My view of the 3-way tie and massochistic what ifs

by Horncasting on Nov 30, 2008 7:23 PM CST

Despite all of the arguing, debating, campaigning on each side, in the end I don't really feel like we got screwed. My worst fear was that OU would pull out the human votes for finishing with a stronger schedule and being the hotter team. The fact that the unbiased computers pushed us back is much easier to take. Ultimately OU got lucky with Cincy and TCU's records (which offset the unlucky draw of Washington). I truly hope this makes us tweak our out-of conference philosophy.

Even though it didn't favor us, I still think that that Big 12's 3-way tie breaker is better FOR THE CONFERENCE than those of the SEC, ACC, etc. It may not be viewed as fair, by the 2 teams that get left out, but it give the conference the best chance of having a participant in the BCS championship game.

Having said all of that, and after all we've done this year, it is amazing how many small things had to happen for us to be in this position. What if any of these happen:

-Davis calls a better play on our first play against Tech

-Shipley doesn't drop that long pass against Tech

-Any number of our receivers don't get a case of the drops against Tech.

-We run the playclock down on our last drive against Tech.

-Gideon doesn't drop it

-Curtis or Earl push Crabtree out of bounds, or better yet tackle him in bounds.

-Nebraska stops tech on 4th and 20 from Tech's 30.

-Nebraska doesn't hit a 57 yard field goal to beat Colorado.

-Chase Daniel actually completes a 4th quarter comeback (o-fer in his career).

-Missouri DB's decide that letting receivers behind them is bad.

-OSU's DB's decide to cover anyone.

-Art Briles puts his team on his best player's back when it counts.

-Baylor's defense doesn't jump offsides negating big turnovers - TWICE.

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OSU’s run defense doesn’t decide to quit shortly before the game is actually over.
Wannstache finds a way to not lose to Cinncinnati.
And a bunch of others

by Longhorn in Canada on Nov 30, 2008 7:47 PM CST reply actions

Give me a break

This it the dumbest post I have ever seen. Every team can look at 10 plays in the season that that could changed it for them. I not a big fan of the BCS but don’t start that talk.

by GPD on Nov 30, 2008 8:39 PM CST reply actions

I agree

I hate all the politics that are going on. I dont mind that the computers resolved the issue. Basicly it came down to luck, in that who had the stronger opponients. I think some of the other “tie breaking” ideas are worse. One that is nutty is that if the third place team is 5 rankings down then its considered a two way tie, then decided head to head (which most in Texas would have liked because it favored Texas this year). The problem with that kind of system is that it actually punished OU for beating up on Tech so bad. Ironically if OU had beaten Tech by only 2 points then most would probably agree that OU won the tiebreaker- because the politics of the 45-35 score wouldnt have worked!

by Randyy on Nov 30, 2008 10:30 PM CST reply actions