BCS Rankings Announcement Time: Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma
by Bob_Bell on Nov 30, 2008 9:04 AM MST
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PrintWhat do you think the ratings will be today for the BCS rankings today? Especially in the southern mid-west part of the United States? Well, it sucks the Buffs aren't in it but we all still want to watch because each of us has our preferences who goes of these Big 12 teams.
Time of BCS Announcement Time: Between 2:00pm and 2:30pm MT on Fox
Sites of Interest Before, During and After the Announcement:
Crimson and Cream Machine - Oklahoma Sooners
Burnt Orange Nation - Texas Longhorns
Double T Nation - Texas Tech Red Raiders
The Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll should be announced at least a couple hours before 2:00 pm. But like last week, this decision will come down to computers, not the polls.
***UPDATE - Texas ahead of OU in the Harris Poll by 8 votes. This is going to be really close.
Leave comments about who you are hoping will go to the Big 12 championship or whatever else is on your mind about the BCS.
***Remember the logic of Texas beat OU only gives Texas Tech the argument over Texas. And Neutral Field does not equal a road win. That's my two cents.
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Speaking of Hook em
UT looked terrible against Notre Dame. Sooners are clearly better
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True
Whenever I watch OU though i should be seeing a lineup with Scottie Reynolds, Willie Warren, Damion James and the Griffin brothers. That would be unstoppable.
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Would be insane.
But Blake wouldn’t have come if Sampson hadn’t been fired.
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First part of the BCS standings up: Sagarian
OU #1 in that poll, they #4 I believe last week
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt08.htm
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BCS GURU
who knows but this guy says things looking good for Texas and that the Harris Poll will decide it all. Thinks Texas still owns the computers.
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God I love Mike Leach
Apparently Texas Tech is the smarter school and that is how it should be decided…
“The Big 12 Conference should have an executive session tonight,” Leach began, “and just say, Are we about the student-athlete? Are we trying to edify America and make this a better place? Are we actually doing the proper thing and balancing the dual role of both being an athlete and being a student?’ When they do that, I think they will find that no one’s more deserving than the Red Raiders to win the Big 12 South.”
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A very good source
Just let me know that Stoops has been called and the Sooners are going to the Big 12 championship
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http://cfn.scout.com/2/816937.html
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ITS OFFICIAL - OU IN THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3735383
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As a Texas fan...
I am very excited to root for a team we crushed at home to beat a team we beat by 10 on a neutral field… What an amazing way to decide a conference champion.
feeling for Texas fans for sure...not a good way to settle it no matter who you root for
luckily Texas fans might revolt and get this thing changed.
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I doubt it will affect the BCS
It might affect the Big XII. I’m guessing the Big XII changes the tie-breaker to do what all of the other BCS conferences do. Not using head to head in the BCS tie-breaker scenario is pretty dumb, and the Big XII seems to be the only conference that doesn’t get that.
head to head also applies to texas tech in the situation
you lost to tech, you beat ou, ou beat tech…it is a full circle of we beat them they lost to them
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Yes, but all of the other conferences use the head-to-head
They say the highest ranking team in the BCS wins, unless two teams are within 5 spots of each other in the BCS, then the winner of the head to head between the two goes. I imagine the Big XII will change their tie-breaker to be like all of the other major conferences. No one really thought Tech should go to the championship game. In the end it came down to UT-OU. OU got the benefit of playing Tech at home, and they took full advantage.
Exactly
Even though I was never on the Tech bandwagon I think the real problem with a lot of the arguments screaming 45-35 is that what good reason do you have to suggest that Tech did not also tie for the division title? BCS standings are the only reason everyone is talking only UT and OU and what exactly does that have to do with the Big 12 conference race anyway. Sure if it were a 2 way tie then Texas goes because they beat OU, but it is not a 2 way tie, it is a 3 way tie, and it is dumb that Tech is left completely out of the discussion due to ranking alone. Between all 3 of them their record against each other is all 1-1. 45-35 counts the same as 39-33 or 65-21 or whatever. Conference championships seemed to be the one thing left untainted by the BCS and now even those are. I think any of the teams has a right to complain honestly but I am not too sad that UT didn’t get in because they always complain the most, Mack Brown was plastered all over ESPN all weekend, even called in during the OU game, and Musberger was in full Bevo mode openly campaiging for UT during the game. I expect a lot more of that this week with more UT campaigning on ESPN for them to get into the BCS championship game.
Tech
The reason no one is talking about Tech is because of a lot of factors:
-Clearly inferior schedule (no Mizzou, two I-AA schools)
-Against UT and OU (won UT game at home in last second, blown out on the road)
-Close games against inferior competition (Nebraska overtime game, Baylor comeback)
-Played poorly at the end (Baylor comeback and OU blowout)
There really aren’t any good arguments that Tech should have won the Big XII South – except Leach’s graduation numbers.
The only number that matters is 7-1. It’s not like they fake “tied” for the division. They lost the exact same amount of games as UT or OU. I agree Tech is not as good in a national sense or even anywhere near as good as UT or OU, and I think they were horribly overrated all season, but you still can’t argue with the fact that their record is exactly the same as the other teams. No amount of 45-35 will give Tech another loss, they didn’t even play in that game.
The thing that resounds the most with me
Is that people are discrediting Tech and therefore Oklahoma because the Sooners beat them so bad. If it had been a close win then everyone would be debating the merits of all three. So how can the Sooners be punished for going out and destroying a very good team.
That being said, I feel for Texas. I think it’s obvious who my horse is in this race, but I absolutely would be pi$$ed if my team got left out like UT did. I think the only thing to do in this situation is to call it a hell of a season and hope that Texas comes out and plays lights out in their bowl game.
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Had it not been a three way tie
I’m pretty sure it would have been settled that way. That being said, I think when it became a clear choice between OU and Texas, the only argument should have been the RRS. I feel for Texas and their fans, but it was just an unfortunate situation all around. Let’s all become huge fans of Missouri so a non-conference champion can make the national championship!
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 30, 2008 8:24 PM MST up reply actions
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