re: Remaining Game Schedules for BCS Title Game Contenders...

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The tied team with the highest ranking in the Bowl Championship Series Standings following the last weekend of regular-season games shall be the divisional representative in the SEC Championship Game, unless the second of the tied teams is ranked within five-or-fewer places of the highest ranked tied team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the SEC Championship Game.

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usetheforce

I dont see where you get Bama "getting the nod" out of that.
There is no nod of the head. it would be based on the final BCS standings.

If Bama finished ahead of LSU in the BCS standings, but Ark was 3rd, then LSU would go, and not Bama, because LSU beat Bama head to head.

#'s below are relative BCS standings, within 5 places
Bama would go if Bama 1, Ark 2 because of head to head.

LSU would go if LSU 1 Bama 2
LSU would go if Bama 1 LSU 2.

Ark only goes if LSU 1 Ark 2 and Ark within 5 places.

If Ark 1, Bama 2 and Bama within 5, Bama goes.

Oregon and Stanford play each other. Oregon has the hardest because USC is better than any other team's second hardest game. In the same way, Stanford's second hardest game (Notre Dame) is harder than any other team except Stanford's second game.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma play each other. Again, Baylor is best of 'second hardest games' among the non pac-12 schools. It's less similar from here; Iowa State and Texas Tech are collectively more tough than Tennessee and Mississippi State. The Big 12 schools have had surprisingly good years, whereas both SEC schools will have difficulty making a bowl while being victims of multiple slaughters each throughout the year. This explains why Arkansas is in the next tier.

LSU only has Arkansas left, but Arkansas is a top-10 team, so that puts them ahead of Boise and Alabama.

Boise's schedule is harder than Alabama's. From top to bottom: TCU should finish ranked, and rational people (non-homers) should realize that Auburn is not as good as TCU this year. Auburn will probably not finish ranked, especially if they lose this week to UGA as they are expected to. Clear edge to TCU. San Diego State is probably on par with State despite SDSU's better record, but I could see people saying State is better, so I'll give a slight edge to State. Wyoming is clearly better than FCS Southeast. Clear edge Boise.

Boise's schedule is harder than Alabama's down the stretch. It's a competition for last place, yes, but the point still should be made.

as fans we need to stay focused on Western Kentucky.

there is no telling how much inside info Kige has provided them.

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I doubt it. I think Ok State may have a better resume at that point.

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I think the championship game + luck gives the edge to stanford.. Either one is fine with me though.

If Stanford and OSU lose I really hope the voters do whatever they need to do to make Boise St. the BCS #2. Frankly, it would be unfair not to. Plus, LSU would have already beaten the other top BCS teams which would likely be Oregon and Bama. Plus, people would finally STFU about Boise St. Although I do think it would be a tough game.

I laughed when I noticed that almost every team plays some type of rivalry game for the last game of the season..,,,well except Boise St., they play perhaps "the worst team in college football" the 0-9 New Mexico Lobos.

if lsu loses to ark in close game, the human polls will not drop lsu lower than bama .


1 osu
2 lsu
3 bama

"unless the second of the tied teams is ranked within five-or-fewer places of the highest ranked tied team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the SEC Championship Game."

To be completely honest, I don't think LSU will have a problem in the next 3 weeks. If BY CHANCE Arkansas pulls out a squeaker or catches us napping, I still think we play in the SEC Championship and end up being right where we were in '07.

Honestly I don't think Arkansas would even jump us if they pulled one out, which they won't. They are a glorified Penn State, same records, same loss, they barely beat Ole Piss and Vandy, and got their balls handed to them against Bama. In my mind a close win against LSU doesn't put them ahead of LSU.

All of this is meaningless with a few more LSU W's but J freakin S