FBC Week 13 thread: Frankie (Albert) Goes to Hollywood

But if they used head-to-head, as is the most logical first tier of a tiebreaker, A&M gets the spot opposite Nebraska.
We ought to get the Senate or Congress involved and make sure that the first tie-breaker is always head-to-head.

 

Am I missing something?

OU vs. OSU, A&M: 1-1
OSU vs. OU, A&M: 1-1
A&M vs. OU, OSU: 1-1

 

The biggest set-up since tee-ball.

 

That is correct. It was a three-way tie thus BCS standing determines the division winner.

 

What's funny is that the Rose Bowl does not want TCU. It wants the Stanford-Wisconsin matchup.

 

Or they're rooting like hell for Oregon State this weekend.

 

That's a flawed system, in that there is subjectivity involved. The SEC uses division record, then record against the other division, and on down the line.

 

Divisional Tiebreakers: The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie:

1. If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative
2. If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 7 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative.


1. The records of the three teams will be compared against each other
2. The records of the three teams will be compared within their division
3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of finish (4, 5 and 6)
4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all common conference opponents.
5. The highest ranked team in the first Bowl Championship Series poll following the completion of Big 12 regular season conference play shall be the representative in the Big 12 Championship Game, unless two of the tied teams are ranked within one spot of the other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the Big 12 Championship Game.
6. The team with the best overall winning percentage (excluding exempted games) shall be the representative.
7. The representative will be chosen by draw.