(11-21-2021 10:18 AM)bearcatmark Wrote: (11-21-2021 10:11 AM)bcat1997 Wrote: I think our best chance is 2 loss BIG12 champ. Whoever wins Bedlam goes down in championship game. The Bama game @ Auburn this week will be interesting as well. Bama is not that good this year and Auburn plays well at home. I don't trust the committee on 2-loss Bama. I have no worries about ND...can't believe the chatter out there about them jumping an undefeated Cincy. I think Ohio State and Georgia continue to roll. Win next week and it will be the most exciting championship week of our lives get in or not.
I'd be stunned if Oklahoma passed us even with 2 wins.
Oklahoma state is more worrisome so I'm hoping Oklahoma continues the tradition of whooping that ass in Bedlam.
This article from ESPN shares your thought. I'll believe it when I see it, not sold yet. But agree with you we root for Oklahoma to win.
Both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State won in Week 12, setting up a Bedlam showdown in the regular-season finale. While they have identical records, Oklahoma State remains the more realistic contender at this point because the Sooners sank five spots following their Week 11 loss to Baylor and are now looking up at two-loss Ole Miss (and two-loss Baylor). Oklahoma has also had some narrow wins this fall against unheralded opponents, starting with a 40-35 win against now 2-9 Tulane in the season opener and more recently, a 35-23 win against Kansas on Oct. 23. The Sooners trailed the now 2-9 Jayhawks twice by double digits.
If Oklahoma finishes as a one-loss Big 12 champion, it would at least be considered, but it's hard to imagine the Sooners catapulting from No. 13 ahead of Notre Dame and Cincinnati and into the top four.
This week, Oklahoma State should climb as high as the No. 7 spot, which is a more feasible leap into the playoff, especially considering two teams ranked ahead -- Ohio State and Michigan -- will play each other. If the Cowboys finish as one-loss champs, and Cincinnati loses, they still have to worry about Notre Dame. Oklahoma State would have the conference championship, plus its two wins against ranked opponents Baylor and Oklahoma -- and a third in the Big 12 title game. The Cowboys' résumé would have a slight edge over the Irish, along with its Big 12 title, but it would have to hope the committee doesn't think Notre Dame is "unequivocally" better.