If we win out, including the Big12 Championship game over Oklahoma, the best we can possibly hope for is the Sugar Bowl.
I’d feel like such a victim. We’d have to play in the Sugar Bowl. Damn.
If we win out, including the Big12 Championship game over Oklahoma, the best we can possibly hope for is the Sugar Bowl.
Their defense is really bad. Depending on them to win at West Virginia doesn't give me a ton of confidence, really wish Texas would have won yesterday.After OU's showing against TTU without Bowman in the second half, I'm concerned about them beating WVU.
Next week's games:
Odds for ISU if they beat Baylor: 37.4%
Odds for ISU if they lose to Baylor: 12.2%
TCU over West Virginia: ISU's odds +14%
OSU over OU: ISU +8%
Tech over Texas: ISU +3%
If you're assuming Iowa State will win its remaining three games, you want to cheer hard for OSU and TCU. If TCU wins, an undefeated Iowa State would have a 99.3% chance of making the B12 CG. If OSU wins, an undefeated Iowa State would have a 100% chance. (Texas/Tech has no real impact.)
Mutually exclusive -- I should have made that more clear.Are those mutually exclusive or are you saying if TCU and OSU win then we're at 100% chance (if we go finish out the year undefeated)
I'm guessing it's 100% because then it would be us vs the winner of the WVU and OU game? OU would be with 3 losses if they lost and WVU with 2 but we own the tie breaker?Mutually exclusive -- I should have made that more clear.
I'm guessing it's 100% because then it would be us vs the winner of the WVU and OU game? OU would be with 3 losses if they lost and WVU with 2 but we own the tie breaker?
I'm hoping you guys win out! That will make the WVU loss look better to the playoff committee.
Yeah. With OSU over OU and ISU winning out, the season would end either:
WV over OU
WV: 8-1 (or lower)
ISU: 7-2
OU (and maybe others): 6-3
...in which case it's clear how ISU's 1 or 2; or:
OU over WV
WV, OU: 7-2 (or lower)
ISU: 7-2
...in which case WV lost to both OU and ISU, so they would lose any tiebreaker to either team individually or as a group.
Yep, essentially we want anything to happen except OU winning its two easy games, then losing to West Virginia.Pretty much we either want OU to lose one of their next two games or win out, right?
Yep, essentially we want anything to happen except OU winning its two easy games, then losing to West Virginia.
Like WV losing to TCU, it's 99+% for Iowa State, but it's not a sure thing.What if WVU loses to OSU? Are we in no matter what if we win out?
Ive watched several ISU games, and I know you guys are good, really good.
but the nation does not and that makes the WVU loss look bad.
In this klatt video, early on he calls the WVU loss to Iowa State "an aberration."
So yeah, WVU needs ISU to beat Texas to get that notion that ISU isnt any good out of the heads of many people who can vote.
Good luck.