Numbers Game: So You're Saying There's a Chance!

Of a team like us, and a bowl like the MNC, ya know, ending up together? Give it to me straight. Like 1 in a hundred, or like 1 in a million?

If, as the game is play, it becomes apparent that Mizzou cannot beat OU, root for OU to rout Mizzou and take away some votes from Florida.

do you have the BCS rankings from last season, before the SEC Championship game was played?

IIRC, Missouri’s loss to OU and West Virginia’s loss to Pitt on the same weekend shook up the BCS, and opened the door for a lower ranked LSU to jump past a higher ranked Georgia and into the BCS title game.

Given that, I think that if Florida beats Alabama, the human polls will put Florida as the unanimous #1 or #2. Is that enough of a jump to put Florida into the national title game as #2? If OU is voted #1 after beating Missouri, will that be enough to move them to #1 in the computers?

- By beating the #1 team on a neutral field, they will make a up a big chunk of their deficit over Texas in the computers

- At least a few voters that voted Texas over OU and Florida will change their mind if both OU and Florida win their conference championship. (Obviously, Bama is in if they win). It just wouldn’t be right to move Texas over the Big 12 champion

- Voters already saw Texas and OU play each other on a neutral field. OU and Florida would be more intriguing. Plus they are in different conferences.

I still like the concept of the computers, because they remember the old games, rather than humans who worry more about who’s hot.

However, because only 4 computers’ score really matters, it’s WAY too small of a sample size, and yet this score is weighted just the same as human polls, where there are way more voters. They need to add more computers.

I know the answer is probably “no”, but:

Is there any way USC can talk its way out of the Rose and into the Fiesta?

From what I’ve read, USC and its fan base were looking forward to playing us in the Fiesta than stay at home, again, and beat down a perceived inferior Big 10 opponent, again.

I’m sure Utah wouldn’t mind trading places, and Penn State is happy just to be there. And the Rose Bowl itself, despite losing the “traditional” match-up, might be happy to trade the local team coming for the fourth straight year in favor of a team with fans who’d travel and spend money in the local economy.

And of course, we’d much prefer that.

that it turns out we had to go undefeated to be in the top 2 this year. Who thought that would’ve been necessary after that 4 game stretch where we went 3-1? Problem was it was too early. There was no margin for error… except if you’re Florida and you lose at home to an unranked team. Go figure.

And Blake Gideon… think he doesn’t regret that INT even more? But of course, everyone will talk about him and forget about our clock management. That’s just how it is.

Texas should leave the Big 12 now. I just cannot believe that zero “U” gets the nod over us. Remember 45-35. Score settled!

Maybe there will be turnovers in the bad weather that will help mizzou. He probably wont be under center at all.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/extra/article.aspx?tab=ou&subjectID=92&articleid=20081130_92_0_Olhmur552

It looks like BZ’s analysis here is going to be just as spot-on as his analysis of how OU wouldn’t overtake Texas in a 3-way tie. Is it possible? Sure, but come on, there is almost no chance of Mizzu beating OU. Give it a rest. What is more laughable though is the thought that if Florida beats Bama, they won’t be ranked higher than us. I don’t know what hallucinogen BZ is on, but I want some of it.

Having said that though, I will be cheering my ass off for Mizzu, and for Florida.

Torn ligaments cause swelling and tightness over time. No practice this week, coupled with lost dexterity, and inclement weather may make this a closer game than you think. Instead of wasting your time here, go by Big Red and see if any body can mlb this weekend…

like i said last night the computers do not see the tipped passes and breaks ou got. the last td for ou was ridiculous but the computer only sees it at as 7 more points and more yardage. the tt loss for the computer is a loss (obviously) however it does not look at it being the last play or that ut had come back from 19 down.

Maybe the big ten, Jim Tressel said they would be open to adding another team, I would’nt mind Texas playing in a conference with no championship game. Of course the travel would be heavy on ut’s pocket book. Then again it would be great for exposure in other parts of the country that don’t usually get to see Texas.

I believe that 2008 may be best remembered for me as the year my hatred for Tech surpassed my hatred for OU. I know we’re supposed to hate the sooners right now, but when I close my eyes, all I see is red and black.

Maybe its the egregious holding that ONLY THEY seem to get away with, or Graham Harrell’s “douche-bag of the year” smirk, or that idiot with the painted face and mohawk, or Brent Musburger’s infatuation with “the Mad Scientist,” but I just can’t seem to muster the same anger toward OU.

To me, OU is just being OU. They always win 10 or 11 games. The X-factor this year was that nobody expected Tech to jump up and cause a three-way tie. Any other year, and the head-to-head would have been enough to put us past the sooners, but NOOOOOOO, Tech chooses this year to get over that seemingly-insurmountable hump in the win column. That, and the fact that they broke our hearts twice this season – yesterday’s close call against Baylor left me feeling every bit as bad as I did after our own loss in Lubbock – I could swear they did it on purpose.

Maybe I’m just used to OU’s shit. But Tech will inspire the most satisfying revenge for me in 09.

To bad Texas can’t just go to the Independant conference like N.D. Couldn’t see us in the Big 10 nor the Sec the Pac 10 would be a joke.

Sam Bradford tore some ligaments in his non-throwing hand and will need surgery. He will have surgery after the Big 12 Title. Also, he will be wearing a small cast this weekend. Does anyone know how this may or may not effect his play?

Also Austin Box, middle linebacker, sprained a ligament in his left knee and will be out for the next three to four weeks.

as we saw twice against OSU.

its BS i root for the teams i like and against the teams i dont, i hope ou loses in the big 12 title and then goes to the cotton bowl and gets beat by OLE MISS. yeah thats right i said it, and you know what, im predicting it to.

If i thought 35>45 then i would be a student at oklahoma

BZ, are you & Peter stoned? Come on man, get help. You 2 have to be on some bad stuff. I have suffered enough…

Roll Tide or Go Gators!! Mizzou couldn’t beat their way out of a wet paper bag.

espn’s college football show has been featuring a ton of people decrying ou jumping ut in the polls. i love it! i don’t think i’ve heard from anyone who wasn’t an ou homer defending this ranking. besides the fact that the big 12’s utterly nonsensical tiebreaking system is getting a major whuppin’ and is sure to be due for a change, ou is getting so little respect for jumping ut i’m just giddy.

the media always looks for an excuse to give blow u a blowjob, just like with usc and lsu ( i mean how are u in the bcs championship last year with 2 losses… really…) they LOVE OU and bobby the ball licker and im sure they couldnt have scripted this better themselves…. o wait they did script it themselves

45>35

the media put ou in this position in the first place

the whole style points thing, and the human voters put ou in this position up to this point by vaulting them so high in the first place

1. We should be ticked off at the Big 12 Conference set up. The tie breaker shouldn’t even be left to the BCS. I heard a good valid point todoay on the radio – the tie breaker should be made by the coaches in the conference not involved, then if there’s a tie at that point in time, then go back to the head to head…which should have been the first and only consideration (unless the two teams did not face each other). I know that there are “cronies” that support their coaching family tree, but that comes back to where we are now – just as bad as having the U Conn coach having a say in the BCS standings with his coaches poll vote.

2. And HELL YEAH – root against the Sooners!!!! What Longhorn fan wouldn’t? It’s just like the Red Sox – Yankees, UNC – Duke…some things are meant to be…like the sun coming up in the morning!

1. Texas still has avenues to the national championship. Let’s hope one of those avenues happens, preferably the one where Mizzou beats OU.

2. If UT isn’t in the national championship, I would be very, very proud of Mack, DeLoss, and the team if they made a joint decision to flip the bird to the BCS and go to the Cotton Bowl instead. That would be the ultimate revenge. I know there’s a money difference, but cripes, UT LOST MONEY ON BOTH THE ROSE BOWLS. Not that UT needs the money at all, but the lower payout of the Cotton would be more than offset by the much, much lower cost of busing the band and such up to Dallas instead of flying half the university to and putting them up in hotels in Miami.

3. Yes, I realize that #2 would never happen. Crap.