As we wind down the final month of the regular season college football schedule - rivalry games taking center stage - the Big 12 Conference is currently sitting on the outside looking in for a shot at one of the coveted 4 spots in the BCS Bowl Playoff. When the season kicked off way back in early September, four Big 12 schools actually had high hopes of receiving one of those four esteemed bids. Oklahoma, Baylor, West Virginia and Oklahoma State University all started the season like that little ant; they had “high hopes”!
But as we near the end of the season, the college football Bowl Championship Series Selection Committee is simply not showing any love for the top rated teams from the conference. Baylor saw their season hopes plummet amid …show more content…
The Cowboy faithful will make the trek from Stillwater to Norman with upset on their mind. An OSU win on December 3rd and the Cowboys will lasso the Big 12 Championship and punch their ticket for the Big D on January 1st. The loser will by default earn the conferences 2nd bowl spot in The Valero Alamo Bowl.
What this really means for the Big 12 Conference’s national image is that none of their schools warrant consideration to play for the coveted crystal ball handed to the NCAA football national champion. The winner of the Oklahoma – OSU game will be the only university deemed worthy of even playing on New Year’s Day.
The Mountaineers still have a date with Iowa State before they finish their season in “win for school pride” game in Morgantown, West Virginia against Baylor. The Bears will have little to play for except some season-ending solace to lick their wounds. WVU will be in a must win situation to prove themselves worthy of the conference’s 3rd best bowl bid; a date in the Sunshine State at The Russell Athletic Bowl.
Not much cancellation for a proud member of the NCAA Power Five football conferences to be sitting on the outside looking in for a chance to vie for the national
But as we near the end of the season, the college football Bowl Championship Series Selection Committee is simply not showing any love for the top rated teams from the conference. Baylor saw their season hopes plummet amid …show more content…
The Cowboy faithful will make the trek from Stillwater to Norman with upset on their mind. An OSU win on December 3rd and the Cowboys will lasso the Big 12 Championship and punch their ticket for the Big D on January 1st. The loser will by default earn the conferences 2nd bowl spot in The Valero Alamo Bowl.
What this really means for the Big 12 Conference’s national image is that none of their schools warrant consideration to play for the coveted crystal ball handed to the NCAA football national champion. The winner of the Oklahoma – OSU game will be the only university deemed worthy of even playing on New Year’s Day.
The Mountaineers still have a date with Iowa State before they finish their season in “win for school pride” game in Morgantown, West Virginia against Baylor. The Bears will have little to play for except some season-ending solace to lick their wounds. WVU will be in a must win situation to prove themselves worthy of the conference’s 3rd best bowl bid; a date in the Sunshine State at The Russell Athletic Bowl.
Not much cancellation for a proud member of the NCAA Power Five football conferences to be sitting on the outside looking in for a chance to vie for the national