Is it true, if #2 Texas wins out they still may NOT go to the BCS championship game

[punter]

The real farce is IOwa, Texas, and TT all have something in common - they will all play in meaningless bowl games.

Bingo.

 

[fivestarjake]

Fish, you have become totally ridiculous in your BCS chatter. Tell Texas or Oklahoma how great this stupid system is ! Tell Auburn a few years ago or Oregon a few years back or explain how 2 loss LSU is last years so called National Champion. Money wise I don't mind as I try to think far ahead and that is why I'm in great shape to cash once again but to say it's a great system is just plain naive and runs counter to the vast majority of knowledgeable fans, coaches and commentators.

i can tell auburn something. take your 13+ million (or whatever the bcs paid then), bowl win over va tech and undefeated season and be happy it was oklahoma and not you that had to play usc that night.

 

[FairWarning]

One thing to keep in mind. It was the Big 12 Conference that decided to allow the BCS standings to determine the representative in the event of a tie, regardless of head to head results. They have no one to blame but themselves.

Here is the Big 12 tiebreaker process. They are at the 5th tie-breaker:

The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie:

1. If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative
2. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 7 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative.
   1. The records of the three teams will be compared against each other
   2. The records of the three teams will be compared within their division
   3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of fi nish (4, 5 and 6)
   4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all common conference opponents;
   5. The highest ranked team in the fi rst Bowl Championship Series Poll following the completion of Big 12 regular season conference play shall be the representative
   6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representative
   7. The representative will be chosen by draw.