Controlling Chaos 2.0 - an update on the Horns' bowl possibilities

[PeteA422]

I like it when lakeman74 posts

Yeah, but do you ever actually get around to reading what he posts?

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Spoke to another bowl official from one of the 3 likely spots that will select Texas. He had some interesting comments:

"We're covering all the contingencies we can, but nothing can happen officially until teams are placed in the 6 CFP bowls."

"If Baylor beat K-State, it looks likely that WVU and Texas will fall to us. If KSU wins, then all bets are off."

"SEC team is determined by conference office. We basically have no say there."

 

[java]

If that's the case, then the bowls should select the SEC team of their choice or no SEC team.

 

[Topstarr]

has the game started

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Oklahoma State wins in OT! That gets another Big XII team bowl eligible, and really puts the bottom of the bowl eligible teams in a log jam. The bowl picture is truly wide open with Baylor & KSU coming up...

 

[Coach840]

OSU Just beat OU to become bowl eligible

 

[Matt Cotcher]

8-4 OU

7-5 WVU

6-6 Texas

6-6 OSU

Russell Athletic picks first: They'll get major pressure from UT officials, but I can't imagine them dropping down 2 places in the standings to grab them. With Knight and Shepard out, they do have a ready-made excuse.

Texas Bowl picks second: It makes too much financial sense for them to pick the Horns. That's my projection as of tonight.

Liberty Bowl picks third: I think they'll be happy to take a 7-5 WVU that is somewhat close geographically.

Cactus Bowl picks last: They're just happy to get a Big 12 team and not have to pick a random.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

All the griping about Art Briles and his lobbying for his team... Can you blame him?  

 

[streettopeschel]

All the griping about Art Briles and his lobbying for his team... Can you blame him?

not in the least. I'd want CS to do the same.

 

[echeese]

Oklahoma State wins in OT! That gets another Big XII team bowl eligible, and really puts the bottom of the bowl eligible teams in a log jam. The bowl picture is truly wide open with Baylor & KSU coming up...

Actually hoping this pushes a better team to the Armed Forces Bowl in Ft Worth. .  .

Big game for our Veterans. . . 

 

[Juan]

Looks like the expected is now confirmed

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[MikeV73]

All the griping about Art Briles and his lobbying for his team... Can you blame him?

No, but I still don't like him. I did enjoy their bowl game last year. Briles probably expected to run up the score on a lower conference team and ran into Bortles. Priceless. I like the Big12, but just can't find it in my heart to pull for a few of these teams. Maybe the fiasco this year will prompt expansion and a conf championship game in the future. Just don't want to add randoms to the Big12 just to get back to 12 teams though.