Can the Loser of LSU-Alabama get a National Title Rematch?
Posted on | October 26, 2011 | No Comments
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Can the Loser of LSU-Alabama get a National Title Rematch?
We’re now ten days away from a game that promises to be so good, people will ask off of work for it. And one of the questions that’s developing in the preview of the game, is, well, it’s can we see a rematch between these two teams in the BCS Championship? The qualifier does hold. (The loser has to win out and win big). But there will be dominoes that need to fall as well to improve the chance of this event occuring.
So we’re going to look at the other dominoes and see what exactly they need to fall to guarantee yet another SEC championship.
Oklahoma State: Suddenly, all eyes are on them, but their schedule is not that easy. Even before the December 4th visit from Oklahoma, the Cowboys still have a surprisingly tough three game stretch. They’ll likely get past Baylor, but they do have Kansas State and a suddenly very interesting trip to Lubbock to face Texas Tech. And as we all know, Seth Doege can gunsling with anybody. And just so you know, Mike Gundy may be a viral video star, but he’s beaten Oklahoma
Odds of elimination: 85%
Clemson: The last time the BCS had a legitimate case for awkwardness was the 2004 season. We all know about what happened to Auburn. But Clemson currently sits behind Boise State in the BCS rankings, and they’re only game versus a BCS ranked opponent is if South Carolina can survive their loss of Marcus Lattimore. If they don’t get tripped by Georgia Tech in Atlanta? They’re going to play a team they already beat in the ACC title game.
Odds of elimination: 20%
Boise State: The most interesting team that’s still alive. The toughest game that remains on their schedule is a road trip to a decent San Diego State. Though the question is, if Georgia keeps winning, will that be enough to surpass the penalty of conference games at UNLV and versus New Mexico? (And can they keep it closer than three scores in the SEC title game?) Because there’s little chance they lose before a bowl game.
Odds of a loss: 5%
Odds of elimination: 25%
Stanford: Their schedule is not easy, but with Cliff Harris’s continued misadventures with vehicles? Stanford suddenly seems like they can win out. And by winning out, they’ll get a road win over a good USC team, a win over good but wounded Oregon team, and a win over an inconsistent but likely BCS ranked when they meet Notre Dame. They may get that BCS ranking more in line with their poll ranking.
Odds of elimination: 20%
So, even with what might be a 37% chance that you’ll see every unbeaten team lose out on the BCS title game. There are still several aspects to a rematch that need to be discussed. One, November Arkansas always seems better than September Arkansas. And there is usually a whole lot of strange in the battle for the boot. Two, Oklahoma isn’t dead despite their embarrassing swaggerjacking by Texas Tech. Win with style against Kansas State and Texas A&M, and all that’s forgotten. And three? No matter how hard Gary Danielson bangs the drum for the SEC, there are other conferences that know how to campaign better nowadays.
But no matter what? Unless you’re Wisconsin, and Ken Massey ranks you behind Syracuse and Miami of Florida for the BCS rankings? You’re interested in seeing how this all shakes out.
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