AnkAnk said:
Just curious. Not sure how the BCS matchups are determined. Is it likely that OSU will play the Irish? If so, what do you think the line will be. If not, who will OSU probably play?
Thanks and have a great night!
Most likely those two meet in the fiesta bowl. Theres alot to be sorted out still.
With VT and LSU losing tonight, the BCS standings will be reshuffled. The top 3 remain the same but OSU will become 4th, Oregon 5th, and ND 6th most likely.
If thats how the BCS reshuffles, the BCS scenario doesnt change much because of today. The only differences will be the auto bids go to Georgia and FSU instead of LSU and VT. OSU becomes a MANDATORY selection for the BCS because any team ranked 4 or higher in the BCS not getting an auto bid, but within a BCS conference, MUST be selected. So OSU is in. There is then a clause in ND's contract, because they have no conference affiliation, that they MUST be selected if ranked 6th or higher in the BCS. If the BCS reshuffles as I said above, they will be 6th, and an AUTO bid. The attractiveness of the teams does not change, so OSU and ND probably still end up in the fiesta bowl. Oregon gets the AUTO snub if you will.
However, one thing that could change all that is if LSU stays above ND in the BCS rankings. This is unlikely but would increase LSU and Oregon's chances of being selected instead of ND, because ND would be lower than 6th and not an AUTO selection. I personally see NO WAY LSU stays ahead of ND though, despite losing to a good Georgia team.
