Spring Break
Big 12 creates more BCS controversy
AP
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Sports
After beating Oklahoma and jumping to No. 1 in the polls, Texas (11-1) lost at Texas Tech 39-33 on Nov. 1. The Red Raiders (11-1), No. 2 at the time, then lost at Oklahoma 65-21 on Nov. 22.
Texas coach Mack Brown has stopped short of supporting a playoff, saying only that the BCS is flawed. Brown also lamented the Big 12's tiebreaker system, which removed the head-to-head element.
In the SEC, a similar three-way division tie would be settled by eliminating the lowest rated team in the BCS standings, then reverting back to head-to-head results between the remaining teams.
But ultimately, the Longhorns' victory against Oklahoma couldn't trump the Sooners' surge over the past two months. Oklahoma has scored at least 60 points in its past four games, and has won its past five games by at least 20 points each.
Though it's not as if Texas has been struggling down the stretch. The Longhorns' only loss of the season came on a Graham Harrell-to-Michael Crabtree touchdown pass with one second left in the game.
Texas coach Mack Brown has stopped short of supporting a playoff, saying only that the BCS is flawed. Brown also lamented the Big 12's tiebreaker system, which removed the head-to-head element.
In the SEC, a similar three-way division tie would be settled by eliminating the lowest rated team in the BCS standings, then reverting back to head-to-head results between the remaining teams.
But ultimately, the Longhorns' victory against Oklahoma couldn't trump the Sooners' surge over the past two months. Oklahoma has scored at least 60 points in its past four games, and has won its past five games by at least 20 points each.
Though it's not as if Texas has been struggling down the stretch. The Longhorns' only loss of the season came on a Graham Harrell-to-Michael Crabtree touchdown pass with one second left in the game.
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