Oklahoma passed Texas in today's updated BCS standings, boosted by a significant bump in the computer component of the BCS formula.
The Sooners, who were second in the updated standings, have a BCS average of .935. Texas, which was No. 2 last week, feel to third with a BCS average of .922.
Under Big 12 tiebreaker rules, the Sooners (11-1, 7-1 in Big 12) will advance to Saturday's Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City, Mo. against Missouri (9-3, 5-3), the North Division representative, because they finished ahead of the other South Division co-champs in today's BCS standings.
Texas (11-1, 7-1) and Texas Tech (11-1, 7-1), who also shared the South title, will be left to ponder their future bowl destinations.
Oklahoma, No.3 in last week's BCS standings, overtook Texas despite significant gains by the Longhorns in today's human polls. Texas passed Florida in the coaches poll, moving from No. 4 to No.3, and jumped Oklahoma in the Harris Interactive poll. Harris was No. 3 this week with Harris voters, one spot ahead of Oklahoma.
But the Sooners made enough headway in the computer rankings to pass the Longhorns by defeating Oklahoma State, 61-41, Saturday night in Stillwater, Okla. Last week, Texas stood ahead of Oklahoma in the computer rankings. But OU more than closed the gap today, sending the Sooner to the Big 12 title game.
_ Jimmy Burch
Dry your eyes Texas. If OU chokes in the Big 12 game, Texas will get the gift in the end. BCS is BS.
Posted by: OU fan | November 30, 2008 at 04:11 PM
I live in Oklahoma, and they suck. I will not watch ANY BCS crap games, not a fn' one.
Posted by: rick marchant | November 30, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Dry our eyes? Someone should be socking those BCS schmucks in their eyes, and making them cry for creating such a fouled up system. How much longer must the football world endure such nonsense? What good are rankings if they count for nothing? Secondly, how can the AP and Harris polls show Oklahoma dropping, if they are supposed to be so outstanding? Why are they moving up, when Texas was in the exact same positons in the Polls as Oklahoma is NOW. So, really...just how fair is this week's poll? Sounds to me like someone is getting paid quite handsomely.
Posted by: 2cheep | November 30, 2008 at 07:13 PM
45-35 says it all. BCS Better check scoreboard. This political BS has to stop NOW. The Horns hooked em and then got put out to pasture. Thanks should be directed to the NCAA
Posted by: tulsafan | November 30, 2008 at 09:31 PM
three-way tie...no good way to fix this but the tie-breaker was in place. if big 12 didn't like it, they could have chosen another way to break the headache of a tie no one ever thought would happen.
and if head-to-head fixes it, then how do you deal with Tech beating UT?
boomer sooner!
Posted by: Sooner Susie | November 30, 2008 at 11:42 PM