Big XII's back loaded schedule...

[57stratdawg]

So, for those of you that don't know, the BigXii really back loads it's schedule in the absence of a conference championship game. We saw TCU vs OSU last week, but still left to go:

OU / Baylor
Baylor / OSU
TCU / OSU
Baylor / TCU
OU / OSU

Am I the only one that things that's a terrible idea? You're basically guaranteeing a 1 loss BigXii gets left out.

 

[patdog]

I'll be surprised if a 1-loss Big 12 team gets left out this year. I think the committee's goal is to take 4 of the 5 major conference champs and to semi rotate the conference that gets left out. I think this year is going to be the PAC-12's turn.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

it may shake out that way, so don't know if it is intentional to rotate the conference that is skipped. what year will the SEC get skipped?

 

[57stratdawg]

ND and Stanford play each other the last week of the season. If Baylor and OSU finish with 1 loss, I think the winner of ND/Stanford is in over them.

 

[patdog]

SEC may get skipped this year if Bama doesn't win out. Lot of games to be played between now and then. I'm not suggesting that there is a strict rotation of which conference gets left out. Just that generally it will be the lowest ranked of the 5 conference champs. But I think the committee is going to go out of its way to see that the same conference isn't going to have the lowest ranked champ 2 years in a row unless it's just unavoidable.

 

[msstate7]

If bama doesn't win out, lsu could get in with 1 loss assuming they run the table

 

[patdog]

A 1-loss LSU team would probably be deserving of a playoff bid in that scenario. But the committee appears to me to be more about politics than ranking the 4 best teams in the country. We'll see. But their final ranking last year had little relation to their ranking during the seasons (including their last regular season rankings). I think there's a strong sentiment on the committee to take only conference champions.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

florida winning out would be a lock too. wins over FSU and an SEC-C win yet to come.

i wouldn't give them much of a chance in a playoff though. of course, i didn't give the buckeyes much of a shot either.

 

[HD6]

Yeah but if Stanford finishes the season with one loss, they'll have beaten Notre Dame. They'd get in.

 

[patdog]

True. But I don't think Florida can stay on the field with FSU or the SEC West winner.

 

[msstate7]

I think the winner of that game is in

 

[TheStateUofMS]

That's the typical weekend or two in the SEC.

 

[dickiedawg]

The way I see it, we have a very clearpecking order if things hold the way they are right now or one or twothings change. (The top 3 are really interchangeable).
1. Undefeated Clemson.
2. Undefeated Ohio State or Iowa.
3. Undefeated Baylor or Oklahoma State.
4. One LossAlabama/LSU/Florida
5. One Loss Stanford/Notre Dame.
6. One Loss Big XII champ.
After this, things get dicey. Depends on who beats whom, I don't care to spend a lot of time speculating, except to say that Ohio State is in the best shape to withstand a loss because they'd also pick up 2 strong wins along the way. The outlook is pretty bleak for any SEC champ other than 1 loss Bama, LSU or Florida- However, if UF were to lose to FSU and beat Alabama, while LSU still only had 1 loss, I think LSU would be a possibility.

 

[patdog]

That looks about right. At least #1 - #5.

 

[GloryDawg]

I'll be surprised if a 1-loss Big 12 team gets left out this year. I think the committee's goal is to take 4 of the 5 major conference champs and to semi rotate the conference that gets left out. I think this year is going to be the PAC-12's turn.

I think they might just want to force the Big 12 to have a championship team by leaving them out.