Originally posted by felixtovar
As for the second comment, though Texas historically has a 'better' football team and program, I don't know how you could say that an 11-1 team is a "team they had no business losing to."
Full disclosure: I am a UT alum and a die-hard football and basketball fan. That said, my real beef is with those in the Big 12 that made the decision to have the BCS, a system with the sole and only purpose to relegate the two national title contenders, to determine who would play in the Big 12 championship game.
How could they not foresee or even play out a scenario in which something like this would happen? Both OU and Texas have been playing well for 10 years now and something like this was bound to happen. As for all the PR bullshit and politiking of the coaches and running up the score, if anything, Stoops played the game better than Brown and that is why the computers gave OU the advantage. I get all that, I just blame those that used a flawed system to determine the winner of the conference. It becomes more about politics and computers than what actually happened on the field. Who honestly thought the Giants would beat the 18-0 Patriots? That is why the game is played, it should be about what happened during the course of the year ON THE FIELD. Otherwise, it just seems to negate what happened during the season. This scenario would never happen in the pro game and shouldn't happen in college.
I can say that about Texas losing to a Tech team that while very good, everyone realizes they are somewhat of a paper tiger in that their defense is not the same caliber as their offense is. Mizzou has the same issues. The reason that OK or Texas would beat the crap out of Mizzou is Mizzou can score on anyone and stop no one for the most part. Both OK and Texas have very well rounded squads. They can beat you with offense and/or defense. Whatever your alum status is, you have to admit that both Texas and OU are very close to each other while Tech is a distant third.
I don't like the BCS system, but it is the rules for now. Hopefully some day, there will be a real playoff system, but who knows when that will be. No matter who was picked (Texas or OU) the other team and fans were going to be pissed. Both have legit claims and both have downsides. As an outsider to all of it and no dog in the fight, for my money, they got it right. Texas not only lost, but got blown out to a team they had no business losing to. That has to weigh heavily upon the minds of anyone in the decision process regardless of a close head to head win over OU, especially when OU goes out and destroys Tech.
Like any sports, they have to draw the line someplace on who makes it and who doesn't or what is the point? I remember some 100 win baseball teams in the past not making the playoffs while another team from another area made the playoffs that had a much inferior record. IMO, it should be Texas and OU for the Big 12 championship because both teams are clearly the best teams in all of the big 12, but it doesn't work that way, so we get OU in a likely blow out of Mizzou.
As for the second comment, though Texas historically has a 'better' football team and program, I don't know how you could say that an 11-1 team is a "team they had no business losing to."
Full disclosure: I am a UT alum and a die-hard football and basketball fan. That said, my real beef is with those in the Big 12 that made the decision to have the BCS, a system with the sole and only purpose to relegate the two national title contenders, to determine who would play in the Big 12 championship game.
How could they not foresee or even play out a scenario in which something like this would happen? Both OU and Texas have been playing well for 10 years now and something like this was bound to happen. As for all the PR bullshit and politiking of the coaches and running up the score, if anything, Stoops played the game better than Brown and that is why the computers gave OU the advantage. I get all that, I just blame those that used a flawed system to determine the winner of the conference. It becomes more about politics and computers than what actually happened on the field. Who honestly thought the Giants would beat the 18-0 Patriots? That is why the game is played, it should be about what happened during the course of the year ON THE FIELD. Otherwise, it just seems to negate what happened during the season. This scenario would never happen in the pro game and shouldn't happen in college.
I can say that about Texas losing to a Tech team that while very good, everyone realizes they are somewhat of a paper tiger in that their defense is not the same caliber as their offense is. Mizzou has the same issues. The reason that OK or Texas would beat the crap out of Mizzou is Mizzou can score on anyone and stop no one for the most part. Both OK and Texas have very well rounded squads. They can beat you with offense and/or defense. Whatever your alum status is, you have to admit that both Texas and OU are very close to each other while Tech is a distant third.
I don't like the BCS system, but it is the rules for now. Hopefully some day, there will be a real playoff system, but who knows when that will be. No matter who was picked (Texas or OU) the other team and fans were going to be pissed. Both have legit claims and both have downsides. As an outsider to all of it and no dog in the fight, for my money, they got it right. Texas not only lost, but got blown out to a team they had no business losing to. That has to weigh heavily upon the minds of anyone in the decision process regardless of a close head to head win over OU, especially when OU goes out and destroys Tech.
Like any sports, they have to draw the line someplace on who makes it and who doesn't or what is the point? I remember some 100 win baseball teams in the past not making the playoffs while another team from another area made the playoffs that had a much inferior record. IMO, it should be Texas and OU for the Big 12 championship because both teams are clearly the best teams in all of the big 12, but it doesn't work that way, so we get OU in a likely blow out of Mizzou.
