ticketfrog123
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The sugar bowl is a NY6 bowl and OBLIGATED to take the best B12 team based on conference record. It’s texas or OU since they’re in the CCG.
We better not get screwed out of the Texas Bowl
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The sugar bowl is a NY6 bowl and OBLIGATED to take the best B12 team based on conference record. It’s texas or OU since they’re in the CCG.
TCUdirtbag
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I don’t necessarily agree. The thing you keep ignoring across threads is the legitimate possibility that if the Big 12 misses the Playoff, there may simply not be room in the NY6 due to contract games.
With Orange and Cotton tied up with Semifinals, Sugar and Rose with dedicated teams, only Peach and Fiesta have open slots. One of those goes to UCF.
Pretty viable scenario where 1-4 Bama Clemson Notre Dame Ohio State make the Playoff. Michigan Pac-12 champ, Georgia and UT fill the contract bowls. UCF to NY6. Then it’s all about how far an 11-2 OU falls.
And if there are any upsets in the other CCGs it could be a mess. A Georgia win would put UGA and Bama in the Playoff. A Pitt win probably knocks Clemson out, and Pitt gets an NY6 at-large to Fiesta or Peach because the Orange (ACC Champ contract) is occupied by CFO Semi. And of course Clemson would still get an NY6 at-large berth to the one Pitt isn’t in. Ohio State losing may just knock em to another NY6 bowl etc etc.
It seems safest to see OU beat a top 10ish Texas team (9 in AP) and stay over an Ohio State team that isn’t playing a good CCG opponent.
I do think we should all wait to see the new CFP rankings this week before making too many assumptions. Where the committee puts OU and tOSU will be somewhat telling.
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TopFrog
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About the only thing for certain is if Texas beats OU, the Sooners will go to a NY6 game and the rest of the B12 bowl teams get knocked down one selection level. All other scenarios are presently up for grabs and speculation. Ohio State is a wild card and we have seen in the past how that can go.
Moose Stuff
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OU losing and getting a NY6 invite is more likely than everything you just wrote. That’s my opinion.
It’s interesting to me that you just made assumptions for 5 paragraphs and ended with a 6th telling people to stop making assumptions.
Moose Stuff
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I’m certain this isn’t certain.
TopFrog
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Why is that not certain? That is what will happen if UT wins. The one thing I am not certain of is whether OU will make the playoff if the Sooners win Saturday (or what the rankings will look like tomorrow night).
Frog-in-law1995
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As you suggest, 3 teams would have to jump OU for them to get left out of the NY6 if they lose to Texas. It would take something as unlikely as Georgia beating Bama and Pitt beating Clemson before that even starts to become possible. Even then, OU has by far the best resume to get the last spot. It’d be 11-2 OU vs. 10-2 Wash State and 9-3 Penn State/Florida/LSU. And none of those teams made their CCG.
It’s far more likely Ohio State jumps OU for the final playoff spot.
Frog-in-law1995
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If Texas beats OU, UT plays in the Sugar and OU likely plays in the Peach or Fiesta. If OU wins and makes the playoff, UT will still play in the Sugar. If OU wins and doesn’t make the playoff, they play in the Sugar and UT goes to the Alamo and everybody gets knocked down a peg.
Moose Stuff
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This.
Moose Stuff
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Already answered by another poster, but a couple reasons why that isn’t certain. If UT wins it’s not certain OU gets a NY6 invite. It’s very likely, but not certain. Also, if UT wins and OU gets a NY6 invite that means they both get one (UT to Sugar) which wouldn’t push the rest of the Big 12 down one selection level.
DixieFrog
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Memphis is a 3.5 hour drive from NashVega$.
What’s wrong with a little Beale Street on New Years Eve?
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Pharm Frog
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Nothing but we have friends over in Nashville from when we lived there and I simply like Nashville better...much better. And it would surprise nobody that knows me that Beale Street holds very little value for me. Ironically, the best NYE's I've spent were in Nashville.
TopFrog
Lifelong Frog
OK, I am thinking OU definitely makes NY6 if they lose to UT. Then I guess UT does get one if they win for being conference champ. I suppose having two B12 teams getting a NY6 bowl would be uncertain.
Moose Stuff
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My favorite non Texas town is Nashville by a wide margin.
Moose Stuff
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I think OU gets one too (I’d be shocked if they didn’t). Just saying it isn’t assured.
DixieFrog
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Trust me, I get it .. Beale Street and downtown Memphis can be rough. Wife and kids haven't been to Memphis, so we will probably stay 1-2 nights max (if we go to the Liberty Bowl).
frogs9497
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Doesn't say much for Memphis, obviously. And I hate driving anywhere over an hour.
TCUdirtbag
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No. This is not certain.
The only thing that is certain is that a Big 12 team will play in the Sugar Bowl.
Dogfrog
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Nothing against Memphis really, just like Nashville better and my wife has never spent time in Nashville. Would need to fly and based on where I have my FF miles, Nashville provides better options.
