Stoops is the Godfather of the Big XII Tiebreaker
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:38 pm
says San Antonio-based ESPN Big XII writer, and not so disguised UT honk (not just this article), Tim Griffin. Somehow, i don't think Mangino, Pelini, Briles and Leach are under Stoopsies thumb when they compete with him in football games. Mack was a Switzer assistant, does he shill for OU?
and Griffin implies they left Mack out of the whole deal--he didn't get representation (for not showing up). UT has a legit bitch about last year, i haven't ever said otherwise, but this is just stupid. I can't believe this guy gets paid to write about the Big XII as a national writer. he's so Texas parochial.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-9-27 ... ?post=true
No surprise that Big 12 coaches opt to keep tiebreaking status quo
May 6, 2009 11:37 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Big 12 coaches took the expected approach when they rejected the plan to change the conference's current tiebreaking rules for three-way deadlocks.
Coaches voted to keep the current manner of using the BCS standings to break ties between two or more teams.
It was the rule that boosted Oklahoma into the Big 12 title game on the fifth of sixth tiebreakers. Oklahoma finished 13 thousandths of a point last December after a three-way tie for the South championship involving the Sooners, Longhorns and Texas Tech.
I've got to think the fact that Texas was complaining the most about this particular rule didn't help the chances of change. Add that Texas coach Mack Brown wasn't present to argue his points and it was a tough uphill battle for the Longhorns to push for.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he was willing to go with whatever way the other coaches would be willing to vote.
Stoops controls a rather sizable bloc of coaching votes who he has either worked under him or worked with. The Oklahoma coach was employed by Kansas State's Bill Snyder earlier in his career. Kansas coach Mark Mangino, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach and Nebraska coach Bo Pelini all worked on Stoops' staff. And Baylor coach Art Briles worked under Leach at Tech, making him a second-generation protege of Stoops.
The biggest reason, however, was because coaches believe the current system better provides a better chance for a national championship. The argument goes that there might be a chance that a fifth-ranked or sixth-ranked team might earn a championship game appearance over a team that's ranked first or second -- costing the conference a shot at a potential national championship.
Even the controversy of settling the Big 12 South by the fifth tiebreaker actually might have increased attention in the conference last season. The conference's national exposure had never been higher in the 13-season history of the conference than during the last month of the season.
Deep down, is that such a bad thing for Commissioner Dan Beebe and the conference?
The coaches' recommendation will be analyzed by conference athletic directors at their meeting May 18-20 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
But I'm not thinking they will change the current tiebreaking rule, either.
and Griffin implies they left Mack out of the whole deal--he didn't get representation (for not showing up). UT has a legit bitch about last year, i haven't ever said otherwise, but this is just stupid. I can't believe this guy gets paid to write about the Big XII as a national writer. he's so Texas parochial.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-9-27 ... ?post=true
No surprise that Big 12 coaches opt to keep tiebreaking status quo
May 6, 2009 11:37 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Big 12 coaches took the expected approach when they rejected the plan to change the conference's current tiebreaking rules for three-way deadlocks.
Coaches voted to keep the current manner of using the BCS standings to break ties between two or more teams.
It was the rule that boosted Oklahoma into the Big 12 title game on the fifth of sixth tiebreakers. Oklahoma finished 13 thousandths of a point last December after a three-way tie for the South championship involving the Sooners, Longhorns and Texas Tech.
I've got to think the fact that Texas was complaining the most about this particular rule didn't help the chances of change. Add that Texas coach Mack Brown wasn't present to argue his points and it was a tough uphill battle for the Longhorns to push for.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he was willing to go with whatever way the other coaches would be willing to vote.
Stoops controls a rather sizable bloc of coaching votes who he has either worked under him or worked with. The Oklahoma coach was employed by Kansas State's Bill Snyder earlier in his career. Kansas coach Mark Mangino, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach and Nebraska coach Bo Pelini all worked on Stoops' staff. And Baylor coach Art Briles worked under Leach at Tech, making him a second-generation protege of Stoops.
The biggest reason, however, was because coaches believe the current system better provides a better chance for a national championship. The argument goes that there might be a chance that a fifth-ranked or sixth-ranked team might earn a championship game appearance over a team that's ranked first or second -- costing the conference a shot at a potential national championship.
Even the controversy of settling the Big 12 South by the fifth tiebreaker actually might have increased attention in the conference last season. The conference's national exposure had never been higher in the 13-season history of the conference than during the last month of the season.
Deep down, is that such a bad thing for Commissioner Dan Beebe and the conference?
The coaches' recommendation will be analyzed by conference athletic directors at their meeting May 18-20 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
But I'm not thinking they will change the current tiebreaking rule, either.
