.Big 12 quarterbacks experienced a renaissance in 2015 -- from former walk-on Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma, fourth in the Heisman voting, to breakout stars Patrick Mahomes at Texas Tech, Seth Russell at Baylor and Oklahoma States Mason Rudolph. Every team but TCU returns its primary starter this fall. While QB battles will rage in August at Texas, Kansas State and Kansas, elsewhere in the conference, players at the position are set to solidify the Big 12 as the best league for quarterbacks nationally.Last month at SEC media days, Chad Kelly of Ole Miss labeled himself at the best QB in the nation. While the Big 12 quarterbacks declined to refute Kellys assessment, they were clear on their feelings about the league as a whole.Offensively, this is the best conference in the country, Mayfield said. Its home to the best quarterbacks.The stats back him up.Among returning quarterbacks in the Power 5, the top three in yards per attempt reside in the Big 12. Three of the top six and five of the top 10 in passing yards play in the Big 12. Its quarterbacks fill four of the top seven returning Power 5 spots in touchdown passes, four of the top six in yards per completion and two of the top five in completion percentage.In total QBR, the metric designed to measure a quarterbacks complete performance, Russell ranked first nationally in seven games before suffering a fractured bone in his neck. Mayfield is fourth among returning QBs from the Power 5 and Notre Dame; Mahomes is sixth and Rudolph is ninth.As defensive guys, TCU coach Gary Patterson said, weve got our hands full.Patterson credits the spectacular quarterback play to their upbringings in this era after the likes of Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, Graham Harrell and Chase Daniel lit up the league.The philosophy in other conferences is not to go vertical 60 times a game, Patterson said.Such aerials are fine in the Big 12.Joel Lanning of Iowa State and West Virginias Skyler Howard would generate attention as all-conference types in another league. In the Big 12, theyre fighting for visibility.Theyre kind of a different animal, Kansas linebacker Joe Dineen said. Theyre the offensive weapon, where maybe in a different league its another position. In the Big 12, its the QB. Hes the one who runs the show.Polled at Big 12 media days last month on the quarterback with the most irreplaceable traits, league players praised Mayfield for his competitiveness, Mahomes for his athleticism and versatility, Russell for his poise and arm strength, and Rudolph for his skill and precision.The guy who stands out -- and I think hes the guy that stands out to everyone -- is Baker, Dineen said. Baker isnt very fun to play against. He makes a lot of plays. But honestly, in the Big 12, theyre all like that.The one I think people have been sleeping on is Seth Russell, Kingsbury said.Mahomes, in fact, earned the most praise from Big 12 players and coaches. The 6-foot-3 junior threw for 4,653 yards and 36 touchdowns last year while rushing for 456 yards and 10 scores.His ability to be able to keep the play alive and throw that thing 70 yards downfield, Ive never seen anything like it, said Holgorsen, the sixth-year West Virginia coach, If Kliff can get him to make a routine play, he could be one of the best in the country.Iowa State receiver Allen Lazard described Mahomes as the epitome of a quarterback who makes a play when nothing appears available.If theres a dead play, Lazard said, hes not dead.Pride among Big 12 quarterbacks is tangible, Mahomes said. He attended the Manning Passing Academy in June with Mayfield, Russell and Rudolph.You could see it when we were around those other quarterbacks, Mahomes said. We were all like, We have the best quarterbacks. I dont know why you are all talking like you do.Mahomes connection runs deep with Mayfield, who began his career at Texas Tech. Mayfield hosted Mahomes on his recruiting visit, and the Oklahoma quarterback visits Lubbock to spend time with Tech receiver Zach Austin, a friend from Lake Travis High School in Austin.Mayfield vacationed in Destin, Florida, over spring break in 2015 with Rudolph.Russell underwent surgery last fall at WVU Medicine Spine Center. While in Morgantown, he heard from Howard, a senior out of Fort Worth, Texas, who threw for 3,145 yards in his first season as the full-time starter.I was there for him if he needed me, Howard said. We communicated. I knew what he was dealing with was difficult, so I just wanted to show my support.Occasionally, the Big 12 quarterbacks share a Snapchat session, according to Rudolph.Were going through the same thing at different schools, he said, so theres a lot of common ground -- things to talk about. We keep up.But Im not really concerned with their production. 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Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night.Mal Meninga says losing Sam Thaiday for Sundays Four Nations final is a big blow for the Kangaroos and admits hes yet to decide wholl replace the veteran forward.Thaiday underwent surgery for a fractured eye socket and cheekbone in London on Tuesday as the rest of the squad headed north to Liverpool to prepare for the final against New Zealand at Anfield.The 31-year-old will link up with the team later in the week and Meninga said he is still tossing up whether to go with the size and power of Boyd on the bench or with the mobility of Manly rookie Trbojevic, who impressed on debut against Scotland.Its unfortunate for Sammy, but we have the depth to cover, Meninga said.He is a big character around the team and a big player in our team. But hell come back and we look forward to having him around.Shannon and Jake are our forward reserves at the moment so well make a decision over the next 24 hours.Cooper Cronk got his first look at Anfield on Tuesday and said the small in-goal areas will require some adjustment in his kicking game.I was in awe when I waked throuugh the gates here, Cronk told AAP.ddddddddddddI dont have an EPL team I follow, but Ive watched lots of games at home on the TV played here and itll be a bit surreal walking out on Sunday.The dimensions will be smaller, but the word is well only lose about a metre off the 10 metre-line on each grid so you wont lose a lot.Cronk also said the pristine playing surfaces like the one at West Hams London Stadium, where the Kangaroos beat England on Sunday, and at Anfield will allow for a fast and aggressive contest.Its going to be a fast track, he said.A soccer ball on this surface skids, whereas our ball will bounce and rotate.When we do our captains run on Saturday the kickers will get a better idea of how the ball reacts.But weve all played on different surfaces before, it shouldnt be that big a deal, its what makes international footy such a challenge.Australian whistleblower Ben Cummins has been named as the referee for the match. 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