***Official ISU Bowl Predictions***
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OU needed help most of those years too whereas there is no question ACC is getting in and SEC had two teams in and potentially get two in again. How does the B1G and Pac 12 feel about their nine game conference schedules?
9 game conference schedules are stupid if you are trying to make the playoffs each year. You can do it but there is usually a lot of sweating going on and hoping things fall your way.
That's probably true...but the reality is we haven't played to that level most of the year. So, we get what we'll get. We have no room to complain if the Liberty Bowl invites us. Our team gets to practice for another month. Very valuable for players playing next year!
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If the first 3 are picked in that order, I bet the Texas bowl picks us over Okie Lite. We can jump OSU due to fan support/travelling and Pollard being a slick salesman. In that scenario I see Liberty picking K-State and OSU slipping to the Cheez it
Tired of seeing the whiners in here about lack of quality wins. Schedules are made way in advance and with Iowa in non conf and a round robin big 12 schedule you have to schedule light in those other non conference games. Also ISU can't control how other big 12 teams do. At least this program is at a point that we do what we need to do in beating the teams beneath us. Our losses we were all competitive in and our worst game was a loss by 10 where the FG to make it 10 was late in the game.
Big 12 left out 2014
2015 - fine
Big 12 left out 2016
2017 Thank you Iowa for beating Ohio St and Ohio St beating Wisky in Big 10 title game. Wisky fell from 3 to 6 after that loss. 2 SEC teams made it in 2017 thanks to 8 conference games.
2018 Thank you Alabama for beating Georgia in the SEC title game or there would have been 2 SEC teams again. Notre Dame also made it in 2018 with only 12 data points. I am not advocating to take away the Big 12 Championship, I just think it is dumb that the Big 12 gives itself a lower probability of making the playoff. As long as other conferences can get teams in by dodging others, the Big 12 should too.
Quality wins, according to the playoff committee, is beating a team with >.500 record. Does not matter the name on the jersey. Beating a 7-5 Tulsa is a better win than beating a 6-6 Kansas State in the eyes of the committee.
Tulsa would be a quality win in that situation, K-State is not. Going to 8 conference games allows teams in the Big 12 to earn more quality wins because there are 5 less guaranteed losses for the conference. Guess what else that does? This allows teams to get top 25 wins because you can have a few teams at 8-4 or 9-3 which would end up ranked.
Getting Tennessee in Memphis lines up with what we usually get in the post season
ISU has the fans but will lower bowls think they are wavering with a disappointing end to the year?
My guess
Alamo-Baylor/Oklahoma loser
Camping-Texas
Texas-KState (based on season ending win over ISU)
Liberty-Okie State(haven’t had them lately)
Cheez-it- ISU
A lot of variables could come into play. Tbh I only feel confident on is the Alamo.
My guess
Alamo-Baylor/Oklahoma loser
Camping-Texas
Texas-KState (based on season ending win over ISU)
Liberty-Okie State(haven’t had them lately)
Cheez-it- ISU
A lot of variables could come into play. Tbh I only feel confident on is the Alamo.
I care because I treat the bowl game as a vacation. I honestly don't care about the opponent, I just want a good location. And to me Memphis is a **** hole and the weather sucks (see the last 2 times ISU was there). The only plus is the food. Phx is my hope because of the weather.
Placing my bet on Phoenix and K State getting Liberty. At least Cheez It isn't the day after Christmas and is played on a Friday night this year. Probably the best destination to get people excited. Hopefully a Pac 12 opponent.
@jereseib You can dislike my post but it does not mean I am wrong. @cfbmatrix and @cfb_professor on twitter are good follows on how the committee works. They nail it every year. Feel free to give them a follow and hopefully you'll come around on 8 conference games. (8 conference games assumes you want the Big 12 to have the best chance of making the playoff)
Hate to break it to you but Okie State was just in Liberty Bowl last year.
