The Race for a BCS Bid

[TopDawg]

#1 Ohio State - W 42-39 v #2 Michigan
#2 Michigan - L 42-39 v #1 Ohio State
#3 USC - Winning 23-9 v #15 Cal (4Q)
#4 Florida W 62-0 v Western Carolina
#5 Notre Dame - W 41-9 v. Army
#6 Rutgers - Losing 30-11 v Cincinnati (4Q)
#7 Arkansas - W 28-14 v Mississippi State
#8 West Virginia - W 45-27 v Pittsburgh (Thurs)
#9 Wisconsin - W 35-3 v Buffalo
#10 Louisville - W 31-8 v South Florida
#11 LSU - Losing 20-14 v Mississippi (4Q)
#12 Boise State - W 49-10 v Utah State
#13 Texas - Bye
#14 Auburn - W 22-15 v Alabama
#15 California - Losing 23-9 v #3 USC (4Q)
#16 Wake Forest - L 27-6 v Virginia Tech
#17 Oklahoma - W 36-10 v Baylor
#18 Georgia Tech - W 49-21 v Duke
#19 Maryland - L 38-16 v #20 Boston College
#20 Boston College - W 38-16 v #19 Maryland
#21 Virginia Tech - W 27-6 v #16 Wake Forest


Updated below

[TopDawg]

Wake Loss = Good
Rutgers Loss = Would be good
LSU Loss = Would be good
Maryland loss = Meh, whatever
Cal Loss = Would be good

USC needs to get it together...of all the games in action that can affect us, a win by Cal would be worst.
The more Cincinnati scores, the better.

[Chuck Bao]

If the championship game is OSU vs. mich and Cal beats USC and USC beats ND, who would be invited to the Rose Bowl? I'm thinking OU.

[TopDawg]

USC's in the redzone.

[mdklatt]

Are we the highest ranked 2-loss team?

[TopDawg]

LSU's turnin up the heat on Ole Miss.

[TopDawg]

Are we the highest ranked 2-loss team?

Nope, LSU and Texas are both higher.

[TopDawg]

Nope, LSU and Texas are both higher.

And Cal and Auburn.

[Chuck Bao]

OU would be a much better Rose Bowl candidate than LSU or Auburn. Go Ole Miss!

[TopDawg]

Ole Miss has it 1st and 10 from their own 33 with 4:22 left, up by 6 on LSU.

[TopDawg]

LSU forced a punt, then ran into the kicker. Just running into, though, not roughing. Ole Miss faces 4th and 10 now, with 2:46 left. They should get to run some more clock before kicking it. I think LSU it out of timeouts.

[TopDawg]

LSU has it at the Ole Miss 36. 2nd and 3. 2:00 left

[TopDawg]

Sacked. 3rd and 8 from the 41. 1:39

[TopDawg]

Now I know they're out of timeouts.

[TopDawg]

1st and 10 at the 21. 1:29

[Sooner-N-KS]

1st & 10 on the 21. 1:29 left

[Sooner-N-KS]

Looks like a heck of a game.

[TopDawg]

1st and G from 5. :45

[Sooner-N-KS]

1st & Goal on the 5

[TopDawg]

2 and G

:27

[Sooner-N-KS]

:P

[TopDawg]

3 and G

:21

[TopDawg]

4 and G

:18

This is it!

[Sooner-N-KS]

WOW

[TopDawg]

Touchdown.

[instigator]

I just knew LSU was going to get that TD. :(

[instigator]

They blocked the Extra point!!!!!!

[Sooner-N-KS]

Extra point blocked?

[TopDawg]

PAT BLOCKED!

[sooneron]

OMG!

[TopDawg]

I was hoping against hope that would happen!

[Sooner-N-KS]

How crazy is that?

[TopDawg]

Of course I hope Ole Miss wins, but OT is good...it might take a few more votes away from the Tigers.

[instigator]

Now that I didn't expect! Let's go Ole Miss!!

[TopDawg]

I'm "watching the game" on ESPN Gamecast...is it on tv too?

[instigator]

Of course I hope Ole Miss wins, but OT is good...it might take a few more votes away from the Tigers.
I just don't see them dropping below us unless they lose. Remember they play in the SEC. :cool:

[sooneron]

nope

[TopDawg]

UPDATED

#1 Ohio State - W 42-39 v #2 Michigan
#2 Michigan - L 42-39 v #1 Ohio State
#3 USC - Winning 23-9 v #15 Cal (4Q)
#4 Florida W 62-0 v Western Carolina
#5 Notre Dame - W 41-9 v. Army
#6 Rutgers - L 30-11 v Cincinnati
#7 Arkansas - W 28-14 v Mississippi State
#8 West Virginia - W 45-27 v Pittsburgh (Thurs)
#9 Wisconsin - W 35-3 v Buffalo
#10 Louisville - W 31-8 v South Florida
#11 LSU - Tie 20-20 v Mississippi (OT)
#12 Boise State - W 49-10 v Utah State
#13 Texas - Bye
#14 Auburn - W 22-15 v Alabama
#15 California - Losing 23-9 v #3 USC (4Q)
#16 Wake Forest - L 27-6 v Virginia Tech
#17 Oklahoma - W 36-10 v Baylor
#18 Georgia Tech - W 49-21 v Duke
#19 Maryland - L 38-16 v #20 Boston College
#20 Boston College - W 38-16 v #19 Maryland
#21 Virginia Tech - W 27-6 v #16 Wake Forest

[TopDawg]

I just don't see them dropping below us unless they lose. Remember they play in the SEC. :cool:

True, but I'll just be happy to see them lose some points.

At any rate, Arkansas will take care of them next week.

[Sooner-N-KS]

I wish people would come to reality when it comes to teams like West Virginia, Louisville, Rutgers, Boise St. They usually have cream puff schedules.

None of those teams should be ahead of OU in the BCS.

Where is the playoff system? What happened to the outrage over the referee win at Oregon?

[TopDawg]

On a related note:

Middle Tennessee State lost
Oregon lost (thanks other Coach Stoops)
Washington won
UAB will get the ball with about 2:00 left, down by 3 at Southern Miss

[TopDawg]

Did Ole Miss miss a FG attempt?

[nmsoonergirl]

How the heck is this game not on TV here???

[TopDawg]

UAB will get the ball with about 2:00 left, down by 3 at Southern Miss

Then they'll fumble it, Southern Miss will recover it and probably run out the clock.

This is a Brown family conspiracy.

[instigator]

Did Ole Miss miss a FG attempt?
I don't think they have had the ball in OT yet.

I have LSU at the Ole Miss 9 4th and 5.

[instigator]

LSU just made a 26 yd FG. It says game over. I guess Ole Miss did have the ball.

[TopDawg]

I don't think they have had the ball in OT yet.

I have LSU at the Ole Miss 9 4th and 5.

They had it first. It's showing up as final now. LSU by 3.

[Sooner-N-KS]

ESPN.com shows the game as final with a LSU win.

[sooneron]

I think ol p i ss fumbled their first posession of OT.

[Cam]

Did Ole Miss miss a FG attempt?
No, fumbled the ball.

[TopDawg]

Ole Miss turned it over. LSU kicked GW FG in OT.

Hopefully the voters will frown on their OT win over a 3-8 team at home.

[TopDawg]

UPDATED

#1 Ohio State - W 42-39 v #2 Michigan
#2 Michigan - L 42-39 v #1 Ohio State
#3 USC - Winning 23-9 v #15 Cal (4Q)
#4 Florida W 62-0 v Western Carolina
#5 Notre Dame - W 41-9 v. Army
#6 Rutgers - L 30-11 v Cincinnati
#7 Arkansas - W 28-14 v Mississippi State
#8 West Virginia - W 45-27 v Pittsburgh (Thurs)
#9 Wisconsin - W 35-3 v Buffalo
#10 Louisville - W 31-8 v South Florida
#11 LSU - W 23-20 v Mississippi (OT)
#12 Boise State - W 49-10 v Utah State
#13 Texas - Bye
#14 Auburn - W 22-15 v Alabama
#15 California - Losing 23-9 v #3 USC (4Q)
#16 Wake Forest - L 27-6 v Virginia Tech
#17 Oklahoma - W 36-10 v Baylor
#18 Georgia Tech - W 49-21 v Duke
#19 Maryland - L 38-16 v #20 Boston College
#20 Boston College - W 38-16 v #19 Maryland
#21 Virginia Tech - W 27-6 v #16 Wake Forest[/QUOTE]

[proudsoonergal]

I hate frickin' LSU. Go Hogs next week.

[instigator]

I think Rutgers could drop to 15 or so.

[TopDawg]

I think Rutgers could drop to 15 or so.

Do you think we'll be at 14?

[Sooner98]

If Rutgers is still ahead of us after this week, I'm giving up on college football forever.

[Scott D]

I think 13 isn't out of the realm of possibility.

[sanantoniosooner]

I think 13 isn't out of the realm of possibility.
agree.

[TopDawg]

UPDATED

#1 Ohio State - W 42-39 v #2 Michigan
#2 Michigan - L 42-39 v #1 Ohio State
#3 USC - W 23-9 v #15 California
#4 Florida W 62-0 v Western Carolina
#5 Notre Dame - W 41-9 v. Army
#6 Rutgers - L 30-11 v Cincinnati
#7 Arkansas - W 28-14 v Mississippi State
#8 West Virginia - W 45-27 v Pittsburgh (Thurs)
#9 Wisconsin - W 35-3 v Buffalo
#10 Louisville - W 31-8 v South Florida
#11 LSU - W 23-20 v Mississippi (OT)
#12 Boise State - W 49-10 v Utah State
#13 Texas - Bye
#14 Auburn - W 22-15 v Alabama
#15 California - L 23-9 v #3 USC
#16 Wake Forest - L 27-6 v Virginia Tech
#17 Oklahoma - W 36-10 v Baylor
#18 Georgia Tech - W 49-21 v Duke
#19 Maryland - L 38-16 v #20 Boston College
#20 Boston College - W 38-16 v #19 Maryland
#21 Virginia Tech - W 27-6 v #16 Wake Forest[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[Widescreen]

Won't playing Baylor hurt us significantly in the computers?

[TopDawg]

I think 13 isn't out of the realm of possibility.

Who else do we pass?

[MiccoMacey]

We'll jump Wake, Cal, and Auburn.

I'm hoping BC, VT, or GT don't jump us.

[sanantoniosooner]

Won't playing Baylor hurt us significantly in the computers?
Beating Baylor doesn't hurt us as much as the other teams that lost.

[Scott D]

Won't playing Baylor hurt us significantly in the computers?

if playing bad teams hurt teams in the rankings this late in the game Notre Dame would be ranked in the mid 50s because of their schedule the past 6 weeks.

[sooneron]

My top 15

tosu
mich
usc
ufla
ark
nd
louisville
wv
ut
auburn
wisc
boise
ou
lsu
rutgers

[Scott D]

Who else do we pass?

realistically it depends on both where voters put Rutgers and LSU. If Rutgers is given the 'standard' non-BCS conference treatment after a first loss (ala TCU, Boise St., Fresno St...etc) They'll probably drop to 16th. As it is, I'd expect them to drop at least 7 if not 8 spots in the polls this week, like most every undefeated team when they've lost a game this season. LSU could also get penalized much in the same way we did with the UAB voting debacle.

Once again, we're fine as long as we focus on the proper task at hand and that's getting ready for the morons to the north with their backwardass football field. Regardless of if Texas beats A&M or not, we're still potentially looking at a Top-10 ranking on the December 3rd polls.

[sanantoniosooner]

Should we send out a memo that we won the game?

[Crucifax Autumn]

I was thinking the same thing about the memo.

[TopDawg]

realistically it depends on both where voters put Rutgers and LSU. If Rutgers is given the 'standard' non-BCS conference treatment after a first loss (ala TCU, Boise St., Fresno St...etc) They'll probably drop to 16th. As it is, I'd expect them to drop at least 7 if not 8 spots in the polls this week, like most every undefeated team when they've lost a game this season. LSU could also get penalized much in the same way we did with the UAB voting debacle.

Once again, we're fine as long as we focus on the proper task at hand and that's getting ready for the morons to the north with their backwardass football field. Regardless of if Texas beats A&M or not, we're still potentially looking at a Top-10 ranking on the December 3rd polls.

Yeah, I'm not really all that worried about where LSU or Rutgers are ranked this week. They will both be underdogs next week. If they win those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked ahead of us. If they lose those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked below us.

Auburn and Boise are the two that intrigue me most. I don't see us passing Auburn this week...they played a team that was at least as tough as the team we played (and looks much better in the box score) so I don't see us moving much...especially with the New Orleans voter eliminated from the mix.

I also don't see us passing Boise State, although I think the happenings of this week put is in a good position for that possibility after next week.

[AzianSooner]

USC and ND will play next week. One team must be droped below us if we win.

[colleyvillesooner]

Yeah, I'm not really all that worried about where LSU or Rutgers are ranked this week. They will both be underdogs next week. If they win those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked ahead of us. If they lose those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked below us.

Auburn and Boise are the two that intrigue me most. I don't see us passing Auburn this week...they played a team that was at least as tough as the team we played (and looks much better in the box score) so I don't see us moving much...especially with the New Orleans voter eliminated from the mix.

I also don't see us passing Boise State, although I think the happenings of this week put is in a good position for that possibility after next week.

We need Arkansas to win big, and we need to throttle OSU. Having AD back would help, especially if we get to 12. One of those BCS teams would be intruiged by AD's last game as a Sooner.

[colleyvillesooner]

USC and ND will play next week. One team must be droped below us if we win.

There is no way that USC will fall below us if the lose to Notre Dame. they won't drop past 9 I would bet.

[Sooner98]

We could possibly pass Auburn in the polls - we were only a few points behind them even after the one pollster thought we lost last week. With the correction, it could move us ahead of them. Not sure if that will be enough to move our BCS ranking ahead of them, though.

[Scott D]

Yeah, I'm not really all that worried about where LSU or Rutgers are ranked this week. They will both be underdogs next week. If they win those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked ahead of us. If they lose those games, it doesn't matter all that much what happened this week...they'll be ranked below us.

Auburn and Boise are the two that intrigue me most. I don't see us passing Auburn this week...they played a team that was at least as tough as the team we played (and looks much better in the box score) so I don't see us moving much...especially with the New Orleans voter eliminated from the mix.

I also don't see us passing Boise State, although I think the happenings of this week put is in a good position for that possibility after next week.

we're not passing Boise...they've locked up one of the At Large Bids.

[Crucifax Autumn]

Locking up a bid doesn't really mean we can't pass them

[Scott D]

Well since they are playing that powerhouse Reno next week, they're likely Top-10 in the following poll.

[Crucifax Autumn]

Perhaps they will be at 10 and we will be at 9!

[Scott D]

Perhaps they will be at 10 and we will be at 9!

The likelihood of that is reliant upon a) USC trouncing ND (very likely), b) LSU smashing Arky (possible, but unlikely), and Bowden's boys pulling off the upset of Meyer's Misfits.

[Crucifax Autumn]

We can hope.

[Fraggle145]

we're not passing Boise...they've locked up one of the At Large Bids.

Ummmm no they havent... they still have to beat a decent Nevada team at Nevadas house... On top of that I wonder if Louisville will lose a little since they lost to rutgers. Also If that a$$ had not have voted us 24th and voted Auburn 8th last week we would have been ahead of them in the AP (I know this doesnt count for the BCS just sayin it would have changed perceptions). I think we end up 12-14. JMO

:pop:

[Crucifax Autumn]

I'd like to see the Sooners benefit from a game in my state...Would give me a reason to have an ounce of respect or appreciation for ANY team in this football void we have here.

[Scott D]

Ummmm no they havent... they still have to beat a decent Nevada team at Nevadas house... On top of that I wonder if Louisville will lose a little since they lost to rutgers. Also If that a$$ had not have voted us 24th and voted Auburn 8th last week we would have been ahead of them in the AP (I know this doesnt count for the BCS just sayin it would have changed perceptions). I think we end up 12-14. JMO

:pop:

Nevada's numbers look pretty good, basically until you look at their competition. Not that Boise's been playing much better competition, but it'd be pretty difficult to argue that a 1 loss team shouldn't be in the top 12 in that 'final' ranking which guarantees them that at-large bid.