They will take UT in the Fiesta Bowl because Mack Brown will cry and we (Tech fans) will not have websites, flyovers or crybaby campaigns about the Head to Head WIN over UT.
Tech will go to the Cotton Bowl and play Miss. I know I will be behind my team not crying just going nuts for a 12th win and a top 5 finish.

Go Tech.

We’re not going to the BCS bowl for reasons above as well as:

1) We’re not a traditional powerhouse with traditions like Texas that will travel from all around the country and buy tickets to fill an 80,000 seat facility.
2) We don’t have politicians or deep pocket alums lobbying for our spot in a BCS Bowl.
3) We’re not the media darling that get the publicity from the media like ESPN, Sports Illustrated, talk radio. It just baffles me that ABC gave Mack Brown almost 15 minutes during the OU-OSU game.

We beat Texas and no mention of it whatsoever other than we’re the team that gave Texas their one-loss. I’ll accept our Bowl and will be there to support the team. No way in hell will I cheer on OU…i hope they get trashed by Florida in the NC game. I might root for Texas as all of my friends went there.

According to the rules for selectin the Big 12 Champion and so forth you can find it at http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/eligibility.

Under these rules which suck, the following:

1. Head to Head to determine any ties. This solves nothing this year for OU, Texas or Texas Tech

2. This one is often forgotten. Head to Head against common ranked opponenets where Kansas and OSU will play a factor. But unfortunately for TTech, does not break the tie where its based on win loss.

3. BCS standing after week 12 will determine the Big 12 Champion only! Thus OU will be the Big 12 champion because of BCS standing at No. 2

Now comes the Issue of who goes to the Fiesta bowl. Texas fans will be in for a shock, but rankings and or wins losses or other stuff will not previel an automatic berth. There is nothing either Texas or Texas Tech can do to get into the Fiesta Bowl as an automatic bid authough Texas fans wish it.

Under the BCS rules in section labled. Team selection proceedures; The Fiesta Bowl gets to choose who it wants to replace the Big 12 champion when the Big 12 Champion goes to the NCG. Thus for Tech, all hopes ride on OU beating Missouri.

Because the Fiesta bowl gets first choice at replacing OU with either Texas or Texas Tech. I do not think Missouri will be ranked high enough to qualify as a replacement. They will only go if and only if Missouri beats OU. In that case, Texas goes to the NCG and Texas Tech will be sent down to a Tier 2 or 3 bowl.

If OU goes to the NCG, then the Board of the Fiesta Bowl will have an open choice to decide on which team they want as a replacement for OU from the field of the Big 12 which is ranked 12th or better. That is the rule. No need to look at the other sections because both Texas and Texas Tech satisfy the 1st rule for selection of replacement.

Thus the Fiesta Bowl board will choose who they want by personal choice or by which team they think will have the greater financial benefit to the bowl as a whole. Here Texas Tech shines because in all past bowls, Texas Tech has had a very strong following and Tech fans spend more money than Texas fans and have set all sorts of marketing records and sales records not only for the bowls but for the local ecconomy.

Basically, Texas Tech exs and fans have more money than Texas exs and fans as far as disposable income to lavish at the bowl. This primarily has to do with the fact that there is no competition for the money in Lubbock or other items. Also, more Texas Tech grads have higher salaries than those of Texas grads in the open market place. Something we should be pointing out to the Fiesta Bowl people.

But that is the rules. Our fate hangs on the selection of the Fiesta Bowl board otherwise we could be very low down in the pecking order and get a bowl we may not even realize that we would fall so low.

That’s a good point. We need to play well in any bowl we get invited to, but I still beg the question, shouldn’t we get the BCS invite anyway? Since we beat Texas in the regular conference game and Sooners are no more in the picture for an at large BCS birth, don’t we beat Texas out in the tie breaker and earn the BCS bowl if the system works correctly? I think we have a legitimate claim to a BCS bowl this year. If done correctly, a good campaign educating the BCS decision makers and football fans around the nation about the situation might actually help us this time because we actually beat out Texas and therefore should get a BCS birth anyway. I think we need to go on a self promotion offensive and make a real good case for getting what is legitimately ours: a BCS bowl birth. Now after that if they still invite Texas, Cotton bowl ain’t a bad thing and we will still go there in full force and with all our fans but why should be give up the BCS bowl claim when we are the once that qualify ahead of Texas this year?

The BCS rules say that no more than 2 team from any BCS conference shall go to the BCS. and Only 1 from non BCS unless there is a lack of BCS schools to give 2 non BCS schools a birth.

But Either Texas or Texas Tech can get the second spot in the BCS.

Oklahoma in the NCG seals the First BCS spot.

Thus Texas and Texas Tech must fight to get the other spot which will be the Fiesta.

It is possible for Tech to get selected as a replacement team for say an SEC team the way Kansas was selected. But its not a guarantee.

Reason why not guarantee is because last year, Big 12 did not have a team in the NCG.

Also it would mean that the SEC did not have a team ranked better than 18th after the SEC championship game. Thus realistically, not possible.

Thus Oklahoma sealed up spot 1 and the team to go the the Fiesta gets spot 2. The rest of the teams gets the Tier 2 or lower bowls.

Should Florida beat Alabama but not get better than #3 in the BCS giving Oklahoma and Texas the #1 abd #2 spot, then Texas Tech would go to the Fiesta Bowl.

Highly unlikely, but one more option.