…Tech would have had (IMO) one of the two best resumes in the country alongside Florida. When looking at whom to vote #2, the only team the pollsters should even look at aside from Tech is USC. Alabama and Texas weren’t conference champions (Texas wouldn’t have even won its division), that leaves USC as the next highest conference champions. Tech’s resume would obviously be superior, and I would hope the pollsters would vote accordingly. But we all know what relying on the voters can bring (cough, OU ’03, cough).

jc25 said it all. It would be great for me as a Horn fan, but crushing for me as a college football fan. Tech fans should definitely be wary of this possibility.

USC would be Co-Champions and would not get the automatic BCS bid. Therefore, they would technically have to go to the MNC game as an At-large team not as a Conference champion.

Biggest issue I have is that if the Big 12 didn’t have a conference championship game, Texas, Texas Tech, and OU would all be Co-Champions just like USC. So using the “needs to be a conference champion” argument basically means we get the shaft because we have a conference championship.

If Tech and/or OU have just one loss along with Texas we are all co-division champions.

… OU would have two losses, and Tech would have one loss and the head to head tie breaker against Texas. Technically, I guess Tech and Texas would be co-champs, but it doesn’t make much since to call them both champs since Tech won head to head.

As for USC, I was just assuming Oregon State will lose. They have Cal and Oregon at home, and have to go to Arizona.

I also think Tech beating Missouri (in Kansas City (which is like a home game for the Tigers) versus the Texas win at home would come into play.

Mack will start making his speeches after the a&m game how Texas beat ou by 10 points on a neutral field. He will be on every radio and tv station he can possibly show his face on before the polls come out.

I dont think OU will lose to Tech, not in Norman. But that’s good for us, if people have some perspective in the 3 1-loss Big Xii South teams scenario.

Who gets the #2 ranking?

The common assumption is that OU will get a huge boost after beating an undefeated Tech and 2-loss OSU.

I think we can assume (not safely) that Tech drops down to #5 or #6 in the human polls which would be brutal and likely not be able to overcome Texas or OU regardless of their computer ranking. This I believe would be based purely on the 3 schools’ tradition and schedule.

Texas can be sure to remain at #2 or #3 in the human polls if they win out against KU and aTm. Same goes for OU.

So back to the perspective and LH84s point:

Comparing the 3 teams head to head matchups is difficult. Since they would each have lost to each other. Odd situation. Given a step back from the picture you could see TWO glaring strengths for the Longhorns.

Texas lost to Tech in Lubbock at the last second after being down 19-0, and regaining the lead. Big cajones. Huge.
Texas beat OU on a neutral field. By 10 points, after trailing for 80% of the game. This is still the Red River Shootout voters. Oh. And beat Big Xii North Champ Mizzou. I guess that’s 3 strengths.

Tech beat Texas in Lubbock. Lost to OU. Didn’t play any other notable teams the entire season, 4-loss OSU not withstanding.

OU beats Tech, but in Norman. Lost to Texas. Didn’t play any other notable teams the entire season, 4-loss OSU not withstanding and 2/3-loss MWC team TCU.

Given just a little perspective on those points, I’d hope any self respecting human voter will put us ahead of OU and Tech. Unfortunately we’re all out of self respecting human voters. We’ll have to take our chances with the ones we have now.

Do note forget this about the OU schedule per ESPN:

“Oklahoma will have an edge in strength of schedule. The Sooners defeated No. 18 TCU and No. 22 Cincinnati, which could both finish as conference champions, and, in the Bearcats’ case, in a BCS bowl. The only one of Texas’ nonconference opponents with a winning record is Rice.”

if they just win out.

If they lose ANY of their remaining games, however, I think the chances are zero% that they would make the NCG over TX. A loss to OU would put us all in that “one loss to each other” mess we’ve talked about ad nauseum, and would give voters a chance to evaluate each game – and a last-second win on a semi-miracle play, at home and in front of a rowdy crowd just wouldn’t be enough to keep them ahead of Texas.

In essence, they would lose the head-to-head with us, and that’s probably their very best vote-getter right now. And even if OU screwed the pooch a week later to drop, though Tech would go to the CCG, I don’t think it would vault them back over us if we didn’t lose. I think that head-to-head, once gone, is not coming back for them – voters would probably generally disregard it in favor of a more “body of work” approach, which favors UT.

But… having said that, it’s still all in their own hands. And you gotta think that’s probably just fine with Captain Leach…

I dont see how anybody could think Texas would or should remain ahead of Texas Tech in either human poll if Tech loses to OU, but wins the Big Xii. The only place Texas could jump them is in the computer rankings, but even still I dont see that being that much of a deal breaker. For Tech that is.