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[Imran Siddiqui]

It's amazing that in the slop and rain, Florida has been this dominant over Florida State, who is a team that was contending for the ACC title until last week.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by reismark
so that the right team (Oklahoma) gets the Big 12 title shot.

Fixed.

[SlowwHand]

Oklahoma isn't going to pass Texas, period.

[Imran Siddiqui]

If they beat Oklahoma State, they are likely to pass Texas in the BCS standings.

[SlowwHand]

Ok, cracker jack. You're the expert.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Thanks

It's just simple (somewhat... with the BCS, nothing is simple though) math, really. Texas leads Oklahoma by something like 0.002 in the BCS standings. If Oklahoma beats #11 Oklahoma State, that is really going to help in the computer rankings.

[SlowwHand]

That's fine and dandy, but in the final standings for the Big 12, Texas will win. They'll go play the northern winner and Oklahoma will sit and pout.

[reismark]

You're forgetting the human element, Imran. If Oklahoma struggles against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma will lose some support in the Harris & USA Today polls. You also have to consider Florida as well - Florida was behind Oklahoma in the USA Today poll and might jump Oklahoma no matter what Oklahoma does.

It's not nearly as done a deal as you think. (And it's 0.09, not 0.002.)

Let's watch the games and see what happens.

[SlowwHand]

It's going to be a 3-way tie. Hard to say what will happen. Tech really screwed the pooch last week.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
That's fine and dandy, but in the final standings for the Big 12, Texas will win. They'll go play the northern winner and Oklahoma will sit and pout.

Uh... do you understand how this even works, Slow?

If Oklahoma finishes ahead of Texas in the BCS rankings after this week, then THEY go to the Big 12 championship game.

If they beat Oklahoma State, it is likely that they pass Texas in the BCS.

[Imran Siddiqui]

You also have to consider Florida as well - Florida was behind Oklahoma in the USA Today poll and might jump Oklahoma no matter what Oklahoma does.

That's doubtful as the final score against FSU doesn't really jump out at you.

All I said that it was likely that Oklahoma passes Texas if they beat OSU (cause the computers are the stumbling block in that)... and that they deserve to.

Of course if they lose to OSU, forget everything because Texas Tech is going.

If Oklahoma struggles against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma will lose some support in the Harris & USA Today polls.

I am sure that it'll be pointed out that Texas only beat OSU by 4.

[Naked Gents Rut]

It's amazing that in the slop and rain, Florida has been this dominant over Florida State

Why is it amazing? Florida is the second-best team in the country, after USC.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
It's amazing that in the slop and rain, Florida has been this dominant over Florida State, who is a team that was contending for the ACC title until last week.

Dude, the ACC is bad this year.


I'm not saying I'm not impressed by Florida; I am, very much so. But beating an ACC contender this year, to me, isn't much more impressive than beating, say, Michigan.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Cause it's relatively hard to put up a lot of points in the downpour.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Dude, the ACC is bad this year.


I'm not saying I'm not impressed by Florida; I am, very much so. But beating an ACC contender this year, to me, isn't much more impressive than beating, say, Michigan.

So what exactly does that make Georgia?