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<blockquote data-quote="Nick Danger" data-source="post: 3178193" data-attributes="member: 33407"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Additionally, it could have an effect, both good or bad, in getting a <em><strong>second conference team</strong></em> into the playoff! Remember, the winner of the conference championship game will be designated the "conference champion", and therefore get awarded the Big-12's AQ bid, regardless of the pre-game rankings of the two teams. </span></p><p></p><p>You could see a scenario where, say, a #6 ranked Baylor is playing a 14th (or even 18th) ranked TCU in the Championship Game, and TCU upsets Baylor (See last year). Most likely, in that situation, Baylor would lose 2-3-4 slots back to a #9 or #10 ranking, but still be in the playoff as an at-large team, while TCU would <em><span style="font-size: 15px">also</span></em> get into the playoff, regardless of how many, or how few, slots they get bumped up, courtesy of their brand-new<strong><span style="font-size: 15px"> Get Out of Jail Free card</span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 15px"> (the AQ bid)! </span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Conversely, you could have a scenario where a #6 ranked Baylor is playing a #11 ranked TCU in the Championship game, and in this situation, Baylor ekes out a narrow win over TCU, as expected, thereby knocking TCU (the second team) out of the playoffs at the very last minute!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nick Danger, post: 3178193, member: 33407"] [SIZE=4]Additionally, it could have an effect, both good or bad, in getting a [I][B]second conference team[/B][/I] into the playoff! Remember, the winner of the conference championship game will be designated the "conference champion", and therefore get awarded the Big-12's AQ bid, regardless of the pre-game rankings of the two teams. [/SIZE] You could see a scenario where, say, a #6 ranked Baylor is playing a 14th (or even 18th) ranked TCU in the Championship Game, and TCU upsets Baylor (See last year). Most likely, in that situation, Baylor would lose 2-3-4 slots back to a #9 or #10 ranking, but still be in the playoff as an at-large team, while TCU would [I][SIZE=4]also[/SIZE][/I] get into the playoff, regardless of how many, or how few, slots they get bumped up, courtesy of their brand-new[B][SIZE=4] Get Out of Jail Free card[/SIZE][/B][I][SIZE=4] (the AQ bid)! [/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=4]Conversely, you could have a scenario where a #6 ranked Baylor is playing a #11 ranked TCU in the Championship game, and in this situation, Baylor ekes out a narrow win over TCU, as expected, thereby knocking TCU (the second team) out of the playoffs at the very last minute![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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