BCS Talk: LSU/Bama may be playing each other twice this season

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  1. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    With Oklahoma and Wisconsin losing tonight, there are just a handful of undefeated teams left over that would prevent such a scenario.

    What needs to happen:

    1) A very close contest between LSU and Alabama (likely)
    2) The loser dominates it's last 3 opponents (likely)
    3) Watch the undefeated teams lose 1 by 1 (bound to happen)

    The undefeated teams of relevance that remain (in order of priority for LSU/Bama loser's hopes):

    1. Stanford
    2. Clemson
    3. Oklahoma State
    4. Boise State (not sure if this even needs to happen)
    5. Kansas State

    That's not a lot of teams. And no one believes Clemson or Kansas State is going undefeated. And they won't.

    That leaves Stanford and Oklahoma State.

    Stanford:
    @USC
    Oregon
    Notre Dame
    PAC 12 CG (USC or Arizona State likely choices)

    Oklahoma State:
    Baylor
    Kansas State
    @Texas Tech
    Oklahoma

    Neither of those 2 teams are going undefeated, I do not believe.

    The question would come down to an 11-1 SEC team that totally dominated every team on their schedule except for the close loss to the #1 team in the nation vs an undefeated Boise State who boasts Georgia as their one and only big win on the entire season.

    It will be critical to see where Boise State is in the human polls tomorrow. I think Clemson jumps them and so they may not go up at all (Wisconsin will fall past them). Oregon may be pushing right up in back of them too. Kansas State as well.

    I'll put my money on the SEC team.
     
    islstl, Oct 23, 2011
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  2. TigerFan90

    TigerFan90 Too far away from home

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    That would be a crazy scenario, and send a lot of people around the country to the bridge for a suicide jump.

    I like it. :)
     
    TigerFan90, Oct 23, 2011
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  3. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    What LSU/Bama has going for it over what happened in 2006 with Michigan and Ohio State is the fact that 4 more weekends of play will occur after the Nov 5th tilt. Michigan and Ohio State played each other on the last weekend of Big 10 football. And nobody wanted to see a rematch. So Florida got voted over Michigan and rightfully so.
     
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  4. lsudolemite

    lsudolemite CodeJockey Extraordinaire

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    I don't know that I buy that. There's still a big stigma attached to a non-conference champ getting into the big game. Also, voters recognize that if you want to make it to the big dance, you have to make the opportunity count the first time around in the head-to-head, and you don't get a do-over later if you blow your chance. This is the reason they didn't want the OSU/Michigan rematch IMO, not because it was one week or four weeks apart.
     
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  5. MLUTiger

    MLUTiger Secular Humanist

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    The SEC has won the last five. Pitting two SEC teams against each other seems natural at this point...
     
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  6. gynojunkie

    gynojunkie "Pooties R Us"

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    Interesting.

    But, no one outside of the SEC wants a scenario that would guarantee another SEC BCSNC Trophy. They will dust off anyone--anyone, for the chance to dethrone an SEC team.

    Not saying I wouldn't love the scenario though....:crystal::crystal::crystal:
     
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  7. COramprat

    COramprat Simma Da Na

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    If it were to be I'd would have liked to have seen Wisconsin in the CG. Now...I just don't see a match-up that is even close to being competitive other than a rematch of Bama and LSU.

    Another wrinkle...all those scenarios above occur and Oregon keeps winning. Could be a rematch there too if we keep winning.
     
    COramprat, Oct 23, 2011
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  8. stevescookin

    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    Bama ought to be pinning their hopes on this scenario....lol
     
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  9. Herb

    Herb Founding Member

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    I'd prefer to see Okie State vs LSU in the BCSCG. Les going up against his old team would be far more interesting than us vs Bama, which would only feed the negatigers' love of Saban should we lose.
     
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  10. Brian

    Brian Founding Member

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    I also immediately thought of this scenario last night, but Clemson is going to lose to who, though? A USCe team without Lattimore and Garcia?

    USC isn't eligible to play in the PAC-12 title game.

    In my view Clemson is the team most likely to go undefeated along with Boise, who shouldn't get in even if they do.
     
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