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and after those team you can pretty much flip a coin between UGA and Ohio State. I don't know if UGA will fall much lower. They may fall below Mizzou, but Mizzou was pretty uninspiring today.

I'd imagine 2, ahead of PSU, but behind Alabama. Hard to have them jump Florida after a 49-10 win. You'll probably see both Tech and Florida jump Oklahoma (who isn't doing anything bad themselves) and jump Texas. My guess is you will see a top ten like so: 1. Alabama 2. Penn State 3. Florida 4. Texas Tech 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. USC 8. Oklahoma State 9. Utah 10. Boise State

jesus how many times has mccoy been on his ass tonight?

like i said it's a double edged sword. when they have no losses, its an advantage. when theyre a 1 loss team fighting for a spot with other 1 loss teams, its a huge disadvantage.

three undefeated teams would make more BCS madness than UT losing. two undefeated teams and a 1 loss team jumping Penn State would be even more madness than UT losing. Root for those instead. Wouldn't TT,PSU, and Bama all still be undefeated? Do you really think TTU would beat Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma? I'm sure they could. Don't know if they would though. they could, but it isn't likely. penn state has a higher chance of losing than tech would have winning out. really if tech pulls this one off. The only bcs team with a chance over 50 percent or so of winning out would be penn state. in fact let's run the numbers.. Chances of running the table 56.2% Penn State (@ Iowa, vs Indiana, vs Mich St) 12.9% Alabama (@ LSU, vs Miss St, vs Auburn, vs Florida) 7.2% Texas Tech (vs Okie St, @ Oklahoma, vs Baylor, vs Mizzou) Alabama has a 60% chance of running the table before the SEC Title game. This is where the Big Ten's lack of a championship game is unfortunate.

if they harass daniel like they have mccoy, yeah. daniels one of the worst guys under pressure in the league. i don't think they beat all three. its not very likely. no one would have a good chance of beating all four. not florida. not USC. no one.

three undefeated teams would make more BCS madness than UT losing. two undefeated teams and a 1 loss team jumping Penn State would be even more madness than UT losing. Root for those instead. Wouldn't TT,PSU, and Bama all still be undefeated? Do you really think TTU would beat Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma? probably not, but since no one plays defense in the Big XII, why bet against the team that throws for 400 yds/game? Because in three of those games you'll be betting against a team that goes for 500 yards a game either way on offense too.

three undefeated teams would make more BCS madness than UT losing. two undefeated teams and a 1 loss team jumping Penn State would be even more madness than UT losing. Root for those instead. Wouldn't TT,PSU, and Bama all still be undefeated? Do you really think TTU would beat Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma?

OU scored what 55 in the first half last week and 3 in the 2nd half? (im not trying to make a point here, i just find that funny). Nebraska's defense is terrible. Feel sorry for Bo.

Yep. It's somewhat alarming that Tech has enough defense to do this though. When was the last time Tech had the best defense in their conference? SWC days?

when did texas tech learn to play defense? SOMEONE IN THE BIG XII PLAYS DEFENSE

three undefeated teams would make more BCS madness than UT losing. two undefeated teams and a 1 loss team jumping Penn State would be even more madness than UT losing. Root for those instead.

Eh, it's auto 4 down zone in close games in the last 10 minutes of the fourth quarter. Sometimes before that even.

i like starting it at the 50 or even the flipside 40. its unfair to teams who are defense first teams.

Only four spots for 120 teams. Honestly, 90% of the time the #1 ranked team is not the best team in football. However, most of the time the best team in football is ranked in the top 4. Your math is fuzzy--USC is ranked #1 more than 10 percent of the time. i meant at the end of the season BCS. i was just throwing the number out there. upon further review it's about 60 percent of the time since the BCS was neutered.

for comparison: final BCS rankings for top teams by sagarin predictor the bcs years and rankings for title games 1998: Title Game: #2 Tennessee vs #3 Florida State #1: Ohio State (BCS: #4) 1999: Title Game: #1 Florida State vs #3 Virginia Tech #1: Florida State (BCS #1) 2000: Title Game: #2 Florida State vs #1 Oklahoma #1: Florida State (BCS #2) 2001: Title Game: #1 Miami vs #4 Nebraska #1: Miami (BCS #1) ----- Margin of Victory Removed from BCS Computers ----- 2002: Title Game: #8 Ohio State vs #4 Miami #1: Kansas State (BCS #8) 2003: Title Game: #1 Oklahoma vs #2 LSU #1: Oklahoma (BCS #1) 2004: Title Game: #1 USC vs #7 Oklahoma #1: USC (BCS #1) 2005: Title Game: #2 USC vs #1 Texas #1: Texas (BCS #2) 2006: Title Game: #2 Ohio State vs #4 Florida #1: USC (BCS #5) 2007: Title Game: #4 LSU vs #10 Ohio State #1: West Virginia (BCS #9) 2008: Title Game: #4 Texas vs #7 Alabama #1: USC (BCS #5)

Only four spots for 120 teams. Honestly, 90% of the time the #1 ranked team is not the best team in football. However, most of the time the best team in football is ranked in the top 4.

Actually, it tells us that one team found a way to win the game (for whatever reason) while the other team couldn't (again, for whatever reason). The winning team obviously did something that the losing team didn't. That gives the winning team an advantage over the team that lost. And the same thing happens in baseball. Usually that thing that the winning team did that the losing team didn't do is one big play or a fumble or a missed field goal or making a long field goal. You're right they did something to win the game. I am not saying to completely ignore the actual outcome. In the greater scheme of things it's not nearly as important as other stuff. You look at everything. Again, don't completely ignore Ws and Ls. But don't put a lot of stock in them either. I'm obviously putting it too bluntly. I shouldn't have said it teals us team A and team B are the same. It tells us team A and team B are evenly matched. Maybe team A has a better chance of winning a close game. It's like baseball with a good bullpen. When you have an elite bullpen youre more likely to win close games, but it doesn't mean you're better by all that much. Either way the difference in Team A actually winning the game isn't that big. Do you know what the single most important statistic is in football on defense? It isn't points allowed. It isn't yards per play. turnovers mean more, but fumbles are random events - on defense and offense.

Harrell's getting harassed. He's pretty inaccurate under pressure (all QBs are), but the secondary's breaking down quickly. He had Crabtree open on that last pass.

UTs secondary can't cover Tech's receivers.

five and a half minutes into the OU game and there are four touchdowns.

That's not the point though, which is apparently what you are failing to understand. Whether or not they are accurate is completely irrelevant. What matters is that they, well, matter. That is the incentive, and that is what makes the argument as to what team is the best largely subjective. I understand everything. I know the system loves wins and losses. I also know that the system is not set up to reward the best two football teams in the country. All I am saying is that when answering the question "Which team is better" wins and losses arent very useful when W/L record is close. Of course the merit question is answered completely difference. Again, I have not said that Florida has more merit, I am saying they are better. It's completely different. You guys aren't realizing that the two questions are different.

4 minutes into the OU Nebraska game and it's already got 3 TDs.

theyve been doing that for years now.

Crabtree had about 10 yards between him and a defender. And Swindell had about 15 yards between him and a defender.