The Big 12 has a bunch of young starting qb's in the NFL. Too much instant success from guys like Russell Wilson has ruined the average fans expectations for young players at that position. The big 12 use to suck at placing qb's in the league prior to going spread happy. The spread isn't the problem. It was texas high school football until about 10 years ago. Since then the state is doing just fine and the big 12 is too.