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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
I wondered what the odds were all 3 games would break against the Big 12. This prob grid gives us a good idea:
http://football.stassen.com/pointspread/
1) Bammy -14.5: 85.14%
2). Fsu -3.5: 60.6%
3. Ohio State +4.0. (1-.647) 35.3%
Factoring all three: just 18.2% chance. There's not a person on earth who wouldn't bet the ranch with such odds. |
Cool story. It has nothing to do with Bowlsby's **** up, though. If one of those teams had lost, a Big 12 team was in...irrespective of that dumb shit. Bowlsby's gaffe put Baylor at a disadvantage by diluting the value of their conference championship compared to Ohio State.
Truth be told, Ohio State gets in either way. All Bowlsby did was make the Big 12 look like a bunch of bitches more interested in gaming the system than in earning their way in. It's a bad look, and the conference should dump him and disavow his methods.
The schools in the conference really do deserve better. Texas notwithstanding, they circled the wagons exceptionally well and made the best of a very bad situation. If the conference as a whole would embrace the underdog role, it has the potential to be very successful. Put together aggressive out of conference schedules...anyone anywhere anytime. Basically...do the exact opposite of what Baylor and TCU have done. Be Oklahoma State, Kansas State (this year's version), and West Virginia. A reasonable effort against Florida State is better than kicking The Incarnate Word's ass.