Chris Fowler: Missouri or OU could jump LSU

I usually find Fowler to be a level-headed analyst, but his latest column has me scratching my head. If LSU were to win out, especially now that OSU and Oregon have bitten the dust, it would seem that LSU would be a lock for the BCSCG even if Kansas wins out.

But Fowler seems to think LSU is on "thin ice" with voters for the close wins (and almost comes off sounding like a jilted lover :lol. If Kansas drops one, I personally cannot imagine voters jumping either of those one-loss teams over LSU without another loss, since it would set a very dubious precedent. Which got me thinking: has a #1 team ever lost its slot to a team with an equal record WITHOUT losing an additional game? Food for thought.

 

LSU should be a lock for the BCSCG if they win out; the question is whether they are 1 or 2 in the final BCS standings. Doesn't mean anything even if they end up being #2; it would be more cool if they end up beating the BCS#1 team in the BCSCG:thumb:

 

Beings that Chris Fowler has very little say over what happens in the BCS and can only speculate much like us, I would hold very little credence over what he says.

 

I think the only team that could jump us is KU, because they are undefeated. If they run the table, then they are likely #1, but who really cares. No one else has a shot at jumping us to #2, regardless of style points to come.

 

With the latest BCS vote totals, the "thin ice" seems to be mostly in the commemtators heads. LSU holds its fate in its own hands. If they win out, especially over a top 5 Georgia- which is possible, there is no way they drop in the standings.

 

I am assuming you are talking about a losing a BCS slot, and I am pretty sure the answer is no. But it has happened in other polls... And it has happened in other slots in the BCS. I am pretty sure in 2003 we jumped USC on the final weekend for the number 2 slot. Doesn't really matter though cause as it was stated before, we just need to be in the top two to get our shot and prove we are the best team in the country.

 

To clarify, yes I am talking about being #1 in the BCS and losing the opportunity to play for the NC.

Now that I think about it, I have to believe he wrote the column before Oregon lost last night. Had Oregon won, he would have a valid point about style points and which 1-loss teams should go to the NC. I'm still not 100% sold on bumping KU to #1 even if they win out given how ridiculously easy the rest of their schedule was, but it's definitely a possibility (but who cares?) With Missouri, KU, and OU playing a de facto round robin, I see absolutely no way LSU can drop lower than #2, provided they not lose the next 3 games.

 

I can see how we could be on thin ice with voters for our close wins. But if we win convincingly the next two weeks, I don't think it'll be an issue at all.

 

The only way we get jumped:
If LSU drops a game. Then it will be a matter of LSU dropping and nobody jumping.
And if KU wins out and LSU wins out. A convincing win over Mizz and OU would probably propel them past us. Unless we just blew the last 3 games wide open, then nobody jumps LSU.


GEAUX Tigers.
I'm so nervous

 

That's ok because TV talk show hosts like Steven A. Smith are absolutely SOLD on LSU BECAUSE of their strength of schedule and the teams we've beat!

In fact, he was bashing Kansas because of their weak schedule. Said something about if Kansas would have played LSU's schedule, they wouldn't have faired as well or something along those lines.