Because OSU’s chances of winning are so much greater than Baylor’s chances, even though OU > Texas Tech, that we have little choice but to “cheer” for Oklahoma in this one to at least preserve the 3-way tie and give us a chance. Of course, we’d prefer a very ugly, turnover filled game with missed kicks, stupid penalties, bad officiating, poor sportsmanship, and the like. And we’d like somebody to run over Bob Stoops on the sideline.

Then again, Texas Tech unquestionably has the greater chance of losing to Missouri than OU or Texas. If you think that way, you would be going for Oklahoma State.

So it depends on how you see our chances. I’d like to make the Big 12 title game because winning that will guarantee a spot in Miami. Others would rather place their hopes on going through the backdoor via a Missouri victory or an SEC implosion.

Too many scenarios for me to keep track of, especially too many to worry about …

I’d just like for the Horns to have a totally classy win over TAMU, clear dominance, but with obvious consideration for our kin folks from College Station. Class is the key to winning over the BCS voters, I would like to think – I think is the polls where the Horns are still a bit weak in BCS computations as opposed to, e.g., OU and FL. And if that doesn’t turn out to be enough, I won’t be overly concerned, because I’d much rather be proud of UT than win a championship game slot by means of Okie hysteria and classless obliterations [e.g., Tech] …

I understand the sentiment entirely, but its pretty obvious that OU has gotten to where they are by blowing out folks (like the hapless Ags this year) by way more than they needed too…similarly take note of teams like USC, Ohio St. and Florida that have no doubt felt compelled to really romp on their opponents.

I feel strongly the only way to help sway votes is for Colt to have a game that ‘eclipses’ those of Tech and OU this upcoming week. We need commentators, coaches and fans to be say “WOW!’ did you see that game on Thanksgiving” all the way thru Saturday to maintain the votes we have and nudge a few others our way.

Ultimately, I’d rather us not play in the Championship and kick butt than back our way in from a perceived ‘Mack political campaign’. Stoops is basically saying that blowing teams out makes his team deserving, to answer that we have to really put it too the Ags, who frankly deserve it after some of the shenanigans of the last two years (not to mention some world class ugliness coming from TexAgs before the season fired up, when they thought they were going to turn it all around in one year and come into Austin for the Three Peat!)

virtually seals the Big XII title game for them no matter how pretty Texas wins or how ugly OU wins. We would need a lot of voters changing their votes back and with another ranked win for OU and on the road no less I just don’t see us holding them off. As much as I don’t want Tech playing Missouri I think it helps us more in the end. That and I like Missouri’s chances of beating Tech more than I do of them beating OU.

Needless to say I’ll be pulling for the Cowboys and Bears on Saturday.