SB Nation User Blog: Horncasting

My view of the 3-way tie and massochistic what ifs

Horncasting — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:01:23 -0000

Despite all of the arguing, debating, campaigning on each side, in the end I don't really feel like we got screwed. My worst fear was that OU would pull out the human votes for finishing with a stronger schedule and being the hotter team. The fact that the unbiased computers pushed us back is much easier to take. Ultimately OU got lucky with Cincy and TCU's records (which offset the unlucky draw of Washington). I truly hope this makes us tweak our out-of conference philosophy.

Even though it didn't favor us, I still think that that Big 12's 3-way tie breaker is better FOR THE CONFERENCE than those of the SEC, ACC, etc. It may not be viewed as fair, by the 2 teams that get left out, but it give the conference the best chance of having a participant in the BCS championship game.

Having said all of that, and after all we've done this year, it is amazing how many small things had to happen for us to be in this position. What if any of these happen:

-Davis calls a better play on our first play against Tech

-Shipley doesn't drop that long pass against Tech

-Any number of our receivers don't get a case of the drops against Tech.

-We run the playclock down on our last drive against Tech.

-Gideon doesn't drop it

-Curtis or Earl push Crabtree out of bounds, or better yet tackle him in bounds.

-Nebraska stops tech on 4th and 20 from Tech's 30.

-Nebraska doesn't hit a 57 yard field goal to beat Colorado.

-Chase Daniel actually completes a 4th quarter comeback (o-fer in his career).

-Missouri DB's decide that letting receivers behind them is bad.

-OSU's DB's decide to cover anyone.

-Art Briles puts his team on his best player's back when it counts.

-Baylor's defense doesn't jump offsides negating big turnovers - TWICE.

Opponents not doing us any favors this week

Horncasting — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:08:24 -0000

Rice won but UTEP, FAU and Arkansas all lost. UTEP and Arkansas games were very close, so that really sucks.

Meanwhile TCU and K-State won and Cincy is pulling away from Pitt, while Washington managed to pull defeat from the jaws of victory against an equally terrible Washington State. Their AA opponent Chattanooga also lost.

Missouri, Colorado and Nebraska were all idle.

So in the SOS component, OU's opponents picked up 2 wins on UT's opponents.

Aaron Williams out for the Kansas game

Horncasting — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:26:32 -0000

Some type of illness. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll pull a Michael Jordan.

If Chykie is out we'll either have to move one of the safeties to CB, or rely on a walkon to fill out a 2-deep at CB. We really need the offense to dominate and the defense to play mistake free. Our margin of error is getting smaller and smaller.

Too bad we had to have a gazillion WR and moved Monroe from CB.

Rooting guide for Big 12 Championship game

Horncasting — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:13 -0000

This is for Texas to play in the Big 12 Championship. There are lots of other teams to root against (mainly Alabama, Florida and USC) as far as NC game implications.

1. Root against everyone outside of the Big 12 that OU and Tech have already beaten:

-Chattanooga

-Cincinnatti

-Washington

-TCU

-Eastern Washington

-Nevada

-SMU

-UMass

2. Root for everyone outside of the Big 12 that we have played:

-FAU

-UTEP

-Rice

Arkansas

3. Root against everyone in the Big 12 North that we did not play:

-Nebraska

-Kansas State

-Iowa State

4. Root for everyone in the Big 12 North that we did or will play, unless they are playing Missouri:

-Missouri

-Kansas

-Colorado

5. Root for Missouri

6. Root for Baylor and OU against Tech

7. Root for OU against OSU.

8. Root for A&M to beat Baylor. At this point we want to finish the season against an A&M with the best record possible.

9. Root against OSU. We want OU to finish the season against an OSU team with the worst record possible.