http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...-12-standings-predictions-projections-playoff
A few excerpts...
"Anger season has officially begun, but there's a twinge of anxiety among Big 12 fans at this point. Its undefeated teams are sixth (Baylor), eighth (TCU), and 14th (OThe committee placed two one-loss teams ahead of Baylor. This could be a problem, right?
Probably not. The Big 12's backloaded schedules ensured the smallest possible number of quality games before November, and strength of schedule numbers for the conference's top teams are ghastly. Things will pick up.
With Oklahoma No. 15, each of the Big 12's undefeateds has three remaining games against current top-15 teams. Finish 12-0, and you're in. Finish 11-1, and you end up with at least a couple of nice wins, plus maybe a nebulous "conference champion" boost. Assuming the top teams suffer a normal number of losses, and an 11-1 champion probably gets in, too."
"The Cowboys' explosion (128 points against Kansas and Texas Tech) could be a sign of things to come, considering TCU, Baylor and OU have to come to Stillwater. S&P+ is slow to warm because the Pokes have only looked impressive a handful of times, but beat TCU this weekend, and the numbers jump."
"Win probabilities suggest a) the winner of the Week 13 tossup in Fort Worth will win the conference, but b) OU and OSU are each an upset away from muddying the waters. And anyone who remembers last year's OU-TCU or 2013's OSU-BU in Stillwater knows an upset isn't out of the question."
A few excerpts...
"Anger season has officially begun, but there's a twinge of anxiety among Big 12 fans at this point. Its undefeated teams are sixth (Baylor), eighth (TCU), and 14th (OThe committee placed two one-loss teams ahead of Baylor. This could be a problem, right?
Probably not. The Big 12's backloaded schedules ensured the smallest possible number of quality games before November, and strength of schedule numbers for the conference's top teams are ghastly. Things will pick up.
With Oklahoma No. 15, each of the Big 12's undefeateds has three remaining games against current top-15 teams. Finish 12-0, and you're in. Finish 11-1, and you end up with at least a couple of nice wins, plus maybe a nebulous "conference champion" boost. Assuming the top teams suffer a normal number of losses, and an 11-1 champion probably gets in, too."
"The Cowboys' explosion (128 points against Kansas and Texas Tech) could be a sign of things to come, considering TCU, Baylor and OU have to come to Stillwater. S&P+ is slow to warm because the Pokes have only looked impressive a handful of times, but beat TCU this weekend, and the numbers jump."
"Win probabilities suggest a) the winner of the Week 13 tossup in Fort Worth will win the conference, but b) OU and OSU are each an upset away from muddying the waters. And anyone who remembers last year's OU-TCU or 2013's OSU-BU in Stillwater knows an upset isn't out of the question."
