Sorry, I missed this last night - and they also messed up their links so you had to "hack" them just to find the stupid thing. So...hey, this is the easiest place on the Internet to find the full rankings! (Maybe!)
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I don't think beating OU means that much at this point. It's big to a degree, but the Sooner late loss takes a lot away from it. Plus the one team that OSU did lose to really, really sucks. Couple that with most people agreeing Bama really did outplay LSU the first time around, and I would expect Bama to stay ahead with the human voters. Computers may try to push OSU ahead, but it'll be very close.
Not to mention I wouldn't bet on OSU actually beating Oklahoma anyway. LSU/Georgia should be fun, I'm actually expecting a Georgia win just because we can't go a whole season with a Les Miles team not shitting the bed at least once.
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Originally posted by wmatisticI don't think beating OU means that much at this point. It's big to a degree, but the Sooner late loss takes a lot away from it.
I have to disagree with you on this for two reasons: 1) The Texas Tech loss was way more damaging to OU than the Baylor loss, with the Tech loss coming at home to a team that failed to win another game the rest of the season, and the Baylor loss coming on the road, to a team that had never beaten them in 20+ straight years of playing them (so it's easier to explain the loss away as a statistical anomaly), and who has a legitimate Heisman candidate in RG3. Certainly OU's BCS ranking dropped more after the first loss than the second one. 2) Everyone forgets about the huge stakes that are in play for OU here - if they beat the Cowboys, they go to the Fiesta, as they would have the tiebreaker over both OSU and Kansas State. What that means is that the importance of the game as a whole gets amplified (and, along with it, the value in perception to whoever comes out of it the winner) since both sides have something bigger than what most people think they'll get to play for.
Originally posted by wmatisticPlus the one team that OSU did lose to really, really sucks.
I think Iowa State is a better team than it would appear on the surface. This is in large part because they've played an absolutely hellish schedule - seven of their nine Big 12 games (including this week's against Kansas State) have been against teams ranked at the time, including the OSU win and a win against Tech on the road when they were at the height of their season (right after the win in Norman) and when we had no idea the Red Raiders' total collapse was in the offering. (And if the Cyclones pull another upset out of their hat against the Wildcats, that only benefits the Cowboys' case more since the loss won't look as bad.) Additionally, the Cyclones held the Sooners to their second-lowest point total of the year - in their own stadium, no less - and with the endless amount of hype both sides of the Sooner game got going into the season, that counts a lot with me.
Originally posted by wmatisticCouple that with most people agreeing Bama really did outplay LSU the first time around, and I would expect Bama to stay ahead with the human voters. Computers may try to push OSU ahead, but it'll be very close.
Yeah, but if one concedes that Alabama outplayed LSU, then the counter-argument is that the Crimson Tide lost the first time because they couldn't get out of their own way (turnovers, horrible play-calling in OT, etc.) I don't know about you, but to me, that makes for a weaker argument as to why they should get another crack at them.
Originally posted by wmatisticNot to mention I wouldn't bet on OSU actually beating Oklahoma anyway.
I think that expectation is what's tempering people so much on the possibility of OSU jumping Alabama. If OSU wins, it's going to come off in such a way as to say, "I'm totally shocked by this result, but in retrospect, I shouldn't have been", and that only strengthens the case for the Cowboys more. (And that's just assuming the Cowboys come out with a straight win - if they blow the Sooners out of the stadium in the process, that'll turn even more heads.)
Originally posted by wmatisticLSU/Georgia should be fun, I'm actually expecting a Georgia win just because we can't go a whole season with a Les Miles team not shitting the bed at least once.
Not expecting an LSU loss, but as I said before, would love to see it, especially if OSU wins. With the voters having proven so many times in the past how they value conference championship titles, the only reasonable conclusion in that scenario would be Oklahoma State (conference champion) vs. LSU (head-to-head win), leaving Alabama on the sidelines.
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Look I hate to play killjoy here but if OSU beating OU could possibly result in OSU jumping Alabama people wouldn't already be previewing the Alabama-LSU rematch. The computers may seem like a black box, but people already know the result even if OSU wins.
And there's no freaking way Georgia stands a chance against LSU. That game's gonna get ugly early. The SEC East may as well be called the SEC Easy.
EDIT: And I could very likely be wrong. LSU looks like a team that knows it could lose 40-0 and still get into the BCSCG.
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smark/net attack Advisory System Status is: Elevated (Holds; June 18, 2006) While the switch from Cena to RVD should alleviate some complaints, the inevitability of the belt's return to Cena (note where Summerslam is this year) and the poor initial showing by the new ECW are enough to keep the indicator where it is for now. The pieces are in place, though, especially on RAW, for improvements to be made to the IWC's psyche in the near future.
Originally posted by thecubsfanBCSGuru is projecting OSU to pass Alabama for #2.
(edited by thecubsfan on 4.12.11 0103)
Well, they should. More Top 25 wins and actually won their division. I don't need to see the SEC Championship game part 2. Ok. State didn't shit the bed with their field goals or play at home in their loss. They lose to an ok team after learning about the plane crash of two members of the athletic department in an away game. Also, what does a rematch prove that either LSU was as good as they already proved against Bama or Bama can win in a neutral ground instead of at home? On top of the fact that if Bama wins its 1 to 1 in the series, so should we play another game? No, make it Ok. State and we don't have to deal with this nonsense.
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This post may come back to haunt me, but I really think that Atlanta misunderstood how much of the San Diego RB position should be attributed to the line and FB there. I like Turner, but I don't like this move.