Will B1G Get Two BCS Bids? Will 13-0 Wisky get left behind?

The second best team in the Legends has a shot. IE if there is two teams (like Michigan and Nebraska) that finish the season with 2 losses and one is the sacrificial lamb to Wisconsin than it is possible the second team could be selected. If it were to be Iowa or Michigan State I think it is possible we could get passed over. No other team from the Leaders will make it besides Sconnie.
 
Wisconsin has only themselves to blame if they get skipped over for the NC with the high school non-conference schedule they played.
 
If Wisconsin is 13-0 they will be in the NC game. Right or wrong, if you are from the B1G and go undefeated, the whole nation wants you in the NC game. Except Iowans
 
if we have 2 teams 10-2 or better, we'll have 2 BCS teams (period)

13-0 Wisconsin will likely be in the title game. Wisc would jump Boise by then, no issue there. LSU and 'Bama play, OU and OkSU play. So, worst case 13-0 Wisc would be #3 ... just need 1 upset to avoid that.
 
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Wisky will run it up every game if they can....they have to, I dont blame them with the stigma attached to Big 10 teams in BCS games
 
I hope it's Oklahoma Vs. LSU/Bama No big 10 team should sniff the NC this year. Wisky's O is covering up for their mediocre D.

The big 10 needs to hide this year.
 
Best bet for 2 BCS might be for a 10-2 team to best Wisky for the B1G title. That team would get the automatic and 11-1 Wisky would get an at large.
 
Iowa would be 6-0 too if all of their games have been at home. (except the northern ill game but still) Wisky may be out of of the discussion come three weeks. The first week of the BCS rankings are about as valuable as the pre season top 25.
 
MissouriHerk said:
If Wisconsin is 13-0 they will be in the NC game. Right or wrong, if you are from the B1G and go undefeated, the whole nation wants you in the NC game. Except Iowans
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Not if the Big 12 and SEC champ is undefeated this year. No way Wisconsin can jump the undefeated champ from those leagues. The die is pretty much cast there.
 
MrCloseShave said:
I hope it's Oklahoma Vs. LSU/Bama No big 10 team should sniff the NC this year. Wisky's O is covering up for their mediocre D. The big 10 needs to hide this year.
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With all due respect this is common right out of your ***. Before the season started their D had done questions, but they have answered them. At this point in the season its evident they have enough D to compete for a title. Even if they don't and as you say their O is somehow masking it (I'm a little confused on how this happens) its safe to say there are good enough after it to continue.

They are giving up like what, eight points per game against BCS opponents?
 
I think I would rather Wisconsin finish #3 and win rather than embarrass the themselves and the Big Ten like I have a feeling they would if they played in the NC.

Just my opinion, of course.
 
Basics: there are four BCS at-large spots available. They can go to any team in the top 14 of the final BCS standings. The BCS bowl selection order is: #1 team's "home" bowl, #2 team's "home" bowl, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange.

As things stand now, the SEC and Big XII are virtual locks for at-large BCS births. A non-AQ school earning a spot is highly likely, so that leaves 1 open spot. That one spot is most likely to fall to a team from the Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, or Notre Dame. If Notre Dame runs the table and goes 10-2, they will be the pick. An important note to remember: the only team to ever earn a BCS at-large slot after losing twice after November 1 was Iowa in '09. The Big Ten needs Notre Dame to lose at least one more game. Here are some scenarios that would give the Big Ten a big advantage (for the sake of my scenarios, I'm assuming the Big Ten holds an at-large advantage over the ACC and the Big East):

1. Wisconsin loses in the Big Ten title game to fall to 12-1. A 12-1 Big Ten team would be very difficult to pass up.

2. Oregon loses to Stanford and one other Pac-12 opponent. This would leave the #2 Pac-12 team at 9-3. A 9-3 Pac-12 #2 option would likely get passed up in favor of a 9-3, 9-4, or 10-3 Big Ten #2 option.

3. Oklahoma State loses to Kansas State or Baylor and loses to Oklahoma. This would severely hurt their odds of finishing in the final 4 and would make it so an extra BCS slot would open up. A 10-2 Oklahoma State team coming off a pair of late season losses wouldn't be an attractive Big 12 #2 option.

4. Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma in Bedlam and finishes #2 behind an SEC team in the final BCS standings; Nebraska loses to Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game but still finishes in the top-14 in the final BCS standings. In this scenario, the Sugar Bowl would replace Bama/LSU with LSU/Bama and the Fiesta Bowl would have the next two selections. An OU-Nebraska Fiesta Bowl matchup would be utterly irresistible for bowl officials.

5. West Virginia wins the Big East; Stanford wins the Pac-12; Alabama and the Big XII champion meet in the title game; Sugar and Fiesta replace with LSU and Big XII #2; and the Fiesta Bowl picks Boise State third. This would put the Sugar Bowl in a tough spot. They would already have LSU, so picking WVU or Oregon would cause a regular season rematch. They could do this and let the BCS and conference officials move every one around (which is technically a part of the rules), or they could pick a Big Ten team.

While #4 might be fun, I think #5 is the most likely scenario, but in order for it to happen, Big Ten fans need to root hard for Alabama to beat LSU. Here are my guesses at what the BCS bowls will look like:

Title game: Alabama-Oklahoma
Sugar: LSU-Nebraska
Orange: Clemson-West Virginia
Fiesta: Oklahoma State-Boise State
Rose: Wisconsin-Stanford
 
Jon, I'm intrigued by this statement:
The Pac 12 and Big East are one-bid leagues this year. If Clemson wins the ACC, that is a one-bid league as well. If Clemson loses the ACC title game with that as their lone loss, they have a rabid fan base that could play well to Orange Bowl directors.
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Are you suggesting that the Orange Bowl officials would pick a rematch of the ACC championship game for their game? Are you suggesting that they would have a choice, given that Boise State or West Virginia might get passed to them by the other bowls?
 
The sure fire way for the Big Ten to get two BCS bids is very simple. The Hawks have to beat Wisky in the Big Ten title game and go to the Rose Bowl,while Wisky can go to the Sugar. Everybody happy.
 
There are not many scenarios where the Big Ten gets 2 BCS bids this year. But the most obvious one is if Wisconsin runs the table but gets upset in the Big Ten championship game. It is highly unlikely a 12-1 Wisconsin gets passed up by the BCS. The other scenario is for Michigan or Nebraska to run the table and lose in the Big Ten championship game to finish 11-2. Either of those schools would be very appealing to a BCS bowl, especially the Rose Bowl if Wisconsin was to somehow get in the BCS NC game. All the rest of the Big Ten schools need to win the Big Ten championship game to get the Rose Bowl bid.
 
Yep. 12-1 Wisky losing in B1G Champ is the best chance. But a 10-2 Nebby with only two losses to undefeated Wisky would be a good bet. Particularly with their schedule and their traveling base.
 
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