No. The sugar agreement says they take the highest ranked team not in the CFP. If Baylor gets throttled, it could be OU going.
Best guesses for bowl destinations for ISU this year?
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Many other conferences have an agreement where they work with the bowls to slot teams for the best possible matchup however the Big 12 selection process is entirely up to the bowls(at least it is written that way) and appears to have previously played out that way as well.
I don't think it will be OU based on the following:
- When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference.
- OU doesn't have a game this weekend and there are only a few games that involve teams ahead of them within striking distance. Yes, Baylor may be one of those teams who lose ahead of them but will they literally swap them?
Ultimately, it doesn't matter to me because the final result is still the same. 3 teams from the Big 12 are ahead of us, 2 of them will be in NY6 bowls and the 3rd will get the Alamo leaving the fine folks at Cheez It to pick the Cyclones.
- to date during the College Football Playoff era (2014–2020 football seasons), only 9 of the 84 teams selected by the committee have been ranked lower than 12th.
we definitely hope for Okie State to go to CFP to bump up each and everyone in the Big 12 and increase revenue
Okie St CFP
OU Sugar
Baylor Alamo
Cyclones Cheezit
Okie St CFP
OU Sugar
Baylor Alamo
Cyclones Cheezit
Cheer for Oklahoma St to win. Cheer for Utah to beat Oregon.
If those two things happen. It's then OU, Michigan St and BYU for the final spot in the NY6. Based on name/prestige, OU would likely win that beauty pageant.
Okie St to the CFP, Baylor to the Sugar and OU to the Fiesta.
Then ISU gets the Alamo Bowl. It would be a rematch against Oregon
If those two things happen. It's then OU, Michigan St and BYU for the final spot in the NY6. Based on name/prestige, OU would likely win that beauty pageant.
Okie St to the CFP, Baylor to the Sugar and OU to the Fiesta.
Then ISU gets the Alamo Bowl. It would be a rematch against Oregon
Pass on an Oregon rematch, we already proved we’re a better program. Would love to take down Clemson or any garbage B10 team this year.
Heavily doubt OU gets that final spot. If OU would have beaten OSU last night we could of had a legit shot of 3 teams and guaranteed two with Baylor currently at 8 with no games left.
If Oregon wins their in the Rose if they lose they will Alamo I would guess. Alot will depend on Tuesday's rankings.
Iowa State looks destined for Cheez-It or Houston depending on K-State/ISU call.
If Oregon wins their in the Rose if they lose they will Alamo I would guess. Alot will depend on Tuesday's rankings.
Iowa State looks destined for Cheez-It or Houston depending on K-State/ISU call.
OU might be an interesting TV watch now that Stoops will be on the sideline. Might help our case.
If OSU wins and goes to CFP then yes. If OSU gets screwed by committee and doesn't make CFP Baylor could be sent to Alamo (them dropping from losing a champ game over teams who don't play.. which is ridiculous). Thats worst case for ISU because it moves everyone down and then its either Houston or Liberty.
No. The wording is the next highest big XII team goes. OU is 13 and BU is 9 I think. Could move enough to invert them.
Gotchya. Sounds like a repeat of when KU leapfrogged Mizzou for the Orange.
That worked out well, as KU won the Orange and Mizzou won the Cotton! I know they were both Big 12 North Rivals, but I thought that was GREAT for the old Big 8 nostalgia!
Purely from a destination standpoint I haven't been to a bowl game since 2005 in Houston and this was the year I was putting all my eggs in the basket hoping for a big game to go to. That being said I hate to say it but after talking with people this past weekend that would possibly go to a bowl game with me it sounded like most would be in if we went to Memphis or San Antonio, some maybe if we went to Houston, and just sounded like no one had interest in Orlando for Cheez It despite the possible juicy matchup if we faced Clemson. I would be thrilled if we somehow could get the Alamo Bowl but that seems unlikely and Liberty Bowl probably is now too after beating TCU as that seems too far down the pecking order to fall to. I passed on the Vegas game holding out for a bowl game trip too so may have to bank it for another year now.
The Big 12 Bowl Partners are not forced to pick anyone. They can pick whoever they want as long as they are Bowl Eligible.
Starting the selection with the Sugar and then Alamo and then Cheezit and so on….
The only two times it's occurred, it just so happened that the CCG loser was also the next highest-ranked Big 12 team.
2014-16: No CCG
2017: Sugar was a semi
2018: #4 OU (CFP), #15 UT (runner-up)
2019: #4 OU (CFP), #7 BU (runner-up)
2020: Sugar was a semi
In 2015, before the CCG was reinstated, #16 OSU got the nod over #11 TCU based on HTH when both tied for 2nd.